Digital cameras ruined photography!

manzanita-oregon-beach

My husband made this exclamation yesterday as we were unpacking the last of our boxes.  These last boxes were packed a year ago as we left our house in Oregon, and were full of all sorts of interesting finds. Dan pulled out his old camera.  I'm pretty sure this camera came along with him when we moved in together in 2000.  He picked it up, turned it on, and snapped a photo.  The batteries … [Read more...]

Down the shore

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While chatting about marketing and other such things, at our local DC photographers group, I was told my profile photos don't look like me.  It's now on my list of things to do, to have new professional photos taken.  In the meantime, here's one I adore of my family on the beach at the southern tip of the island, on Long Beach Island, New Jersey, a place I have vacationed since I was a … [Read more...]

“Stay Beach Stay” – A day at the Oregon Coast

Child Photography - Seaside Oregon

I am lucky enough to have my mom visiting from back east for almost a month. Yesterday I took a day off and we headed out to the coast. My two year old loves cheese. Yellow cheese, white cheese, cheese quesadilla, mac and cheese, grilled cheese, grated cheese, cheese and crackers... Pretty much everything she eats has to involve cheese. We thought she'd be thrilled to visit the Tillamook Cheese … [Read more...]

End of a sunny summer day

A lovely sunset over the beach in Lincoln City Seeing a sunset during our vacation was a bit difficult since it's normally baby bedtime. This one night we took Mackenzie in her sling napping on a walk to the beach, while her grandparents met us by car. It was so cold and the wind was whipping but it was a great sunset and a fun memory. We wrapped Mackenzie up in Grandma's sweatshirt for the … [Read more...]

Business

We just got back from a great trip to the Oregon coast. I managed to sneak in a little work but have lots to catch up on now. I'm working on photography and website redesign for the NorthWest Babywearers non-profit group. I'm also getting ready for a couple of portrait shoots and weddings later this month. My biggest task for this week is marketing, marketing and more marketing. I have been … [Read more...]