Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You

I am a huge movie person. I like going to the movies, renting movies, discussing movies, and re-watching movies until I know entire scenes by heart. In high school, this meant that I could recite entire segments of The Shining, Pulp Fiction, Fargo, etc. The darker, the better; the more twisted, the better. A movie couldn’t possibly be worth watching unless there was a body count at the end.

As an adult, I have become a romantic comedy / happy ending junkie. I can not get enough of all the movies that I would have sneered at in high school: Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally, French Kiss, and Moonstruck, just to name a few. Don’t get me wrong, I still love a dark and twisty movie that make my insides hurt like Shutter Island or an old fashioned horror school flick like The Conjuring that makes me look at my closet suspiciously at night (you will too when you see it!), but somewhere along the way I became this hopeless romantic who gets this ridiculous, sappy, grin on her face when she watches Cher go to the opera with Nicholas Cage.

And now I come to the point of my blog, dear readers. I have shot weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, senior portraits, and family shoots, but fast becoming my absolute favorite type of photography shoots are engagement sessions. I have finally discovered an occupation where I can shoot my very own romantic comedy. From storyboarding to location picks to wardrobe changes, engagement sessions are a fun and romantic opportunity for the couple to show off who they really are and what there relationship is all about.

Take Marcus and Joy for example. As a couple, they are down-to-earth, outgoing, totally in love, and completely invested in their photo shoot. We got together and discussed not only different concepts and locations for the shoot, but about their relationship and how the photographs from the session would reveal their story as couple; how they fell in love, and how they stay in love with each other every day. Yuck, I can feel that sappy grin on my face right now. As Cher would say, “Snap out of it!”

So, coming soon to a theatre near you, a couple torn apart by distance, time, and rush hour traffic on 501, only to rediscover each other in a chance encounter that only fate could arrange...

What the What

Welcome to my blog! Let me just say up front that I am kind of excited, in the way I used to be excited about going back to school in the fall; nervous, jittery, and absolutely certain that within two weeks, three papers, and one run-in with the mean girl that I would be yearning for my carefree, muggy, afternoons by the pool. But hey, that’s my problem not yours, so while the novelty of the blog holds sway, here’s the what.

I am a full time Graphic Designer and part time photographer. This is my official networking rhetoric and business card propaganda. The all encompassing truth is that I’m creative. I like to write, paint, make my own jewelry, photograph everything, and fritter hours and days of my life in photoshop and indesign. If I can’t express something in words, then I will reveal it in images; if I can’t show it, I’ll wear it; if I can’t fit on a page, I’ll fit in a book; and if I can’t creatively express a feeling, a moment, or an insight into the universe and beyond (I have those), then you can be sure another hobby/craft/trade/skill will be added to the list and credit card statement; glass blowing anyone?

So what the heck is this blog about?
Well, if you haven’t figured it out  this blog is to be dedicated to baseball and my love thereof. Huh? I thought this would be a good time to throw in a life lesson about skimming and how it will lead you astray (also giving you a taste of my sense of humor, be forewarned).

The humble words shared here will be dedicated to all things photography, design, travel, and whatever is floating my boat artistically, wide and varied, I know. Also there might be a little bit of Golden Girls and Gilmore Girlisms sprinkled in here and there, just for giggles.

Signing off and as Dorothy would say,  “How come whenever my ship comes in it's leaking?”