#7-Jan. 7th

Today's photo is literally a quick snapshot from my iPhone.  I spent the entire day on the set of the tv show Salem.  Neil and I were working together on a photo shoot they are doing for internal only use images to verify proper hair and makeup for the cast for season two.  So I got a photo real quick of our set up in the middle of the sets prior to our starting to shoot.

#6-Jan 6th

It felt so good to get back behind the camera in a studio shoot.  Today I went on location with John Linden Photography as we teamed up to do a photo shoot for a Susan G. Komen fundraiser that is in the works.  I had such a blast and need to definitely do more shoots like this.

#5-Jan. 5th

First of all a huge Happy Birthday to my mom, Cheryl!  Today's pic is of my daughter Kati.  She is growing up so fast.  Since she has been on winter break she has come to work with me a few different days to spend time painting while at the studio.  It was nice to have her there and she was willing to be a stand in for me when I had to do a lighting check.

#4-Jan. 4th

So over a year ago now, last Christmas, my awesome husband got me a Lensbaby lens.  It has rarely been on my camera as I know it is a lens that you truly need to practice with.  A side goal for me this year is to make sure that I am practicing more of the things I am not proficient at in this craft, with this lens being one of them.

#3-Jan. 3rd

Over the last decade it has been a tradition at my work for the office manager, Paula, to pick up Holiday Cookie scented candles for the office.  They small so delicious and the best part is that they last most of the year so the office smells nice year round.

#2-Jan. 2nd

This morning my day started with a photo shoot at a local diner, Allen's Grill, with my boss and work associate, Neil.  I was assisting on a food shoot for their new updated menu.  The food looked and smelled so good.  It is definitely a nice place to go for a home cooked style meal if you are in the Shreveport area.  Then the rest of the day was editing images from yesterday and today's shoots.

Today I have two images to post, the first was shot while on my lunch break.  I brought out the macro lens today to try to play a bit.  I really want to spend some time trying to shoot textures and patterns with it.  The second image is a typical family snapshot from my phone...

Since dinner was not on my mind.  Dan and Trent suggested we take the kids to Chuck E Cheese for dinner and games.  It has been raining for two days straight and has at least one more to go so this was a perfect way to help them let out some of their pent up energy, plus it was just plain fun, even if Blake did beat me at SkeeBall.

             

#1-January 1st First Image of the New Year

So once again it is the beginning of a New Year, the time when people challenge themselves to start over, to change, to meet new goals.  Of course I have the most common-to get in better shape, lose weight. Blah, blah blah...my true goal this year is to spend more time doing things I love. Enjoying life with my loved ones. Doing things that make me a better person inside and out.

I also know its been just over a year since I graduated from school with my Bachelor's Degree.  While I am working in my field on a daily basis I know that there are aspects of my love of photography that I have let slide, and that is doing personal projects.  I know that is how I will grow in my craft and how I will keep my love for this art alive.  It is also why for the third time I will push myself to do a Photo Of The Day (POTD) blog.

This first image isn't one of any creative genius, as I am sure I will have a lot that aren't throughout the year, but it shows one of my new tools in the trade.  Santa must have thought I had been a good girl this year as he brought me this new pink Instax Mini camera.  It is an old school Polaroid type camera.  I loved the look on Cole's face as he watched it shoot out the blank piece of paper.  I told him it was his photo, but he had to watch for the magic to make it appear.  I plan to make a small collage of these images for a space in my office.  They make me smile.  Remind me of how it felt when I first started taking photos.  Loving preserving those little pieces of time for history...