Posted on March 31, 2008
Here are a few more pictures from Seattle model shoot. Tyler is an amazingly calm and smily baby. Anne and Nick are really blessed to have such a beautiful little girl.
Posted on March 30, 2008
Here are a few from last week’s shoot. More to come.
Posted on March 30, 2008
There are days when I wake up feeling a bit moody, with no explanation. In the past I used to try to change my mood, but eventually I learned that I simply need to embrace some of what I feel and flow with it, hoping that something good might come out of it by the end of the day. Now, that does not mean that if I feel angry I allow myself to be angry. I am talking about those days when I wake up feeling a bit “blue”. Maybe you have not had a day like that, but I had my share. Today was one of those days.
I woke up next to my wonderful husband-a source of my continual inspiration. Everything was well. I am not sure whether it was Washington weather that was getting to me, but I felt that my soul started to sing the blues from the moment I got up.
My nephew Slava was supposed to be coming to visit with us. After a quick workout we got home and I busied myself in the kitchen, making chili and blueberry muffins. The “blues” was not living my soul though. Finally, I gave into the urge to express it somehow. I threw chopped onions in the pot and yelled out to Demetrye: “Put your hoody on and get by the window.” He tried to protest and find out what I wanted, but by then there was no reasoning with me. I grabbed my 40D as quickly as I could and rushed into the living room. After spending only a few seconds giving Demetrye orders on what to do, I fired a few shots. He was getting a bit impatient-he decided he was hungry, so I had taken only about 10 shots altogether. Thankfully, he had become very aware of what I look for and gave me what I needed in less than 2 minutes.
After Slava left I got behind my PC. Here is how I felt today.
(Post-processing was very easy: a quick boost in curves, a few layers of textures in Multiply or Overlay modes and Sharperning.)
Posted on March 28, 2008
Yesterday we finally moved into our new abode… While Demetrye was at work, on his 12 hour shift (crazy, I know) I called up my brothers and nephews, and one of my brothers-in-law, and they helped me move all of our belongings (thank God for a large family-they eliminate the need to rent a U-haul truck). By the time Demetrye got off work I even had cable and Internet hooked up (hooray for me–now I feel connected to the rest of the world again).
Today we will unpack, and, hopefully, relax as the evening rolls around. Considering my circumstances, I had no chance to process any pictures from last week, so I am taking one from Jason of Ella Blue Studio. You can see more pictures of my handsome husband by clicking on the link. 
