Here are my five faves!!
Does this kid need a TV show or what? He is way to handsome not to be on TV.
And, I tried to get fancy with a little watermark, too! Gotta work on that one, tho. Ah, so many hobbies, so little time!!!
December 15, 2010
My First Headshots!!
Although I am the master of the headshot in Halo Reach, I definitely have some work to do on actual photography headshots. My brother Drew needed some for his new personal catering biz, Gourmet Pour Vous, so I mustered up some courage and took a few.
Here are my five faves!!
I took these using a Canon 50D and my $100 Canon 50mm 1.8 lens, made some changes in Lightroom, then some sharpening in Photoshop.
Does this kid need a TV show or what? He is way to handsome not to be on TV.
And, I tried to get fancy with a little watermark, too! Gotta work on that one, tho. Ah, so many hobbies, so little time!!!
Here are my five faves!!
Does this kid need a TV show or what? He is way to handsome not to be on TV.
And, I tried to get fancy with a little watermark, too! Gotta work on that one, tho. Ah, so many hobbies, so little time!!!
December 1, 2010
Waiting Room Knitting
This might be the only awesome thing about getting stupid allergy shots. Especially since I am allergic to EVERYTHING (but horses - meh), and have to get 2 huge shots in both arms twice a month. Owie. *sniffle*
Since I have to sit in the waiting room for 30 minutes after getting my shots so they can make sure I don't DIE of anaphylactic shock, I get 30 minutes of uninterrupted craft time. Ah! When I am chilling out on the couch with a yarny project, I always have SOME sort of animal wanting SOME sort of attention from me, or a husband who can't find his sneakers because I put them in the fridge instead of in his closet. Yes, that happens.
Since yarn is technically string (cats HEART string) I inevitably get a section of soggy, wet yarn that has been chewed on by a just-out-of-view ninja. Gross.
(Don't worry friends - I wash all my creations before giving them to YOU.)
So here is me, waiting, knitting, sniffling. Making my new Team Scarf in Lakers colors!! Ahem...I mean, for you Nuggets fans out there, it is my Fort Collins High School LAMBKINS scarf!
Anyone else do anything EXCITING besides read the 2 year old issues of Us Weekly in waiting rooms? (Seriously, every issue of every magazine in this joint is 2 years old. Lame.)
Since I have to sit in the waiting room for 30 minutes after getting my shots so they can make sure I don't DIE of anaphylactic shock, I get 30 minutes of uninterrupted craft time. Ah! When I am chilling out on the couch with a yarny project, I always have SOME sort of animal wanting SOME sort of attention from me, or a husband who can't find his sneakers because I put them in the fridge instead of in his closet. Yes, that happens.
Since yarn is technically string (cats HEART string) I inevitably get a section of soggy, wet yarn that has been chewed on by a just-out-of-view ninja. Gross.
(Don't worry friends - I wash all my creations before giving them to YOU.)
So here is me, waiting, knitting, sniffling. Making my new Team Scarf in Lakers colors!! Ahem...I mean, for you Nuggets fans out there, it is my Fort Collins High School LAMBKINS scarf!
Anyone else do anything EXCITING besides read the 2 year old issues of Us Weekly in waiting rooms? (Seriously, every issue of every magazine in this joint is 2 years old. Lame.)
November 30, 2010
November 19, 2010
Small World. OK, Small Neighborhood.
We went out. Last night. A Thursday night. A SCHOOL night.
Ouch is the word of today.
I had a sewing meetup with the Denver Sewing Collective. While I was sewing my face off, Simon decided to check out this new bar that popped up in our 'hood called Jake's Food and Spirits. He texted me and said I needed to come over when I was done; there was some peeps I needed to meet.
Simon apparently sat down at the bar, and started talking to this couple, and to make a long story short, they know me from THIS BLOG!
*Hi, Ashleigh & Paul!*
Yup. And I subscribe to her blog, too (Nested). It was like we already knew each other. Instant radness.
Then the tequila shots came into play, and everything was a little fuzzy. I did friggin karaoke, and those of you who know me know I HATE karaoke. Turns out, tequila makes me love it.
I didn't get any pictures of myself last night, but if there was one, it would have looked like this:
BLOGTASTIC!
Ouch is the word of today.
I had a sewing meetup with the Denver Sewing Collective. While I was sewing my face off, Simon decided to check out this new bar that popped up in our 'hood called Jake's Food and Spirits. He texted me and said I needed to come over when I was done; there was some peeps I needed to meet.
Simon apparently sat down at the bar, and started talking to this couple, and to make a long story short, they know me from THIS BLOG!
*Hi, Ashleigh & Paul!*
Yup. And I subscribe to her blog, too (Nested). It was like we already knew each other. Instant radness.
Then the tequila shots came into play, and everything was a little fuzzy. I did friggin karaoke, and those of you who know me know I HATE karaoke. Turns out, tequila makes me love it.
I didn't get any pictures of myself last night, but if there was one, it would have looked like this:
November 15, 2010
Wheaties
What the heck is this crap in the background?
Looks like wheat to me.
I forget to water my plants, and they die, so I don't know about gardening.
Hence not knowing the name of this wheaty stuff.
But isn't it a lovely backdrop?
Word.
Looks like wheat to me.
I forget to water my plants, and they die, so I don't know about gardening.
Hence not knowing the name of this wheaty stuff.
But isn't it a lovely backdrop?
Word.
November 11, 2010
Family Photo Shoots are ROUGH, man!
Not like rough in that I hate doing them - I actually LOVE to do them! I get to act like a complete retard just to get the child (or children) to laugh and smile and all that loveliness. Not like that is different from any other day, but ANYWAY...
The problem is that I like to be super creative, and take pictures like this:
Or this:
Oh, and obviously, since these 2 faves are both in black and white, I love effects, like this:
Or this:
But alas, even though this is the kind of photography I love to create and am drawn to, you can't put this on a dang Christmas card! I meas, seriously, how CUUUUUTE is this picture:
Still, not REALLY a family portrait (although mom's shoes are BITCHIN' in this photo!!). Man, it is HARD to be creative when you need to document that the entire family was together in one place. It's simply not the place for abstractness. Or, on a wedding day - I am sure Brides and Grooms want to look like themselves on their wedding day:
And NOT like a page right out of Polo/Ralph Lauren:
But see, my issue is that I have the MEMORY of this day. I will remember it just like it actually was. Blue sky, her gorgeous yellow bouquet, amazing Vera Wang dress (that bitch), so why can't we have a warm, slightly more surreal, fantastical, I-have-perfect-skin kind of a memory!
I know, family portraits are NOT the time to get crazy. It's more about the family being together in one place, minus juice-stained-shirts, minus the daily stress of getting dinner on the table, minus the whining because dad wants to watch football instead of House Hunters (OK, that's me). So, they are not creative. There are not amazing effects. There is no crazy moment to capture or story to tell.
But, there is LOVE. So, I take a step out ofocd creative zone, tell everyone to smile and looky here, and snap the pic.
The problem is that I like to be super creative, and take pictures like this:
Or this:
But alas, even though this is the kind of photography I love to create and am drawn to, you can't put this on a dang Christmas card! I meas, seriously, how CUUUUUTE is this picture:
Still, not REALLY a family portrait (although mom's shoes are BITCHIN' in this photo!!). Man, it is HARD to be creative when you need to document that the entire family was together in one place. It's simply not the place for abstractness. Or, on a wedding day - I am sure Brides and Grooms want to look like themselves on their wedding day:
And NOT like a page right out of Polo/Ralph Lauren:
But see, my issue is that I have the MEMORY of this day. I will remember it just like it actually was. Blue sky, her gorgeous yellow bouquet, amazing Vera Wang dress (that bitch), so why can't we have a warm, slightly more surreal, fantastical, I-have-perfect-skin kind of a memory!
I know, family portraits are NOT the time to get crazy. It's more about the family being together in one place, minus juice-stained-shirts, minus the daily stress of getting dinner on the table, minus the whining because dad wants to watch football instead of House Hunters (OK, that's me). So, they are not creative. There are not amazing effects. There is no crazy moment to capture or story to tell.
But, there is LOVE. So, I take a step out of
November 10, 2010
Super Duper Cuteness
I am RARELY in pictures and HATE being photographed for some dumb reason, which is why 98% of my pictures on my FaceBook page are me making a retarded face. Can't be helped.
But, I found one of me I love!
Me, doing one of my favorite things, which is taking PICTURES. Like usual. And, Bryson, on of my favorite subjects, loves to get RIGHT UP CLOSE to my wide angle, which makes for some GREAT shots. David Le snapped this one of me during this family portrait session, and it might be my fave:
Here is the shot I was getting at that moment:
Love!
But, I found one of me I love!
Me, doing one of my favorite things, which is taking PICTURES. Like usual. And, Bryson, on of my favorite subjects, loves to get RIGHT UP CLOSE to my wide angle, which makes for some GREAT shots. David Le snapped this one of me during this family portrait session, and it might be my fave:
Here is the shot I was getting at that moment:
Love!
November 9, 2010
Ultimate Baby Gift Set, Yo!
My dear buddy Tami had a baby shower the other day, and was the very lucky recipient of the very first ever Baby Mate.
But, since this was a gift from a friend, I had to go a little overboard. So, in the same adorable fabric, I made her a softy blanky (backed with minky), a bib, and 2 burp rags.
Word.
But, since this was a gift from a friend, I had to go a little overboard. So, in the same adorable fabric, I made her a softy blanky (backed with minky), a bib, and 2 burp rags.
Word.
November 8, 2010
The Baby Mate!!
It's FINALLY here!
I am very excited to announce the arrival of our newest member of the Recycle Fashionably family:
The Baby Mate!
I've had several moms pick up a Sweat Mate to hold baby clothing that has been barfed on, pooped in, covered in mud, or soaked in snot. The diaper bags out there these days are DARN cute, and NO ONE want's Capri Sun juice all over their JP Lizzy.
Also, there is an amazing number of mommies using reusable diapers (kudos to YOU!!!) who now have a better option than a grocery bag to carry around soiled diapers! This bag is perfect for containing the mess and the smell until you can make it out of the mall and back home!
Now, in the very cutest baby fabric of them all, we have The Baby Mate - just in time for the holiday season!! *tee hee shameless plug* Available NOW on RecycleFashionably.com. Yay! More fabrics coming soon, too!!
So, if you know a mommy who's couture is covered in chocolate, now you know just what to get her to help her contain the mess. :)
I am very excited to announce the arrival of our newest member of the Recycle Fashionably family:
The Baby Mate!
I've had several moms pick up a Sweat Mate to hold baby clothing that has been barfed on, pooped in, covered in mud, or soaked in snot. The diaper bags out there these days are DARN cute, and NO ONE want's Capri Sun juice all over their JP Lizzy.
Also, there is an amazing number of mommies using reusable diapers (kudos to YOU!!!) who now have a better option than a grocery bag to carry around soiled diapers! This bag is perfect for containing the mess and the smell until you can make it out of the mall and back home!
Now, in the very cutest baby fabric of them all, we have The Baby Mate - just in time for the holiday season!! *tee hee shameless plug* Available NOW on RecycleFashionably.com. Yay! More fabrics coming soon, too!!
So, if you know a mommy who's couture is covered in chocolate, now you know just what to get her to help her contain the mess. :)
November 5, 2010
Sushi Brought Me Back To Life.
I have trouble blogging when things are going badly. I feel like it would turn into a big giant outlet for whining and complaining, so I have just stayed away to spare you. Yes yes, you are welcome.
After losing a cat and losing an aunt, you just don't feel like being very funny. You feel like eating KFC for 2 months which is pretty much what we did while Larry was sick. There was no working out, no folding of laundry, no dusting of ceiling fan blades, no dog walks, no refilling of the toilet paper cabinet, etc.
I think my butt and my couch grew together.
Well, now that I am feeling a bit better and ready to rejoin my life again (still ignoring the ceiling fan blades cuz GROSS), I have all this extra KFC hanging off me, making me tired. Blech. But, I HAVE to get back into the swing of things, cuz the dreaded test is looming.
The Biometric Screening.
I have 2 choices: let my insurance company charge me MORE each month, or go give blood and get my body fat tested so they can tell me what a slob I've been for the past 2 months.
*sigh*
I guess I better choose the slob route. So, today, being more cheerful than a day has been in a few weeks, we chose the healthier SUSHI instead of KFC. Why is a super delish salad or a lemon drizzled salmon just NOT satisfying when yer in the dumps? But somehow, 15 hot wings, french fries, ranch and a giant SODA does the trick? Mmm, hot wings. *wiping drool*
OK, must STOP. Back on track so that I won't get the bad news at my biometric screening that I am gonna have a heart attack at 34.
Watch out, treadmill!
After losing a cat and losing an aunt, you just don't feel like being very funny. You feel like eating KFC for 2 months which is pretty much what we did while Larry was sick. There was no working out, no folding of laundry, no dusting of ceiling fan blades, no dog walks, no refilling of the toilet paper cabinet, etc.
I think my butt and my couch grew together.
Well, now that I am feeling a bit better and ready to rejoin my life again (still ignoring the ceiling fan blades cuz GROSS), I have all this extra KFC hanging off me, making me tired. Blech. But, I HAVE to get back into the swing of things, cuz the dreaded test is looming.
The Biometric Screening.
I have 2 choices: let my insurance company charge me MORE each month, or go give blood and get my body fat tested so they can tell me what a slob I've been for the past 2 months.
*sigh*
I guess I better choose the slob route. So, today, being more cheerful than a day has been in a few weeks, we chose the healthier SUSHI instead of KFC. Why is a super delish salad or a lemon drizzled salmon just NOT satisfying when yer in the dumps? But somehow, 15 hot wings, french fries, ranch and a giant SODA does the trick? Mmm, hot wings. *wiping drool*
OK, must STOP. Back on track so that I won't get the bad news at my biometric screening that I am gonna have a heart attack at 34.
Watch out, treadmill!
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