First Shot in the Studio!

The first shot taken in my new studio.

Rice Country

I spent some time in a rice field yesterday, which is unusual for me (I'm a cotton & soybeans girl).  I found out that rice makes an excellent backdrop, as do most crops.  These kiddos were so cute and fun.  Gavin was as full of energy as every little boy should be and Reagin was beautiful.  Watching the rice harvest reminded me that fall is just around the corner (yay!).  Fall is such a great time for taking pictures and I feel like this family was my first fall family of the season.  We even managed to get Dad off of the tractor for a few shots.
Thanks guys!  More to come soon.

Will Work for (Thai) Food

I have to say, this was one of the best jobs I've ever had.  I spent the afternoon with Chef Kitt, at Kumarn Premier Thai Cuisine, sampling all of the beautiful dishes he made for me to photograph.  Chef Kitt is truly an artist.  He not only makes incredible food, he makes it a work of art.  The second photo from the top was my lunch.  I told him I wanted tofu and he made it with the perfect mixture of spice & sweet, tamarind, basil and I don't know what.  All of the food has so many complex layers of flavor.  Amazing!  

A word of advice, when you go there, don't leave without trying the mango ice cream.  He makes it completely from scratch, purees the mangoes and the whole nine yards.

Thanks Chef Kitt!  It was a great day. 

Home Sweat Home...

No, that's not a typo. :)  It's tough coming back from Canada when it's 100 degrees here.  We made it home from Toronto, safe & sound!  The trip was great; Toronto is a wonderful city.  I highly recommend it.  The top photo was taken from a ferry.  The second is Toronto's most recognizable landmark, the CN Tower.  I know the sky looks fake, but I didn't enhance it at all, I promise (I just used a polarizer, is that cheating?)  I really like the third photo, so much in fact, that I think it will soon be hanging over our bed on a 30x40 canvas.  I took it from our hotel window one night when I couldn't sleep (a regular occurrence).  The fourth and final photo is of W, carrying his stuff to the car.  I had to put at least one of him in today (more later).  He looked so grown up with his suitcase.  He had a good time in "Ronto", as he kept calling it.  He kept us entertained throughout the trip by saying things like chocolate milk is white milk's best friend. ;-)  We took him to Centre Island, where they had a small amusement park with quaint little rides for small ones.  It was the highlight of his summer, I'm sure. More to come later...

Fall Mini Sessions!