Indiana Summer

Exploring just outside of Chicago, we took a roadtrip recently and looked at Indiana Dunes State Park and New Buffalo, Michigan.


Enjoy!

Friday was happy to run into this Goldendoodle.

Summer in the City

... calls for long walks, exploring our new neighborhood, and playing with (happily cone-free) puppy.

I love summer!





 

City Series (Part 1)

While I love producing portraits that are classic and beautiful, sometimes I want to experiment with the more artistic side of photography.  When looking at some fashion spreads or the work of David LaChapelle, I'm inspired and fascinated by the creative process and how artists can push boundaries.  Recently, I started walking around the streets of my new city and marveling at how much more urban and old looking everything from the fixtures to the buildings look. 

I snapped photos of some of the grittier aspects - the exposed brick, telephone poles, and urban skylines juxtaposed with the more beautiful side of the city such as the trees of the parks, Victorian architecture, and blue skies.  Then, in Photoshop, I experimented with textures and color.  The result is the first of my City Series and is far different than my normal blog posts, but I think that is kind of fun. 

What do you think?


Enjoy!

Hello, Gorgeous!

Scott surprised me with this little gem last week and I've been enjoying watching videos and reading books on its huge screen.  Well, huge compared to my iPod touch!  I can't stand the iPhone's keypad but on the iPad it's big enough that my fingers don't accidentally bump four extra keys.  Plus, I feel exclusive getting something that is supposedly really tough to get, although when we went in the Apple store on Sunday to buy a case for it, they had tons of iPads and cases they were selling.  Oh well.  It's still exciting and shiny!


Loving it!