tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45519172370903071902012-01-25T14:16:30.708-06:00InkedFingers Photography & Design They're a husband and wife photographer and design team, John and Carli Kiene are based out of Austin, TX. They're 100% referral based and a boutique studio, only taking on 15-20 weddings a year.carlihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05366197570494757914noreply@blogger.comBlogger5471100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551917237090307190.post-62682065811151992712012-01-25T14:16:00.001-06:002012-01-25T14:16:30.765-06:00

Talent.  Inspiration. More than clay or sculpture or acrylic, watercolor enamores me almost as much as photography. This is my favorite artist. Do yourself a favor and look her up on facebook. Incredible... Have a wonderful Wednesday!!

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It's 9:36pm and as much as I'd like to be tucked in bed, after a cold rainy day  that little voice in my head (a high pitched squeal, of all things) is yelling at me "Do the blog, idiot!" So I do the blog. Here it is, Iphoneography Tuesdays AND I cheated. You may remember them. Three of these photos were dslr pics. The ones with the roses, Johnny's fave. This top photo however was merged

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I am rediscovering Brooke Fraser's album, Flags. I think it was around this time last year that the album debuted. Isn't it interesting?  Seasons. Finally, a season to slow down, to recoup, to catch up. That's what I'll be doing over the next few weeks. These are a few of my favorite songs from the album...

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This weather today reminds me of spring. And after spring, comes summer. And in summer, sunshine. I need sunshine,  which is why as much as I love the pacific northwest I'm confident I would melt like the wicked witch of the west if I was forced to live in grey skies & rain the rest of my life. Here's a bit of sunshine for you, whether you've grey skies or dreaming of the sea like me.

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I was really hesitant to admit a year ago how excited I was to be able to take fantastic photos with my iphone! Surely no one will take me seriously, I thought. I'm a photographer, you know, I'm supposed to have that big 10 lb camera and know about aperture and bouncing flash , blah blah blah. Well times are achangin. As Chase Jarvis said, the best camera is the one you have with you. All of

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The end of November last year, as we were looking over our 2012 calendar we noticed we didn't have a single gig for Jan or Feb. It actually would have been nice, as we thought we'd have a break to catch up, regroup after the crazy holidays. The last three weeks of 2011 we had 4 gigs fall in our lap, all needed to be shot by Jan 20th and each is it's own beast. The second one out of the

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It's easy to take photos in the sunlight, when we're surrounded by delicious sunflares and blue skies. In my opinion the real challenge of wedding photography is shooting in low church light,  or a low lit reception hall with a dj with crazy colored strobes,  or maybe no strobes at all! How are we supposed to get our cameras to focus on the bride's face while she's running with her groom

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My clients are amazing. This is the perfect example. This beautiful family is moving out of town and one of my other Lovelies who was recently wed  bought a portrait session for them. They give this gift of portraits to their friends and family. I have lost count of the number of gift sessions we've shot. It's a beautiful thing. Can you give any better a gift? The gift of a memory? Of

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sometime this week it was monday. i'd listen to lucy's voice on repeat. You say it's time to leave Cause it's getting dark Feet moving on their own We trust they'll take us home

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have you ever seen anything like it? this is stop motion + live action. it's amazing work. major kudos to Steven Briand the artist. do something different today. that no one but you can do.

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7 years ago last night, John & I met. December 31, 2004 I was a barista in San Antonio and had just turned 21. Johnny mentioned he'd seen me before, but I didn't remember that part.  After I handed him his drink he stood there and gave me grief about not having enough ice in his latte. I was polite "Well, sorry about that! Let me get you more ice! No problem!" or something like

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Have you ever been standing in a room and the very presence of someone intrigues you? You want to know more about them, despite you not even knowing their name. Kristen & I met at an Austin photog dinner and even before I had gone up to say hello, I wanted to know more about her. Three years in passing and I understand why. (And no, she didn't have a flying pig under her arm then. Well,

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There is a privacy about it which no other season gives you....  In spring, summer and fall people sort of have an open season on each other;  only in the winter, in the country, can you have longer, quiet stretches when you can savor  belonging to yourself.   ~Ruth Stout

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hope you had an incredible holiday. we're still enjoying the warmth of the hanukkah candles. i came across this on facebook yesterday and i was surprised. how had i never heard this song before? longing to belong... to you. so so sweet.

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hello dear heart no doubt you are nestled inside a warm home this evening friends close family, closer the cold is kept outside, the warmth of our home filled with love, piping hot drinks and laughter everything we do in life can be an art is an art one morning as i woke before the sun rose to fix coffee i was mesmerized by the quietude how even in the stillness there were so many

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It's Monday!! Hooray! I'm driving to Houston for the next three days to spend some time with my Mommy!  Then it's back on Wednesday for Chelsea and Chris' engagements, some final editing and  then countdown until friends arrive!  I know this time of year is so crazy stressful (especially sitting in traffic in downtown ATX!) but I encourage you today to find the good, the

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When we began the business I had this grand idea: Because I like alliteration, why don't I be clever and spell Photography with an "F"? So we began a facebook page inkedfingers fotography. Eh, bad idea. Google search after google search revealed people never found us by typing in fotography. We even had some people trying to pronunce it crAzY! These are only several reasons we've switched to

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This past weekend we photographed our last wedding of 2011 and it's as if we're ending the year on this huge BANG!  Everything was perfect.  Although I've been horrible about blogging lately, I sit here now remembering Suzanne and Ruben's wedding and it's almost impossible to sum it up in a few words. It was the dream team. Kelli Toal did hair and makeup. Our old intern Nichole showed

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Maybe you're wondering. Or maybe you're not. But I am. I've been wondering for years now if I would ever put a Christmas tree in my home. My parents converted to Judaism when I was in middle school and ever since my own heart's path has not been an easy one to follow. In 2004 I moved out on my own and I've found myself doing things solely for other's benefits and purpose. This last year, after

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If this was playing at 6:30am on my iphone instead of the chimes, maybe more than lugging my taxed mind from dreams, my bones would bust a move! Remember my friend, if it isn't a happy ending, your story isn't over yet. Have hope. x, carli

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This is the third day in a row in Austin, TX the weather has felt like fall. I'm typing with a warm mug close by and scarf around my neck... I just can't bring myself to turn on the heat in the house. On my Harry Connick Jr Pandora station this morning, this song came on. I want to listen to it over and over. It conjures memories of my barista days, slinging coffee at Starbucks in San Antonio,

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Gratitude solves all problems. I wrote that on my IG feed a few weeks ago and a fellow IG-er wrote something like "I wish. It doesn't solve all problems." It's all a frame of mind. See, I write of this stuff not to preach to anyone, but to convince myself.All of life is our perception. Does gratitude REALLY solve all problems? Does it make food *poof* appear on your table?Does it instantly

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Laura darling introduced me to this lovely. I couldn't be more grateful. xo, carli

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This could very well be one of my favorite iphoneography collages EVER. Mostly because I love the ocean and a few weeks ago John and I went to South Padre Island, the lowest tip of Texas, for the weekend. It was chilly and didn't warm up until the morning we were leaving so really, no swimming for us. But it doesn't really matter, does it? When you've sand and blue sky and birds and the

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Yesterday was my birthday. Twenty-eight years of things to be thankful for. I got to spend that weekend with my sister's family and my good friend Laura who I road-tripped up to Oklahoma with for a day. If you haven't learned this already,  I come from a large family. Five girls. One boy. And almost every day it is revealed to me what a gift, my family is, how each one of my

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Sorry I've been missing! Too much work to breathe, which is a blessing. Then a lot of other stuff. You know what I mean... "Life is 10% action, 90% our reaction (to circumstances beyond our control)." Lately I've been a big fat crying baby, in my little cave. It's not easy to remember that ^. It's past time I crawl out...

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Meet Karina and Gabriel. She's a speech therapist. He's an accountant. We just love their style. Every couple we shoot is different, every wedding, it's own vibe. One quality that every one of our couples share is they're free spirits, they're adventurous,  they don't take life too seriously. We really love that and it's one of the many  qualities Karina + Gabriel share, for sure. 

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Earlier this week I met with a friend.  We people-watched, she drank coffee from a paper cup & I listened to her every word. She told me that cooking chickens cured her ailments. I enjoyed cooking but had never made a whole chicken.  Hadn't I already come to this conclusion, cooking was therapy?  In those moments between us, those sacred silences shared between kindred souls, I realized I

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I love how this has some grand European feel to it,  between Karina's sense of style and the grandeur of Austin architecture. Have a great Monday!  We have four shoots over the next 6 days! Hope we make it out alive!   

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Discovered Blind Pilot this weekend. Can't get enough...

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Oh those big brown eyes so full of life! They make me so happy! What's your happy thought?

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We waltz through life... We waltz through this life, seeking ourselves. How ironic it is then. We don't see art, we see ourselves in art. We don't see the world objectively- we see ourselves- our past experiences, our thoughts and hopes and wants and pains when we gaze intently into the world's eyes. "The true spiritual secret is this: What you seek, you already are" - Deepak Chopra If I

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 Last week I had the privilege of photographing for the lovely Amber, from The Healing Dish! She's received her nutrition certification over the past year and needed some food photos for her website. Because here at IF we rarely take on product shoots and we're always photographing personalities, this was a fantastic change of pace.  She emailed me this delicious video the beginning

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Weekly highlights: Went running with Johnny + Elle x2  ;) Shot 3 shoots with stellar peeps! (Still have to blog Amber's food shoot!) Chopped 11 inches off my hair. What a pleasant change of pace! Ate at Homeslice pizza, oh my goodness delicious! Eating lots of apples, enjoying this fall weather with the windows open! Now it's time to get back to editing the 7 shoots that need to get

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Meet Rebecca and David. Time has never passed so fast during an engagement session. They laugh at everything. They laugh at each other. Their love is effortless... like breathing. I love how no matter how crazy our ideas were they were hardly a step behind, running across south congress, holding their hands above their heads, kissing  on command... two dozen times. (hehe)  We're so

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Breathe. Post written by Leo Babauta, Of Zen Habits Breathe. Breathing can transform your life. If you feel stressed out and overwhelmed, breathe. It will calm you and release the tensions. If you are worried about something coming up, or caught up in something that already happened, breathe.  It will bring you back to the present. If you are discouraged and have forgotten

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With Ali our new office manager hanging around more, I am so thankful to be able to blog more! I don't think in the history of our business we've blogged an album! So here is the album design, then what the completed flush-mount album looks like. We loved Christine and Parker's wedding so much, we made it one of our samples. Enjoy! Now here is the

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" Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. " George Eliot

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Something beautiful for your Monday.... Created by Camille Marotte. Created 31st December 2008 Ouistreham, Normandie, France :: Camera : Canon HF100 :: Song : Sigur Ros - Gong www.neoheaven.net

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I usually don't want to post something so melancholy on a monday. It's hard enough getting out of bed after a 3-shoot weekend! But this is one of my favorites! If it's putting you to sleep now, watch it this evening to wind down to. It's so so lovely... Here are a few sneak peeks from the shoots this weekend! 

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Every morning at 6:50am, the last week, my eyes pop open as I lay still in bed. My alarm isn't set to go off for another 40 minutes, but here I am, laying in bed and waiting for the day to begin. The sun hasn't even risen yet. I haven't seen many of those in the past few months. I'll put the kettle on to boil for our french press brew here in a bit. Go in to kiss Johnny to wake him up and

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If you live in Texas, you're fully aware of the drought and blazing temperatures this past summer. Well as the Man above would have it, the temperatures broke twice for this amazing couple. First for their engagements, then for their wedding. Truthfully, it could not have been a more beautiful day to overlook Lake Travis... And the water levels and the lack of rain did not matter. All that

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We've the privilege of photographing Tam + Ram's engagements, wedding and anniv over the last 3 years! We are so so honored to be a part of Oscar's life!! What a little cuddle-bunny blessing he is!

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Need a good stylist? Want to freshen up your makeup for fall? No. This isn't an infomercial ;) Keep Austin Gorgeous is {inkedFingers} preferred makeup artist and hair salon. We've had the privilege of working with them for almost 2 years now in the bridal industry, through the salon and having them come on-location to our shoots. I really really love their work. They do regular cut and

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Oh my. Check out this Volkswagon commercial. You know me- anything "hand made"! Ah it makes me so happy! Have a fantastic week! <p><p><p><p>&amp

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"We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own" -Ben Sweetland I've been gone, haven't I? So much of the last few weeks has taught me the importance of priorities and not working so much. It is a common misconception when I say "I'm a photographer!" for people to think I waltz to weddings, click a few times then come home and party. The truth is, the work I do or

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Shari and I go way back. We met at a camp in December of 2000, our senior year of high school. She's from Arkansas. I was living in San Antonio. To date, we've never lived in the same city and I can count on my hands the number of times we've actually spent face to face. That hasn't changed that if ever two friends could be soul sisters, on that wintery Dec day, I met my match. We would send

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I can't dance. But that doesn't stop me from moving to a good beat! I think I just might run tonight to this song. Here's motivation to finish off your Monday strong! xo, carli

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Good morning! Here's a little ditty to jump start the work week! Turn it up! much love, carli

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I really love everything that Mat Kearney has created. I love his love of black and white. Love his rhythms. Love his tunes. Love this beat. This song just makes me happy!

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Slowly knocking down that to do list. Finally uploaded the new logo ^^ & updating the blog, website and facebook page a little every day... exciting!Have a great week!

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Searched high and low for the author of this. Saw it floating around a few weeks back and just now came upon it on tumblr. Worth blogging.I especially like #2, 7, 9, 18, 30. I can't stand #31. ;)

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Today is the first day of our sabbatical. A few weeks ago I was sure I would have everything tied up in a perfect little bow by this morning.Who was I fooling? We have three albums, a portrait session and 1 and a half weddings to finish.But that's okay. I woke up this morning at 8 instead of my usual 7:30. I went outside and watered my garden. And as I was watering my garden I was reminded that

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Hello LoveJust wanted to send you a little reminder. Create something today! Whether it's a paper airplane with your son, a chalked up driveway with your daughter or maybe a doodle on the back of your notebook... or pick up the guitar you've neglected since work has taken over your life the last few months. If ever there's a time to do it, it's today, it's now.In the words of the great Oscar

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Good morning!I first heard about Dustin from my friend and fellow photog Gina (her inspiring photography here) . You should follow her on IG too. This gal is so talented and spends her days half in Cali, the other in Italy photographing weddings. I could go on and on about her inspiring soul but you should just go stalk her. Beauty oozes out of every photograph and word she posts...Back to Dustin

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Makeup & Hair: Kelli ToalDress: Nicole MillerVenue: Wild Onion Ranch

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Good morning! I've been slacking on this blog, but posting pretty regularly to Tumblr! Convenience, I guess? We've several weddings and a bridal session to blog this week though! If you have any thoughts/questions for tip Thursday, send them my way!Just writing to-do lists this morning, prepping for the next two crazy weeks!__ . __ . __ . __Here is Milo Greene's new release "Autumn Tree"They'll

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Agnes Obel's "Riverside"

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One of the first few Instagram photographs I took, at Bastrop State Park, Nov 2010I got an email a few weeks back from Josh, one of the community leaders of Instagram. He mentioned mashable.com was doing an article on IG and wanted to know if I wanted to be introduced to the reporter doing the story. What was mashable.com, I wondered? I googled it.Well, why not?Jenn responded with a few questions

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If you want a job done right,relinquish control to the people that do that job best.It's in their best interest for corporate clients to pay for a shoot stylist. Think J Crew on-location in Milan, the garden parties in Martha Stewart Living. Pick up any Architectural Digest and notice the vase of flowers that is reflected in the mirror, the book open on a coffee table or the strand of pearls

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It's 7:43pm, but it's still Tuesday, right? So I can still post my Instagram Tuesdays?For those of you that don't know, this is instagram: http://instagr.am/It's an app on my iphone 4 that I take photos with. I will be honest in saying I was very hesitant at first to post images from my iphone on my pro photography blog, but these, my friend, are the times we live in. As much as I want to get mad

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Four shoots in four days keeps us on our toes!These are the days when creativity arrives in flying by the seat of our pants and four hours of sleep. At times I feel I am most creative when I have no time to think.So here's to Monday, to the sweet disposition of these last few days and the heck of a shoot we have planned tonight. Turn up those tunes and get'er done!

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Johnny and I woke up at the crack of dawn to spend some time with this lovely family of four. Kevin, the daddy, was a groomsman in Kelly + Darryl's wedding a couple of years ago and we're honored to get to spend more time with them!! Elaine forwarded me their family blog a few days ago and I was able to see the children and get to know their personalities a bit prior to the shoot. No matter how

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Never pray for patience. Unless you enjoy being put in situations that will test your patience.This week I posted this image on my facebook profile because this quote has been running through my head. Johnny took the photo when we were in Los Cabos in January at Lovers Beach.All week I've been struggling with this concept of "happiness is a choice". "Just choose to be happy!" I'd tell myself."BUT

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Good morning darling.For today's photo tip thursday I'm going to answer a question Joana asked me last week! She writes:I was wondering how you take pictures when you have little lighting. I was in a concert a while back and since I barely started to take pictures I am not as confident with the camera. However, there was very little lighting and since I did not want to use flash I had to slow by

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The first phone call with Rebecca was her squealing in delight, relaying her fiance's elaborate proposal and how she was getting married in Houston and saw a friend of a friend's photos (Ashley+Ryan) that we photographed and wondered if we could go to Houston?Well Talal spent weeks planning an elaborate proposal on top of Mt Bonnell. She was in heels. He had her blind folded and so on that lovely

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The Bon Iver album was just released. Although this isn't my favorite song, (it isn't even on the album!) it's still great. Perfect for long edits...The Colbert ReportTags: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive

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Ahhh! Only 3 hours until the sun is setting! The day is ending!And this chalkboard sums up my life right now. It was filled just moments before with work to-dos. Now it is a message to Johnny. I never knew how difficult it could be to balance a full time job, keep the house clean and make my man happy. It isn't easy, well, making Johnny happy is, but the other two... the scale always tips one way

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Good morning!How are you?Today's Photo Tip Thursday is going to be short and sweet since I have a conference call in a wee bit! I met another talented photographer this week and she asked if I made a design template for my contracts. "What do you do to jazz up your contracts?" She asked.Give up the paper! I have one word for you: TAVE, it's an online studio management system.I have no need to

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Loreanna and Trent contacted me almost a year ago about photographing for them. First it started as a large wedding, then, after realizing how out of control the planning was getting, they decided to get married on some paradise-like island. Although Johnny and I aren't able to join them Loreanna said "Can we shoot 'we did it' photos at our favorite places, all over Austin?" A splendid idea!So

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Do you remember this lovely couple?John and Bristi flew Johnny & I out to Jamaica for their destination wedding a few years back.When her little sister Kasia got engaged earlier this year,I got an email that read something like this:Carli!!!!!!! Hello my friend!!!! I'm engaged!!!!Based on our rockin' 3 hour shoot last night, the natural ability to work-it must be in the Havins blood. ;)Kasia we

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It was 2005 when I first heard of Teitur. I was living in an efficiency apartment the first place I called my own and the little speakers I hooked up to my desktop pc couldn't pump out Teitur loud enough. I'd take him on my runs around the neighborhood and my long rides on the bus from work, back to home again.I don't know where he is today, but when I hear this song it is no less to me now than

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When four creative friends unite.Every first Thursday of the month on South Congress in Austin, TX almost every little shop in view of the Capitol extends their hours, provides discounts, promotes their products and sometimes even free alcoholic beverages are passed around! If you've never been, this one coming up in July is worthy of marking on your calendar!Our festivities were held in Carly's

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Here I am, burning dvds and as I am flipping through B + A's engagement session I see this sequence. I don't know why it didn't strike me before. This is such a beautiful moment.Have you ever stood this close to a roaring train? It's loud. The ground shakes under you. The wind is whipping. The horn is blaring. It's adrenaline-pumping want-to-run-the-other-way frightfully exciting! Well there our

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Quote of the Week:If you want to be happy, be. -Leo TolstoyIn two weeks time I have almost completely abandoned my blog! Somewhere between meeting new beautiful souls and long hours on the imac I forgot! Well here is what I've had on repeat the last few days. I want to learn it...Have a wonderful week, Lovely. Remember to smile at strangers. Maybe the random person you smile at today is on their

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Good morning!How was your weekend? I want to post all of the fantastic vendors I met at the Renegade Craft Fair this weekend! The photo above was from a cute woman who sold canvas bags and the like with that saying. I'll post more later in the week so I can keep my Monday groove. ;) Keep an eye out! I was so impressed with how many quality products and wonderful people were there! I went with my

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I don't want to say too much. She doesn't need much of an introduction.This is Priscilla Ahn.I found her by this first song on YouTube.The second song is one she wrote and dedicated to Japan, so lovely.

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In between long edits, long hair, short clips and short sighs I'm reading this:I'm learning a lot, such as both of our father's were in the air force. I just finished reading the chapter on her photo of John Lennon and Yoko Ono and her tour with Mick Jagger. Up to that point, she had always photographed bands at live shows, but never had this intimate behind-the-scenes peek into the Rolling

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I will tell you a secret.But don't tell anyone...especially not my husband!So here it goes.Johnny is a fantastic children's photographer!This is his first portrait session up in Dallas and, with the help of our former internNichole Clark, they rocked it! Thank you Ashley and Mary Helen for the referral! We're honored to officially be in the Dallas market and hope to be planning more shoots up

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I can't help it. She's my sister! Do you have a sister? Well I hope you know what it's like to really have a sister. Because a sister is closer than a friend, closer than a bff even. A real sister loves you even after you get mad and hang up, even if you take her shirt and shrink it without her knowing, even if you walk out for a loooong time and then want back in her life. A real sister just

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Have you had your morning coffee? Tea? Mine is still brewing. :)It's been tugging on my heart lately... a good woman I know was recently slandered.I know, it is inevitable, people will talk badly about your business, badly about you. If it hasn't happened yet, one day it will.When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.I remember several years ago a situation that burned a slow

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It was really really hard to get out of bed this morning. After some English Breakfast tea and a few inspirational quotes left by twitter friends, I ran across this on TedTalks to listen to while I edit. Thought it was worth sharing.I like to observe people and isn't it true, people around you, people you interact with can't help but respond positively to a smile, whether you're at the grocery

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Hi!Photography, literally translated from the Greek means "light drawing". What is an image but how and where our eyes perceive the light? Why don't most of us like the flash on a point and shoot camera? Because it creates a flat image by throwing the light straight onto the front of the subject.Always be aware of what direction the light is coming from! When I was photographing kids sports

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I had the privilege of speaking with Renee and Ramon about their Portland wedding which took place last September. Renee is an architect, so location for her wedding was high priority. We prayed for fog and clouds (for diffused light :) and we shouldn't have expected anything less. I've never shot a wedding in the rain before. When you have such a breath-taking backdrop, well, it's a

carlihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05366197570494757914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551917237090307190.post-4324438689198958052011-05-10T08:05:00.003-05:002011-05-10T08:19:28.123-05:00

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I was first introduced to Imogen Heap with the song Hide and Seek. It was unlike any other song I'd heard. An acappella aria, as a New York Times columnist called it. A synthesizer. Simple melody with a meaning not easily understood and as is almost all of her music, with the rise and fall of sharps and flats, it's almost haunting. And she's British! Fantastic.To be honest I didn't even know

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I spent a few minutes yesterday organizing an old hard drive and came across my New York photos. Everything happened so fast on that trip, even the planning of the trip itself. Renee lived there then. It was a visit with her to a city I had never been. You don't forget the rush-rush from place to place and in true New York City style- even my departure was rushed. I loved New York. It was my

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Good morning!Bonjour!Let's start Thursday off with a giveaway! Today I am giving away four pieces of our Paris-inspired stationery. Two a2 cards with homemade map envelopes and (2) 4x9 button and string vintage-inspired letters of love. Just leave a comment!P h o t o s h o p L a y e r s 1 0 1This is a very basic lesson in layers. I'll show you how to create a duplicate of your image in the

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Today will be short and sweet. We have an engagement shoot in Houston this evening with Brandi and Adam, and a wedding and maternity session to put some finishing touches on!I'm going to make a card out of that last middle photo "You're on my mind". I took the majority of the photos above at the craft fair this weekend. Good times. ;) That lovely lady in the middle with the beautiful red hair is

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I feel like I typically post borderline-melancholy music or maybe I just listen to it a lot lately? ha Well not today!It might be because yesterday's show was nothing short of a w e s o m e ! Because people came out to support me that I wouldn't have thought. Because, though I was unsure of the outcome, everything fell into place.It might be because today, of all days, there is justice in the

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