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Permalink to My grandmother.

My grandmother.

I have one grandmother still living. Her name is Shirley.

She survived the Great Depression, breast cancer, a brain tumor, and the loss of a husband so wonderful, he puts men to shame even after passing.  She is a WWII veteran.  She is extremely witty, even in her old age, and she regularly uses words that drive me to a dictionary.  She is the great-granddaughter of a Cherokee woman, and a Daughter of the American Revolution.  She loves to read, especially crime novels.

She still has a brilliant smile…


Permalink to Daniel Chrysler @ Java Monkey

Daniel Chrysler @ Java Monkey

I’ve known Daniel since he was born.
I’m so happy to have music-makers in my “family”!

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Permalink to Spivey Hall Children’s Choir Dress Rehearsal

Spivey Hall Children’s Choir Dress Rehearsal

I dropped in on the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir today before their concert and took a few photos. I love these kids!


Permalink to Jill & Jenny & the Cloak

Jill & Jenny & the Cloak

“_ & the Cloak” is a little personal project photographing people with my mom’s wool cloak.

There are several variations of this saying, but the gist is that you can never be sure of anything except that you can never be sure of anything.  And I try to be prepared for that (at least when I’m shooting), which is why it didn’t feel too odd to find myself as hair & makeup artist for the day when my stylist called in sick.  So here’s Jill’s little knotted-up hairdo on the left, and me teasing Jenny’s hair on the right (thanks for snapping that picture, Jill!):

And here’s the first shot, at a gutted house that I knew I had to photograph before someone bought it and made it unrecognizably beautiful again:

Creepy:


Permalink to Elli & the Cloak

Elli & the Cloak

My mom made this beautiful wool cloak, oh… 15 years ago?  And I wanted to make some pictures with it.  So this is how I spent my Tuesday…

Love and hugs to my darling Elli, who’s always up for anything.  OXOX


Permalink to AWA 2011 – Checked In: Cosplayers In Their Hotel Rooms

AWA 2011 – Checked In: Cosplayers In Their Hotel Rooms

BIG thanks to all you wonderful cosplayers who got up bright and early Saturday morning and let me in to your hotel rooms!  You guys made my morning so fun!  Thanks also to Kelly Winship for being my light-maker for Part II of my Checked In series.  I shot this set with the Canon 5D Mark II and a 24mm f/1.4 lens – and, of course, a bit o’ off-camera light.  :)

These pictures were made at Anime Weekend Atlanta, a Japanese Animation and comics convention held every year here in Atlanta.

Maryanne as Ritsu Tainaka from K-ON!:

David as Yosho from Tenchi Universe:

Cassie as Sheryl Nome from Macross Frontier:

Fae as Jade from Mortal Kombat:

Olivia as Alice from Resident Evil:

Ben as Nick from Left4Dead2:

Victoria as Madame Red from Black Butler:

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