All two year olds love play dough right? My daughter could play with play dough everyday and still want to tomorrow.
Please note that all proper girls require their necklaces on in order to play with anything including play dough.
Archive for June, 2011
Featured Photographer: Taryn Chrapkowski
June 7, 2011This week’s featured photographer is Taryn Chrapkowski!
Doesn’t she have an adorable family?!? She definitely has her hands full and yet she’s able to still produce amazing images in her business. She’s the photographer behind Taryn Lisa Photography. Her studio is in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs of Illinois. You can check out her blog here and be sure to fan her facebook page
This is Taryn’s featured image:
10 Questions
About the image…
1. Why do you love this image?
Little Miss E was one of my baby plan clients. This image brings so much emotion to me, as this was from her one year session, and I have had the pleasure of watching her grow from a newborn, to a 3 month old, to 6 months, 9 months, and now one year. Nothing is better than that!
2. What were your settings with this image?
ISO 400,Focal Length 35mm, Aperture 2.0, Shutter Speed 1/250
About Photography…
3.How do you juggle photography business and family and the rest of your life?
With a very patient husband! In all seriousness, I don’t take on more than I can juggle, I prioritize. I do not let it interfere with opportunities with my family. I limit my sessions, and block dates when there are important events with my children and family.
4.A good portrait means …
Proper lighting, placement, focus, and emotion.
About your life…
5. What quote best represents you at this moment?
Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family. ~Anthony Brandt
6.Favorite drink?
Starbucks Caramel Macchiato… serious addiction issues!
7.Did you go to college? What was your major?
I went to college, and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Masters Degree in Special Education.
8.If you had to pick a favorite session tell me about it and why?
Most recently, my own little man’s newborn session. I had two other amazing photographer friends join me, and knowing the amazing art that was being created and that I would be able to share those precious images of my little guy was truly remarkable!
9.What are you most proud of?
My children… each day they do something new that demonstrates the amazing little people that they are becoming. I have to kind of feel like my husband and I play a key role in that.
10.If you could have one superpower what would it be?
The ability to blink my eyes and have my entire house clean!
Don’t forget to check out Taryn’s work on her here
Next week I’ll be featuring the family photographer Kara Layfield!
Want to See all of my past featured photograpers? Then click here
Awhile back the hubster and I decided we wanted to visit his family in Virginia. We talked about flying and instead decided to take a roadtrip. Yes that’s right, I said the word. I’m not one to be afraid of driving but 17 hours and almost 1100 miles of driving EACH way. Oh and plus we have two 2 and under? Yes I know it’s crazy and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t thinking about getting some Xanax, just in case right? Always be prepared, that’s what the Girl Scouts taught me.
When I was growing up my family of seven always drove everywhere. Yes it was more economical – who buys airfare for 5 children anyway? I am used to the logistics in driving long distances with kids. But those trips were max 10 hours of driving with stops.
Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing wrong with it and fly a lot for work. However, with 2 wee ones that are out of their schedules and out of their environment? Well that’s just asking for a breakdown. I’d rather have my kids break down when it’s just me that’s getting the headache from it. Then when you add all the gear you ‘need’ carseats, blankies, stroller, snack goodies, coloring books and you’ve got to get that within checked luggage limitations? Add in a non-direct flight and well my choice was to drive.
Needless to say we were in the car alot
We party hard, we work hard and we sleep hard.
Have to see the sights when you’re there! Even if it’s just from said car we already enjoyed for the last 10 hours.
Apparently hotels are quite entertaining, bonus they’re already baby-proofed!
We took some time to go to the Smithsonian National Zoo.
On the way back we stopped at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory. Who knew so much work and planning goes into making a bat?
Apparently you can get dinner and then 5 MINUTES later stop for white castle ‘just because you can’t get it at home’
We’re already planning our next roadtrip, just won’t be as long of a trip.