September 2010

Oh, so ready for fall!

September 30, 2010

Are you as ready for fall as I am? The chill in the air this week is simply delicious! FYI: I have an easy peasy tutorial on editing skin blemishes in Photoshop up now at Blissfully Domestic.

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iHeartFaces Week 39 (year 2): Chalk

September 26, 2010

This week’s theme at iHeartFaces is “Chalk.” These are from a maternity shoot three weeks ago. I think Anna looks amazing considering this was taken 9 days before her due date. She looks so serene; actually, she and Ben both do. Her sweet girl is now nearly 2 weeks old. She wrote their final list [...]

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We’ve Got a Plan for Our 25th Anniversary! (but it’s a secret, even from me)

September 25, 2010

My husband and I celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary next month. At the beginning of the year, we decided that I would start a fund from blog and photography-related income to fund some kind of something special for this time. Unfortunately, a family our size is a black hole for extra funds: they get swallowed [...]

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Capture Life Necklace from The Rusted Chain: A Giveaway!

September 23, 2010

[Contest closed, and the winner is Julia Foster!] Love photography and jewelry? Then this is the giveaway for you! I love jewelry: rings, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets are everyday accessories for me. During the recent Jasmine Star CreativeLIVE broadcast, Beki from The Rusted Chain tweeted that Jasmine owned this necklace from her shop. Woo hoo! [...]

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Waiting, Watching, Worth It

September 20, 2010

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. ~Proverbs 13:12 Our church sold our building early last year, bought a piece of land, and began the process of construction. We’ve moved from a location more central to Atlanta (but where none of our membership live) to [...]

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JPG vs. RAW

September 17, 2010

I first started shooting in RAW a little over a year ago, mostly because I should. What was understood in theory, however, took time to be grasped in reality. At first, Lightroom stacked the JPG and RAW files on top of each other. The JPG (which is what you see on the back of your [...]

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the hands & feet of (in)courage

September 16, 2010

I have so, so many photos from the (in)courage getaway last weekend in Hilton Head. These were some of the last I took: sandy toes on the beach and hands happily displaying our new Lisa Leonard “dream God sized dreams” bracelets. Toes (in no particular order): Robin, Arianne, Holley, Stephanie, me Hands (in no particular [...]

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Encourage One Another + a Desktop Wallpaper at (in)courage

September 14, 2010

There’s a party going on at (in)courage in honor of our one year anniversary, and I have a post there today on encouraging one another. It also includes a downloadable September desktop wallpaper! During our (in)courage Hilton Head weekend, we were dreaming and scheming about an un-conference/getaway/retreat for (in)courage readers. So, what do you think? [...]

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(in)courage (in) Hilton Head

September 12, 2010

It’s good to be home, importing photos and unpacking my suitcase, after a relaxing weekend with twelve other (in)courage bloggers in Hilton Head Island, SC. Becoming a part of (in)courage is one of the best things that’s happened to me in four+ years of blogging. With its emphasis on encouragement, support, and community—all to the [...]