All in one's eyes perspective...

A challenge to some of you out there that like to dabble into taking pictures for yourself - change up your perspective!  It's amazing how much more interesting things can get when you move around a little and stray away from the traditional "centered and straight on" photo capture.  With kids, especially, my favorite way (and possibly most awkward if you were to walk in on it) is on my belly, down on the floor, with the kids - on their level.  Going back and viewing those photos truly give you a childs-eye view on life and makes you feel like a kid again!  Another favorite of mine for capturing that infamous sparkle in their eye is an above angle - the sun hits their eyes just perfectly!  It's also great for avoiding double-chins...and you know we ALL hate that!

 Most people think that the best picture results in the photo subject facing the sun, to be "lit" most efficiently.  Change up your thinking a little and try using the sun as your backlight to create an ethereal glow or a magical sunflare. 

One more tip is this: don't stand so far away!  It's great for capturing scenery but sometimes, the "whole picture" boils down to what's in the face.  I love cropped in face photos, you just don't get the same effect when there's a bunch of distractions surrounding it in the rest of the picture! 

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Hump Day! xoxo

The "Pure Imagination Giveaway" from Plumb Photography!!

Who wants to win a family photoshoot this year?! Anyone? Anyone?  Submit your mailing address between now (January 17) through Valentines Day (February 14) and it could be your red letter day!  Two winners will be randomly selected so be watching out for your GOLDEN TICKET to arrive in the mail during the last remaining days of February!  Tickets will be valid for a one family photoshoot for up to 6 people and can be used at your convenience during the year 2012 (expires December 31, 2012).  Your mailing address will be used solely for the purpose of this contest and then discarded - you will not be put on any mailing, catalog, newsletter or spam lists. 

RULES: only one entry per household.  Only residents living within a 30 mile radius of Fort Walton Beach may apply.   

My son Ethan and I had so much fun dreaming up this Wonka-ish themed photoshoot and he especially loved eating most of the candy afterwards! He shared a little with his sister ;)  Stay tuned after the jump to submit your information and enter the giveaway!

We'll begin, with a spin, traveling in, a world of my creation...... - FWB Photography

I told you an exciting giveaway was in store for 2012 - debuting details tomorrow..............

Hold Your Breath....Make a Wish.....Count to Three......

"Lolly lolly lolly, get your adverbs here!" - Fort Walton Beach Family Photography

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This was my third time photographing the Taylor family and I have to say - they are one of my favorite families - they just love to have a good time and try new things.  And you can tell they really love each other too!  Because the mom is a school teacher, I thought it appropriate to take some photographs around an old schoolhouse in the area, complete with all things remiscient of going to school - apples, an old fashioned globe and books, of course!  I had to keep this shoot a secret over the holidays but I am so happy to finally reveal their session now - enjoy!

i-friday {hair stories}

i-fridays are turning into i-mondays for me lately.....sorry 'bout that!  We had Lydia's baby dedication over the weekend and threw a "sugar n' spice" luncheon afterward which was super fun - pictures to come, I promise!!! I promise also that this will be the last i-friday all about lil LuLu Lydia for a while - I'm sure there are other things to take pictures of...right?! 

As some of you might already know (or have noticed..), Lydia has FABulous hair!  The kind of hair every girl dreams of having.  Not too thick, not too thin - just the right amount of bounce and curl.  The perfect mix of ingredients containing sugar, whim, flight and fancy.  As my bestie had put it "there is joy in every strand...".  I love to play with her hair and style it into numerous different characters and I thought I'd highlight a few here with photos I've taken since she's been born.  Her hair just continues to get longer and crazier and I'm sure I'll come up with a thousand more hairstyles.  'Til then - enjoy the following:

i-friday {the bottle blues}

I missed this past Friday's i-friday post as I was starting a mind & body detox/cleanse and was trying my hardest to stay offline and focus on family and wellbeing.  So - two days late - here we are!  This post is dedicated to all the mommies out there - your courageous path through motherhood is to be commended! This photo comes with a little sadness - I snapped this of my youngest daughter holding her bottle all by herself.  What an accomplishment, you might say!  The reason I'm a tad sad is because we have breastfed for the past 8 months (and I still do once or twice a day...) and she has basically weaned herself off of me and onto a bottle.  She has deciced she's just too impatient for the *boob (sorry, am I allowed to say that?!)  It has been my heart's desire to breastfeed my babies since....forever...at least since I knew the importance of breastfeeding.  I struggled through one whole month nursing my oldest daughter and it panned out quickly.  This time, through much sleep deprivation, tears, sweat, laughter and google-searches, I made it to the "happy place" of nursing my youngest.  Now, even though I know "breast is best", I'm essentially not worried about her being poisened or anything by drinking formula and in a round-a-bout way, this has been a blessing in disguise as I gear up for a very busy photography-year, started some new nutritional habits and, sorry if this sounds completely selfish, starting wear normal, non-nursing bras.  I truly am happy that we just made it this far - this is an accomplishment in itself and I know that my sweet baby has received an incomparable nutritional foundation that will hopefully serve her well as she grows and grows...and grows.   So, my boob career as I called it, has ended and I sense our relationship changing - she's such a big girl, crawling and climbing and talking and dancing.  I love that we still have our snuggle nursing-time, even if it is only once a day but I get to enjoy a whole new side of her as she slowly grows into her feisty, headstrong, independence that I knew even in the womb she would have!