Category: Photography

Childhood Unplugged

by Ashley filed under Childhood Unplugged, Photography

A few snapshots from our time spent in Utah.
Little Sahara State Park, Utah
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29/72 + 30/72

by Ashley filed under A Portrait A Week Project, Photography

A portrait of my boys, once a week, every week in 2014 (playing catch up here…)
Van: Keeps picking at the scab on his forehead when he’s sucking his thumb, and so, it’s still there.
Hooper: Is a mean stick collector.
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A portrait of my boys, once a week, every week in 2014
Van: Is entertained by hay.
Hooper: Wants his window down.
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An Instameet + Play Date

by Ashley filed under Photography

I have met so many new-to-me friends through Instagram. It’s been especially helpful with meeting new moms in our new area and super fun connecting

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My girl Cindy (@butmomma) and I hosted an instameet the other day at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands and it was a blast. Meeting other moms, watching all the kiddos play, and even spotting a couple sting rays and a baby shark; it was good time, indeed. We’re hoping to organize another one at some point in the future.

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27/52

by Ashley filed under A Portrait A Week Project, Photography

A portrait of my boys, once a week, every week in 2014 (a few days late…)
Van: Partied too hard on the 4th of July.
Hooper: Got in trouble for throwing rocks and sand at people on the 4th of July.
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26/52

by Ashley filed under A Portrait A Week Project, Photography

A portrait of my boys, once a week, every week in 2014
Van: Spots playgrounds a mile away and says “pay — gown’d”.
Hooper: Started a little gym class and after a trial run that involved tears and screaming, this week was picture perfect.
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A Photography Series: See it through your own eyes

by Ashley filed under Photography
I find myself often thinking either during a shoot or after a shoot how someone different may have shot the same scene. Was the lighting actually poor or was I not exposing the available light correctly? Would someone else have positioned a couple differently that would have been more flattering? Questions and doubt flood my mind until I have a harsh conversation with myself and tell myself to STOP IT already.  
The thing I’ve learned is this: You can never duplicate. Not how you indended to, anyway. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been nervous heading into a shoot only to quickly look up other photographer’s work for a quick burst of inspiration or even a mental cheat sheet only to walk in to the shoot and find that duplicating does not work for me; it feels more like the first time I made out with a guy: awkward. 
Before I crossed over from hobby to business, I used to ask my friends who allowed me to photograph them to send me ideas for their shoots. They’d send me images from pinterest, mostly, and I’d do my best to give them what they wanted. It didn’t take me long, however, to realize that it wasn’t me. I didn’t really want to be told what to do nor could I find inspiration in the images I was looking at. In hindsight, I had the vision but not the confidence. As I shot more, I gained more confidence and now, finally, I’m able to allow my own visions to come to life.
I could sit here in regret that I didn’t trust my own insights sooner, but we all travel a different road and so long as we get to a place where we trust and have faith in ourselves as artists than who cares?
I no longer ask my clients for ideas and find, more often than not, that they’ve hired me because they like my vision. And nothing feels as good as that. 
“If you find yourself asking yourself (and your friends), “Am I really a writer? Am I really an artist?” chances are you are. The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death.” -Steven Pressfield

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Then Comes Marriage, with Kim & Chris

by Ashley filed under Bits + Pieces, Photography

I’ve known her through all of stages in life, but never this happy and never this complete.
Kim + Chris
Married May 24th, 2014
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Mother + Son Session, with Paty & Paulo

by Ashley filed under Photography, Travel

I’m all for unplugging, but it’s pretty cool when you find yourself three thousand, four hundred, and thirty three miles from home meeting up with someone who found you on Instagram. Just saying.
Paty + Paulo
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
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22/52

by Ashley filed under A Portrait A Week Project, Photography
A portrait of my boys, once a week, every week in 2014
Van: Those scratches on your face and neck are from your brother; he likes to choke you out these days.
Hooper: You want to cuddle all. the. time. If only you were as sweet with your brother as you are with me.
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Side note: I wrote a guest post for Jordan, from Berlin by the Bay, on kids and technology. She posted it yesterday and you can read my thoughts on the topic here.

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19/52 & 20/52

by Ashley filed under A Portrait A Week Project, Photography

A portrait of my boys, once a week, every week in 2014
Van: Spent much of his time in Maui looking like sand paper.
Hooper: Spent much of his time in Maui looking like sand paper, too.
A portrait of my boys, once a week, every week in 2014
Van: Got his first two year molar and has been a grump.
Hooper: Is into fort building. He refers to them as his “home”.
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Sebastian + Taylor

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18/53

by Ashley filed under A Portrait A Week Project, Photography

A portrait of my boys, once a week, every week in 2014
Van: A rare hands free moment on the beach. Lately, he won’t let go of my hand when he’s anywhere near the water. Hoping our time in Hawaii cures him of his parasite ways. Run free little man, run free.
Hooper: Straight scheming. He’s definitely got a mischievous side.
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Childhood Unplugged

by Ashley filed under Childhood Unplugged, Parenting, Photography

A lake, somewhere in Arizona, on an evening where the light danced and the moon – in the distance – eagerly waited it’s turn to shine.
We have been spending more and more time outdoors now that the weather is not only inviting, but practically begging for company. My back has been getting stronger as well; every so often I turn a corner and I turned a new one right around the 6 month mark.
I’ve also been making a greater effort to let the boys explore since so much of what they knew as routine and home has been otherwise flipped upside down. A bit of freedom of exploration and joy of discovering in the midst of otherwise hectic and chaotic times.
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17/52

by Ashley filed under A Portrait A Week Project, Photography

A portrait of my boys, once a week, every week in 2014
Van: “Hand hat” has made it into this portrait series two weeks in a row, what?! Until we have actual furniture in our house, he has been enjoying riding his scooter indoors. I watched the clock the other day while he sat at the bottom of the stairs for about 30 minutes trying to maneuver the thing upstairs. He got it up the first step.
Hooper: Found a vintage tennis racket I found at a thrift shop in Arizona. I plan on using it as decoration. He plans on using it as a baseball bat. We will fight over it. I will win. I will also buy him a baseball bat. So, I guess we’ll both win.
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Mothers & Daughters

by Ashley filed under Motherhood, Photography
“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” -Roald Dahl
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