I had a lovely weekend. I got to attend a 1st birthday party for an adorable little girl named Parker, then had a really fun maternity photo session with Bailey and her daughter Grier. The weather was nice - it's too bad it didn't hold on today. It POURED today, and it's pretty cold. We can only hope for better weather come the weekend.

My next photo session isn't coming up until the 24th! If anyone is in need, I've plenty of time.

Snow Pea Portraits

I have to remind myself that it's ok to take artistic license. I have to get that voice out of my head (my college photography instructor's voice) that says "that's overexposed! you messed with the colors! why all the contrast! enough with the sepia!" and just do my own thing. I think, maybe, some might say it's ok if not every picture looks like it was shot in your elementary school gym, with that ridiculous neon laser backdrop, in 1993. That's what I'm remembering now about that class - the instructor was SO moderate on everything photographic, and he wanted everything to look, I hate to say it, bland.
He'd have failed me for this shot. And I think it's not half bad! Photography isn't really about reality, is it? Otherwise, why would anyone even hire a photographer. I have to stop worrying about my exposure and just get on with it.

I launched my website today! You can see it here. Launching a website involved doing a whole bunch of things I havn't done in a very long time. It was a painstaking process, but overall, I'm satisfied with the finished product. Actually, I'm feeling great about the whole thing. I'm at such a good place in life right now - I've really never been happier, and things just keep improving. I'm really on a roll.

I was the only person to show up to my Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga class today, so my teacher, Shelley, decided she and I would do the ENTIRE primary series. So we did this. Yes, every pose. Did I know I could do a wide-legged forward fold, get the top of my head on the floor, then interlace my fingers together behind my back and leverage my arms onto the floor (3rd row, 9th from the left)? No, I did not know that. But apparently I can. I'm feeling just a little worn out right now, and a bit like my right leg might fall off. I wonder: will I be able to walk tomorrow?

A storm is rolling in and I'm falling asleep. Good night! Tomorrow promises to be an exciting day!