When I got home yesterday afternoon, this amazing box of fresh, organic produce was waiting at our doorstep. Thanks to Groupon, I got this box from Door to Door Organics for just $13! Now I just have to figure out what I can do with kale. Any suggestions?
Canon 60d
1/500 sec., f/4.0, ISO 200
18-200 mm lens (32 mm), natural light
What a beautiful day in Kansas City yesterday!
Canon 60d
1/1000 sec., f/4.5, ISO 100
18-200 mm lens (20 mm), natural light
My friend Tekia has an incredible catering opportunity coming up. It’s called Breaking Bread: A Soul Food Communion, which is part of The Dining Room Project: Art, Food, & The Ritual of Eating. Breaking Bread will be a buffet style meal based on family recipes. The event will also feature works of art by John C. Sutton III and Beth Nybeck. Below is a photo of Tekia with her newly acquired piece of art depicting the soul food experience, by the very talented Sutton. I’m very excited to experience this event in a couple of weeks!
Canon 60d
1/500 sec., f/8.0, ISO 100
18-200 mm lens (40 mm)
I recently designed a logo for my friend Tekia, an up-and-coming comfort food caterer in Kansas City. I met with her to discuss ideas, inspiration, colors, and wording before coming up with a few rough samples to choose from.
Next, she narrowed down the fonts, colors, and design details she liked.
A few proofs later, she chose this design! Contact me if you’d like help with your design project.
I think we jumped straight from winter to summer in the last few days. I absolutely loved spending so much time outside this weekend. We rode bikes, grilled, enjoyed a couple meals on the patio, and hung out with friends – all outdoors!
Canon 60d
1/250 sec., f/4.5, ISO 100
18-200 mm lens (50 mm), natural light
Canon 60d
1/250 sec., f/4.0, ISO 100
18-200 mm lens (35 mm)
Friday night Jerod and I went to see the 10:30 showing of Cabaret at the KC Repetory Theatre. The show started so late because they had their annual gala that evening. We didn’t realize the gala would be in the atrium of the theatre until we squeezed our way past the guests, feeling severely underdressed. It was my first time at a gala, even if I didn’t belong. They definitely go all out with decorations!
Canon 60d
1/30 sec., f/3.5, ISO 800
18-200 mm lens (18 mm), ambient light
This week I hosted a Scentsy party at work as a Relay For Life fundraiser, with 20% of the sales going to cancer. Scentsy products are scented wax warmers (a safer alternative to candles). And do they smell fantastic! These little circles are testers – only a handful of the 88 scents available. And here’s my plug – if you’d like to support the American Cancer Society and place an order, just go here and click on Relay For Life fundraiser on the left. Thank you!
Canon 60d
1/40 sec. f/4.0, ISO 400
18-200 mm lens (35 mm)
Sometimes your plans don’t always turn out how you’d hoped. I got up early with the intent of driving downtown for a nighttime skyline photo. I guess 5:45 a.m. wasn’t early enough with the days getting longer, because the sun was already rising when I arrived. My skyline photos were gray and dull. But when I looked in the other direction, I saw this beautiful, tranquil morning scene.
Canon 60d
1/125 sec., f/9.0, ISO 400
18-200 mm lens (24 mm), natural light
Have you ever seen the movie Iron Jawed Angels? It’s a documentary about the women’s suffrage movement, and the risks these women took to fight for our right to vote. They sacrificed their health, marriages, freedom, and lives for us. After seeing that movie, I never want to take that right for granted. So I did my research and got up extra early to cast my ballot yesterday morning.
Canon 60d
1/60 sec., f/5.0, ISO 800
18-200 mm lens (140 mm), ambient light
Two days ago I posted a photo of some pretty pink buds on a tree. Within 24 hours, those buds turned into this! Even though it looks like a beautiful spring day, it was really only 40 degrees outside yesterday.
Canon 60d
1/640 sec., f/8.0, ISO 200
18-200 mm lens (18 mm), natural light
Photographic Rhodes 