{lets.talk.fashion}

Yep. I'm still here. Amidst the MOUNTAINS of pictures to be edited, sessions to dash off to, picture packages to put together, Christmas cards to create . . . Somewhere, I think I'm still here. I've got TONS of pictures to share with you, but today I want to talk about fashion. Now, I'm no fashionista for SURE (hence the tye-dyed jumpsuit I wore in middle school), but I know that colorful, well thought out clothes make for great photo shoots, unless you were up at 5 am and missed your nap. :-) Now, you certainly do NOT need to spend ANY extra money on clothes for a photo shoot (though you totally can!), but it helps to really think about putting clothes together that "go" but don't necessarily match. I always recommend picking out two bolder colors (in the FAB pictures above, the mom chose a deep pink and a navy blue) and then building all of the outfits around those colors, adding in as many neutrals as you need (as you can see, they used blue jeans, a gray t-shirt, etc.). For extra fun pops of color, pick a funky color of shoe, a great scarf or a chunky necklace and really go crazy. So add some color to your next photo shoot. Add a lot. And, I promise, your pictures will pop SO much more. Even if your kid cries the whole time. :-)

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{tis.the.season}

While most retail stores have had their Christmas stuff out for a while, it's still not quite real here. For one, it's been 80+ degrees until just recently so sweating and Christmas just don't quite go together. Plus, I'm more distracted by the Halloween candy, since we're still a week away from that. And somehow Thanksgiving almost gets passed over each year, and I think it's one of the best holidays ever. Because of the nature of my work, the Christmas season really kicks into high gear about this time, as everyone has just realized that Christmas cards must be done . . . now. Don't get me wrong, I'm most grateful for this little photography business has allowed me the great privilege to stay home with my girlies, do various ministries, be flexible with my schedule . . . the list goes on and on. Oh, and all of the reasons above . . . aren't my clients the most beautiful clients EVER? I am so very blessed.

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{crazy.busy}

It's the craziest time of year for most photographers. Insane, really. All of a sudden, people realize that Christmas isn't all that far away (though some of our local stores have already been reminding us for quite some time), and so, it's that essential Christmas card picture that must be captured. So here I go, probably blogging even less, as if that were possible. :-)

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{most.hair.on.a.baby.award}

Holy Cow. I photographed the most stunning baby boy the other day with the most hair I have ever seen. EVAH. He seriously needed a haircut! Do you see the hair over his ears? Can you stand it? I'm certain my girls didn't have close to that much hair until they were, oh, 3 or so. Totally amazing.

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So I was doing a photo shoot for a different family out a most stunning barn, and, out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of this blue horse trailer. Of course, I found this at the end of the photo shoot as the melt downs were occurring so I couldn't use it. BUT, I had another client out at the same location a few days ago, and I decided to BEGIN at the blue horse trailer. And, despite the fact that my little clients were eating apples as I snapped away, I LOVE the way the color pops. Have I mentioned how much I love color. LOVE IT. I really believe it makes or breaks pictures. So wear a little more color to your next session. A red necklace, an orange pair of shoes (sidenote: I have 3 pairs of orange shoes), a purple scarf, a pink tutu (side note: my girls have far too many tutus), a bright blue tie . . .

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