I recently photographed Alexis, affectionately called Alex by her family and friends, in Santa Barbara in honor of her high school graduation! I had so much fun photographing Alex, not only because she's a fun and cute and happy model but it was a cool reminder and rush of feelings of graduating from high school (freedom!), enjoying your last summer as a kid (freedom!) and preparing for college (again, freedom!) :)
Alex decided to be photographed near the beautiful, historic mission of Santa Barbara and she introduced me to a few neat trails nearby. Alex is currently in France on a mission trip, but when she's not saving the world, she's an A+ student, amazing artist (she regularly has paintings on display around town) and is preparing for the next exciting 4 years of her life at Westmont!
Congratulations Alex and have a blast in France!!
I love them all, but oh, this is a fave! :) Rawr, Alex!
And here's a slideshow of the rest of the images: CLICK HERE TO ENJOY!
Happy Hump Day!
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What what?! I decided to bring this back, like white jeans from the 80's. I actually had a few people ask why I don't do this anymore (thank you people for reading my blog!) so I thought I'd bring back The Resource Room :)
Before I dive into my share for the day, I just finished such an awesome book last night. It's been on my Goodreads list for awhile and Mike just happened to receive it as a gift awhile back....The Art of Non-Conformity. He received the book right before he left on a business trip...and here's how this went down:
Me: Oh Mike, I'd really love to read that book!!
Mike: Yeah, me too. So amped. Gonna take it with me to Minnesota.
Me: What? (as if he had just told me Santa Claus doesn't exist!) But I'd like to read it now.
Mike: Um, it's my book.
Me: Gasp! But I always read. I'm the reader in the family! What if I read it now, I'll finish it today (this happens all the time) and I'll fedex UPS (that's right, I'm a die hard UPS fan!) it to you in Minnesota.
Mike: That's just silly. I'm taking with me.
A few hours later...
Mike is preoccupied with something, so I steal (forgive me!) the book out of his suitcase. Thief! I smugly hide it amongst my other books thinking I'll start the book as soon as I get back from dropping him off at the airport.
A few hours later...
I return home from the airport, pour a glass of Cab and happily make my way towards my bookcase. Only to find that The Art of Non-Conformity is not where I had left it. I frantically search (geez, didn't I have anything better to do that night?) all over my bookcase and I don't see it. Then it hits me. I immediately text Mike...
Me: I know you have it
Mike: What are you talking about? I have to turn my cell off, we're getting ready to take off...
Me: You have the book!! You sneaky thing, you!
Mike: Oh that, ha, yeah I have it. I'll let you know how it turns out.
Me: I may just have to go buy my own copy!
Anyway, I finally got to read the book and I loved it :) So check it out!
But I digress...on to the Resource Room part! Most of my friends and several of my clients have their own blogs now, which is fun because everyone can stalk each other in their own private way by seeing who is up to what. So I felt this would be a great post to share with anyone who has a blog or is thinking about starting one.
I love reading ProBlogger...there's always insightful information for any blogger out there. If you haven't heard of it, then what are you waiting for, go over there right now and read about how to be a better blogger!
Happy Thursday!
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Once upon a time, I posted about my favorite industry workshops, because I'm soo the photographer that goes to *almost* every workshop. Why? Because I love them! I love meeting new people at workshops and learning new ways to hone my craft or streamline my operations or whatever that the workshop is teaching.
I have been wanting to attend The Simple Plan ever since it debuted over a year ago...every time it was offered I was unavailable or out of town, etc, etc. But this time I made it happen and it was hands down, my favorite workshop of all time. Maybe because I like crunching numbers and looking at the "back end" and inside of businesses or maybe because Michelle and Kelly are phenomenal teachers. I recommend going to a Simple Plan the next time they plan one! And even if you can't make the time, I highly suggest reading their blog, I think it's beneficial for any business owner.
And here's a quick sneak peek of a fun senior session I recently photographed :)
Carol says:
Beautiful! Can't wait to see more of your photography!!!
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After taking a somewhat intentional social media (as in: blogging, facebook, twitter, pinterest, good reads and everything else out there!) break for the past few months, I'm enjoying being back on/around the internet :)
So what I have been up to? Um, a lot! Here's a quick rundown of all the personal, whitney-lately goings-on.
Mike and I ran the Chardonnay 10 miler...lots of fun! I pretty much signed him up about two weeks before the race so he didn't have much time for training, but we had a good, slow race:
We've been going to the beach a lot with sweet Bear and Charlie:
Having fun hiking the awesome trails (aka mountains!) of Santa Barbara:
Kayaking! Mike and I used to have a sailboat (that's a whole other blog post!) and we unfortunately had to sell it but we vowed we would get a kayak or some kind of water toy, and we finally did :)
We've had lots of fun family visits!
Mike and I have been training for a triathlon...are we crazy or what?!
I ran a half marathon with my dear friend Natalie....
And we celebrated with Mimosa's afterwards!
AND Mike and I celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary...woohoo!
Thanks for checking in, until next time! :)
Natalie says:
LOVED IT!!!!!! You are one busy lady! Looking forward to another Mimosa with you soon!
(06.20.11 @ 09:43 PM)
Carol says:
like I've said before, I want to be you when I grow up!!!! Lots of fun times!
(06.21.11 @ 09:53 AM)
Heidi says:
busy, busy, busy...thanks for having us a few weeks ago. and i thought that was the only way to celebrate finishing a half-marathon. no?
(06.21.11 @ 11:02 AM)
Julia says:
Glad you are back! Missed your blog updates and fabulous photos!!
(06.23.11 @ 09:59 AM)
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It's days like today, when it's 85 degrees out, when California proves me wrong. I don't mind being proved wrong when it means I'm learning something new. And who doesn't like learning? I don't want to go through life ignorant.
When we first moved here, I naively assumed the weather would always be like this...hey, it's California. But it's not. And it made me angry, along with the ridiculous taxes, inflated rent, sky high mortgages and cold beaches. But today I am proven wrong. And I like it.
Carol says:
Beautiful! Who couldn't smile and be happy with that view??!!
sara-anne says:
you really do take BEAUTIFUL landscape images...(your portraits are beautiful too) but I love seeing your landsacpes!
(05.12.11 @ 09:04 AM)
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Beautiful young lady and fabulous photography!!
(06.30.11 @ 10:18 AM)Nice work, I love that sepia image!
(06.30.11 @ 01:47 PM)Shaun David