There’s a bee in my bonnet…as usual.

This time it’s pink.

Here’s the scenario:

Photographer drives by gorgeous pink cherry blossoms for days.

Photographer panics because this year she will do a photo shoot around this beauty.

Photographer contacts former muse client who she knows will be “game”.

Photographer panics (again) when forecast for the week is cay-rap.

Photographer rallies family muses (to the tune of $6 each..the price has gone up) to shoot on a cherry blossom-laden street at twilight.

Photographer makes her way back into mother role and realizes how in love she is with her kids.

(How did I get so lucky?)

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These felt a bit pinky vintagey to me…I like it, but the true-to-life color is nice too.

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It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the kidlets do “Ring Around the Rosey”.

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Please say a weather prayer as my Anthro-inspired/uber-fashionista client is coming to do her version of the “pink thing” tomorrow….

It involves pink frilly laundry, pink clothespins, a pink cruiser bike, and a vintage ladder.

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We had a blast with these boys at “Paws…”—-such adorable creatures with heart.

(We also loved the mom’s boots—aren’t those the BEST?)

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I have some fun images I took of a lovely artist and her “doxies”. As you know,  I have a secret desire to own a Dachshund and name him Mr. Noodle (as in Sesame Street). Now, let me start by saying that ONE hound peeing in my house at the age of four is quite enough, thank you…but still this nagging ache for this little weiner dog eats at me. PH is not amused, as he is usually the one on all fours scrubbing the floor of Daisy excrement…

goodness, Beagles are hard…

adding a Mr. Noodle probably wouldn’t be a good idea…

but…

look…

really look…

at the UTTER and COMPLETE CUTENESS of these dogs….

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get a load of Pumpkin’s pal Rosey…

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Kim Poloson, an incredible talent in the art world (you can see of her gear here) had me into her home this week…the house and collections this woman has are amazing…truly. I couldn’t gone through her stuff all day….Ephemera Heaven.

Anyhoo—here are the dogs in all of their glory. I do believe the scarf images are some of my absolute faves lately.

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Here’s an un-messed with image of the lovely Kim…she is gorgeous, isn’t she?

. It started with the dogs (who I suspect know I want one of their kind), but trickled into my lovely retro subject. In the frame of mind that I wanted to “stylize” this portrait time with her, I asked her to find some vintage gear right down to her toes and come outside while I tromped around in the mud looking for garden spots.

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Release the Texture HOUNDS!!!!!!!!!

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Ooooo, such a my-ster-i-ous woman in black…

Who could she be?

Why is she sitting on that bench?

tee-hee….we all must create some of our own drama once in awhile, yes?

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The “Is that vaseline on my lens?” look….

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“Is she being followed?”

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…and what would shooting outside be if we didn’t capture some dead hydrangeas? Still lovely when they’re withering away.

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Happy weekend!

~L

Is it me, or is his head on a swivel?

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The most expressive faces are often on Boxers. His furrowed brow gives him away.

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This dog makes me happy.

Here’s the link:

The Columbian article

yahoo!

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I have a fantasy of owning a dachsund and naming it “Mr. Noodle”….sigh…one hound is all this Blair house can handle right now. I’ll just have to live vicariously through our fab clients who own Mr. Noodles themselves.

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I call this one, “You’re gonna need a bigger boat”….haha

I’m a promoter of LARGE squares of your dog on your walls.

The bigger they are, the more conversation starters they are.

I love, love, love dog “bits and pieces”….our canine friends truly are art.

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…with:

1) a vintage camera

2) a pitcher of dying tulips

3) an old clock

4) a set of plastic horses

5) a bowl of dead ocean creatures

aaaaaand…..some white seamless paper and an open garage.

Hmmmm…..

Curious?

Yeah…I was too.

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I started years ago without studio lights and all of the gear that I seem to accumulate too much of now.

Sometimes you just need to go back to where it all started.

It just so happens that the open shade a garage provides is a fab-u-lous spot for portraits (with some kind of reflector and the sun coming from the side).

I used it because I loved the results…

…and then I got all FancyShmancy and invested in a studio set-up…

took a ton of lighting classes…

traveled to study with the hotshots…

blah,blah,blah…

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But TODAY….

I gathered the gear and headed outside.

By gear, I mean the Big Kahuna, some white seamless paper remnants, and…

items 1-5 at the top of this post.

I grabbed whatever spoke to me…

be it metaphor or just that I thought it was an interesting object.

Even my hub came out and brought his model airplane for me to photograph—after he got done teasing me about lying on the driveway tummy-down on a towel with the Big Kahuna prodding a toy horse…

he’s not laughing now that I printed him a studio-worthy shot of his man-toy

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I digress…

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yes, me digressing…

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Here were the renderings from my driveway rendezvous….

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This one was for my horse-girl, Rach…she wants one in her room. Who knew that Mr. Breyer would be such a good and patient subject?

So, friends…I’m creating something fun—As part of the “Ignite the Heart Art” line of products in my Etsy shop, I will be offering cards (as in watercolor paper with envelopes) of some of my work. I am curious about what LBI images you feel would be best used for such a thing….and possibly as single 8×10 mounted/matted prints for home decor. 

Some of the other choices from a past post are here—

‘would love to hear your suggestions as I wander off down creation road with this idea…me and my ideas…I find such fab ways of creating more computer time for myself…what’s up with that, anyway?

sigh.

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‘Appreciate your suggestions…

~L

The three stooges came to visit….oh-s0-cute and entertaining.

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Fancy Pants’ owner Kelli owns All-for-Paws, a very fabulous dog boutique on NW 23rd. If you go visit her shop, you’ll most likely meet Mr. Fancy, as he is a big celebrity on 23rd and hangs out at the store.

It’s so important to enjoy the craft of photography…to enjoy it for what it is

I finally purchased Florabella actions  and some textures I trolled for textures on-line (all legal) and have begun to PLAY…

Nothing like busting out some old, fave images and giving them a

NEW LOOK………….

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Happy weekend~

Lara