A big tradition in Kansas City is our St. Paddy’s Day Parade, and since it fell on a Saturday this year, we were actually able to go. One of the best places to people watch, and practice street photography, is at a parade. You can always get great pictures of the floats, cars, bands, horses, and people marching in the parade – but even better, in my opinion, is the crowd shots.
Graphic Design Project | Phillips Theological Seminary
Over the last couple of months I’ve done a couple of freelance design projects for the Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The great part is that I can work on a design project for you no matter where you’re located. With a little bit of background information, a logo, and some branding guidelines, I was able to create an invitation and several ads for my client. Check them out below.
Project 52 Week 10: Bucket List
Someday … I will own a Porsche like this. Ok, maybe not. I don’t think I’ll ever be rich, unless I win the lottery. And I’m not winning the lottery unless I find the winning ticket on the ground. Even if I had the money, I probably wouldn’t spend it on a flashy car. But if someone wanted to give me a sports car, this is definitely the one I’d pick.
Newborn Baby Colton
My good friend Lindsey and her husband Aaron welcomed their first baby boy into the world on Tuesday. I had the pleasure of hanging out with Lindsey and baby Colton at the hospital Wednesday evening. He has the most gorgeous deep blue eyes and blonde hair. Once you meet him you don’t want to take your eyes off him!
Project 52 Week 9: The Biggest Loser
If you’re a fan of the television show The Biggest Loser, than you probably recognize the guy standing with my husband below. That is Patrick House, Season 10 winner of the Biggest Loser. I liked him on the show, and I like him even more in person. Last week he came to a Kansas City YMCA for a ‘meet and greet’ and a short workout. We happened to get there early (and so did he), so we got some one-on-one time with him. How cool is that? We learned all about his new life after winning the show, his family, his nutrition regimen, what the show is really like. (Some things would surprise you!) I asked him to sign a poster I designed with the quote below, and it’s now framed and hanging in my bedroom.
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” -Benjamin Franklin
Project 52 Week 8: A Change In Scenery
My husband and I spent part of the weekend visiting his family in Southeast Kansas, which is quite a change in scenery from our daily life in Kansas City. Rural life lends itself to some great photographic opportunities, so we took the 4-wheeler out to explore the pasture and watch the cows. I love how they follow you with their curious eyes.
Project 52 Week 7: Cheap Entertainment
My cat Esme’s new favorite toy is a milk ring. She will play fetch with it over, and over, and over. And over again. She also loves to hide it under rugs and dig it back out. Eventually she chews it up, but once the milk’s gone, she always has a new free toy! Cheap entertainment for her – and for us.
Project 52 Week 6: Birthday Balloons
This weekend we celebrated my cousin’s baby’s first birthday. Baby Blake One Year Ago. All of their friends and family have little ones, so I had a hard time picking out just one photo amongst all of the cuties. Ultimately I chose this photo of cousin Devon, because of the awesome static hair and the lighting. What do you think?
Project 52 Week 5: Penalty
What is it with ice hockey and fights? Sometimes I wonder if they’re really that much more angry than other athletes. Either way, it makes for an entertaining sport. We had a great time watching the Missouri Mavericks smear the Arizona Sundogs Saturday night. Best of all – the proceeds from our tickets went to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – a cause dear to my heart.
Camera settings: Canon 60d, 1/160 sec., f/5.6, 100 mm focal length, ISO 800
Project 52 Week 4: Survival of the Fittest
We passed by lots of open fields driving to Topeka, Kansas this weekend, as I’m sure you can imagine. I’d seen this silo with a tree growing out of it several times in the past, so I had big plans to stop and take photos. I finally decided to tell my husband about these plans after we got on the road. I guess he’s used to my odd photography requests by now, because he didn’t think twice about it. When we approached the silo, he graciously pulled off the highway and even trudged through a dead corn field with me. I seem to pick the coldest, windiest days to take photos, and Saturday was no exception. But I think the end result was worth it.
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