Trying to get to see my girls once a month to hang out and do little photo shoots of Sloane. This trip Bella got all dressed up so she could have her photo taken too. What a ham! But don't you think she's just the prettiest little thing? And such a good big sister too!
So I will use this selfie as my official 365 and instagram challenge photo.
Back to earlier in the day ... updating the Air while having breakfast
Updating the Up band to see if my sleep is getting any better ... nope. Problem is that I need to get 8hrs and that never happens.
Unpacking mac mini server and thunderbolt drive - new server in the making
Stepped out for lunch and it had begun to snow - fun!
After dinner mint
Server install still going ... and going... and going ...
My new camera pouch for the Leica - love it! (sorry about the crap iPhone pic here)
Adorable candle holder my coworker brought me from India - hand carved
Took a drive to Indiana today for a little photoshoot with Sloane. She's one whole month old ... still so damn hard to get cute shots of newbies. Giant props to newborn photographers out there! She's got beautiful blue eyes just like her sister but we're still unsure of the hair color. Her eyelashes and brows are blonde for sure...
She was a pretty good subject, but I had to catch the angry face. It's a good one don't you think?
Did a little shared camera action with Trina Baker over at Gallery32. We tested out the new disposable hipstamatic app where multiple people can share the same "camera" within the app and shoot off of the same "roll." You don't get to see what the photos look like till the entire roll has been shot. That's kind of fun, but at the same time frustrating now that we have instant view on damn near every camera on the market! Anyhoo ... it also had some kind of leak and such to give it that old school feel. While it was fun, I would not make it my full time camera ... but for a specific series, could be fun! Like tonight! If you're having a New Year's Eve party - have everyon w/an iPhone get the app, share the same camera(s) and see what you get at the end of the night!
The first set is my contribution and the second Trina's.
We didn't do elf on a shelf when I was a kid, though we did have an elf that topped our mistletoe. I think the elf on a shelf is such a cute idea, and hands down the best ideas I've seen are from Allison from Snippets from Suburbia. I have no idea how she comes up with such creative ideas... I've followed her photography for a while now over on Flickr and her 365 self portrait set was fabulous too! I am really enjoying her elf on a shelf set and thought I'd share it here.
30 days of gratitude :: Day 29 & 30 :: light & self portrait ... OK, so I'm cheating a tiny little bit on the challenge here. I don't feel bad since most everyone bailed on me, but I have to say that some of the subjects on this one kind of sucked. Why do I want to photograph "nightmare" for a gratitude challenge? You know? So, anyhoo... I decided to combine the last two items into today's photo and wrap this challenge up! I got my hair done today (was way overdue for a cut & color) and came straight home to take selfies for my first every holiday photo card. I figure why not, right? So I'm single. Why can't I send a photo of myself to my friends and family? I have stayed away from this in years past, but people seem to enjoy my self portraits so what the heck ... I did it. And I had to expedite shipping since I realized today that Christmas is only two weeks away! OMG!
Oh what a day! It's 10 on 10 challenge day { on the weekend, yeah! } and day 27 of my 30 days of gratitude challenge and the first time I get to see my bf/sister's new baby girl!! So let's jump right into the fun!!
Then I hit the new market at the Evanston Ecology center - was hoping for a couple of vendors to be there, but sadly they were not ... maybe next week. We saw some good stuff tho!
Then it was time to hit the road ... it was a beautiful day, the sun was shining bright ... if only it wasn't so cold!
I arrived in Chesterton just a couple of hours after momma and baby came home from the hospital. Little Sloane was all snug as a bug... she is super cute and so stinkin' tiny she doesn't even fit into premie clothes! Look at her tiny little bracelet!
I spent a little time snuggling with her before we decided to start the photoshoot. I gotta give huge props to baby photographers!!! I do not have any idea how the pose these little munchkins. They just don't cooperate. I'm thinking maybe she was a little too young at only five days old, but I did get a couple of cuties! Holly purchased this crazy long santa hat off etsy and she wanted to try to recreate the shot from the website - impossible!!
Meanwhile, Bella was busy taking photos with her camera. I caught her snapping a self portrait and asked her to show me. She's such a ham...
What a great day! And then I arrived home to this adorable Christmas Card from my friend Kathryn. Happy Everything!!!
