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Meet Alison

 

For me, art and photography have been my lifelong loves.  It started with pencils and markers at my Grandma's desk,  filling notebook after notebook with drawings.  From there it moved on to watercolor, acrylics and taking every art class my high school counselor would let me.  

I got my first camera for Christmas in sixth grade.  I took pictures of mountains on our vacations, flowers, my brother....you name it.  I loved capturing the moments, the colors and the light.

As I got older I would pour over art and photography books.  At first admiring others work and then later studying their techniques so that I could create the visions bursting in my head.

Fast forward to 2005 and starting my own photography business. I am now blessed to be putting my love for art and photography into creating memorable portraits for my clients and their families.  My style is simple, no fuss, no props.  Only great locations and natural light, capturing my subjects in creative, memorable portraits.

 

slump

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Well, hard as I tried to pull up out of my winter ‘slump’ this cold, gray weather has sucked me right back down.  Blah.  I am trying everything I can think of to pull myself back up, but really nothing seems to be working.  I would love to be shooting, but it has been dark most days and everything is white…and gray…and dirty with sand and salt.  Yesterday we had a wonderful reprieve (if that’s what you call a 30 degree high) with clear skies and bright sunshine.  Henry and I bundled up and did our ritual walk around the block.  It felt so good to feel warm sun on my face.  I am so tired of being cold.

Okay, enough of the pity party.  I know I am not alone in this and for many folks it feels like the LONGEST WINTER on record.  I have a feeling we are all going to appreciate spring a little more this year…

Moving on to 3 things for Thursday that are worth mentioning.

1.  Just as I was looking out my back door this morning at the snowy fields and cloudy sky my Samuel brought me this little piece of sunshine.  ”It’s you and me Mom.”  Can I just tell you it is the wallpaper on my iPhone now and I smile everytime I see it.

He is drawing and writing up a storm these days.  I love it!  I have the boys artwork framed, matted and hanging all over in our house.  Makes it feel like home and they are always so proud to see something they’ve done hanging on the wall.

2.  Timeless Treasures–they are a shop out of San Francisco that specializes in vintage and antiques, but are especially known for their letters and sayings they will customize for you.  I love looking through their blog to see what others come up with–such creativity!

3.  The Olympics.  I know that the winter Olympics aren’t for everyone.  And I did just write a whole paragraph complaining about the snow, but it is so amazing to watch what these athletes accomplish.  It has been a highlight each evening around here to see what event we will be able to watch.

Have a good Thursday!

alison

3 things Thursday

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Katie Skorcz - Wow! Sam is becoming an amazing artisit. Yesterday I was getting ready to redo the preschool brochure from 2008. A picture of Sam was in there. It was the first week of preschool and he was looking over his shoulder as he walked up to the slide. He was so little. And now I have Henry, who is larger than life! It has been a great blessing to have taught two of your boys. They are so different, but yet so alike. The biggest similarity is that they both have a smile and an attitude that make a difference in my day as a teacher. What a blessing!

Alison - Well, THANK YOU for teaching them! :) Henry loves school and has grown so much this year, in so many ways. I know that is due to all the great work you and Mrs. Collins do with the kids. 'Larger than Life' is definitely a good way to describe the energy and personality that flows from my boy. He is a blessing to us too, our lives would be very quiet and boring without him!

Katie - Just wanted to catch up on your blog a bit. What a great picture Sam has captured of you 2! I know Evan & Lydia have been getting quite the art projects in lately...oh this weather has been something....

melia - Hi Alison, I'm just a lurker (I found your blog through Andrea Hydeen's) but I just want to say that I love your work. I'm a photographer, too! At least I try to be :) I'm commenting b/c I went to San Fran with a friend last summer and on one of our mornings we took a bus to Timeless Treasures. It was such a fun time, we were there for a long time and the lady working was so nice. I went with high hopes of purchasing some letters, but couldn't afford the big ones so all I ended up with was a 3 inch "m." It was still a super fun experience, though and if you ever get the chance you should visit the store :)

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