Paper Guppy Inspiration

and i love a rainy night

This past weekend we took a quick trip out to Boston and Portsmouth for a friend's wedding. The weekend was filled with friends, fabulous food and a little rain. I took the photo above and I love how it turned it out - I would love it even more if the couple was just a touch more in focus. Guess it's time to start taking #9 on my life list a little more seriously :)

develop

As you can see from my previous post I admire Jefra's eye and technique for photography so you can only imagine how excited I was to hear that she and Liz Tamanaha of paislee press are going to start a group on Fridays to explore "ways we can develop our voices and acclimate ourselves with our cameras". I can't wait for this Friday's first assignment. I'll post pictures here of my progress. 

image: Jefra Starr Linn

Jefra Starr Linn

A week or so I stumbled up Jefra Starr Linn's photography blog and I was amazed! Her photographs are absolutely beautiful and they totally draw me in. The lighting, the soft focus, everything - so inspiring. Her portraits of adults, children and families are also spectacular.

image: Jefra Starr Linn

A New Toy!

In an effort to be able to keep everything updated on a consistent basis (including this blog and my website), I invested in a new camera over the weekend. I still haven't figured out all of the bells and whistles but I was excited to see that it takes great pictures with little effort (the image above is directly from the camera - no photoshop). Our chocolate lab, Harper, is currently my favorite subject (although I don't know if she enjoys being my model all of the time!)