The Lack of Knitting Time…
Can you believe that I have picked up my knitting needles exactly one time in the past 6 weeks? Once! But it is all for good reason, although I sure do miss it. Missing it is made a lot easier when I get to spend time with newborns, babies, and just people [...]
Well, Alrighty Then!
In my daily moderation “catch the valid comments that aren’t spam and make the bad spammers go far far away” check, I came across one of the most hysterical sort-of spam comments ever. Well, really – it was the one line that just really, really stood out.
heyyy mai big sexy beast you!!! i love [...]
Bat-Shit Crazy…
I realized that it was simply insane to think I could knit something in a week to wear to MDSW. So crazy, that instead I decided to order two t-shirts from the Pointy Sticks Spreadshirt shop – a “I could go bat-shit crazy, or I could knit. Your choice.” t-shirt and a “Life [...]
The Must-Knits for Spring 2007?
In just over a week I’ll be flying east to go to Maryland Sheep & Wool with Mac and Adelle. Off to the land of fibery goodness. And as I plan my trip, I end up feeling the same way I always do before I go anywhere with knitters…
What should I make to [...]
Have a Seat…
Isn’t she a sweetheart? Our session started later in the day than we had originally planned because we were waiting for my new lens to arrive. Of course, UPS showed up about an hour into the session, 20 minutes away from where we were at. That’s ok though – we ended up [...]
Emma’s 4 Month Portraits…
I just finished editing and uploading Emma’s photos! Whoo hoo! She is adorable – it was fun to go through them all over again. Now I’m working on Grace’s pictures, and then … oh, heck. I don’t remember who is next at the moment. I’m just giddy that Emma’s are live [...]
Happy Birthday, Jason!
Posting has been light this week. It has been a bit crazy around here, and it isn’t over yet. One more week to go, as I wrap up a contract project that I’m loving – it just takes me away from blogging and other things! But I couldn’t let today go by [...]
It is Jasmine Time!
I’m dealing with the itchy scratchy throat and the weird flush feeling again – it is time for the jasmine in the backyard to be in full bloom! Oh, how my allergies love it.
I wonder if I go and work upstairs if I could at least escape it somewhat. Hm. At least [...]
A New Mr. Wonderful Is In Town!
Congratulations to Kandis & Rob on the arrival of their new Mr. Wonderful! Julia’s grandson has arrived! Cooper was born last night at 9:22 pm, and when I got the text message from Julia at 10:03 pm I was positively giddy! Yeah, does the kid have a cool grandma or what? She [...]
600 Sq. Mi.
600 square miles? Pretty huge area, huh? Guess what – that is how big Houston is. Seriously. And it is the perfect name for the Houstonist’s first-ever photo show. It is a pretty amazing city (remind me of that when I start complaining about the heat again in July), and [...]
First Dance Tips…
Mike & I went to a wedding a few years ago that had the *longest* and most painful to watch first dance ever. It was bad. What made it even worse was knowing that the couple had spent MONTHS taking dance lessons and working out this “routine” for their first dance. The [...]
Yes!
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I’m gearing up now to go and take formal engagement photos today for this couple, after catching this one just over a week ago down in Galveston. I was at the Tremont taking photos with Shelley when I heard crying/squealing/laughter behind me. I turned around and started shooting. This was the [...]
Informal Survey…
Surfing through a zillion photographer sites for inspiration, I need the opinions of others to find out what you like in a photographer’s website.
Do you like sites that have nothing more than a pretty pretty picture or Flash slideshow on the home page? Or do you prefer them to have tons of information there too?
Do [...]
The Accidental Photo Shoot!
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Last Friday I made a quick trip down to Galveston to take shots for my friend Shelley’s storytelling website. While we were up on the rooftop of the Tremont, I spotted this cute couple on the other side. I had snapped a photo of them earlier as [...]
A New Adventure…
While Kimberly was looking at me and smiling for the camera, Stephen was checking out his brand new wedding band. We had such a great time at their wedding in February (in spite of the fact that I had no voice!) and we’re looking forward to getting together with them again soon.
After navigating all [...]
A Long Day…
What was not supposed to be a long day has turned out to be a long day. Feeling overwhelmed and stressed out, I ended up looking at photos on Flickr. I then realized that I have not shared any of the waterlily shots lately, and as my love for photographing flowers is well [...]
April Showers…
Thank you to everyone for deblurking! What fun! So many new sites to check out – I can’t wait to read them all. And for those of you reading, there are also some of my personal favorites that stopped to say hello too – so check out the links!
It was a whirlwind [...]
Come on Out and Play!
It is de-blurker time! I declare it so! So, if you are reading this in your feed reader, or you come by the page but don’t normally write any comments when you do – well, today is the DAY! (It does not have to literally be today. Just whenever you read this – [...]
Amusement…
Six Pixels of Separation…
And it happens again – a link leads me to another link full of fascinating material. Check out Twist Image, Mitch Joel’s Marketing and Communication Insights. His podcast, Six Pixels of Separation, is all about good stuff. I can’t wait to check it out this weekend! [via Managing the Gray.]
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Hi! I'm Christine. I've been blogging here since 2000. I am married to Mike. I have a son, Jason. We have a cat, Mona. We live in Houston, Texas.
I love helping other photographers and other small business owners improve their businesses. Most of my posts here are related to that, although sometimes I write about personal things as well.
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I am a wedding and boudoir photographer and I'm available both in Houston and for travel worldwide. I would love to be a part of your wedding!
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In addition to photography and geek things, I sometimes knit. I even used to have a knitting podcast, PointySticks.
