The Photographers Will Snap Us...

Amongst other recent addictions (Winnie the Pooh, flavored coffee, naps), I've gotten hooked on Instagram.  I come from a family of really excellent photographers so I was always intimidated when holding a camera.


But... then I got an iPhone.  And a baby.  But the iPhone first.  Both things had me start snapping up pictures at an alarming rate - so much so that I recently wasn't able to backup my phone to my computer I had so many photos!  So when I saw the February challenge (s), I jumped in with enthusiasm!  Yay!


Above are the two challenges I'm working on and below are some of the pics I've done so far.  

What do you think?  Did a smartphone make you into an amateur photographer too?

Olive Juice Photography!

For my new Etsy custom song shop, I wanted to capture certain feelings for different types of songs and for the romantic songs, I looked for photos that perfectly showed that kind of love that marries romance and friendship. The gorgeous photos from Olive Juice Photography done by photographer Leila Brewster were ideal! Here are some of my favorites - check out her site and her flickr page to see more loveliness!

P.S. Feel free to follow me! I promise only ever to lead you to bright, sunny places!

P.P.S. I have a brand, new original album out! If youdownload it and loooooveit, please write a lovely review on the site from which you purchased it!

The Perfect Winter Package!

I was lucky enough to win several giveaways right at the end of 2009, one of them being a selection of marvelous prints from Diana's citylight photography shop! I had long admired her work (not the least of which because it contains three things I adore: Disney, cats and books) and was so excited to win!

Her package arrived in the most charming way and personable way (which really makes a difference to me) and the contents were wonderful!

The Disney prints are magical - oddly enough, just how I remember Disney being when I was a kid, sunny, a bit hazy, and with tons of bright colors.

This photo was on a new paper Diana told me she was trying out - metallic - which accentuated the gorgeous colors on it perfectly. To me the sheen gives it a bit of an edgier, almost retro-futuristic feel.

My very favorite photos were the book ones: I just loved the colors and patterns she used and as a vintage book geek, I am so excited to have photos with such great textures and old-fashioned typefaces!

She even topped it off with the cutest postcard, which I'm planning to send to a friend languishing in the north, waiting for summer.

Thank you so much, Diana, for this treasure chest of lovely photos!

Be sure to check out Diana's blog and her shop for these and other amazing photos.