9/6/14

A pie adventure with Chelsea...

Chelsea and I share a mutual love for two things: dancing and food.
We met a few weeks back at a place here in Nashville that we both like to go dancing at regularly. We chatted for a bit and I learned that she was a chef who had just recently moved back to the city from San Francisco, CA. I reached out to her not long after we met asking if she'd want to get together and teach me some cooking tricks. We decided on a day and that we'd bake a couple of pies. It turned out to be such a lovely time filled with good conversation, a decent amount of laughter, and of course… delicious PIE!

Since I've moved down here I have been getting into taking photos while I cook. It's been mostly with my iPhone, but for this day I broke out the big camera. The following photos are what I captured during our pie making adventure. I hope it displays well how much fun we had, and the joy I take from both making and photographing food!



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8/31/14

August 31st

Tomorrow is the first day of September. It's the month in which summer is dwindling and signs of fall are slowly beginning to creep out. This has been a busy and fun-filled summer, and I'm excited to let the autumn slowdown seep into my routine.
I took my camera out earlier this week and snapped a few pictures around my yard - just before the sun set. They really aren't anything special, but I've been dying to get out and shoot, so I did!


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8/15/14

Summer Sunflowers

I've been in Nashville for over 6 weeks and I've been terrible about making time to go out and take pictures, experiment, and nurture my creativity (although I have been writing quite a bit). I've taken my DSLR out twice… TWICE! This needs to change. Tomorrow I move into my brand new H O M E, and I think once I settle in I should be able to start shooting again. These next few photos I took over the past week on my iPhone. I decided to be a little adventurous and overlaid a couple of the images in Photoshop.


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7/17/14

Tori

Tori and I met through a mutual friend on Facebook this past winter. We were both in the process of planning our moves to Tennessee. Last night we finally got the chance to get together in person! Tori exudes an excitement for life and has an infectious, warm laugh that makes her glow. We went to a beautiful recreational area to talk, and I ended up capturing some images of this lovely lady.



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7/14/14

Evenings in the backyard...

I'm staying with my friends Lori & Chris this month, just outside of Nashville. I have been enjoying my time here with them so very much! They are some of the most fun, kind, and loving people I know. Their backyard has become a favorite hangout spot for me. I sometimes spend my mornings there eating breakfast, or nights playing my ukulele. 4th of July weekend we set up some lights in the tree and enjoyed an evening of beer and conversation. I grabbed my camera and snapped these next few photos.


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My first 2 weeks in Tennessee have been filled great people, delicious food and drink, and adventure. The following is a little something I wrote while I was laying in bed this morning, slowly waking up…

Eyes wide. Wind blowing. Feet bare. Tongue tasting. Drink poured. Hips swaying. Heart wide open. Music playing.

So much goodness. So much newness.
I'm navigating streets and exploring the hearts and minds of people.

I've never been so happy to be so terrified.

6/1/14

Anna's Retro Shoot

There have been quite a few big things going on in my life lately - I'm getting ready to move to Nashville, friends and family are getting married, I'm enjoying my last few weeks at the radio station, and currently I am staying with the kids I've nannied for the past 3 years. Busy days! But FINALLY - I am so very happy to share with you some of my favorite shots from a fifties inspired photo shoot I did at the beginning of May, featuring my fabulously stylish friend, Anna! The lovely Julia (see first photo) was in charge of hair and makeup. We had a fantastic time hanging out and putting together this look!
The dress, gloves (only in a few shots), and earrings (which are technically 80's) Anna and I found at a local vintage shop called Wildwoman's.

You can view all of the photos on my Flickr.




























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