oh boy .. I have been a bad blogger.. there is so much to catch up on.

Okay... I am bad, bad... blogger person.

I have done so many cool photo shoots and have had so much going on that i have not had time to blog like a good girl.

So i am throwing in this quick note with the promise that i will get all caught up ASAP.

Lots of ground to cover... I shall return!!!

tooting my horn again

I WON FIRST PLACE AT MY T.A.P.P.A. MEETING TONIGHT!!
It was the monthly assignment which was 'from the heart' Thanks to everyone who voted but especially thanks to Starla and Kailin!!!

i love messing with my family and laughing at myself!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

I LOVE PUMPKINS!!!

BRIDAL EXPO!!!!!

I did the bridal expo at the tampa convention center this past week end.

IT WAS GREAT!!!

the turn out was amazing and I had some wonderful help.

this is Shalynn and Terri and I could not have done it without them. They were great!!! There were so many brides interested in my services that there is no way i could have talked to them all. (although i tried)

And for those of you who came by and visited my booth and signed my book. thank you thank you thank you. You will be hearing from me shortly.

THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE ... IT WAS SOOO MUCH FUN!!!

ps..thanks to my hubby for all your help too..

TOOTING MY OWN HORN!

I am so proud of myself..

I just wanted to let everyone know that I won first place in the portrait category at the september T.A.P.P.A. meeting (tampa area professional photographers association)

It will be in the monthly publication and on their webpage shortly.

this is the winning photo titled: HEAVEN

I want to thank all my friends and family who have been so supportive and I also want to thank all of the fellow photographers at the meeting who voted for me. It's nice to have my work validated by such talented and consummate professionals. Thank you

uh-oh... I missed on an important event in my life..

...okay i feel really bad, but i forgot to mention that in July my entire family came down for a family reunion of sorts. So of course.. I had to take photos, but do you know how hard it is to be in a photo of 17 people AND take the picture as a photographer. Getting everyone to do the right thing at the right time and trying to notice everything that people are and aren't doing and then getting them to hold that position and then trying to get in the picture right before you take it well.. it's really hard. but i think it turned out pretty good and we all had a great time.

It is the first time in 20 years that we were all together and it will be many more before we are all together again. The only one missing is my big brother who died suddenly about 10 years ago at the age of 42. He was there in spirit though I am sure.