One Really Funny Kid
Editing on this wintery Saturday...love this kid. I was there when he was born. Did you know I do birth photography? I would love to do a couple of births this winter. Just saying ;)
~ Dana
PS--I was also interviewed for the Okotoks paper about birth photography. It appeared in this week's 'weekend' edition. Check it out here.
A Wee Promo
Recently, I hosted an interview between the wonderful Tara Whitney and the fabulous Lori Nordstrom about how they use digital files in their business plans. You have to be a member of the NAPCP to view the interview, but you can see my little promotional video for the chat here: [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/50705202[/vimeo]
I know that the NAPCP has planned more of these interviews as a resource for it's members. I have made my very own wish list of people that I would like to chat with and the topics that we might discuss. I even included a couple of 'ohmygodiftheyactuallyagreed' photographers. For me, those individuals included Stephanie Rausser and Dani Brubaker. I love their fresh approach and the sense of humour that is evident in their images. I would love to have the opportunity to discuss their commercial work with them, but I would also LOVE to hear about their personal work. I am particularly enamoured with Stephanie's project that she did about her daughter and her stuffed doll, Coco.
If you had the opportunity to make a list, who would you put on it? What sorts of topics would you include? Winter is coming and with it comes a time to seek out new ideas and inspiration. Where are you going to find yours?
Learning
So, this past year has really got me thinking. Those people who really know me probably chuckled when they read that...because I am ALWAYS thinking. ha. But, the events of this past year have really made me think about how I want to go forward and I think that there are some changes a brewing. I will always take pictures...but where will the picture taking take me? And, what about writing? Do I want to just be a photographer or is there something else in store for my creative journey? In the past, I have always searched for those answers within the photographic community. This fall, I have decided to look outside of my comfort zone(I feel pretty comfortable in the photographic community)...so I am taking a couple of classes. The first of which just started(because I don't have enough on my plate right now). I am taking a course called 'Blogging Your Way' by Holly Becker of Decor8 fame. I used to love blogging, but it has gotten a little stale blogging about sessions regularly. I mean, I love to share my work, but I want there to be more here. I am just not sure what more that could be, so I am going to explore that a bit. If there is something you would like to see here, now is your time to tell me ;) Just saying...
This past year, I have slacked a bit at documenting my own life. I have always said that I would quit the day I didn't have the desire to photograph my own children anymore. Well...this weekend I documented and documented and documented...and now my family is again rolling their eyes at the sight of my camera...here is one of my favourite images from the weekend.
