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2008 favs

I finally had a chance to pull together a few of my favorite photos from 2008.  Check out the "2008 FAVORITES" gallery in the link below. 

santa fe continued...

Here are a few of my favorite photos from my week in Santa Fe.  My class was called "Location Lighting with Joe McNally".   My goal with these photos is too explore different qualities of light (natural and artificial) and use them intentionally in the locations that I found and thought were interesting.  Click here for a few other photos from the week.  Click here to see photos from last years class.

return to santa fe

I recently spent a week in Santa Fe New Mexico to take another class at the Santa Fe Workshops.  The Class was called 'Location Lighting with Joe McNally'.  Joe is a world renown photographer and while his knowledge is priceless, he is also one of the most fun people to hang out with.  It was an intense and exhausting week, but as photography always feels to me, it was more like play than work.   We did make sure to fit in a little fun outside of class, these are a few photos while checking out the city.  I will post more photos from the actual class soon...

 

 my Santa Fe partner-in-crime Leslie
Leslie shooting our model Fred

tiny tots with their eyes all aglow....

This is so way overdue, but I finally got a chance to go through my Christmas photos.  This is my nephew when Santa came to "Grandma's house" to see him.   Seeing Christmas through a 2 1/2 year old's eyes is the best!

Giving Santa "knucks"
Anyone know how I got this effect?  Check out this tutorial on Photojojo about creating shaped bokeh.
Bear got a bone for Christmas, he was so proud of himself.
Jackie and baby Drew.
All I want for Christmas is my first two teeth...
I'm going to save this one for when he's a teenager.

Cutest little bundle I've ever seen.
My parents opening their gift.
Tommy and his "Nanna"
 He wants to show us his belly.
His favorite thing right now is to bump bellies with his momma.  She's got TWO "bubbas" in there this Christmas!

water

Recently a friend of mine asked if he could see some of my photos of "water" that I had taken because he wanted to frame a photo for his living room.  I put a little gallery together for him to look through so I figured I would share it.  These are photos from work/play trips from the past few years.  Also selfishly it was fun for me to reminisce as our current weather is less than tropical! 

These are a few of my favorites... to view the entire gallery go to www.sewellphotography.com/water
If you're looking for a last minute Christmas gift or want a new photo for your living room, you can purchase prints here.

  

thanks

One of the things that I am thankful for is my nieces and nephews this Thanksgiving.  (This is a little belated but who's keeping track?)  We celebrated with my husbands family and my mother in law cooked a grand meal for us despite the fact that it was her 60th birthday that day.  We woke up to the first real snow of the season.

i heart nyc

a recent trip to NYC...

  

 

 

light play

This is a little belated, time flies when your having fun.  I wanted to post a few photos from the 4th of July, which for me, would not be complete without lakes, cabins and fireworks.  Photography is all about light, I love finding light and playing with it.  Here is some light I found this 4th of July.

I like this one because it reminds me of space.
These are a few fine art pieces created by my niece...a couple of glow sticks and some 5-year-old enthusiasm.
I am convinced, this old duck camp is where my dog Bear dreams about...his happy place. He's not allowed inside, so this is what he does to make sure they don't forget about him.

WPPI

Last week I attended WPPI (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International) in Las Vegas.  I wanted to go to be a sponge and take in all of the education and networking possible.  One of my goals was also to check out all of the products that are being offered out there and make sure what I am offering is the best in quality and value.  I think an awesome way to tell the story of your wedding, or a time of your families life, is through a professionally made album or photo book that will last forever.  Here are a couple of my favorites that I am currently offering...

Santa Fe Workshops

For a week in February I took a photography workshop in Santa Fe New Mexico and I had a blast!  The classes are called the Santa Fe Workshops and they are a well known and very respected center for continued education for professional photographers.  The class I took was on lighting, so I was mostly focusing on that and of course composition, style and execution.  Here a few of my favorites...