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Best of 2010: Newborn Photography…Favoritos de 2010: Fotografia de Recien Nacidos

admin — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 01:13:15 +0000

As 2010 comes to a close and 2011 begins, most of the world is reflecting on the past year and what they hope for for the coming months. After a relaxing and enjoyable holiday break, I’m excited to put new energy into photography in the coming year and look forward to you all joining me on that journey. Thanks for your continued support over the last year!

In the next week I will be posting some of my favorite photos from 2010-I took so many it was hard to narrow them down, so these are just a quick selection. I’ll start with newborns-one of my favorite types of shoots!

Con el fin de 2010, la mayoria de la gente esta reflexionando de lo que ha pasado y lo que viene. Despues de unas vacaciones relejadas y divertidas, estoy emocionada de poner nueva energia en fotografia en 2011 y espero que todos ustedes me acompanen en ese viaje. Gracias por todo su apopyo!

En la proxima semana, estara subiendo algunas de mis fotos favoriatas del 2010. Saque tantas fotos que fue dificil elegir, entonces esta es una seleccion rapida. Voy a empezar con fotos de recien nacidos-uno de los mejores tipos de sesiones.

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#19: My Brother Shawn

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:42:37 +0000

One of my goals(#19) on my 50 in 501 list was to do a photoshoot with my brother (something my mom has been wanting as well). We have such a good time together and I wish that we could spend more time together on a regular basis. So when I was home in July we did a quick shoot one evening and here are some of my favorites.

I like this next one because anyone who knows my brother knows he is a big goofball, so this was him trying really hard to be serious.

This is a little better…

And one last one of the true Shawn…

Catching Up:50 in 501

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:04:16 +0000

As some of you may remember, back in November I posted my list of 50 in 501. 50 goals to complete in 501 days. So as a quick break in between photo session posts, I thought I’d do a review here. I’ve been working on getting things accomplished, but haven’t really had the chance to post them all individually. So here’s a round up of some of the goals met.

#5: Find my own apartment

-Back in January I started renting my own mini 35 square meter apartment. It’s got a nice little kitchen, living room, bedroom and bathroom and its been fun making new apartment purchases(and realizing how quickly they add up) and I spent much of January making new curtains (and they actually came out quite stylishly). It also has an awesome view of the mountains from the roof.

#6: Visit a college friend

I did better than just visit one college friend- I spent 4th of July in Milwaukee with all of my favorite college people. I had such a great time catching up, eating out, visiting all there new apartments in the suburbs, and enjoying custard(can’t go to Wisconsin without it). I even finally made it to the world famous Summerfest after years of living in Milwaukee but never getting to go.

#11 Send out Christmas Carsd

-You can tell I haven’t posted much about this list in a while. I did send out Christmas cards in December. Email me if you want to get on the list for this year;-) Here was this year’s picture, taken by our friend Christian:

#15-Take a salsa class

-For Hugo’s birthday, I gave him salsa classes, which was a great excuse for us to get out, relearn how to salsa and spend some time together. We took classes for 3 months, learned a ton, and remember a very small percentage of it. But it is nice to have more than the same 2 moves to choose from. Now we just need to get out and practice more.

For those in Chile, check out www.latinmambo.cl for classes. Para la gente de Chile, visita a www.latinmambo.cl para clases buenas.

Francisco’s First Christmas & New Lens

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:50:58 +0000

I’m a little behind on posting, but will have New Year’s and some client posts up soon. In the meantime, here are some fun memories from my nephew Francisco’s first Christmas.

These pictures were taken with my new 50mm 1.4 lens, my Christmas present to myself and goal #25 of my 51 in 501 list. Well, the goal was to try it out, but I figured I’d go ahead and buy myself a Christmas present after all the hard work that has gone into this year and starting a business. I’m so happy I did because I absolutely love the lens and the great results it produces and am excited to use it in some of my sessions coming up.

Enjoy!

La Serena/Coquimbo-Part 1 (50 in 501 #1)

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:17:51 +0000

I have been wanting to get out of Santiago for the weekend for over a year now and finally had the chance to on Halloween weekend as Hugo and I headed north to La Serena and the Elqui Valley. I had been planning this trips for a couple of months and was so excited when we finally arrived. And now, I can cross of the first thing on my 50 in 501 list. Yes! This post is a combination of pictures taken with my camera and Hugo’s point and shoot. Hope you enjoy this quick peak of our trip. Next week I’ll do part 2 with pictures from the Elqui Valley. Enjoy!

Love the Andes Mountains

Arrival to La Serena= Lots of Walking

And here’s me taking that shot above….very rarely do I have a shot of me in action…

After walking around and exploring La Serena we decided to have lunch at a place that had been recommended to us. Possibly the worst meal I have ever eaten….oh well, we got a good laugh about for the rest of the trip:-)

The afternoon was spent on the beach-a little cloudy, cold and windy, but still relaxing.

On Friday, we headed to the sister town of La Serena, Coquimbo and visited the port. It ended up being pretty exciting as the fisherman brought up their catch and sold it right along the water and then tossed the leftovers back into the water. They attracted a huge group of sea lions, who competed with the birds for their next meal.

More to come from the rest of the trip soon!

50 in 501-A list of Things to Accomplish

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:42:52 +0000

I have been working on both setting some goals for myself and making my blog more personal, so I think this is a great combination. This list was inspired by one of my favorite photographers, Melissa Jill, who created a 100 in 1001 list. Basically the idea is to have 100 goals or things you would like to accomplish in 1001 days. I think its so helpful to have this on here to help keep me accountable and motivated. Because I have no idea what country I’ll be living in 3 years from now, let alone what I will be doing, I’ve decided to do a slightly abbreviated version of 50 goals in 501 days. I’ve come up with almost 40 so far, and will leave the last few spaces for new goals that come up in the next couple of months. They are a mix of life and photography/business goals and are in no particular order, just how they came into my head. The idea is that I will post when a goal is accomplished so that I have some satisfaction and a record of a job well done and my readers get to learn a little bit more about me and my experiences, especially those here in Chile. I started this list about a month ago, so I will have some goals recently accomplished to show you soon. Perhaps this will motivate you as well to create your own list, or at least think about some things that you would like to accomplish.

So here goes the list so far:

50 in 501

Start Date: October 13, 2009

End Date: February 26, 2011

1. Take a weekend trip outside of Santiago-Completed November 1, 2009

2. Get permanent residency in Chile

3. Learn to drive a stick shift

4. Book a baby’s first year package

5. Find my own apartment

6. Visit a college friend

7. Get a photograph published

8. Create a full business plan

9. Go surfing

10. Create a studio/office space

11. Send out Christmas Cards

12. Learn how to put slideshows on my blog

13. Redesign my website

14. Do a photo shoot with my parents

15. Take a salsa class

16. Get my knees healed and run a 5k

17. Second shoot a wedding

18. Finish bedroom update project

19. Do a photo shoot with my brother

20. Take a cooking class

21. Visit a new state in the US

22. Understand lighting with an external flash and use it!

23. Attend a photography workshop

24. Bake a pie

25. Try out the 50mm 1.4 lens

26. Create or purchase a set of photoshop actions

27. Visit a new country that I haven’t been to

28. Send a friend a surprise package

29. Send a real letter in the mail a month for 6 months

30. Read 2 books to benefit my business

31. Have a real picnic outside

32. Create a sole proprietorship for my business

33. Attend a photography networking event

34. Volunteer at a sports event

35. Make a mosaic something

36. Visit Barrio Brasil in Santiago

37. Go to a soccer game in Chile

38. Create a complete recipe book of my favorites

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