The LORD upholds all who fall …

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and Your dominion endures through all generations.

The LORD is trustworthy in all He promises and faithful in all He does.

The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.

The eyes of all look to You and You give them their food at the proper time.

You open Your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.

The LORD is righteous in all His ways and faithful in all He does.

The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.

He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; He hears their cry and saves them.

The LORD watches over all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.

My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD.

Let every creature praise His Holy Name for ever and ever.

Psalm 145:13-21

Experimenting with Succulents

Awhile back I saw this neat article about propagating succulents.  And here’s what my own experiment has looked like:

April 14

April 28  (you can see I added a few extra snippings)

May 8

May 17

Jun 28 (you can see I pulled out a bunch of the “fail-to-thrive” (aka d.e.a.d.) specimens.  And I need to pull out several more.  But six of my little experiments are doing pretty well.

Happy Chaos … Orange County Family Photography

Time flies.  It really does.  Remember these darling newborn twins?  Believe it or not, they are now very busy 2yos and big siblings to their new baby sister.  This Dad & Mom have their hands and days full – full with too-numerous-to-count diapers, many meals, crayons, crying, carseats, bubbles, love, drool, laughter, special blankets, boo-boos (luckily Dad knows how to fix those!), sticks and dirt and playing in the sunshine.  Sweet Baby Sister clearly enjoys watching all the antics of Big Bro & Sis.  Something tells me this family’s days begin early.  And that everyone (Mom & Dad inclusive) is very tired by the end of day.  Mom told me before the shoot to capture the happy chaos.  And so we did!  There’s a saying:  the Days are Long, but the Years are Short.  Happy chaos happens.  And time flies. 

WORKSHOP!!! Registration Open!

Ohmygosh. I’m doing a workshop! A workshop that’s all about the business of “lifestyle”. Be still my heart.

“To me, photography is an art of observation.
It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place …
I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” (Elliott Erwitt)

Lifestyle is not: just a more relaxed, casual version of the traditional portrait.
Lifestyle is: imagery that captures actual, real, authentic moments in life.

There are pretty pictures. And there are important pictures. (I first learned this distinction when it was penned by Anna Kuperberg, and it sunk down deep in my soul.) I believe lifestyle images are important. Meaningful. Beautiful. Profound.

As different as lifestyle pictures are from traditional portraiture, so too is the business model necessarily different. In this workshop, we will cover it all, and especially the differences: showcasing, shooting, selling/pricing, packaging … and all the little details along the way: scheduling, brainstorming, client-prep, the question of posing/styling (spoiler: the answer is “no”), putting clients at ease, and difficult lighting situations. Our workshop time will be split between classroom teaching and a hands-on family photography session. We will be a small but mighty group (very limited group size), which will leave plenty of space for individual attention and the ability to ask questions as we go.

The Nitty Gritty:
When: Friday, October 4^th, 8a-noon
Where: Cherry Valley Lodge Conference Center in Columbus, OH
How much?: $400 (for conference attendees, beginning Jun 24^th)
                       $500 (for non-conference attendees, beginning July 1 if space is still available)

To register and receive the discounted workshop fee, conference attendees can contact I Heart Faces through the email address listed in their registration packet. As soon as I receive notice of your attendance confirmation, I can send you your workshop invoice.  Registration is open to all non-conference attendees beginning July 1st, and I will post then with a direct Paypal link.

The fun stuff: I’m having a giveaway: a free seat to my workshop! I’ll post all those details July 1^st. Those who have already paid for my workshop are welcome to enter the giveaway; should you win (winner will be randomly chosen from “raffle” on July 8), I will happily refund your fee*.





*minus any Paypal fees. If you pay by “check”/checking account, instead of by credit card, then there are no such fees, and the refund will be full.