Project 24 | Morning

In addition to my 10 on 10 group, I'm attempting to contribute to a Project 24 Challenge - a challenge to post every other week in 2012.  Thanks to Levi, our first challenge is complete.  The first challenge was "morning".  Our typical weekday mornings consist of me leaving the house before anyone else has stirred.  On rare occasions I catch the morning routine that follows.  I'm pretty sure it doesn't include sledding and snowboarding.  This morning was an exception, and likely due to a weekend morning.  With the first measurable snow remaining, the kids woke up and opted to bundle up in their snow gear and visit "the hill" - snowboards and sleds in tow.  Levi chose to go with and capture the moments, while I stayed behind to wrap up in a blanket with a fresh cup of coffee in hand.  Editing was on my morning agenda.

Here is what ensued...

I love that Ayv pulled out the Santa hat...and Ayla always looks adorable in her panda hat.  It was Ayla's first independent sledding adventure and she loved it!  Ayden and Ayv were excited just to get some "air".  It was a good morning for the kids.  And I will admit, it was a good morning for me, too.

10 on 10 (#1) | A Day in the Life of Rox

This year I will be incorporating more personal posts into my blog. It's been hard to force myself to keep up with the blog this past year, but feel that it's important for me to keep up!

To help hold myself accountable, I joined a group of photographers on the Bloom Forum for a "10 on 10" blog challenge. The goal is to photograph something, someone, anything, once every hour for 10 hours in one day and blog about it on the 10th. My personal goal this year is to document my life in pictures...not just portraits.  I'm hoping to enjoy shooting for fun again, and not perfection. It'll be the real deal.

I pulled out the camera on Sunday and captured this:

(1.  hives  2.  drawing  3.  nook books  4.  no snow!  5.  amazing sunset  6.  sky that likely resembles my lungs - aka pneumonia - although beautiful, very murky  7.  rosemary, honey, and balsalmic-glazed mushrooms and onions  8.  steak  9.  alternative tissue dispenser  10.  rudy) 

It was a lazy day; mainly because I am still exhausted from pneumonia.  It didn't keep me from capturing some of the things I love the most - watching my daughter draw - even with hives, good books, warm winter days (amazing!), a good supper with the family, and cuddles from the pup.  I am thankful.

To see more 10 on 10 blog posts, head on over to Heather's site, Heather B. Allison Photography | Seattle Photographer!

2012 Senior Model: Haley

It's that time of year...for Juniors to start planning for their Senior pictures. I am happy to announce that Haley Liston (C-N) has been chosen as a 2012 Senior Model! We met up for a mini-session this week in preparation for her role at Imaging Rox. She rocked it!






If you are looking at Imaging Rox for your senior portraits, contact Haley! She will hook you up with a rep card, which is good for print credit on your personalized Senior Collection.

If you have interest in being a Senior Model for Imaging Rox, please contact me! As a model, you will earn cash and some really cool products. Please know that only one Senior will be designated per school.

Photographs are Everything!

I am so sorry I have not kept up on this blog as a good blogger would. Fall is always busy as it was last year. Unfortunately the busy season was followed by the loss of my one and only sister, Ros, two days before Christmas. It's been a personal struggle to make it through and something I know I will never get over. But, one thing that I know for certain is that photographs are everything!

Although I will not see my sister again until I meet the good Lord myself, I have the photos taken only two months before she passed...on her wedding day. I am so thankful that it worked out for me to capture my sister's wedding while still being a part of the day.

Please know that I put my heart and soul into the photographs I take, and although I thought I had such feeling with every session I captured, it is nothing compared to the feeling I have now! Knowing that someday those photos will be held in the same manner I hold my sister's is so meaningful to me. I hope you will cherish the moments I spend photographing you or your family as much as I do.

Here are some images that mean a lot to me.

I will always cherish the years I had with my sister. Please make sure you tell your brothers and sisters how much they mean to you.

Wedding: Annie and Daric

August was full of weddings. If I wasn't shooting one, I was attending. It was a warm, but beautiful month! I am honored to present this preview of Annie and Daric's big day.

Annie and Daric...I'm nearly done with your previews from the day. I'll be in touch!

Family: Eley's

This is a session should have been blogged long ago. Instead, summer consumed me! Here are a couple of storyboards for the Eley's...

Wedding: Tara and Mike

I have had a lot of sessions this past month and have been behind in my posting. But, I do want to share a long overdue storyboard from Tara & Mike's wedding in May.

It was a beautiful day and I thoroughly enjoyed spending it with Tara & Mike!!!