Archive for February, 2010
The Unexpected- Fredericton Photographer
Life can be so “expected”, predictable, and yes, even boring some days. The style of photography I love best is capturing people when they are doing something “natural” a special moment or even an unexpected image. Life is predictable but being unpredictable can add so much to our days and even our life.
Why do the same thing, the predictable or boring thing? Why not just try and go with it, despite how unexpected it may be. Feel life, laugh at yourself and try to be a little unpredictable. This video is the perfect example… of taking the expected and introducing the unexpected. The result… pure fun, laughter and memories that will last a lifetime.
I laughed, I grooved in my seat, I felt the joy and fun. Take a minute and watch this! Enjoy it. Feel it!
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NEW SKINS- Fredericton Photographer
Not sure if that title get’s your attention but it should!
I have something fun to share with all of you for my upcoming offerings this year. Something new.. something very fun and very custom.
The new Rankin Photography Skins!
Ummmm yup, all the moms that come to me for a session can now carry along a custom phone skin with their beautiful babies on them. Or get inspired with an image on their mp3!
And I am going to be focusing on really launching my Grad site this year and these are sure to be a huge hit with the teens. What teen doesn’t now have an mp3 player or phone? I wish I could say not many but we all know that is far from the truth! So why not customize it.
AND from now until the end of February if you book and pay for a spring or summer session with me then you will receive one of these very cool skins when your place your order!! (book now for spring)
HOW TO GET YOUR FREE SKIN? To book a session and get this free skin email me at srphotos@nb.sympatico.ca and in the subject line type “I want a free skin”!
I am off to design my very own for my blackberry. I will show you it when I am done designing it.
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I received this quote in my inbox today….
| “We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.” |
| ― Calvin Coolidge |
I love the “Real Simple” site and their magazines. I admit that I admire those who seem to keep things so organized and simple. Each day I try and purge “stuff” from my house. When I am out at a store and want to buy something, I try and ask myself “will this add to my life in a beneficial way”.
We all, as humans, tend to collect way too much “junk”. We let it fill our lives and our houses. We think we need it only to turn around and find out we rarely use it. It is truly sad to think of the waste.
MY GOAL? To attempt to simplify my life. Each week I try and collect things in the house that serve no purpose ( old magazines, old clothes the kids have outgrown, toys etc.) and put them in the garage to be taken to donate. My goal is to keep only those things we need and use, and in turn to teach my kids the value of things they do have and to enjoy them. That more “stuff” doesn’t make us happy! Yes… a huge lesson for a child, and for adults. We will teach our kids what to value in life by how we ourselves act. By what we focus on in life. If it is the “stuff” we put importance on then so will our kids.
Not unlike every other mother in the world, my “to do list” is always long and difficult to get through when other things pop up and take precedence. I try and pick away at things and not get overwhelmed with LIFE. Having said that, it is very difficult not to. Not to let schedule and activities drive my life and my time. When it is really busy and I forget to do things or I take short cuts I feel like I have failed. Too many things to do and not enough hours to do them. In the end we need to remember to stop and just breath. To enjoy our life and not look at it as one large, gigantic chore! I know my kids value the time we spend with them doing things then the stuff. How do I know? Because that is what they talk about when we have family discussions.
So today I am going to work at one or two things and see if I can just get those things done without worrying about the rest of my list! Then I will run my kids to their activities, and take time to hug them, watch them, appreciate them and to remember what truly is of value in my life. Without them I would have no purpose.
Oh and as for the stuff? Well I still love to picture my perfect, simple life. This picture makes me happy and inspires me. Maybe sometime soon I can manage to get to the store and select some fabrics so I can do this with my diningroom chairs.
Well… maybe sometime soon. It won’t change my life if I don’t get it done tomorrow right!
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I spent yesterday baking cookies for my DD, sugar cookies and cut them into hearts. I made pink icing and MJ decorated most of them for her class mates. They are having a valentines celebration today. Not perfect cookie “decor” but she had fun doing them and they tasted great.
I also made a bookmark for her to give to her classmates along with a folded card for the top of a goodie bag that had a message on it, “U R GREAT” or or B Mine and on the other side “From Mary Jean”. We stapled the folded card to the bag of candies and slipped the bookmark through the top. I didn’t grab an image of the finished goodie bags but you can see the folded toppers and bookmark she gave along with the cookies. She addressed them to each of her classmates.
And here is something I want to make later today from the bakerella site.
She provides her recipes and awesome step by step images of how to make them.
If you haven’t gone to her site well your missing out. Her cake pops and cupcake pops were so popular even Martha herself had her on her show.
and a quote for the upcoming day of “love”.
| “Love is always bestowed as a gift―freely, willingly, and without expectation. We don’t love to be loved; we love to love.” |
| ― Leo F. Buscaglia |
Photo inspiration and aha moment- Fredericton Photographer
See, you can even celebrate Valentines day with a wall display such as this. Using your images to form a heart! Very fun.
I came across this on Flickr today and thought it was wonderful. I think this is incredibly inspiring. I would love to try this in my house, ummm…. Yah, well someday. I have a million things I wish I had time to do. Thought it may inspire you. This person’s photography is also wonderful so check it out. Or just go to Flickr to be inspired each day.
My Son- Fredericton Photographer
My son had his first downhill race this past weekend. His father and I contributed with food and volunteering, Jeff timing the race at the top and I collected the racers bibs. It was cold but it helped to make us aware of how much actually goes into these ski races.
Keagan joined the race team this year at our local ski hill and is advancing in his skiing at break neck speeds! We all began skiing a few years ago as Jeff and I decided it would be something nice as a family we could do. Both kids have been in the Nancy Green ski school and Keagan began with the race team this year. Keagan is a thinker and often he approaches new experiences with caution. He has been a bit slower to progress with skiing compared to his sister in terms of going faster and confidentally down the hill. I consider it a good quality to have at least one child that is cautious, but once Keagan gains confidence in himself that he can do it then he is amazing at things. He listens, approaches things like an engineer (like his dad) and wants to do it the right way. Technically correct in skiing but perhaps not as fast as the rest.
Well he went into the Saturday race and we just told him to have fun. It was a great experience… he came last in terms of time (although times for the 1st year skiers aren’t key) but he wasn’t disqualified and didn’t miss a gate. He did better the next day and he had fun. Speed will come but even his coaches have commented on his technical approach. He has a great attitude and is having a ball and wasn’t bothered about his time. His two good friends have been in skiing a few years longer and did really well. For some kids it would be deflating to have friends who are faster and better…. but Keagan is a confident kid and is genuinely happy for his friends. In terms of his free skiing, I can’t keep up to him anymore and he is showing up both Jeff and I with his skiing talent.
Way to go my son… your parents are both very proud of you and how you did this past weekend.
A few images of him coming down the hill. I didn’t have a long lens and was trying to run up to take these and then run back to collect the racers bibs.
hard to see him in this one.
I thought this was a fun winter quote to share as well…
| “There’s one good thing about snow, it makes your lawn look as nice as your neighbor’s.” |
