@nickbeaulieu but....what if they ARE smurfs, mr racist? :) in reply to nickbeaulieu 1 hr ago
Here is my story:
Today Grit and I went out to Boundary Bay Airport and met a lovely lady named Cyndi for her portrait session! We laughed, we froze, we laughed some more! Cyndi is really funny, has a contagious laugh, is almost exploding with positivity and feel-good emotions. Simply put, Cyndi kicks ass. The End.
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I was writing a few things out for my new site today and something occurred to me. Its kind of silly and strange, but I wanted to know your opinion:
When talking about photography, a lot of people use the term (or variation of the term) ‘Capturing Moments’, right? Or TAKING a photograph. Doesn’t that sound negative? ‘Capturing’… sort of like ‘Hi, I saw this moment and took a picture, now I have it in captivity! MWA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!’ *insert thunder and lightning here*….
Personally, I think that the moments that are NOT photographed or even remembered could be considered as ‘captured’ but captured by TIME…. in the sense that we will never see them again…
SO, having said that, I think as photographers (pro, amateur, whatever), we are ‘RELEASING moments’…. like releasing something into the wild. The moments then fly wherever they may, but freely, not caged or captured. Doesn’t that sound more positive? I tell ya, its little ‘tweaks’ like that thats going to change the world ;)
And don’t even get me started on the term ‘freezing time’… its just way to cold out to talk about that.
thoughts?
by the way, here’s a random photo I took YEARS ago….obviously before my wedding photography days lol. Its nothing fantastic, but when I wrote this, for some reason this photo popped into my head… maybe not the BEST illustration to go with my thought, but hey… its a mountain goat…sheep…thing in mid air!
Today was a wonderfully foggy day, so Grit and I decided to head down to the beach for a walk. At first I wanted to bring my camera to snap some cool fog photos, but once we got there, the fog was so amazing that we just went NUTS snapping photos of each other! We are slowly trying to get Grit more involved with the photography, so today was a great day to get her playing with the camera… and my LORD, after seeing the photos, I think she can show ME a thing or two!!!
I was sitting at my computer today browsing over wedding sites and came across this awesome article over at bride.ca, explaining in great detail every little bit of the ‘What to Do when Planning A Wedding”. I really thought this would be something that EVERY newly-engaged couple would NEED to read, so I sent out a few quick emails, asking if I could post it on my blog, and a few hours later, here it is!
by Kori Ellis, bride.ca
Congratulations on your engagement! There are probably a million things running through your mind about what to do next. Should you book a reception hall? Run out and buy your wedding dress? Take a moment to breathe a little bit and review our wedding checklist.
This checklist will give you a general guideline of what to do and when you need to do it. You can adjust it to fit your schedule but be sure to adhere to your timeline as much as possible. During your wedding planning, don’t stress out. If you feel overwhelmed, reach out to your husband-to-be, mother or maid of honor to help you. Your engagement should be a happy time. Take time to relax and enjoy it. Don’t turn into a bridezilla!
Editor’s Note: we have tried to link each task on Kori’s lists to the corresponding search on bride.ca, so you can quickly find some initial articles, tips and services to get you started on the particular task. Some searches will be more useful than others :-) Try as we might, we do not yet cover every imaginable wedding thing – but we’re working on it!
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The End ;)
Here’s to a kickass 2009 season!
p.s. I was assisting a fashion shoot yesterday with my buddy Todd Duncan, and he snapped this photo of me in mid-laugh.
ok, so we have now approached the time of year when we all attempt to muster up the ‘willpower’ in preparation of creating our ideal Selves.
translation: New Year’s Resolutions.
Here are mine, in no particular order… keep in mind these can (and often do) change at any moment… hopefully I’m not alone ;)
2. to shoot more photos for myself…let me rephrase, to go on more photo ‘roadtrips’, to take more ‘landscapes at sunrise’ shots, and hopefully without a ‘holy crap I am being chased by a bear’ experience lol!
3. to keep a better record of my personal money management. I like knowing where my money is going and what I can tweak in order to save even more money! It would be nice to own a house in 2010! :)
4. I really would like to delve deeper into the whole “Mike should learn to speak German” thing… its going to be tough enough for me to understand as it is in July when Grit and I go visit her family and friends in Germany, but it would just be really cool to carry a conversation with Grit in German.
5. I AM going to blog more :) I always get so busy with things that it always gets put on the backburner. I have tons of things to say, and in MY opinion anyways, most of it isn’t too bad lol. Just take a look at my personal blog (The Roaming Mind of Norm) when I worked on cruise ships! I occasionally go back to have a read or two for nostalgia’s sake, and end up reading for an hour or so lol. Besides, there is going to be MANY cool things in 2009 to blog about! :)
2009! Holla!