So, this is the end of an insane year! But it’s only the beginning of a whole new adventure. :)I feel like I have grown and evolved so much into the photographer that I *am* and I couldn’t be happier. I’m thrilled to see what’s in store for the upcoming year… or even years! Life is amazing, and to be able to catch snippets of it and share with the world what I see is such a blessing. I hope people that experience my work can come away with something. :)
This year has shaped me like no other has. Just being comfortable in my own skin is something I’m learning everyday, and exposing myself to world through photographs.
I am so blessed for all the connections I made this year, with friends (you guys ;) ), other photographers, people who inspire me, and people I love. You all have brought me to where I am now.
So many exciting things in store for 2008 though, I can’t wait to share. ;)
Another exciting thing is that I won Grand Prize (and second place :)) for the Jesh de Rox Explore Awards! Thank you SO much to everyone who voted - and participated in any way. This is certainly the icing to a wonderful year, and mind blowing to me. I would’ve never thought that I would ever get to where I am now, and I only look forward. :) Thank you to Jesh and the judges and everyone who participated! I am so humbled. So humbled. :)
So! I embark on a new year with a new resolution for the blog too - a photo a day! I realize the blog is going to be a bit crazy with something everyday, but I hope that you can all keep up!
I wish everyone a lovely, safe, and beautiful new year!!
<3 Susan
P.S. The photos I have posted are from cards I painted this year :)
12.02.07 . hotel del coronado
I simply couldn’t wait to post these photos for you! Nikki and Adam are two incredibly special people to me, and I am honored and blessed to have been able to do this shoot for them. (To refresh your memory, here was my post about their wedding & the teasers for this shoot) They’re such warm and genuine people, and I am sooo thrilled with how the photos came out! :) I really wanted their love and joy and connection to show, so I hope you enjoy my experience with them. :)
Wow! I can’t believe that not one, but TWO of my entries for the Jesh de Rox Explore Awards have made the cut! They’re actually the same two images that I posted in my prvious entry from Nikki & Adam’s post wedding session! :D I’m sooo thrilled, to be even nominated is thrilling! :D I encourage you all to head over to his blog and VOTE for your favorite! ;)
I couldn’t resist and *had* to post some teasers for Nikki & Adam’s Post Wedding session :) Stay tuned until after the holidays for more! (Okay so, I can’t wait until after the holidays - I will probably be posting the rest *very* soon!) :)
What a year it’s been! It’s been a rollercoaster of a ride, but I’m sooo ready for 2008 to come! There are so many exciting things developing and I can’t wait to share with you all about everything! This year has been a large blessing and I can’t wait to see what 2008 has in store. It’s always exciting to think about all the changes and growing that can happen over time and the positive things to come.
For the holiday season I will be on vacation from December 20th until January 3rd. If you need to reach me, I will be checking my email periodically, however unless something needs immediate attention, I won’t be returning all emails after I return. :)
From our family to yours, happy holidays, and may your season be merry & bright!
So it’s early to talk about new years resolutions, but I wanted to try something in 2008. I will post a PHOTO A DAY for the entire year of 2008. That means 365 photos & posts! Can I do it?? I’ve tried stuff like this before for like a month but it always failed, but this year, I am going to do it! This means that you guys will be seeing a lot more personal/old/film stuff coming from me :) Like the above photo, taken with my SX-70 Polaroid camera, sometime in 2006 :)
:D What kind of things are you guys wanting to do for the new year? :)
When Melanie (from Something Blue Weddings & FRESH Invitation Studio) got engaged she immediately sent me an email proclaiming her joy! And she wanted *me* to shoot the wedding! :D I couldn’t feel more special! I know their wedding is going to be awesome and full of style! ;D
These two are so freaking adorable, and I had SO much fun doing this shoot with them! I can’t wait for the wedding, guys! :)
Also, can I say how much I love the holidays?! I’ve been playing holiday music a TON and singing along ;)
Over Thanksgiving weekend, I got the wonderful opportunity to be a guest at the wedding of my good friend and former second shooter, Nikki & her now husband, Adam. :) When she gave me the option of being the photographer or a guest, I was all over the idea of being a guest – how often do I get to?! Plus, it gave me the opportunity to just enjoy the wedding, rather than worry about shooting it. Although, of course, I had to bring my camera with me :)
They had a BEAUTIFUL, fun and relaxed wedding, and I was so glad to be a part of it in a different way. The wedding was held at the Hotel Del Coronado on the beach, and she went barefoot. :) Amy Seeley (who I met at the workshop I went to in October) was so very gracious to fly down and sing “Gravel Lines” for their first dance as well! Amy is a beautiful person, and I’m so grateful that I got to know her better through this. She has to come back to SD again! :) And you should all check out her music :)
The photo above is actually one of my faves from the whole wedding – there were birds flying all over throughout the ceremony, and I remember thinking “I hope that a bird will fly overhead during their first kiss! That would be a BEAUTIFUL shot.” And lo and behold, my wish came true. :) As well as Nikki & Adam, for having the wedding of their dreams. The Hotel Del was actually the location that Adam took Nikki to long ago, saying how one day, he hopes that maybe they could get married there. :) Some dreams do come true. :)
Enjoy the photos, as I thoroughly enjoyed being a guest for once! Stay tuned, for I also had the opportunity to do a Post Wedding shoot with them, and I can’t wait to post some teasers! :)
The view from their hotel room!
Her sister may kill me for posting this ?
Flowers from her to-be-husband
After Nikki showed her grandmother her something “old” which was a photo of her grandfather
And the guys passed the time playing poker… :)
Their rings on the super-8 camera they were using for the wedding. I can’t wait to see the video!
There were SO many people watching on the sides! It was quite amusing. ?
Me & the beautiful bride!
Grand entrance ?
First dance, sung & performed by Amy
Father Daughter dance
Amy
Amy & Nikki
And we danced the night away…
Plus took many photos in the photobooth ?
And here’s a video of their first dance, which Amy performed live at :)
I warn you now, there are a TON of images!
So, the moment you’ve all been waiting for is here – images from Verlee & Josh’s trash the dress! I knew immediately when Verlee mentioned on the day of their wedding that they wanted to do a trash the dress shoot that this would be a totally AWESOME session cause these two are a stylish couple! (Check out their wedding photos and their engagement photos as well as the two teasers from this session if you haven’t seen them already)
It had been overcast the entire week leading up to the day of the shoot, and Verlee and I had been discussing the idea of shooting another day, but they decided to go ahead with it, and thank goodness they did because it broke into a gorgeous day! Of course, you don’t have to take my word for it – the photos speak much louder. :o)
Stay tuned, there are SO many more photos I want to post, from a recent wedding that I was a guest (!) at, and their Post Wedding session, among other things! :D
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