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my work

We have been waiting and waiting and WAITING (well, I have been working and writing and photographing) and this is it…launch day for my brand new ebook for Digital Photography School! Click! How to take gorgeous photos of your kids is 100+ pages of information, examples, stories and exercises to instruct and inspire. This is not just [...]

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Putting my heart into it…

by sesame on August 30, 2011

Workshops, that is. I am, at last, putting my heart into workshops. Well, I will call them that for now, but the word is bugging me. Until my brain comes up with something better, they will be referred to as workshops. I know! It has been years of me “thinking about it”, but I finally [...]

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Dusk in our house is beautiful light.

by sesame on August 18, 2011

Top image shot for me because the boy and his frog warm my heart. Bottom image shot for a Digital Photography School publication on kid photography to be released very soon. ISO 2000 because I welcome the grain.  

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the chipped polish makes the shot for me. check back this week for a great post featuring never before seen photos from the day my twins were born three years ago!  

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I rarely (bordering on actually never) put client work on my blog anymore for a number of reasons, but today I am sharing a small sample of one project that I am working on. In addition to pushing myself out of my photography comfort zone, I am hoping that being around all of these talented [...]

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  dress :: Mini Rodini Balloon Dress RED Bellini courtesy of STYLE MILK SHOP hair and (uh-hem) makeup :: Candy Hair leggings and shoes :: Gemma’s own Jen from Style Milk has opened a great online store. She has gorgeous lines for Women, Kids and home decor. A wonderful selection and beautiful photography (no, not mine), [...]

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took an old friend out for coffee today

by sesame on March 18, 2011

When I was in Los Angeles in January, I made sure that I stopped into Samy’s Camera. That place was once my second home…my husband even proposed to me in Samy’s. The film counter that once was teaming with all different varieties and formats seemed so bare. Half empty fridges and no one picking up [...]

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    I am almost ready to release a new set of Photoshop actions so I am having a pre-release sale on all of the original sets! The upcoming collection of light tones and quick fixes has been growing in a folder on my computer so I am having a Spring Clean and naming the [...]

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I had two shoots shoved into the quick trip back to the states and both came up when I was already there. That meant my trusty 50mm (it was the only lens I brought!) and no pre-planning. I loved the challenge and the shoots. I was finally strong enough to download the cards to the computer [...]

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the fairy godson . california

by sesame on February 7, 2011

i love that family.

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