Archive for March, 2009

Just wanted to share one of our new Storyboards – Sugar and Spice. I’m entirely too excited about it. How cute would that be in your little girls’ room? Too bad Lindsay’s a little too old for this one. Let me know what you think!!

Sugar and Spice Storyboard

This has been one crazy week!! Between 2 baseball teams and a softball team to keep up with plus the neverending list of things to do at Infinity Images, I have been running around all week like a whirlwind. But this weekend will be a little slower paced because of the rain, so I can take the time to get some much needed work around the house done. Things I’m thankful for:

1) Photographer friends: having a passion for something is no fun if you can’t share it with someone. As much as I love Daniel, he gets kind of hazy-eyed when I start talking about anything photography related (kind of like I get when he talks about golf or any sport for that matter).

2) Rain…sometimes there is just too much going on and a little rain makes you slow down and enjoy the little things like watching a movie or reading a book.

3) Sweetgrass Blackberry wine from Market Street Winery in Charleston, Market Street WinerySC. Daniel and I happened upon this great winery on a trip to Charleston and found this incredible wine. We liked it so much, we bought some for his brother and sister-in-law and some for ourselves.

Wedding Album

March 25, 2009
Just wanted to share a few images of one of our wedding albums from Ryan and Megan’s wedding last year.
Layflat pages
Layflat pages
Front Cover
Front Cover

 

Inside

Inside

New Portrait Packaging

March 24, 2009

I’ve been so excited about our new print packaging that I couldn’t wait to show you how it turned out. Again, Danyelle at Dandee Designs did a fantastic job putting our vision together for us. I am absolutely thrilled with the results. Let us know what you think!!

Let us know what you think about our new packaging!!

Let us know what you think about our new packaging!!

1) We only have 2 1/2 weeks until we leave for our vacation!!

2) We are having a HUGE yard sale this Saturday so my house will be relieved of all of the clutter that has accumulated over the past year.

3) I will finally get the chance to hang out with my good friend Libby this weekend.

Happy Birthday Lindsay!!

March 17, 2009

Every year, my kids get to pick where they want to have their birthday party. And every year is different. We always try something new and fun, so this year Lindsay chose Young Chef’s Academy. She and her friends got to make a pizza from scratch which was so much fun to watch. Here are a few images from her party.

So, most of the time I attend a wedding, it’s as the photographer. This is great because I so thoroughly enjoy capturing all of the images of such a wonderful day. But every once in a while, I get to attend a wedding as a guest. It’s very different and very hard to turn off the photographer switch. I want to run around and catch all of the important shots. So when we attended Daniel’s nephew’s wedding Saturday, I didn’t even take my camera into the ceremony. I knew it would be too big a temptation so I left it in the car. It was actually really nice to just enjoy the moment and watch everything happening. I was kind of bummed because Daniel was actually in the wedding and I didn’t get to take any pictures of him but I’m sure the photographer will have some available:) Here are a few shots that I took at the reception (because you know there’s no way I couldn’t take the camera there).

Lindsay finally agreed to let me take her picture.

Lindsay finally agreed to let me take her picture.

Our Family

Our Family

My two most favorite guys...Daniel and Gage.

My two most favorite guys...Daniel and Gage.

Lindsay being silly.

Lindsay being silly.

Courtney finally talked Gage into dancing.

Courtney finally talked Gage into dancing.

Yes, I am running a bit behind schedule this week. Wow, but what a week it’s been! More on that in my next post. This one is dedicated to 3 of the most important people in my life. I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve such wonderful people in my life, but it must have been really good.

1) 14 years ago today at 9:11pm, my first child, Gage, made his grand appearance into my life. At 6 weeks premature he was a tiny 4lb 13oz and looked like a little alien. I never knew I could love another human being as much as I loved this tiny little creature. He has been my heart and soul ever since. I see myself in him (sometimes the not so good things), but he makes me a better person.

Fast forward 5 years….

2) 9 years ago today at 8:47pm, my second child, Lindsay, decided she would grace us with her presence. After a long day of festivities at the skating rink for Gage’s 5th birthday party, I went into labor and Lindsay showed up on her big brother’s birthday. Lindsay and I spent many a night getting to know each other while rocking and watching really bad late night tv. She is the happiest child I’ve ever known and lights up a room when she walks in. If ever I’m upset or feeling down, all I have to do is think about her and I’m happy again.

3) 33 years ago this week (March 9th) the love of my life, Daniel, was born at 11:30pm. Over the past 5 years, Daniel has been there for me through thick and thin. He’s been supportive of my career, even though it doesn’t always work out to his advantage. He’s been a father and role model to my children. With more moral fortitude than anyone I know, I can’t think of anyone I’d rather have helping to raise my children. He can also make me laugh when I’d rather be crying (or fussing at him) which is really not an easy feat. Just ask my mother. I would say that I wish he would’ve shown up in my life about 10 years earlier but I won’t. I would have never appreciated the wonderful man that he is if I hadn’t had the experiences I did. I thank God every day that he brought me this gift.

Tots2Teens with Sam Puc

March 10, 2009

Saturday, we were in Columbia for the Tots 2 Teens tour with Sandy (Sam) Puc’ – it was an incredible learning experience! I spent seven hours in a room with hundreds of professional photographers and one of the best baby & child photographer’s of our time sharing her secrets to a great toddler, kid and teen plan…it was wonderful!

Sandy Puc’ exudes passion and her love for her work is contagious and inspiring! I am incredibly excited to start trying all of the ideas she shared with us and strive to someday have her photographic success! This means that we will be doing another model search in the near future, so keep an eye out for more information about when to contact us about that.

For those of you who get the chance to see Sandy Puc’… her show is worth the ticket price and more, she offers great ideas, shares her trials and “what not to do” stories and walks the audience through a successful child plan. I can’t wait until she comes around next year with her Family Workshop.

Spring is upon us…FINALLY!! I don’t think I’ve ever been as happy to see a beautiful Spring day as I am today. The last few weeks have just been really miserable and cold. I can’t think of anything better to talk about today than this wonderful season.

1) Tulips popping their heads up and brightening our lives. They are one of my favorite flowers.

2) Being able to walk in the cool grass without shoes. Well, I guess technically you could do that in the winter, but I wouldn’t want to lose any of my toes due to frostbite.

3) Spring cleaning!! Yes, I know everyone thinks I’m crazy for this one. I am not a pack rat and this is the time of year that I get rid of everything that we haven’t used in the past year. We are having a HUGE yard sale in a few weeks. Daniel says I get rid of all of the old stuff just to make room for the new stuff. I think there might be some truth to that:)
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