Flickr Friday: Glass

Glass, originally uploaded by Rekanyari.

There are several things that attract me to this photo. It has texture, atmosphere and sex appeal. There are so many tiny details that grab the eye. The smudged makeup under the eyes, slightly opened lips, steam and drops of water on the glass. Every girl sees herself in the shower just like this. You’ve had a long day; you step in the shower, and don’t bother to take your makeup off. It makes you feel sexy and seductive while you are relaxed and taking your shower in one breath at a time.

I love how Flikr has so much to discover.

Bentley and Company

Throughout this week I posted pictures of Bentley with his mama and papa. Now, it’s time to get the entire clan together. Right when we started to take the family shots Bentley was pretty much over being a model. He had decided enough was enough. We got a good 7 or 8 shots in before he was in full blown tantrum mode. However, the shots that we did get were precious. 

Well that wraps up the baby Bentley posts. I’m hoping that you all enjoyed seeing the little guy in his first photo shoot. Something tells me there will be more Bentley and family pictures in the future. Happy Friday everyone, have a great weekend!

Kendell and Bentley

Father and son, there isn’t anything like it in the world (well minus mother and child). There is a strong bond between a father and his son. They bond together through gender and something tells me that boys listen to their fathers more than they do to their mothers (correct me if I’m wrong). Seeing the way that Bentley interacted vs. the way that Gia interacted, it’s obvious that even at such a young age there is such a powerful difference between genders. The faces that Bentley makes are much more “leave me alone” or “don’t you dare try to wake me up right now” where as Gia is more like, “mommy please let me sleep longer” and “please hold me I want to cuddle” faces. This really showed the difference between the masculine and feminine side of things, it’s kinda of an eye opener to me. Then again, this is only with the two babies I’ve encountered, so who knows! Either way they are both the cutest little babes ever.


Any who… Here are some of the shots that I took of Kendell and his son Bentley.

The connection is very strong between these two. You can really sense how connected Kendell is to Bentley and vice versa.  

Thanks Kendell and Bentley! You guys were great models.

Rachel and Bentley

A few months back I had taken maternity photos of Rachel. The results were very pleasing and I anxiously awaited the arrival of Bentley so that I could snap some photos of him once he was born. Well, Bentley has arrived and I was given the pleasure of meeting the bundle of joy over the President’s Day Holiday weekend. I’ve had very little experience with babies. Bentley is only the second baby in my life and I’ve learned a lot about babies since my first encounter.

Bentley was a little fussy, but we got some great shots. Here are the best photos of Rachel and her newborn Bentley.

Thank you Rachel and Bentley for being great models! You two are beautiful.

B is for Bentley

Welcome to the world Bentley! Little baby Bentley was born on December 15, 2010 and he’s cute as a button! This little boy has more personality then I could handle. He cries like a gremlin and smiles like an angel. He’s a handful.

Throughout the day I took several photos of Bentley with his mama and papa. Those will be coming throughout the week, so stay tuned! One thing I learned from taking photos of Bentley is that babies are NOT easy to photograph when they are tired/hungry/all around in a funk. I felt challenged with Bentley, but in the end I think we got a lot of great shots. Stay tuned for more.

Flickr Friday: lisa

lisa, originally uploaded by Rebecca Naen (rlnaen).

There are several reasons why I love this photo. First, the lighting, second the motion and finally the softness of color. Do you see what I see? It's breathtaking.

Inspiration

Photo by Lola Rain

It can come from a lot of places. Some people are inspired by a beautiful landscape, a paper blowing in the wind or something as mundane as a lamp shade or a pen. Life wouldn’t exist without inspiration. People wouldn’t be able to blossom and flourish into who they are today and become artists.

I began to think about inspiration lately because I’ve been feeling uninspired to write blog posts. Often times it’s due to being too busy or too lazy. After a long day of working 8am-5pm, going to the gym and then making dinner, all there is left to do is shower and hit the sack. Where do people find time to do all this blogging? They are inspired! (duhh!) It’s what keeps them going. It’s a force that thrives from within! They are dedicated to creating and sharing what they do/love with anyone who will listen. It has made me realize that the lazy feeling is all in my head. I need to let my inspiration flowing and actually start on projects that I’ve been planning. I need to kick my inspiration into shape. It’s time to think positive! When you think positive, positive things will happen. If you tell yourself you can’t do something then you will stop yourself from doing it. If you believe that you can, there is nothing stopping you.

What it comes down to is this; it’s time to widen my horizons. I love to create things on my own, whether it is photography, cupcakes or a collage. It’s time to think outside of the camera. This leads me to the question…

What inspires me? Often times I’m inspired by random colors, shapes, textures and movement. “People watching” is a habit of mine that tends to spark a fire in me. Where are they going? What’s the rush? What’s on their minds? It would be great to capture that unknowing, unsteady feeling… (idea?)

What inspires you?