Portrait: The Hooker Family

I was so excited when this family contacted me.  They wanted something fun and different, and were willing to try out a new location.  I have never shot at the canal before, and they jumped on it!  They wanted more organic and natural shots, and we had the perfect backdrop for playing around.  Plus the gray clouds parted just in time to let the sun come out!  I had a ball being silly with these guys!!   And, they definitely have great style!  

For Fun: My Cat

My husband has told me time and time again to "stop photographing the cats!"  I just can't help it!  On the days when I am home editing, I get up a bit after he has already left for work, and the house is quiet and quite chilly right now.  I eat my breakfast, turn on The Today Show and settle in to the couch to return emails and get to work on my photos.  Within minutes this guy jumps up and settles in...not the most convenient for typing but we've figured it out...except for right now...I am getting an evil look!  

101 things in 1001 days...

Ok, so months back I agreed to make this list. My friend, Jessica, of Lemongrass Photography was challenged to create a list of 101 things to do in 1001 days, and #98 on her list was to encourage 3 others to creat the same list. So, I accepted the challenge. And, let me tell you it was the most intense thing! Greg and I drove from Indy to Detroit, and I could only come up with 48 things in 5 hours! And, I like to do things!! So, here we are, almost 2 months later and I have completed it. It's a combo of goals for my business, personal aspirations and hopes and dreams. I loved every minute of the process, and absolutely recommend creating your own list. It's just a good way to dig in and really see what you want and hope to accomplish. You can read more about the project here. Please leave me any comments and let me know if you create your own list!

1. go to thailand

2. get a doctor

3. grow fingernails

4. attend a hip-hop class at the new gym

5. blog once a day for a month

6. learn to golf

7. organize my creative room

8. remember & take up the art of letter writing

9. find some old T64 polaroid film

10. shoot a destination wedding

11. create a new blog design

12. location scout once a week for 2 months

13. organize/decorate bookcase in living room

14. become a mommy

15. put the comforter cover back on the duvet (lazy!) - finally!

16. learn the difference between weeds and plants in our yard

17. renew passport (or claim I lost it. hate to lose the stamps!)

18. fish off isle marada

19. go to the drive-in

20. go back to martha's vineyard for thanksgiving

21. attend sundance

22. finally get our season tickets!

23. re-read the alchemist

24. join a book club and actually attend

25. improve my poker skills

26. host a weekend at gnaw bone camp with family and friends

27. go to a festival in our selk bags

28. camp

29. add 2 more to the donor list

30. enter one photo contest a month for a year

31. bulid shelves in the basement

32. go to BURNING MAN!!

33. visit jordan & rachel

34. maintain title of putt-putt champion

35. win in snatch

36. 10,000 visits to blog

37. become advanced in photoshop

38. make a wedding album of our wedding

39. get a studio space

40. get greg to a pilates session

41. learn to put the iphone down

42. see improvement in the economy

43. get a new laptop

44. learn lightroom

45. catch a sailfish

46. start a list of quotes

47. help ludlow loose weight

48. rollerskate

49. go to gym 3 times a week for 2 months

50. take a class

51. skip rocks

52. see katie's apt. in nyc

53. continue to hope the schu's move back

54. reduce intake of diet coke...how i have no idea

55. make it on the houseboat trip

56. go on a fehsenfeld family vacation

57. revamp brand of sara morris photography

58. brush up on html

59. begin kelly project

60. sail the hobie cat

61. learn patience with indy saab

62. convince greg to be tinkerbell for halloween

63. learn to meditate

64. fill piggybank with quarters again

65. grow network of photographers

66. create a second website for weddings

67. participate in frozen fish toss

68. learn to enjoy salmon

69. get the new 5D mark II!!!!! (in december)

70. attend wppi

71. attend at least one workshop a year

72. recycle

73. cook a thanksgiving meal

74. have a gallery show

75. invite others to do this exact thing because i am running out of thoughts!!!

76. make an angel for the top of our tree

77. get back on snowboard

78. go back to tahoe

79. visit the colorado contingent

80. photograph 10 weddings in a year

81. see ammy turn 97

82. have our portrait taken

83. take greg to john's famous stew

84. learn to sew

85. roadtrip to anywhere

86. read the pile of books next to my bed

87. create the toolbox

88. hang photos at cafe patachou

89. do the mini marathon

90. adopt an elephant

91. return to kenya

92. teach a class

93. stop buying bottled water

94. see obama do good things

95. 15 year reunion?

96. visit the farm

97. transfer old mix tapes to cd...or mp3's

98. wear the sunflower overalls i found today from high school

99. set up quickbooks

100. write a story

101. live, love and laugh harder

For fun: My Husband

Something incredible happened over the weekend...I signed on to my stat counter and I saw the number 5,000! 5,000 visits to my blog! I absolutely love it and feel overjoyed that people come to visit me and see what is new. Photography is something I have always done for myself, so to have others wanting to know what is going on is awesome. And, I just feel really blessed.

I have to send a shout out to my husband because he has been the most incredibly supportive man since I have known him, but especially these past few weeks. My weekends have been filled with photo shoots, and my nights filled with hours of editing. So, for him to still want to know how it is all going and to see pictures...I love it. I know if our roles were reversed...I would be more pushy and want him to come out and play with me. Another reason why I love him so much...walking out our front door with him is always an adventure! I couldn't resist sharing this one from Halloween...so proud!

P.S. Halloween would be his favorite holiday.

Portrait: Jovie

I was so excited to get to spend the afternoon with Jovie last week.  You may recognize her from one of the first few posts on my blog back when she was just born.  Now it's 7 months later, and I can't believe how much she has grown.  It seems like just yesterday we did her newborn shoot!  Here are a few of my favorites!!