on a clear day...

it was a unseasonably sunny ,warm Sunday afternoon and

 a perfect day to dress up and go do a shoot just for

the fun of it.i hired my youngest ( with an ice-cream treat )

 to be my assistant and hold the reflector and took my beautiful daughter Blythe

and drove out into the country.if you are a high school senior i think this is

 a great way to do grad pictures . shows off your style and personality much better than the traditional cap and gown shot ... who really wants that?

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sneak peek....

session with Blythe coming soon.

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things I love thursday

TILT: {Cream & Orange} edition, originally uploaded by raehein.

Flickr is a never ending source of inspiration to me , if you are the least interested in photography or just appreciate the beauty around you , you have to check it out.TILT is a group i belong to and i plan to start showcasing my favorite contributor each week. this lovely mosaic was compiled by the talented

Rachel, click on the link above to visit her wonderful stream.

"listen to the trees talking in thier sleep"

she whispered , as he lifted her to the ground " what nice

dreams they must have"
 Anne of Green Gables

i think these are just some pussy willows gone to seed,

but they looked so pretty back lit by the sun

this morning i had to go get a closer look.

and then i had to bring some in ~

any new sign of life is welcome these days, and it has

been so lovely that they are popping up everywhere.

ooo la la

it has happened AGAIN!!!

Springtime in Paris 

is Picture of the Month over at digital image cafe`
i sooo did not see that one coming!

this was a shot i took for my " bench monday" group over on flickr.

spring has sprung

and i am looking forward to a long day of  yard work tomorrow!

yup looking forward to getting my hands in the dirt and the

grass and most importantly ...

setting up the deck furniture so we can relax and soak up the

warmth.

a rose by any other name,,

 i dropped the 'blogspot" from my name ,but i am afraid that

 in the process i lost all your lovely comments  ... sorry.

the good thing is now i am http://www.juliannacollettphotography.com/

much more official!

embarrassment of riches

when i became serious about photography last year i joined http://www.betterphoto.com/

and took a class. that decision opened up a world of networking with

amazing photographers and learning from their talent

and experience. betterphoto runs an international photo contest and i have been fortunate to

win  2nd place twice and have been a finalist as well several times. i also started participating at http://www.digitalimagecafe.com/ last fall and  my image "sunlit" was picture of the month in the still life category for  February!

"glad you are here , it makes me realise how beautiful the world is"

placed 3rd in their valentines theme

it was such an exciting day when those were announced. i never thought i would reach that level and it made me realize that my efforts are paying off!

through the looking glass

 when i started my 365 project i never dreamed that i would do self-portraits

hated getting my picture taken. really though i wasn't suited for the job.

but as a fellow photographer said in her flickr profile " i could never find another model

that was always available the same time i was,

never complained or talked back

and always new  exactly what i wanted"

sometimes my girls fit the bill and some times it

has to be me!

Cabin Fever

i am a procrastinator... always putting things off.

i  have been looking at this little abandoned house for over a

year now and thinking  " i should check that out , it could be a great place to shoot "

yesterday i took Bronte` and Calder and soon realized i had been missing out... it was amazing!

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For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness - Ralph Waldo Emerson

because it is Spring Break and everyone is home i was hoping to

get a photo shoot in with one of the girls. however they had other agendas

ie: sleeping and primping and then promptly

leaving the house. i was allowed 5 minutes with Blythe

and i guess in the end i'm really only needing that one good shot!

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chapter one..

it was the most important day in Nathaniel Fludd's young life...

this is Calders natural state.

the quiet, cautious boy reading adventures.i hope he grows up

to have some of his own.

but for now , this is what school holidays are for

reading in your p.j.'s until noon ( or beyond).



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a little something ...

Good Friday

I know Easter holiday with a family

of six, won't always be peaceful but

this morning was lovely

...homemade on a quiet morning

 

...and then comes the best part

....fresh from the oven