FREE by Dara Maclean

amy - May 18, 2012 - 9:14 am

Cutest Disney PHotos- EVER! I adore these. We were there a few weeks ago and I wasn’t thrilled with mine. Your kids are the perfect age for great photos there. The cars are always a favorite of ours too!

amy grace - May 18, 2012 - 9:41 am

every photo you take is so beautiful…and you captured the essence of disney without the crazy crowds and madness these are so happy.

counting down

05.13.12

i am very excited to share my sister’s maternity shoot with you. i did a super quick mini shoot with her last month you can see here. with her due date quickly approaching she is counting down the days until sweet lucy arrives. katie’s a natural in the front of the camera which made my job easy. in about eight weeks i will have a new baby niece to hold and i am over the moon. it has been a blessing to be here for katie’s pregnancy this time. it is such a fun phase of life right now to share as our two year old girls have become the best of buddies lately. after living all of our adult lives apart, it is quite special to have this time..

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amy grace - May 13, 2012 - 10:03 pm

these are so incredibly lovely, ginger! the subject, the beautiful artistry with which you capture her, and the love behind them. gorgeous and congratulations

Katie - May 14, 2012 - 6:33 am

Love the shots G! You did a gorgeous job! So incredibly thankful to have these memories captured!

Shara - May 14, 2012 - 7:27 am

these are utterly beautiful! Congratulations to Katie and her beautiful family. Can’t wait to see those newborn pictures!

Candice - May 15, 2012 - 9:38 am

I absolutely love this pictures!!! I have a question for your sister- where did she get her necklace? I’m having a baby in July and really want a necklace like that.

one week new

05.12.12

it’s always so wonderful to be around a new baby. this little fellow was no exception. he was precious. with big blue eyes and gorgeous baby new skin…just as sweet as can be. it was so special to capture him with his mama. i babysat caroline when she was just a little girl. i can’t believe time has passed by so quickly..here she is now a mama herself. i hope you cherish these images of your adorable baby boy…

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Carrie - May 12, 2012 - 3:47 pm

The newborn phase passes so quickly! How wonderful to have pictures of this sweet mama and baby! Just lovely!

Mimi - May 14, 2012 - 1:10 pm

You forget how absolutely precious a newborn is – maybe its because you are so tired. How great for Caroline to have these to look back on as Joey grows up !

project 52 l week 19 l favorite song

05.11.12

“my strength alone will never be enough but Your arms keep lifting me up”

this week our theme for project 52 is favorite song. i had a couple choices. do i pick a song that would make wonderful photographs? or do i pick a song that really is one of my favorites?

well, i went with the song Free by Dara Maclean because it really speaks to my heart.

often i am asked how do i do it all. we have three children. i home-school. i run a part time business. my husband is gone a lot. yet, i guess i appear too be doing it all with a smile.

i’ll be honest with you…

i feel like a failure many days. i feel like i am not enough. i see the piles of laundry. i see the mess in my car. i see my body that is not as fit as it needs to be. i cry. i get lonely. the list really could go on of all the ways i see my shortcomings. i’m human. and its so easy for the devil to come in and make us feel inadequate. then you can add society into the picture. pinterest. facebook. magazines. you get the idea. its easy to look around and feel like everyone has a “picture perfect life”. and yes, i may be guilty of appearing that way too at times. perhaps we all are. but i don’t want anyone to think that is the case. really, i am just an ordinary girl who loves her husband and children with all her heart and strives to stay positive no matter what the circumstance…but

don’t be fooled…..i don’t do it all. i just have an amazing God full of grace and love and He does amazing things through me.

FREE by Dara Maclean

(if you haven’t heard this song, please go check it out)

Hurting heart and broken wings Cannot stop Your love from always finding me No more days wasting away I finally realize the gift inside of me
My strength alone will never be enough But Your arms keep lifting me up
You tell me I’ve been made free You give me everything I need to walk in my dreams You whisper words that free my soul You’re the reason I have hope You’re everything I need and more You made me You made me free
I was caged in, then You opened Every door that held me bound and You gave me the key No more pressure I can just breathe The girl I tried so hard to be, has always been me
My strength alone will never be enough But Your arms keep lifting me up
You tell me I’ve been made free You give me everything I need to walk in my dreams You whisper words that free my soul You’re the reason I have hope You’re everything I need and more
Now I’m free to love, free to live, Free to take my life and give it all to You
Oh, you tell me I’ve been made free You give me everything I need to walk in my dreams You whisper words that free my soul You’re the reason I have hope You’re everything I need and more You made me You made me free You made me You made me free

now please continue with our blog circle and see what Mary Schannen of Melange Photography has for her favorite song.

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Lucy - May 11, 2012 - 4:02 am

So Gorgeous Ginger! I adore Bubble Shots!

gret - May 11, 2012 - 7:04 am

Lovely! I’ve focused on this verse all week and thought of it when I read this…Isiah 40:28-31

Mary Schannen - May 11, 2012 - 7:49 am

Oh just stunning! You can feel God’s presence in this image.

Clara - May 11, 2012 - 8:11 am

I’ve never heard this song before and I love it… This beautiful image says so much …. Thank you for sharing your heart and your honesty this week… xo

amy grace - May 11, 2012 - 10:13 am

beautiful ginger…it DOES like you are doing it all. all the important things, with grace, humility, beauty, and love.

Flo Dupuy - May 11, 2012 - 10:39 am

Ginger,

Keep that light shining girl! Your pictures are priceless. They speak of love, light, truth, happiness, joy, freedom, emotion, being in the moment, courage, playfulness. Each one of them remind me to enjoy the present moment and be grateful for simple things.

I can relate about the piles of laundry, car and looks. I try to tell myself that when we will be gone the laundry, car and looks won’t matter any more. What will matter is what you will have created through pure love. That legacy to your children will remain beautifully untouched and that is what matters after all! You were there to capture all these precious moments for them to cherish.

You have so much gold and beauty in your heart! Keep your light on and continue to inspire us!

xoxo

10 on 10 : the may edition

05.10.12

a typical wednesday

the first to wake up

the last to wake up

the happiest to wake up

breakfast for two

how do i look

mama’s day to play tennis

off to mita’s house

math time

quiet time upstairs

bubbles

soccer star

swinging

“i DOOD it!”

bed

please continue on with our blog circle and see what ELIZABETHJANE photography l sacramento photographer has this month

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MAY 10 on 10 | A TUESDAY WITH DANNY » - May 10, 2012 - 7:05 am

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Sabrina - May 10, 2012 - 8:50 am

These are adorable Ginger! Especially love the unique perspective of the rear view mirror and your daughter doing some homework with all that light in her eyes. So privileged to be in a 10 on 10 group with you

Amanda Fechtner - May 10, 2012 - 9:24 am

The image of your little lady in front of the mirror melts my heart!! you have such a beautiful family!

Amy Lucy - May 10, 2012 - 11:24 am

Whenever I visit your blog I can’t get over how cute your kids are! Seriously adorable! I love these little snippets of your day, Ginger. Beautiful work!

amy grace - May 10, 2012 - 11:40 am

ginger, wow…these are amazing. amazingly real moments in your regular day, but you make them so touching, warm, and just beautiful in your treatment of each image. there is such a gentleness that i feel looking at these. your children, together, as individuals are gorgeous, inside and out. and your light…so lovely.

Jennifer Capozzola - May 10, 2012 - 12:24 pm

Ginger, I’m a newbie here and am so glad to see your beautiful work. I love the happy waking up picture. That’s my favorite. If only we could all wake up so happy everyday. I see such a sweetness and love in your photos, the way you choose to compose them and the processing all make for such a beautiful collection of photos. Jen C.

isabel - May 10, 2012 - 2:26 pm

these are great ginger!! beautiful light seems to follow you

CrisStephens - May 10, 2012 - 7:35 pm

Ginger you know how to tell the story so well. That was such a beautiful day to share! thank you. The one of your little one changing clothes is priceless. You will have a beautiful book at the end of the year that your children will love to see over and over again =)

Jennifer - May 13, 2012 - 11:38 am

Ginger~ What a great day and such beautiful photos to accompany it! I love your point of view – and your processing… And your family is so gorgeous! I always look forward to your posts!

project 52 l week 18 l temptation

05.04.12

another friday has somehow arrived, therefore it’s time for another week of project 52.

this week our theme is temptation.

admittedly there are many temptations in life. i am grateful beyond words for God’s grace, because some days i feel like i fall time and time again in to the tempations surrounding me. today i wasn’t sure what i was going to use for my image and then i see this pile of laundry (yet to be put away) on my bed…and not far from it was the ipad. oh, how fitting. the ipad only represents the MANY tempations technology has brought into our lives. tempations, distractions, wasted time. YES, i think technology is fabulous and i love all the benefits, but i’ve fallen many times to the tempations it brings. sometimes one minute online can turn into hours of the day wasted that should have been spent otherwise (maybe putting up this laundry??!!) seriously, i pray for God’s grace and forgiveness in the time i let get wasted from HIM, from my children, from my husband, and from all the important priorities of my life. and i strive to do better…

“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” EPHESIANS 6:11

now please continue with our blog circle and see what Mary Schannen of Melange Photography has this week to share…

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» Adelaide Wedding, Child, Newborn, Family and Baby Photographer | Lucy Jane Photography - May 4, 2012 - 4:47 am

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Melinda - May 4, 2012 - 9:44 am

Love your interpretation. I struggle with this too – especially as it is tied together with “learning” photography. Thanks for the reminder!

Sabrina - May 7, 2012 - 9:08 pm

Oh Ginger, you’ve hit on a big issue for me. Lately, I’ve just been struggling with being “connected” and that interfering with my connection with God and my family. I had a “rule” for a while to completely unplug every Sunday but have totally fallen off that boat (honestly, it was SO enjoyable). Anyway. . enough of my life story. Love the image and the perfect juxtaposition! Oh how many times I’ve chosen technology over laundry!

Mary Schannen - May 8, 2012 - 4:35 pm

that’s my life! Only I don’t have an ipad – but the computer is definitely my go to therapy when I don’t want to do housework!

Misty setzler - May 10, 2012 - 10:17 pm

I totally have this issue, its a big daily struggle.

the evening wait…

04.28.12

it’s friday night. our school week is over. i am asked over and over–when will daddy be here? he is on the way, but they are getting hungry, impatient, and restless. so, we head out the door. we head down to the lake. and we enjoy the fresh air, the breeze, and this gorgeous sun (and wait for daddy to arrive)…suddenly there is not a care in the world amongst them. God is great! and so this is how most nights go at our house…

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Amy - May 2, 2012 - 7:17 am

These make me so happy, Ginger! Your little free-spirited beauties out playing in the sun without a care in the world. These are the essence of childhood.

Detra - May 4, 2012 - 12:09 am

Love love all of these special moments captured!! Love the light and the post edits!!!

project 52 l week 17 l facial features

04.27.12

it’s friday, which means we are back for another week of project 52. this week’s theme is facial features.

it was time for dance recital pictures…

please continue with our blog circle and see what mary shannen of melange photography has captured this week…

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Mary Schannen - April 27, 2012 - 7:42 am

Oh – such beautiful bw’s and she looks so cute in her dance outfits! Having girls must be so much fun!

Holly - April 27, 2012 - 12:46 pm

Gorgeous E! I love how dramatic those first two images are!

sabrina - April 27, 2012 - 2:13 pm

Oh all three are so pretty! Love the b&w but love the color. I hope the recital is fun!!!

Melinda - April 28, 2012 - 5:21 pm

These are gorgeous! Love the lighting and perspective. The conversions are really beautiful too!

efi - April 29, 2012 - 7:13 am

looove the first one, the angle is beautiiiful!!

finding the light workshop comes to an end

04.26.12

this was the final week of the winter finding the light workshop with Dee, and her two assistants Gail and Jenny.

i cannot say enough wonderful things about this workshop. each of these amazing photographers brings their own unique style to the class. make sure you go to their blogs and see for yourself.

i look at light in a whole different way after taking this class. ( the best part is, in a couple weeks, i will do it all over again, as an alumni.) it was over and beyond what i expected. you will enjoy it, not matter what type of photographer you are.

as you can read on their blog the assignments are as follows:

Main Assignments

Assignment 1: Dramatic Light

Assignment 2: Mid-day Sun & Backlight (full sun)

Assignment 3: Mid-day backlighting with a reflector

Assignment 4: Late in the day sun with reflector

Assignment 5: Finding natural way to reflect light ( backlighting included)

Assignment 6: Pockets of Light ( Find the light in any space)

Assignment 7: Sunflare

Assignment 8 : Capturing subject & sky

Bonus assignments :

Assignment 1 : Indoor side lighting

Assignment 2: Have rain ? Embracing the weather!

Assignment 3: Silhouettes

Assignment 4: Blown light

Assignment 5: How Color Impacts Your Photos

Assignment 6: Getting out of a creative funk

Assignment 7: Towering Skies

i wanted to share some of my favorite images from the last few weeks. i did an original post of my first couple of weeks here.

it was wonderful to try new things and to get critiqued in a place you feel comfortable…

are you wanting to learn more?? head on over to their website and get signed up for the next finding the light workshop…you will be so happy you did it!!!

as for me, i am ready for my next 8 weeks as an alumni!! thank you Dee, Jenny B, and Gail for an amazing experience. and to my fellow classmates, it was wonderful spending the last two months together!!!

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Amy Sargeant - April 26, 2012 - 9:25 am

Your photography is beautiful. I hope I can do the class soon. Lovely.

Sabrina - April 26, 2012 - 1:19 pm

Ginger you have been such an inspiration to me during the workshop (and through our project 52). I can’t wait to be back there again with you. And I love all of your images. But the oof maternity and the very last one on the swing. Swoon!!!

Mary Schannen - April 26, 2012 - 5:11 pm

You rocked all of these assignments!!!! Looking forward to our alumni workshop!

cousins at Easter

04.24.12

over the Easter weekend i had the pleasure of shooting these adorable cousins. we only had one day to have them all together and i am so glad we got some great memories of each of them. it was a windy day so that presented us with some challenges but the kids were all so great and patient. they were full of smiles and cooperated wonderfully. they were each precious and you could tell they enjoyed being together so much. i am thankful we got to meet and look forward to seeing this family again…

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today you are eight l a birthday letter

04.20.12

dear e,

the past eight years have flown by much too quickly. my heart changed in unspoken ways the moment i became a mother.

this year seems extra sentimental to me as you enter a new phase of life. you are not quite a little girl anymore, but not quite a teen-aged girl either. i certainly see changes in you as you gain more independence and curiosity about the world around you. when i think of you, i think of the tenderness that fills your heart. you are so loving and so full of compassion for everyone in your life.

we’ve shared so much in these short eight years. in the last few years daddy was deployed quite often and you were my rock. you were there to make me laugh, to give me snuggles, and to be a help in more ways than you’ll ever be aware. indeed, i missed daddy, but these memories will forever be etched in my heart. i love the bond we share and i hope we never lose it.

i’ve enjoyed watching your faith in God and love of Jesus grow over the past year. you have questions and passion and it makes me so happy. my prayer for you is to grow closer and closer to Him. i want you to let Jesus lead you and trust in Him for everything in your life. if you do this, you will forever be blessed.

i know the next few years will continue to bring changes as you grow into a young lady. i pray for wisdom in guiding you, love and patience in teaching you, and an open heart, to be there for you always.

i love you to the moon and back!

happy eighth birthday!!!

xoxo,

mama

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amy grace - April 22, 2012 - 7:33 pm

oh ginger, these are precious and lovely. my little girl just turned eight too, so your words have struck a beautiful chord. blessings to both of you…

Tracy - April 23, 2012 - 11:07 pm

Oh my! These are just precious! I love the setting and the little bag with flowers in them. She looks like such a sweetie!

hope - April 24, 2012 - 2:04 am

nothing short of beautiful. love her and that dress…and you and your work!!

leah - April 24, 2012 - 10:11 am

Love the haziness! The balloons make it perfect.

Nicki - April 24, 2012 - 11:12 am

beautiful images!! love the processing!

Corinn Gray - April 25, 2012 - 8:28 am

Such sweet images you captured. I love the processing and the balloons!

Heather - April 25, 2012 - 10:16 am

Beautiful post, and what a lovely girl you have!

SarahInParis - April 29, 2012 - 6:55 am

Ginger these images are stunning and your daughter is SOOOOO beautiful. Fabulous work!

Pamela Joye - April 29, 2012 - 1:13 pm

I’m over the moon with the opening & closing photos and absolutely mad about #10 — it’s dreamy and ethereal and my eye goes right to those lovely eye lashes. Also like #4 – the missing teeth and again those dreamy eye lashes. Beautiful and really like the edit!

Stephanie Moore {Tucson AZ Photographer} - April 29, 2012 - 10:06 pm

These are beautiful. I love the balloons, the colors are gorgeous!

jennifer foster - April 30, 2012 - 9:33 am

these are just stunning Ginger! I can tell you really took a lot away from your time in the FTL workshop, money well spent gorgeous color and processing, bravo!

Christina - May 1, 2012 - 3:11 pm

Aw! Happy birthday beautiful!

jules - May 2, 2012 - 9:31 pm

happy birthday to her! this is such a gorgeous session. love the pp and the beautiful light.

project 52 l week 16 l expressive

04.20.12

this week our theme for project 52 is expressive. there’s a certain 2 year old in my life who is full of expressions….

she’s a mess. from happy, to impatient, to sweet, to sad, to crazy and silly. we see it all. love that little smile and dimple…

now head on over to see what Mary Schannen of Melange Photography has for this week’s theme…

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Clara - April 20, 2012 - 8:14 am

I love how so many of us with 2 year olds have chosen them as our subjects this week! They are so expressive and funny and your two year old is no exception! Love it!

Dana Cubbage - April 20, 2012 - 10:11 am

Oh the face in that first image… LOVE!

Mary Schannen - April 20, 2012 - 2:12 pm

TeeHeeHee! She is just adorable! You can tell she’s having so much fun!

Sabrina - April 23, 2012 - 11:11 pm

I wish I could capture my 2yo this well! She is so fun! And that one dimple–oh my!!!

a mid-summer baby is on the way

04.19.12

i took these this week as part of a project for the finding the light workshop and wanted to share them. my sister is due mid summer with a new baby girl and we are all excited. it has been such fun seeing her daily and the changes her body makes as little lucy gets bigger and bigger. she’s really just glowing. i can’t wait to do a full session with her which will include her two year old and her hubby.

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counting down » Ginger Unzueta Photography - May 13, 2012 - 9:51 pm

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lovely

04.11.12

it is always a treat to get to know the families i photograph. this family lives down the street from me, but in the short seven months we have lived here, i had not met them. life gets busy and before you know it months fly by. i am so glad that our photo date brought us together. these children were as precious as could be. one was so full of life and smiles. another one who seemed so shy, yes had so much beauty and wonder through her eyes. and finally a little brother who took a while to warm up, but shared some adorable smiles and laughs with me before it was over…

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10 on 10 : the april edition

04.10.12

welcome back for 10 on 10 : the april edition. if this is your first month following this fun project, please read here for a little more about it.

this month i have decided to highlight something very special to me. i decided to let you see “what sunday night dinner looks like” i realize this breaks “the rules” in some ways again. but the importance of this project for me is documenting details, life, and the meaning of both. i knew that these nights were something i wanted to remember forever..

my dearest family,

how special sunday night dinners have become. i think it is so nice that mom has an open invitation to us all, but with no expecations attatched. if we can make it, we are there but if not, it is totally understood.

this year has been amazing in so many ways for us all. i think we are quite a unique family. four siblings and our spouses, 7 children (1 on the way) and two amazing parents..all living on one street. often people say they couldn’t do it, but now i can’t imagine NOT doing it. we are so unique in that we actually do enjoy each other. i love how i will drive in and out of the neighborhood and see you all at different times. i love that our 2 year old drives by each of your houses and says your names and waves. we haven’t always had this….infact that is why i cherish it even more. a military family always moving….we spent 12 long years away from you all. i used to long for times like this. but really i couldn’t imagine how awesome it would be until now experiencing it daily.

we all know the weeks go by so quickly. we don’t always get the long visits in and time we would so love to have with each other, so sunday nights are extra special. the food is great but the laughter and craziness of it all is what makes the memories so special. thank you each for being who you are to me. i thank God for this family we have been blessed with. i hope we have many years of memories here together. and i hope you enjoy the glimpse i have of our wonderful weekly tradition.

i love you all,

ginger

please continue to the blog of amazingingly talented Liz of Elizabeth Jane Photo and see what she has this month for her 10 on 10. it really is fun to continue on as each one of us interprets this in our own way!

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amy grace - April 10, 2012 - 9:46 am

these are such beautiful portraits of a community. your words touched me as much as seeing so many faces, smiling, together, sharing. i feel so happy that you are blessed with this experience, and that you have shared the beauty, light and love of your photos. so lovely…

CrisStephens - April 10, 2012 - 1:05 pm

love your words, love your story, love your day, love the love that you can see here and you are sharing with us. THis is beautiful and your pictures are stunning!

Carrie - April 10, 2012 - 1:22 pm

These are just precious G! I am so grateful that you are capturing these special moments in pictures! Thank you!

Renee Bonuccelli - April 10, 2012 - 1:53 pm

We have a Sunday dinner tradition too:) great idea to capture it! I love the family togetherness and cousins:) beautiful captures.

Jennifer - April 10, 2012 - 5:58 pm

Rules are meant to be broken! I always have a loose interpretation of our project – but that’s how it is when you’re dealing with artist types! I love your post and your beautiful family photos. This makes me miss my own family… I’m gonna go call my Mommy…

Liz - April 12, 2012 - 11:28 pm

What a wonderful thing to live on the same street with your family like that. How fun! My family gets together every Sunday for dinner as well, & I’m always so happy when I can make it (we have a little longer of a drive, so can’t make it as often as we’d like). Thanks for sharing this great tradition. Your family is beautiful! And what a perfect look into the day. Great post this month Ginger! Beautiful photography as always.

project 52 l week 14 l faceless picture

04.05.12

it’s time for another week of project 52. for this week’s theme we are to explain a person–anything but their face. i was going to use a picture i got earlier in the year of my youngest with her baby doll, which i do love b/c it tells so much about her at this phase of her life. but this week i was taking a series of pictures for the workshop i am taking -finding the light, and i knew they would be great for this week.

for me these simply show my son’s love of life. his wonder, amazement and curiousity. the colors make me feel his warmth and love. the “airiness’ of them makes me feel his youth and innocence…..

now head on over to the blog of mary schannen of melange photography to see her inspiring work…

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Mary Schannen - April 5, 2012 - 2:39 pm

Another beautiful post from you – Don’t you just LOVE those big bubbles! They make such gorgeous images in the right light! Love the spring colors here also!

52 Week Challenge {Explain a Person} » Adelaide Wedding, Child, Newborn, Family and Baby Photographer | Lucy Jane Photography - April 5, 2012 - 9:36 pm

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Lucy - April 5, 2012 - 9:38 pm

Love these Ging! He is such a cute! And well, I love the bubbles too, great minds think alike

Dana Cubbage - April 6, 2012 - 12:21 pm

Oh I’m jealous you’re taking the Finding the Light workshop. You’ll have to tell us your thoughts on it when you’re done. Lovely images this week, Ginger. Beautiful use of light

gretchen - April 10, 2012 - 12:27 pm

Love the pretty spring colors! And I love that boy…he’s such a joy!

holly - April 10, 2012 - 6:49 pm

these are beautiful, g! the bubbles certainly made for such gorgeous focal points in the images!

sweetness

03.30.12

i am so excited to finally have these photos ready to share with you. a few weeks ago i had such a wonderful evening capturing the H family. they are such a special family to us in many ways! mike (the father) grew up with my husband and they have remained close since their childhood. we all grew up in the same neighborhood and its so neat to see mike as a dad now. his wife laura, is a beautiful as she can be on the inside and out…i just wish we got to see them more often than we do. their boys were such fun to chase around and chat with. they are full of life and love and i hope you enjoy this glimpse into their sweet world…

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project 52 l week 13 l album cover

03.30.12

it’s friday, which means we are back with another theme for project 52. album cover is our theme this week–its sure to be a fun one.

in our home we listen to contemporary Christian music most of the time. we are big K-LOVE fans. we stream it through our apple tv or phones now that we do not have a local station. it’s really an awesome way to keep your day focused on positive and uplifting thoughts.

anyway….for this project though, i used a jack johnson song: Better Together. whenever i hear this song i think of my amazing husband. we are apart a lot and as i hear it, it always brings back happy thoughts of us together. wonderful memories. comfort. (infact as i write this, he is once again away–working in the middle east).

so i had to decide how i would interpret my song through pictures….and my daughter and my niece came to mind. they spent the first seven years of their short lives only seeing each other on Christmas and summer break. but through these visits they have always been so close, the best of friends. now that they only live a few houses apart, they love to get together to play when they don’t have other activities. i wanted to capture them being carefree, dreaming, loving life, and just enjoying the NOW. so here is my album cover:

Jack Johnson: Better Together

(click here if you’d like to read lyrics and play song)

now continue on with our blog circle and see what Clara from Heart Inspired Photography | Adelaide Photographer has for her album cover…

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Shara - March 30, 2012 - 8:50 am

These pictures make me so happy! I love seeing them playing. Knowing that these years together will cement their relationship for years to come. Praying for Cesar’s quick return!

Melinda - March 31, 2012 - 9:38 am

These are fabulous Ginger! Love your interpretation of this week’s theme. You have captured their friendship beautifully.

Deanna - March 31, 2012 - 8:54 pm

Love the Coke bottles! I’m a HUGE Coke fan!!! Such sweetness captured here between these two. With this military life, what a gift that they get to have this time together!

Sabrina - April 2, 2012 - 11:03 pm

Ginger these are just so fun, summery, and perfect! They truly make me happy!

Kate - April 4, 2012 - 11:33 am

Goodness Ginger you make me want summer so bad. I love the coke bottles, and what a sweet photoshoot. Beautiful!

project 52 l week 12 l pastel

03.23.12

welcome back for another week of project 52 with my group of friends from the bloom forum. this week’s theme is pastel.

i took some pictures this week of my niece who just turned two. they fit the theme so well. we are all very excited that miss E will have a baby sister in a couple of months…and i’d say she is pretty excited as well. oh, how i love this little girl. i am so thankful to see her all the time now. she truly is miss sunshine…

please continue with our blog circle and see what Mary Shannen of Melange Photography has shared for pastel…

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Clara - March 23, 2012 - 6:48 am

Oh your niece is gorgeous! I could get lost in those eyes! And I just love that your photos still have a fresh feeling to them even with the pastel hazey processing!

Dana Cubbage - March 23, 2012 - 9:52 am

The light in these images are gorgeous. Love them!

Mary Schannen - March 23, 2012 - 3:26 pm

So pretty and pastel! Love those maternity shots!

Melinda - March 23, 2012 - 4:00 pm

Love these! My favorite is the 4th one – love her natural expression and the lighting is beautiful!!

Gret - March 23, 2012 - 4:56 pm

She is adorable! And I love the baby bump! So happy for your sister.

Lucy - March 23, 2012 - 8:30 pm

Naww, she is adorable, love these!

Sabrina - March 27, 2012 - 12:12 am

Gorgeous, Ginger! I love her in the yellow!!!

Kate - April 4, 2012 - 11:34 am

She is so beautiful, and I love the top image. What a beautiful representation of pastel. Lovely!

strawberry picking with the cousins…

03.16.12

today we spent a glorious spring morning at a local strawberry patch with my sisters and all the kids…it was such fun to watch the kids and their excitement and determination to get LOTS of berries…

as we drove home, i pulled over to capture these next few shots. this is home…the pastures, the cows, the oaks. it’s everything i see and relate with HOME. it’s all the things i missed so much before moving back.

and once we got home the girls counted and cleaned their berries.

we can’t wait to go pick blueberries and peaches later this spring…

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