I received my super beautiful screen printed map of Brooklyn from These Are Things today! Unfortunately their site is under construction right now but if you go and sign up for the mailing list to be notified when the shop is up and running again, I promise you won’t be disappointed. I’ve had my eye on one of their world maps for quite some time but decided to start with the map of Brooklyn first. For memory’s sake. And oooooh how I love it! Their maps make for great gifts for anyone at anytime of the year.
These Are Things is a husband and wife design duo based in Columbus, Ohio. Check out their blog and flickr stream for updates.
I tried to narrow this down to five images but as you can see that was nearly impossible for me to do. A couple weekends ago Jeff and I had the pleasure of photographing a maternity session with my college roommate Laura and her husband, James. It was approximately eight years ago that Laura and I were sitting in the dining hall at Liberty University when she and James first met. He was sitting at the table next to us and we shared a laugh over someone’s joke and from there, as they say, the rest is history. It’s been wonderful knowing them separately and together and now watching their love and family grow. Oh and be jealous of how gorgeous Laura looks with her pregnant self. I hope I’ll look half as lovely as she one day when I’m with child :)
It’s the first weekend in a looooong time where we haven’t had anything going on. And I love it. Busted out the Polaroid SX-70 this morning after breakfast and loaded my favorite Nikon FE2 with some Kodak 200. The sound of the shutter release and feel of the manual rewind is like no other.
Just wanted to share a few shots from our engagement session with Lauren and Jeb. We started out with Jeb’s truck which belonged to his dad who used to drive it on the farm that Jeb grew up on. His dad passed away suddenly and I didn’t know any of this before I requested we use his truck as a prop, but I think it helped him feel like his dad was a part of this exciting time in his life which I’m glad we were able to do. To continue with the personal themes, we ventured to the winery where they had their first date, had a little picnic in the park with some football (she is a UVA fan while he likes Virginia Tech—MAJOR rivals), and then later on to a field of what I think might’ve been dried dandelions that Lauren spotted on her way to work one day. They were amazing to work with, super fun, easy-going, goofy and incredibly down-to-earth. And I’ve been asking Lauren if I could photograph her for years now so I’m glad to finally have the opportunity :) I can’t wait to shoot their wedding next spring and share more of their love story :)
Remember that super beautiful recipe box I mentioned a few posts ago? The one that our friend from college, Anna Bond of Rifle Paper Co made? Well my very thoughtful husband surprised me with a set of personalized note cards made by her for our one year anniversary and I can not get over how adorable they are!!! And by “they” I of course mean “we as illustrations” :) As some of you may or may not know, paper is the traditional gift for a first wedding anniversary so of course this was absolutely perfect. Now I want to send notes to everyone I know and yet I don’t want to write on any of them at all so that I can cherish them forever :)
As a side note, Anna is giving away two boxes of floral monogram cards on her blog on Monday. All you have to do is visit her blog and follow the instructions for leaving a comment. The funny thing is, I made my entry on her blog today about the cards and then came home to find my own set waiting for me. It’s nice when stars or whatever it is that aligns, align :)
Hello hello! Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend! I have a ton of photos to go through from our trip but it’s moving week for the Fralins which means no down-time what-so-ever. BUT I do have a few things to share and first up are some photos from my best girl, Shannon of Shannon Roddy Photography. We did a test shoot with her in Cape Cod this past weekend in our wedding gown and suit. It was so much fun and I will cherish this session forever since it rained on our wedding day (cue Alanis Morrisette) and we didn’t get to do as many photos outside like we had hoped. Who said you only get one shot at wedding photos? Well, you sort of do. And this gave me a great reason to get some more use out of that gown of mine :) If I could get into it myself I’d probably wear it around the house more often. Click here to see some of the shots.
We spent some time in the woods and John, the awesomest photo assistant, had the opportunity to show his tree-climbing skills. Now that’s dedication (although she didn’t even have to ask him) :)
Something else you should definitely check out is our good friend Joshua Longbrake’s new portfolio site (Hi Josh!!!). I love his Balloon series and of course all of his other work. Apparently there is an easter egg hidden on the site somewhere. I have yet to find it.
And last but not least, our extraordinarily talented friend from college, Anna Bond, of Rifle Paper Co., designed Joshua’s adorable logo. When I get enough pocket change I’d love to have her design some personal stationary for Jeff and I. Check out her shop for greeting cards, invitations, art prints, etc. And visit your local Anthropolgie store to pick up her beautiful recipe cards to go with her beautiful recipe boxes:
Monica did an alla prima portrait of me last weekend. I sat for a total of six hours but she didn’t finish because we ran out of time. I’ve always envied admired those who could draw or paint and it blows my mind how easily it comes to some. This is a time-lapse showing the first hour or two. I wish the camera was angled lower but you can still see most of it. Edit: I updated the video to full-frame.
Hi! My name's Huong (pronounced "Hung") and I'm a photographer, writer, wife, and paranoid germaphobe who lives in Roanoke, VA. Traveling, good reads, and witty people with lovely brains are a few of my favoite things, but photography and writing are what this web log is about.
