Kittens

So I promised a few people that as soon as our kittens were almost ready to go I'd post a few pics. These guys aren't really old enough to leave their momma yet but should be by Thanksgiving weekend.

This first one is a boy, he has 4 little white mittens and a white spot on his chest.


This is a girl, she actually had a little accident and used up 1 of her 9 lives...we weren't sure if she was going to make it, but w/a little tlc she's doing really well. She also has mittens and a interesting white mark on her nose.

This next one is also a girl and she has her mittens on too. I guess they're dressed for winter:)

This is a all grey tabby kitten w/no white markings, she is also a girl.

This kitten resembles his mom the most with his markings, except she's black instead of tabby. This is a boy.

And this little peanut is the runt. She is a girl and was born tiny and has stayed that way. We actually started giving her kitten replacement milk to help her grow and believe it or not, she has! She's very fiesty and has a huge appetite! When we call them, she's the first to come running.


Just to show you the difference in size....crazy!


Anyway, that's the litter so if you are interested in giving one of these cuties a home give me a call or let me know which one under "comments". I will be updating in the comments which kittens are spoken for.

a blur

That's what these last couple of weeks have been for me...a blur. I know I haven't been posting any sessions on the blog but that's because I've been busy posting them on albums under online ordering. So if any of your are just dying to see recent work you are welcome to view it there. I think I've got about 3 pages of albums up right now.

Between trying to get all of my senior's and family sessions scheduled and the ever present threat of the dreaded "time change" hanging over my head I can't seem to cram enough into this last week. After Saturday I'm afraid our evening outdoor sessions are over:(. This means moving into the studio or for those of you who have put off scheduling your sessions but still want outdoor sessions may need to take some 1/2 days at work and get the kids out of school a little early...which I'm sure would be just fine w/them:)

Sometimes it's just sad when a parent calls wanting a family session and I'll ask what day would work for them and they pause and then realize they can't come up w/one day that they are all together and not busy...and all too often I find myself in the exact same boat! That's when I realize that this life is getting way too crazy!!!

I did find time to do my own senior, Caleb's pics, here are a couple of those...






I do need to confess that sometime this past week I got another year older and bought myself a macro lens that I'm pretty excited about. Here are a couple taken w/the new lens, still trying to figure out DOF but not bad for my first try w/it....



I'm thinking of branching out and doing some nature photography. It may be something I do just for art in my own home but there's a chance I will offer it on my site. I'll just have to see how that goes. I'm constantly facing the dilema of keeping things affordable for my clients. There are so many cool things I could offer w/custom framing, fine art gallery wraps, but they can get so expensive that I just don't know if it's a direction I want my business to go. I never want to get to a point to where the average family can't afford my prices....because that's what we are, an average family, and I think it's pretty cool to be average:)

costume party 2010

here's a few pics from the party. We've got some super creative people...pretty cool. I would add more but for some reason my blogger service isn't letting me.





the rest of the pics are on facebook.

this is the last thing i should be doing...

We're having a costume party for around 75 people tomorrow, so yeah, this is the last thing i have time for.

however, this morning was the first real frost so after getting the boys on the bus, and my morning walk and because i was already freezing, i grabbed my camera and the only lens i have w/a macro setting and shot these....














oh how i'm tempted to buy a true macro lens. i'm also thinking i'd like to get a few of these on gallery wrapped canvas to put on my walls. i love the colors of fall!

As far as work goes as of right this minute i am current w/all my clients, all sessions are edited and backed up and that's an awesome feeling!

I had to be at the grade school by 10:00 for Luke's costume parade....this is our last year for any of our kids to be in it because in 6th grade they don't dress up anymore:(.

Also there's early dismissal for them all and they'll be home by lunch. So my big plans of spending the whole day and home and getting everything sparkling clean isn't happening. Oh well, by the time you've got 75 people in costumes running around your house it's not like you could tell if it was clean anyway...right?

Jessica's 16!!!!

I know I haven't been keeping up the blog but today is a special day so I'd better write something. Today is my lovely daughter, Jessica's 16th birthday! She's still got about 20 practice hours to go before she can get her license and she can't wait.


Been very busy w/lots of seniors these past couple of weeks. Made 2 trips out to Brimfield High in the past 5 days because they are tearing the old school down to make way for the new one so some of the seniors wanted a few pics there.

Saturday we had a beautiful day to take Hannah & Ben's wedding pictures. This was the family of 70. My assistant, Kinga helped me and things went pretty smoothly, we got some truly great shots. They are being edited by Jenny but as soon as they're done I will post a couple.

So this past week I had sessions everyday and a wedding on Saturday...a little stressful, but that's fall for a photographer:)

We also have 6 baby kittens that were born on saturday so those of you who are looking for a cute free pet, call me in a couple of weeks so you can pick out your favorite. If we have any left we will be giving away a free kitten w/every sitting (my husband's idea:). I'll try to get a few shots of them also to put on my blog.

Kentucky

Here are a few pics from the World Equestrien Games where Jess and I were last weekend.






We had a great time watching such talented performers.

USA took 1st in the team vaulting so that was cool. My kids and their cousins have been involved in vaulting for about 4 years so when they had the opportunity to see this level of vaulting they were all pretty excited about it.


I also have had lots and lots of sessions and am in the process of editing them so hopefully I can get a few of those up on my blog in a couple of days. This week is booked solid and ends w/a wedding on Saturday w/the bride's family having about 70 people in it....should be exciting:)

but how do you see the pics???

Caleb is a senior this year and taking photography, which he isn't real excited about but his sister is absolutely thrilled! Jessica truly loves the art of photography, Caleb on the other hand was just looking for an elective class to fill a time slot.

He came home w/his film camera and first assignment of shooting 25 lanscapes. Jessica was so excited she asked if she could do it and of course he handed the camera right over w/out even blinking.

So off she went to shoot some landscapes, only to return and ask me "mom, how do I see the pictures?" I explained that it wasn't digital so you have to get the film developed. Then she says, "but mom, then how do you edit them then?" She just couldn't understand this whole "take a picture and NOT see it immediately" thing. She just couldn't wrap her mind around it.

The world of photography has changed so dramatically over the last 10-15 years. It makes me wonder what it will be like in another 10?