tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16155861002743931572024-02-02T16:28:37.461-06:00Chelsea Lynn PhotographyA creative experiment in truth and bravery.Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00812331457000948657noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615586100274393157.post-33847480523784167682011-08-15T17:47:00.002-05:002011-08-15T17:47:17.402-05:00You've Been a Good Ole' BlogAll good things must come to an end. This will be the last post on this blog. I have moved to <a href="http://www.chelsealynnphotography.com/blog.">www.chelsealynnphotography.com/blog.</a> If you enjoyed reading this one, thank you, and please come visit me over at the new one. I think we're going to have a good time over there.Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00812331457000948657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615586100274393157.post-47988603721060351202011-07-16T14:40:00.000-05:002011-07-16T14:40:31.992-05:00Adventures in Weagle-ing.Frisbee is not just a toy to Izzy. Frisbee has become more of a way of life. I do not exaggerate. I think the only time Izzy is not thinking about frisbee is...well, Izzy is always thinking of frisbee. First thing in the morning, she runs out of her crate and out the front door, straight to the frisbee. When we're eating a meal, she sits at our feet and hold frisbee in her mouth, her brown puppy dog eyes silently pleading. <i>Throw it, throw it. </i>When we give in and throw frisbee outside, she goes nuts. It's like a different part of her dog brain takes over. Her eyes are glazed with near hysteria, the tip of her pink tongue peeks out through her front teeth, and she jumps. oh the jumping. I swear the dog has springs in her legs. She jumps as high as her little spring loaded legs will allow and reaches to catch frisbee in mid air. It's an obsession. Like any good dog owners, we give in. We allow her crazy little game to become a part of our daily routine. Time for a break from editing? Frisbee with Izzy. John comes home from work? Frisbee with Izzy. Ice cream after dinner? Nah, frisbee with Izzy instead. She's a nut, and we not only allow it, we encourage it. Eh, I suppose it could be worse. For now, we just enjoy our little routine with our nutty little dog.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only took a few attempts for our self portrait to work. I finally put the frisbee on the camera to get her too look at it. Notice the look of pure love and elation on her face, bottom right. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Izzy looking up at me from the front porch through the door. Expecting me to play her little game. A happy dog smile. Mad hops for a little girl.</td></tr>
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In this memory, I had never heard of fried ice cream and to my small self, it sounded very strange. I would like to think I've always been somewhat of an adventurous eater and so I sampled this odd dish. Wouldn't you know it. Heaven. Cold creamy ice cream in the middle-warm, buttery, crisp shell on the outside. Since that day, I've thought of fried ice cream as the ultimate special occasion, elusively delicious dessert.<br />
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Naturally, 4th of July seemed like the perfect occasion to test out my own fried ice cream creation. After a little bit of convincing John (whom I am so proud of for eating so healthy and felt a little bit bad about pulling him off the wagon) we made a trip to the grocery store to procure the necessary ingredients.<br />
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A half gallon of coffee ice cream and a bag of cinnamon toast crunch later-we were on our way to fried ice cream happiness. In case you want to know how to make your own heart stopping fried dessert-here you go.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Start with squared cereal. We used Cinnamon Toast Crunch but you could use Golden Grahams, etc.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crush cereal into little bits. John's weapon of choice was a potato masher. That is optional as well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scoop out balls of ice cream. Freeze them for at least 2 hours before you plan to fry them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dip the frozen ice cream ball into the egg whites and make sure it's good and covered.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roll the egg white coated ice cream ball in the crushed cereal. We did a double dip into the egg white and crushed cereal to make sure we got a thick crust.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drop ice cream into a pan of hot grease. The grease should be at least 4 inches deep and really hot. We made sure it sparked up when we sprinkled water into it to make sure it was hot enough. Technical, I know.</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Did it live up to the memory of the heavenly treat I had stored away in my brain? Not really. Things usually don't. Was it worth the ridiculous amount of calories ingested to have a fun project to work on with John? Absolutely.Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00812331457000948657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615586100274393157.post-38946656909833548872011-07-06T18:11:00.000-05:002011-07-06T18:11:44.458-05:00Jonathan and AlyssaI was so honored to be a part of Jonathan and Alyssa's wedding day. I have known Jonathan my entire life. Or rather, his entire life. I was born a few months before him so there was a short while when we did not know each other. We have been through a lot of life together, and I still get a little misty thinking about pre-high school graduation. Like so many others, we all went off to venture through this big wide world alone. Then one day, I heard Jonathan wasn't alone anymore. And I was excited to meet this girl that I knew must be very special. Imagine my delight when I met Alyssa. She's beautiful, sweet, and she loves my friend. I've known Jonathan a long time and I have never seen him this happy. The way they look at each other, the quiet moments they share with each other, the faith they have together-it's powerful and beautiful. I am so happy that they have the rest of their lives together. I know it will be long and blessed.<br />
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Thank you, Jonathan and Alyssa, for including me in your special day. I treasure our friendship and look forward to many more years of it.<br />
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</div>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00812331457000948657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615586100274393157.post-91817288911609958882011-06-30T10:59:00.000-05:002011-06-30T10:59:47.417-05:00Joe and MirandaLove is a beautiful thing. It's beauty grows when surrounded by peace and joy. That was the essence of Joe and Miranda's wedding. They were so at peace with each other, so full of joy in each others presence. Their love is sweet. Their wedding was beautiful and I know it was merely the beginning of a beautiful life together. Joe and Miranda, thank you for asking me to be a part of your day. Every minute was wonderful. I am so honored to call you friends.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the faces in Goldthwaite. I am loving these kids.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poor fellar. I really did feel bad for the guy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My new boots. I'm a real cowgirl now! (or at least a little bit closer than I was)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Betcha can't guess who this handsome cowboy is! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael and Marlena, our cowboy church friends.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patrick and Emily, our First Baptist friends.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BJ and Jeffri, our Fellowship Baptist friends. And our cheerleader/gymanst/cool dinner time entertainment friends.</td></tr>
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Kiefer has a pet scorpion. Any guy who has a scorpion for a pet must be one tough dude. As if being a linebacker for a state champion football team wasn't enough. Towards the end of the shoot, I was dodging the grasshoppers that would jump up and hit me in the leg, and Kiefer was wanting to pick them up and take them home to his beloved pet. Kiefer, you're brave.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had fun running around Goldthwaite, I had found some hidden jewels in unlikely places and I was eager to find the right person to bring there. Kiefer was the winner. Thanks for being a good sport and hanging in there, windblown and all. Best of luck to you next year-college football will look good on you!</div>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00812331457000948657noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615586100274393157.post-17761427443516555252011-04-25T12:30:00.000-05:002011-04-25T12:30:53.074-05:00Puppiesx7=Totally PreshA few weeks ago, our friends Patrick and Emily had puppies. Well, Lily the lab did. Originally the ultrasound showed 4 puppies, so it was quite a surprise when 3 more came out. All I know is there has been a whole lot of cute going on over at the Berg's.<br />
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Patrick owns <a href="http://www.oakgrovegundogs.com/">Oak Grove Gundogs</a> and is breeding these cute little pups to be bird hunting machines. I am just amazed at how smart his gundogs are. He does a great job training the little guys, and I'm sure you may purchase one if you would like! You better get in while the gettin's good, I don't think these cuties will be available for long, I'm pretty sure I want one of each!Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00812331457000948657noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615586100274393157.post-49340596644274576882011-04-20T10:08:00.000-05:002011-04-20T10:08:22.500-05:00Mrs.RaleyWell, my big sister is married. Her wedding was absolutely beautiful, it was elegant and simple and wonderful. She was a stunning bride, every time I looked at her I was taken aback by how beautiful she is. I'm sure her groom did the same. Luckily, Chandee had booked a fabulous photographer and I had 100% faith that Amy Rose would do justice to the beauty of the day. I took a measly 27 frames, my brain was not engaged in photography at all. I had considered pulling a <a href="http://jasminestarblog.com/index.cfm?q=assurance&x=0&y=0">Jasmine Star</a> and shooting her wedding with someone else, but i realized very quickly that that would not be a great option for me. I loved not having to take a single picture. I got to just be with my sister and family and fully appreciate the gravity of her big day. Every time I saw a flash or heard a shutter click, I smiled and knew that the day was being documented.<br />
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And go check out <a href="http://www.amyrosekingphotography.com/">Amy Rose King</a>, she captured the day perfectly. I am so grateful for her talent.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkjWIOZNXSGMrBgjVqYJB6hjRkQWgex6WcG3bsmTIm7cax-dKr4ByTVud580S2LaRwRekF3xo-_1WADDTbMC8LBfTMz1j2RcN7eYByfkfIkXQzRC0G-RbRCsVQqPbZ6wlhR18Tutb0J2h/s1600/Chandee%2527s+wedding_1883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkjWIOZNXSGMrBgjVqYJB6hjRkQWgex6WcG3bsmTIm7cax-dKr4ByTVud580S2LaRwRekF3xo-_1WADDTbMC8LBfTMz1j2RcN7eYByfkfIkXQzRC0G-RbRCsVQqPbZ6wlhR18Tutb0J2h/s1600/Chandee%2527s+wedding_1883.jpg" /></a></div>Here is the one shot I did take, a little behind the scenes kind of action.Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00812331457000948657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615586100274393157.post-62297928437727254812011-03-25T14:41:00.001-05:002011-03-25T14:42:47.172-05:00Open Up Anyway<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><br />
<h1 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: inherit; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 30px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Check this out. Danielle La Port has got some good stuff going on. I highly recommend you check her out. <a href="http://whitehottruth.com/inspiration-spirituality-articles/open-up-any-way/">http://whitehottruth.com/inspiration-spirituality-articles/open-up-any-way/</a></span></span></h1><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This poem punched me in the gut. I love it. I printed it out and thumb-tacked it to the wall in front of my computer so I can remind myself of these words every day. I hope you are inspired as well.</span></span></div><h1 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 35px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 200 !important; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 30px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</h1><h1 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 35px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 200 !important; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 30px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">open up any way</h1><div><br />
</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: right; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">open wide.<br />
give your desires words. out loud words.<br />
tenderly gaze of the eye to eye.<br />
expose your craving anyway you must, under a blanket or backed by a rented band.<br />
reveal your intentions, clean.<br />
stand there, vulnerable, waiting.<br />
describe your dream, in detail.<br />
clarify what you're afraid of and give faith to the opposite.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">engage every cell in fiercely wishing:</strong><br />
to be seen. to be graduated. adored. valued. validated. met.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">the moment holds it all. give it then and there.<br />
even if it didn't work before, or you're not sure what will come out of you to make for something new. (you can't be sure)</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">blow off the past.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ask for what you want.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">unzip the casing of your personality and let that inner layer feel the air. smart warm life.<br />
do it in front of another being.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">this is terrifying relief:<br />
to merge<br />
out in front<br />
melting edges<br />
contributing<br />
punctuations of ecstasy<br />
everyday happiness deepening</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">we know.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">pulse open. open. open.</strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">you will get hurt. shattered -- guaranteed.</strong><br />
a glance will cut. denial will bruise, rejection will fracture.<br />
you'll cry. clenched. you'll be infuriated. you may choose to walk away -- agonized.<br />
leave. quit. swing back. shoot a dart of defense.<br />
you'll regret it -- more or less.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">if you stay there, closed down 'round your core, then you'll never leave the house feeling like yourself.<br />
you'll pad your soul with stuff destined for landfills.<br />
piles of dislike and complaints will heave between you and bliss.<br />
(bliss is possible. we know.)<br />
itchy. tight. foggy. this happens when the heart is veiled.<br />
nothing will ever be quite right, day after day.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">pulse back open.</strong><br />
do it to be it.<br />
lean toward.<br />
worship your precious impulses.<br />
focus to expansion.<br />
this once.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">open<br />
up<br />
any<br />
way<br />
.</div>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00812331457000948657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615586100274393157.post-51332601643495237442011-03-13T10:36:00.000-05:002011-03-13T10:36:14.441-05:00Izzy, the Painter.What is a girl to do when she wants to go to a coffee shop and there is no such thing to be found? Make your own! Thus, coffeeshop night was born. We painted on canvas's, we listened to coffee shop music, we drank coffee, and we watched an Indie ish kind of movie. It was fabulous. There might have even been a moment of interpretive dance, but I shall never tell.<br />
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The best part was our painting endeavor.I have had a blank canvas for a couple of years that I have never gotten the nerve up to touch a paintbrush to. If you've never done it, staring at a blank canvas with a paint brush in hand can be quite terrifying.<br />
<br />
This particular evening, the fear was conquered.<br />
<br />
Coffee was enjoyed, masterpieces were painted, quality time was spent.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5PvCkHoDvrmmrHwDL7-3tsFeWhaZ2k5Pm6MniEjuDOZmAFtF896pmS9id_EYUyqo79Qza9slEkmIeiBbmOj27Fxae6aQIzygcWXT6rV0Zc2NdkMbHi-HWHgz6lfPAfRfSl89qPlDkOh1/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5PvCkHoDvrmmrHwDL7-3tsFeWhaZ2k5Pm6MniEjuDOZmAFtF896pmS9id_EYUyqo79Qza9slEkmIeiBbmOj27Fxae6aQIzygcWXT6rV0Zc2NdkMbHi-HWHgz6lfPAfRfSl89qPlDkOh1/s640/blog2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhgYJ7zML-XKJ_egqCM4gOLhGk6yzAuOHSgM4Mu2YaUoRY8Sudc5vG8COtRitUxyrQ32vEEa0vTEuEB_3XlvZp4_OVi-pdm0-xuqb-Z6lB0hxrRMJEZhclHcUmKsIZW7Az8C3lhCIts_I/s1600/Goldthwaite+Spring+2011_9016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhgYJ7zML-XKJ_egqCM4gOLhGk6yzAuOHSgM4Mu2YaUoRY8Sudc5vG8COtRitUxyrQ32vEEa0vTEuEB_3XlvZp4_OVi-pdm0-xuqb-Z6lB0hxrRMJEZhclHcUmKsIZW7Az8C3lhCIts_I/s640/Goldthwaite+Spring+2011_9016.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>Izzy didn't enjoy it as much as we did, but her painting was my favorite.Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00812331457000948657noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615586100274393157.post-54275486076609116302011-03-08T10:12:00.000-06:002011-03-08T10:12:20.724-06:00Spring Makes Me Happy<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqngopZAmRC6NMS6h_qcvsvaPBXlGdcqlc1UnZvyfr0FQhrjhcsSlnbwbpuItvHOCnDhzypoXZx_MBESZOIMKaUWGvHM3EjjwrOVLAvNFrraF9ws41qVUWs3uGZTROjwtMNOQ-iCuOOic/s1600/Today_8697.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqngopZAmRC6NMS6h_qcvsvaPBXlGdcqlc1UnZvyfr0FQhrjhcsSlnbwbpuItvHOCnDhzypoXZx_MBESZOIMKaUWGvHM3EjjwrOVLAvNFrraF9ws41qVUWs3uGZTROjwtMNOQ-iCuOOic/s640/Today_8697.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring time makes me happy. I love that God creates things like tiny pink flowers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've been waiting all winter for the green to come back! The last few weeks I've been checking a tree in our front yard for the first hint of color-and it's finally here!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My new favorite pair of shoes. They will be a perfect compliment to my bridesmaids dress for Chandee's wedding, don't you think? </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00812331457000948657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615586100274393157.post-76188444578023113552011-03-07T11:02:00.001-06:002011-03-07T11:35:39.607-06:00BJ and Jeffri<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyAMjPn8D5h9Zza9hWegaql5O406towyZaPiAbVMqz7lJ4d6m-M3gjrKohbyO5_NHdEM28O3VDHzgavPFckbJJUmt7JxPjEoTdDxfn3mIGA-hmSFOkv-A1lmHoBpAr4EozsD8bsgZgXkN/s1600/BJ+and+Jeffri_8026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyAMjPn8D5h9Zza9hWegaql5O406towyZaPiAbVMqz7lJ4d6m-M3gjrKohbyO5_NHdEM28O3VDHzgavPFckbJJUmt7JxPjEoTdDxfn3mIGA-hmSFOkv-A1lmHoBpAr4EozsD8bsgZgXkN/s640/BJ+and+Jeffri_8026.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjms90zOP1bZ8B5C0iTY6qPfLFhvTdG0GYc6SP4EI0-e1YTDL7bJEXIh55O9xxqYIbpXW_4b1Yua5HJV0PMiYxpJ4Tcb2rwbRIh0wlmVOB5BEBdTRv2QGZEtKradF9X0Unhp12iEQtlx0vm/s1600/5_BJ+and+Jeffri_8067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeffri and BJ were both cheerleaders in college. It's tradition for cheerleaders to take a picture of them doing a stunt on their wedding day-they didn't get it in on the actual day but wanted to keep the tradition anyway. Really, I just think they're cool for being able to do this. And brave. </td></tr>
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<div>Finally, the big day came. We had all trained as best we could, eaten a carb loaded meal the night before, and we were set to go. Little did Alyssa know that Jonathan was planning something a little extra special for the finish line.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Four hours later, most of us were done with the race. There, at the finish line, Jonathan got down on one knee and asked Alyssa to marry him. It was perfect! Of course, she said yes. Happily ever after, here they come.</div><div><br />
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</div>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00812331457000948657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615586100274393157.post-84148112736014247712011-02-24T11:20:00.000-06:002011-02-24T11:20:46.119-06:00Vegas Baby<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My partner in crime. You really wouldn't think it would take us 3 attempts to get a halfway decent self portrait. It did.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lovely ladies at the Shoot Sac booth. They were seriously so awesome. We became friends in about 10 seconds flat. Maybe a new record for this introvert.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our castle. I felt like a princess, kind of.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Shoot Sac with awesome cover. I think it's perfect, can't wait to take it on a shoot!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closest to Paris I'll be for a while yet. But that's another post. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00812331457000948657noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615586100274393157.post-3799238157827232592011-02-23T09:05:00.000-06:002011-02-23T09:05:29.304-06:00Fish<!--StartFragment--> <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">All the color, light, textures, lines, shapes, etc. that I could ever want is all right here in Vegas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hotels, inside and out, are all pretty neat looking. The mountains in the background, the interesting people….I have so many options to find great images. So naturally, I took pictures of fish. I took just a few pictures today, and the majority of them were of different fish in a giant fish tank. I was mesmerized by them. I felt like a two year old, exclaiming over the pretty colors, the silly one who liked the bubbles, the size of the monster fish. I happily snapped away, completely enthralled with all of these magnificent fish. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">My husband makes me a better person.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">In the midst of all of this madness, the classes, the tradeshow, the aching feet as we walk from place to place, the multiple meals at McDonalds, the conquering of fears, the tired brain… I was able to take a few moments and just enjoy the moment. My sweet love would do just that. I could imagine him right there with me-exclaiming even louder than I and probably entertaining anyone within earshot with some funny fish story.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Safe to say, he’s been my rock. When I didn’t even believe in myself, he’s never given up on me. He’s been my biggest fan since day one. Two and a half years ago I made a decision to start a business with no clue as to what I was getting myself into. He was right there with me, pushing me forward and dragging me along.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Thanks love. These fish are for you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLsrm0MoMAlNh9-xhLtb4c8-cW49gcY_b5A02C_Ro23kclMHnjyZYofO6pvkzahvqBRJohvP9HyBBEdluULJYJRt-Q0pjXP1kc06W9a8fxe5KCepxkqGFz_XJ8mC2pl1mwbnNN0YZL3R9b/s1600/WPPI+2011_7165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLsrm0MoMAlNh9-xhLtb4c8-cW49gcY_b5A02C_Ro23kclMHnjyZYofO6pvkzahvqBRJohvP9HyBBEdluULJYJRt-Q0pjXP1kc06W9a8fxe5KCepxkqGFz_XJ8mC2pl1mwbnNN0YZL3R9b/s640/WPPI+2011_7165.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><!--EndFragment-->Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00812331457000948657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615586100274393157.post-50043518660405562532011-02-22T02:42:00.000-06:002011-02-22T02:42:17.149-06:00I Thought of a Hundred Different Titles Today.And if I could use all of them, I would. You know the Red Bull slogan, "Red Bull gives you wings!"? Well, it's safe to that my personal slogan could be "Photography gives me wings!" Like for reals. I almost become a different person. I'm small talky and chat with strangersy and shake handsy and introduce myselfy...and who am I? I am not the shy, fearful that no one will like me person. Sure, I don't mind skipping the after parties to get to bed early-let's not get crazy here. But I sure do have a wave of confidence and peace as I sit next to people I don't know and then end up praying with them a few hours later. (Of course, we really should attribute that to the work of the Holy Spirit, cuz I don't do that on my own)<br />
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As the day rushed it's way past me, I tried to grab and hold onto every important moment that was flying by. I wanted to have a stellar blog post tonight, to equal the stellar day I've experienced this day in February. So of course, as something awesome was happening, I was trying to come up with blog titles that would be be the perfect balance of relevant and clever. I'll give you a sampling.<br />
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I Guess I'm Not Afraid to be Myself Anymore.<br />
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I Am a Person Who Sets Goals...and Accomplishes Them.<br />
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Why Action Runner is Brilliant.<br />
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How I am Going to Become More Awesome in Business.<br />
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The Satisfaction of Crossing a Life Goal Off the List.<br />
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Nothing super clever, this I realize. I was sitting in MGM Grand Garden Arena today listening to Jasmine Star speak (cross that one off the list!) and she said something that has stuck with me. I don't believe it was her point-but it stuck nonetheless. She said when she sits down to write, she has a really hard time coming up with the title. And to me, that's a bit like life. If I am living a story and I am trying to be intentional about the way my story is unfurling, then I should have a fabulous working title. But how do you squeeze your life down to the little bits that make themselves into a working title? If your life is unimportant and being lived without purpose-you have a pretty boring story and thus an even worse title for it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This hotel has a special place in my heart. *N Sync, now WPPI. Thanks MGM.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Losing $. Lost a whole dollar to this one!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got to meet Jessica Claire, she came up with the shootsac. Super cool product and she was super nice!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jasmine Star presenting...more to come on this experience later. For now, it was awesome.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Wow, super rambly post-I can't make the brilliant phrases stick together tonight, my brain is on overload. How about a few images from the adventures so far.Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00812331457000948657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615586100274393157.post-28517595636519923582011-02-18T13:50:00.000-06:002011-02-18T13:50:15.185-06:00Sweet Little Girls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmR4csa7Rc_16Jt_9mPMBnPj6x21sW8gmnS9Xmp_cnYdmS-7E2u1_5nxYiFlRkPPzfUQb_AH3NGFohnWMBicEI31hooL5u5IorhCjUpd1J4vy5R9xjr0KKTSPsoskUe13bTfZ4m_o4BKI/s1600/Battenfield+Girls_6341_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmR4csa7Rc_16Jt_9mPMBnPj6x21sW8gmnS9Xmp_cnYdmS-7E2u1_5nxYiFlRkPPzfUQb_AH3NGFohnWMBicEI31hooL5u5IorhCjUpd1J4vy5R9xjr0KKTSPsoskUe13bTfZ4m_o4BKI/s640/Battenfield+Girls_6341_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9C56td3qIazSoxjDfd7jquQ5u56L7xwLNq7cgAa3PUzvRsek_lhqgC9xkVtoopPh6QD9g9ZpFjMo5Gd37ZeACYEw1pluGLJ-ZCm9B-erP9fsIqJ_7UfvtCZkxmPCPSV17NBlSW4tCa-qh/s1600/Battenfield+Girls_6537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9C56td3qIazSoxjDfd7jquQ5u56L7xwLNq7cgAa3PUzvRsek_lhqgC9xkVtoopPh6QD9g9ZpFjMo5Gd37ZeACYEw1pluGLJ-ZCm9B-erP9fsIqJ_7UfvtCZkxmPCPSV17NBlSW4tCa-qh/s640/Battenfield+Girls_6537.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Yesterday I had the pleasure of doing a session of two sweet little sisters here in Goldthwaite. Aren't they two of the most photogenic children you've ever seen?Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00812331457000948657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615586100274393157.post-35832636144811130392011-02-17T23:16:00.000-06:002011-02-17T23:16:00.095-06:00It's all about the angle.Today is a lesson in what it takes to get the proper angle. The number one goal in photography is to find the best light. Essentially, that's what a photographic image is. It's how you see light and tell the camera to capture it. No light=no image.<br />
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As a photographer, I am committed to capturing the best light no matter what situation I'm in. Sometimes to get great light I have to contort myself into very strange positions, and I believe I may look a bit strange from time to time. I would like to believe that I will do anything to get the perfect shot, despite my fears (which my list of fears is quite long, so it's often a battle). The wonderful thing about having a camera in my hand however, is that my fears are conquered without too much delay. More often than not, it's the fear of what people think of me as I get into strange positions.<br />
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The other day I did a photo shoot for my friend Patrick, he breeds hunting dogs and so he brought the dogs over and we had a some fun running the dogs and getting pictures of them doing their retrieving thing. Here is a great example of me doing something weird, but doing it to get the perfect angle.<br />
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</tbody></table>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00812331457000948657noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615586100274393157.post-574769677091176702011-02-10T15:32:00.000-06:002011-02-10T15:32:37.214-06:00Braving the Bulls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As one of my life goals is to be not so scared of everything, I decided that while photographing my friends on bucking bulls, I would get as close as possible to the bulls without actually being on a bull. When I got the arena, I was asking the friendly cowboys where a good, safe spot to stand would be. Asking a cowboy who willingly gets on a 2,000 pound, angry bucking bull where a "safe" place to be is somewhat of a joke. Of course, their answer was not exactly what I had pictured. The conversation went a little like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me: Hello Mr. Brave Cowboy, where is a safe place for a wimp with a camera to stand so as to get a good shot of the ridiculously dangerous activities happening this cold, clear evening?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I believe that was more or less the conversation. I made up my mind right then and there that I was going to be just as brave (well, almost) as this cowboy and jump in the pen with the bulls. As I followed through the maze of bulls and fences, I was becoming braver and braver, feeling as though with a camera in front of me, I can do anything.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After assessing where the light was best (light chaser first, bull chaser last) and then where the bulls would be coming from, I was hoisted on top of the pen itself, where a friendly and humorous ex-rodeo clown warned me about how high the bull just below my feet could jump. Still not sure how kidding he was, you know, being a clown and all. I couldn't let myself believe him, because that meant that mean bull kicking the metal I was standing on might decide he didn't like being caged up. No bueno for me. So I bravely stood on top of the bull pen, with an exit strategy in the back of my mind, and did what I came to do. I loved every second of it. The danger, the images, the switching gears in my brain between exposure and staying alive. It was an adrenaline rush. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I'm spending the evening with my family, here in my hometown. It's a perfect evening. Coffee, games, family, cozy pajamas. What a way to celebrate the end of a life changing year.<br />
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And tomorrow, I'm shooting my first wedding of the year. The first day of the new year, and I get to do what I love the most. Capturing moments and love and family and joy. The best part, I'm shooting the wedding in the city I grew up in. It's all just so poetically perfect.<br />
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Goodnight 2010. Thanks for a great year. And tomorrow, I will greet 2011 with high expectations and hope.Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00812331457000948657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615586100274393157.post-40990826592366913622010-12-28T15:27:00.001-06:002010-12-29T16:26:00.812-06:00Goldthwaite Seniors 2011, Creative Senior Portraits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNG_Nve2FBNbpd8w2pJwzkMxsbRCvf4S9d7N1Kdu4kobj1x1_XD9jJaQeHmkJ2OjVBC_p2uhnuVX64vRLeYpiGdmsVAkpv1jjzrvAkQe_hI-SU2e2andRSECleIHCT3WEdKT_AP7C7Aiip/s1600/Ruthie+Long_2658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNG_Nve2FBNbpd8w2pJwzkMxsbRCvf4S9d7N1Kdu4kobj1x1_XD9jJaQeHmkJ2OjVBC_p2uhnuVX64vRLeYpiGdmsVAkpv1jjzrvAkQe_hI-SU2e2andRSECleIHCT3WEdKT_AP7C7Aiip/s640/Ruthie+Long_2658.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
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