STUDIOBLOOM ♥ PHOTOGRAPHY

I know… what have I started?!  My precious baby girl is having her 3rd birthday on Friday!  We are looking forward to spending it with good friends!
I have been getting her all worked up about her special day!  She has been talking about it since the weekend.  We are practicing saying, “I’m 3″.  (Even though...

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This post is for someone special… he knows who he is.  He is my litmus test, our anchor and guide, the thread of this family.  His integrity is our shield.  I pray that the kids inherit it. He is kind and patient, strong and secure… all the things that make “father” more than just a...

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I just discovered the most inspiring… amazing blog.  Her words move through me… tingling my core.   Her words have spark, igniting my own need to *own*… Need some love– go visit.
{i will own it}
i have spent
far too long
standing in the shadow
of my own
perception.
loathing
lip curling
at my own
reflection
in the mirror
in the store window
in the eyes of
satisfied
lovers
disgust
unmet...

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I am having one of those days…actually it’s more like weeks, but whose counting anyway?  As I type this, I am debating whether or not I will actually publish this.  If you are reading this, then you know which side won.   I am working on not giving a second thought on what other people...

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Life has been a whirlwind lately.  School is officially out, I am busy shooting, editing, designing books and albums (thinking of outsourcing my wedding designs?) TKD, swimming, ballet, gymnastics (just added Ella to the fun), baseball, workout classes, cleaning the house, shopping…desperately trying to balance mommyhood with a business.  Whew…it is so tough!  At the...

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A sneak…
~j
Notice anything different about Ella?  :)

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Today…I miss the beach.

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sweeter than candy…that swirl in dreams…that make your heart swell.  details that tell a story without uttering a single word…

documenting all the little things i wish to remember…forever.  baby fingers, baby bottoms, baby piggy tails…sweet moments that are gone in a blink of an eye…
often, it’s the little details that get overlooked on an ordinary...

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A good photograph not only shows something pleasing to the eye…you must feel the photograph, it must stir up emotion.  If you don’t feel something—then I haven’t done my job properly.
Do you feel the love?  Do you feel happiness?  I do….

Do you feel the wind in this image?  The peace and calm of the day?...

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Have you ever read a story that has left you with tear stains on your face, an achey heart, and a sear of guilt mixed with elation at the same time?  Your heavenly heartstrings pulled every which way that you feel a knot in your chest?  I have,  more than once…but this story has touched...

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