tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10517624018773894272011-08-22T07:52:21.864-07:00life | photography | travelscarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.comBlogger1761100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-32934702223997809932010-11-24T08:02:00.001-08:002010-11-24T08:03:28.827-08:00

i've decided to make a separate photo-only blog. i wanted to go with a simple design (cause i'm not a fan of clutter!) Let me know what you think! www.carrieandersonphoto.blogspot.com

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this story began a long time ago back in 1999. i met rachel, this tall brunette, my freshman year of college in the dorms. we ended up joining the same sorority and thankfully had occasion to stay friends past freshman year. i just met her daughter this year at homecoming and we totally hit it off! she was a hoot (yeah, that's a southern term). luckily, the martins were in need of some

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carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-45250435034369691002010-11-08T18:12:00.001-08:002010-11-08T18:14:00.869-08:00

little e. & her rainbow necklace

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you may remember tommy from last year about this time. he's grown up quite a bit. actually think i got more photos of his cute face & smile than the back of his head (not the case last year... we had to bribe him with candy). he's got the cutest smile and bright blue eyes; i hope this becomes an annual tradition! there's more here on flickr!slideshow

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kind of like clockwork, i got to meet up with the g. family 6 months after the last photo shoot! i happened to be in chicago to visit my friend and go to a polish wedding (think my big fat greek wedding but with polish people :) so it worked out for a quick photo shoot at a park along the chicago river. it was a beautiful day, little max totally warmed up to me & the camera, and ended with

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rebecca and i go way back to 1999. she drove a fast car and liked to wakeboard. she married frank who is a pilot and also drove a fast car. they rode motorcycles together and cruised around the lake in a speedboat. then tyler entered the world.now, rebecca and frank like to sleep, make people take their shoes off when they enter the house and wash their hands.i heard parenting changes

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if i were to describe cary ann and sam, i would use words like fun, genuine, happy, spontaneous, sincere, caring. the list could go on. let's take caring, for example. i was asked what would i do if i got hurt and couldn't make it to the wedding; what was my back-up plan. i said, well, unless i'm bleeding or in the hospital, i'll be there! no common cold would keep me away. yeah, well, on my

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i'm enjoying watching this little guy grow up :)

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a little taste of the best day of their lives....... so far

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-10436183359303736812010-10-12T19:02:00.000-07:002010-10-12T19:44:04.263-07:00

meet elisha & paul. they've actually been married for four years, but honestly, they acted as much in love as any couple does on their wedding day! they hung out with all the workshop attendees this past september. they stood there and smiled while 15 of us snapped away.alright, so they are cool too. elisha designs dresses (including the one she is wearing). and paul is a former engineer

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this dude rocked his photo shoot. never cried. only one poop. awesome job, baby t.

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remember this post?it took 10 months just as i thought it would. i was blessed with a good job; and in this economy people are actually hiring and i took another job. i hated getting back into debt, but i did for a used car. and every month i paid on that car i was more and more motivated to get rid of that debt. i'm acting my wage, as dave would say. shouldn't we all? i'm not a finance

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it's officially fall when my air conditioning doesn't kick on. windows are open and cool breezes enter. the only thing missing is maybe some soup or a pie or maybe a candle that smells like pie. i've got some fun weekends ahead. chicago. a baby shower. atlanta. a wedding. chicago. nashville. two weddings. then halloween and hopefully some photo fun. thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. gosh,

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lovely.

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9 years ago, i was in my dorm room watching 'the today show' and i heard them break in with the newsi sent an instant message to my dad, 'did you see what happened?'i'm watching as the second one hitsand i say to my dad 'that's not an accident'the rest of the day was glued to the news and wondering if my sister and i should get out of atlanta9 years ago, i remember the day and the uncertaintyi

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well, today has been interesting.thanks to my risk control & insurance background, i know just how easy fire spreads in frame buildings. thus when looking for a place to live, my conditions were a sprinklered concrete building. 5am this morning the fire alarm goes off. thinking it was a false alarm (as we've had multiple times in the past), i get up and poke my head out the door into the

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it's been a while, like a long while, since my last "favorites" post. sorry bout that!work got really intense. and then my photography picked up.but i've had some free time lately (explanation to follow) so i wanted to share a new favorite. jonas petersoni literally felt something in the pit of my stomach viewing this weddingand is this portrait even real?so much creativity my head could explode

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i take little credit for the design; it's all lea and her mad design skills. but she got me and what i like:- white- clean surfaces- minimal clutter- low budgetworking within the unit i picked out- tall, exposed concrete ceilings- light floors, cabinets, and countertops- floor to ceiling windows and LOTS OF NATURAL LIGHT :D p.s. listen to this while browsing!i keep piles of books and journals (

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how i came to photograph this family is not the norm. after 6 years of sitting at a desk, i noticed some parts of my body were, well, a little less tone than i'd like. my sister got a personal trainer before her wedding and had been telling me to get one for a while now. i agreed to look into to, but my sister knew i would put it off. so she sent me a phone number and said "call her."who is "

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cute little haley, just 12 days old, and her friends on flickrslideshow

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sometimes she just kills me with those looks! :D

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with a look like this, you know the shoot is going to be good ;)

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so apparently, being a middle child DOES have 1 perk.august 12: national middle child's dayi'm a middle child, and while i don't like to admit it, i do resonate with a lot of what the article said. like we're quiet and introverted. i can remember being a kid and literally not speaking for days. i would just enter a room and be unnoticed. do my homework, practice piano, shy away from the camera

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-55687236084891649452010-08-11T08:16:00.000-07:002010-08-11T08:18:43.276-07:00

steamy sunset in atlanta. shot from my new rooftop deck. eastside, y'all.

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-52308835093711107782010-08-07T08:35:00.000-07:002010-09-23T05:11:41.345-07:00

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-79120896090232103292010-07-27T19:52:00.000-07:002010-08-14T20:26:12.025-07:00

meet rachel. bold & beautiful and ready to take on the world. on flickrslideshow

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years in the making, they finally wed. and they couldn't stop smiling all day.:)enjoy! > on flickrslideshow

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-13892489059151970322010-07-17T14:02:00.000-07:002010-08-07T08:49:27.044-07:00

to my little niece on her first birthday:you made my heart grow bigger than i imagined it could. i sure love your big brother, but you are so special to me too. you are quiet and sweet and a calm wonderful addition to this crazy family. i'm not a writer, but i love to take your picture.you and me - we are the seconds. i love you!

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and then they wedstay tuned for more

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real work?! i have to do my real job?! the lack of posts lately is due to the job that gives me money to by the food. but i have in the works: a wedding, a senior portrait session, and my niece's first birthday party. i rented some lenses and took some rooftop shots for a different perspective.i'm gonna get on it soon so stay tuned!oh p.s. the little baby hiding in my friends belly (see

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-51391135965656652512010-07-07T15:57:00.000-07:002010-09-23T05:11:41.349-07:00

this was a long time coming. jessica & joe met at georgia tech and i think it was instant. and strong. they stayed together through thousands of miles and a few years. they married one rainy friday in october and were quite content to just finally be together in the same city. but they knew they would be awesome parents, so they made a baby. this girl has no chance; they are going to dress

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-30150597816798524112010-07-05T15:43:00.000-07:002010-09-23T05:11:41.350-07:00

love like a flower.taking root in high school.in college, shooting towards the sun.next saturday, their wedding day, bursting colorful bloom forever.enjoy. on flickrslideshow

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chance encounters at workthen conversations over luncha romance for a lifetimethey wed next summer on a cruise ship with close family and friendsand,alas,the cruise ship photographerenjoy! * on flickrslideshow

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jessica & baby reesegeorgia techstay tuned!

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nani & kylethey wed this julystay tuned for more!

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verkisha & jason engagedmarietta squarestay tuned for more!

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-78918971259034308022010-06-15T19:21:00.000-07:002010-09-23T05:11:41.354-07:00

rain on wedding dayon alabama stars fellkate and justin loveenjoy. kate & justin - thank you for letting me be a part of your wedding day!on flickrslideshow

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a beautiful southern wedding...please stay tuned for more!

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enticing title, eh? ;)i spent a long memorial day weekend (thank you troops!) in new york visiting my sister. now, i've been to ny a lot of times, so i don't need to visit the empire state building or times square anymore. my favorite thing to do is walk around cool neighboorhoods, sit for hours at brunch, shop street vendors, sit in a park and people watch, start dinner early and end the

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-73054723510065674472010-06-10T12:49:00.000-07:002010-08-07T08:49:27.088-07:00

so what's more awesome than getting a bunch family together for a cookout in the summer? not much. but maybe add some cute puppies and some sangria. yeah, now that sounds better. :)a bunch of cousins, aunts & uncles, my sister & kids all got together for a random cookout at my uncle's house (been in our family for 3 generations!) you may recognize the house from my sister's wedding. i think 85%

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i have 3 sisters; so between the kids, a wedding, and now an engagement, they have kept me very busy and my photography skills sharp. this post is for my older sister, lea, and her fiance, mike. they live in bushwick, brooklyn: a hip, hip neighborhood. i went to visit and they took me to some amazing restaurants and nightclubs which i'll blog about later! for now, i invite you to enjoy the

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-84120999304035243692010-05-30T17:35:00.000-07:002010-09-23T05:11:41.355-07:00

it took three boroughs to capture their love! lea, my older sister, and her fiance, mike, traipsed around brooklyn, manhattan, and staten island on a beautiful spring day in new york. here's a sneak peak; stay tuned for more!

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-23530644332671310202010-05-18T17:03:00.000-07:002010-09-23T05:11:41.356-07:00

i had a lot of fun in the early evening hours taking family portraits for my uncle's friends. this little girl had the most gorgeous eyes and crazy infectious laugh! enjoy! on flickrslideshow

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-47249018752655630202010-05-14T13:31:00.000-07:002010-08-07T08:49:26.984-07:00

i recently got to test my decision to move back south last fall. for work we went to our home office in chicago for a 3 day conference. weeks building up to the trip, i was thinking about spring in chicago: the lake and boats, the tulips and running in the park, concerts, cookouts, saturday brunch, cubs games. memories flooded my brain and i started wondering if i moved too soon?i arranged to

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-2518803282106018422010-04-22T13:22:00.000-07:002010-08-07T08:49:27.038-07:00

this lone boulevard broken dreams new beginningsheart's thirst quenched with light

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in the last week of photography class, we went on a field trip to the southeastern railway museum. this museum is like a little boy's or photographer's dream. it's full of history, color, crumbling old trains and buses. AND you get to go inside them! the assignment was to basically take all we've learned in the last 5 weeks and put a collection together. spot meteringghostingrule of

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he could have gone anywhere else that saturday night. she could have stayed outside on the patio. they could have passed each other without saying a word.but they didn't. instead a chance encounter for anyone else, was the beginning of their forever. they wed this october.enjoy. on flickrslideshow

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week 4 assignment: paint with light and ghosting...my sister Laura helped me; it says "Laura"i call this, self portrait if i were a ghost reading a bookand this was kind of a left over from the panning assignment. can you guess how i did it? my lil niece gabrielle helped me with it :)

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i got to meet up with the g. family at baby's first birthday, 6 months after the first photo shoot. since the grandparents live in atlanta, i'll probably get to see this kid grow over the years. he's gonna be a heartbreaker... just check out those baby blues! on flickrslide show

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-88198274534010198372010-04-15T09:45:00.000-07:002010-04-19T09:47:10.809-07:00

mary ibrahim designshome | spartanburg, sc

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-47309359388527141292010-04-12T06:31:00.000-07:002010-04-19T09:50:51.175-07:00

as the sun sets ...over glittering downtown atlanta..an embrace

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photography class week 3 assignment. any shot at night. your choice.oh yeah, the King of donutsworld's largest drive-in, the Vthe connector

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according to aforementioned post, i've been pretty busy. after the wedding two weekends ago, i was packing and doing a lot of work at the real job (side note: my nephew always asks why i work, i say 'to make money', he says 'to buy me toys?!'). then friday i moved into my new place downtown. literally, right down the street from turner field and the state capitol (which is a beautiful gold

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within this last week i will have been in 5 states, put over 1000 miles on my car, and been in a plane. some stuff is cool: trying on bridesmaids dresses for my friend, sarah, in charlotte NC and trying to find random irish bars to meet up with dad's girlfriend's daughter's cousin (oh yeah, i'm in the south ;). or going to my friend's wedding in houston and meeting up with my college friends

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-12157599439447138432010-03-18T11:12:00.000-07:002010-09-23T05:11:41.358-07:00

in a happy coincidence, my favorite lil' guy from chicago just happens to have grandparents who live in atlanta. to celebrate his 1st birthday, they scheduled a photo shoot!here's a sneak peak. more cuteness yet to come!

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if there's one thing i learned last year while exploring photography, it was how little i do actually know. and how much i cannot wait to keep learning!i took a digital 101 class in chicago and learned a great deal about the fundamentals. spent the rest of the year practicing. and decided it was time for more education & assignments (yes, i am a nerd. i love homework).week 1 of digital 102 was

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-14843429026532176742010-03-09T06:28:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:11:14.081-07:00

i love finding hidden gems. in the millions of billions of websites available on the www, i found this guy. not sure how now. not sure how many other people know him. but he's good. really good.tec petajafirst, i like that he has made the south his home and is embracing a style of photography that hasn't quite seemed to make it down here yet. his blog is simple and about the photographs.

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-8862296359138466652010-03-06T06:04:00.000-08:002010-08-07T08:49:27.076-07:00

my old city, chicago, was filled with miles of parks stretching along the shores of lake michigan. literally, i could walk out my door, head north and still be running five miles later through the park. that is definitely one thing i miss about chicago.however, it was about may before i could actually enjoy chicago's parks. yet, i went for a walk this february in midtown atlanta's largest park,

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alright, i've held off on this one because i didn't want to seem like a suck-up. shannon has made it to my list of favorite photobloggers not because she coached me over the phone before my first wedding, or because she spent time looking at the result and offering invaluable critiques, or because she sometimes visits my blog ... instead it's because she creates stunning images like this.and

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-91207451556725987062010-03-01T11:19:00.000-08:002010-08-07T08:49:26.993-07:00

so ready, i impulse bought tulips at trader joe's

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what can make a case of the swine flu seem less than sucky? an AWESOME custom ring! my friend erin (the 'e' of 'e + j') finally got her engagement ring. joe actually asked her to marry him in november and would have had a ring sooner, but you can't just go to the diamond store and pick out a solitaire for erin. no, actually she needed something awesome, funky, elegant, and timeless. quite like

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-53455735144765896792010-02-23T05:54:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:11:14.083-07:00

elisabeth millayfirst, her name is so pretty. second, her images are divine. third, she lives in NYC which makes for some amazing settings. but she doesn't stick just close to home; also hired for destinations near and far.the recent snow storm that blanketed new york? she managed to make it look different and interesting and beautiful. it might be that we share a name, or it seems she has an

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-87262844302993406152010-02-22T08:41:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:11:14.084-07:00

confession: i'm addicted to the olympics. since i can remember, i will totally watch almost any sport for two weeks straight. opening & closing ceremonies? i'm there. i just love watching someone who's dedicated so much time to perfecting their skills, compete with the worlds best and win. especially team u.s.a.!so far my favorites have been:evan lysacek, gold in men's figure skatinglindsey

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-86193197477572681342010-02-16T06:27:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:11:14.086-07:00

missed a week of posting my favorites, but hey, i was in alabama doing my real job, computerless. by the way, if you've never visited alabama, here's what you could expect:- stopping at the waffle house off 1-20 on your way to birmingham and having every single person in the joint (all male) turn and STARE at you- getting sweat tea and shrimp-n-grits for a business lunch- checking into your

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-42744531109149067872010-02-14T05:35:00.000-08:002010-08-07T08:49:27.066-07:00

as luck would have it, i move from chicago and the snow just follows me down to atlanta. i'd say we got 3" starting friday around noon and going through the evening. if i hadn't just had the coldest freaking winter of my life, i might have been excited. but my niece and nephew were reeeally excited and even though i only had my nikon point-n-shoot with me, i got a couple of pictures of 'em

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-38598714811490887872010-02-08T09:27:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:13:04.091-07:00

i went over to my sister's house the other day during the all-important quiet hours of nap time. she said i could take pictures as long as i didn't wake the kids up. they were so freakin cute; i wondered what they were dreaming about. probably tractors or ice cream...

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-6170215073818316592010-02-02T06:26:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:11:14.087-07:00

this next one is going to be fun! meet kelty of steep street; she's quirky, got red hair, a twin, mad multi-media skills. photography. web design. what doesn't she do? first time i visited her blog and made a comment, she sent me a sweet note. i'd follow her work anyway, but i like that she just dropped me a line!why i follow...~she has a lot of fun with her clients, ~~~a weekly photosession

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-43528901459540086112010-01-28T17:52:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:11:41.359-07:00

welcome to texas! meet christine, my extremely intelligent and goofy friend from georgia tech. she's lived and traveled all over but has made texas her home. enter michael. also quite intelligent as he did ask christine to marry him. they are getting hitched this spring and after seeing my photos for erin & joe, asked me to come out and document their loooooove. they were so hospitable (the

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-50439049371412719292010-01-27T07:05:00.000-08:002010-08-07T08:49:27.036-07:00

getting up on my soapboxas you may remember, i was really freaking excited on D-F day back in 2008. there's a saying "debt is normal; don't be normal." well i have again fallen into the "normal" category. i tried not to, but i did need a car in atlanta and i couldn't find a clunker (worthy of holding up on i285). so i bought a used car. and i'm going to run sven (um, that's his name) into the

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-83974289988915808982010-01-26T05:36:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:11:14.088-07:00

extremely delighted to present this next installment of my favorite photobloggers!one love photo, here to rescue you from all that is boring!i saw a photo on flickr and discovered there was a blog attached, so naturally checked it out. what i found was a wonderful mix of photography and poetry (literally, she puts poems on the blog). she has homemade lenses, interesting focus, loves square

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-45235576695631496502010-01-25T07:28:00.000-08:002010-08-07T08:49:26.971-07:00

i cracked up when i saw this...caption reads: "After one too many Shirley Temples, the girls got into a huge fight at the bar. They later made up during the bouquet toss."

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-39348029129113958532010-01-21T07:36:00.000-08:002010-08-07T08:49:26.992-07:00

i thought my 99th post should be something poignant, monumental, or really really reeeeally special. so here's the best thing that came to mind: one of the main reasons i moved back to georgia, my niece and nephew.enjoy!

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i recently came into a new laptop that comes with software to edit RAW photos. i went back through some old discs and saw the images from my photography class. we shot in RAW and edited in lightroom at the school's lab, but i didn't make any jpeg copies. so i haven't seen these images since april/may 2008. it made me a little nostalgic, looking through all the photos. there were some really

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-68513095101605129252010-01-19T08:33:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:11:14.089-07:00

doing something new today. instead of talking about a photoblogger i regularly follow, i'm going to introduce a newly discovered gem. one whose images i know i will fall in love with and follow.:Pmy gut reaction to is his work is .liiiight!..stunning....so stinking cute.plus, the branding of the business is neato!follow him, you'll like it.

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-40302995853274007182010-01-15T11:38:00.000-08:002010-08-07T08:49:27.003-07:00

so after owning my own place for almost 5 years (including the almost 2 years i was in chicago), i sold it. 2 weeks later, i got a job offer back in atlanta. so i moved in with dear ol' mom til i figure out what to do. she lives far away. from everything. i either have to wake up and leave for work before the sunrises or 6:30am, whichever comes first because you have traffic and you're driving

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-29770382608614797452010-01-12T14:40:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:11:14.090-07:00

M A Xi get fuzzy feelings from his work. it makes me sigh. gasp. smile in delight. he does amazing weddings. amazing portraits. framing style i like to call "small people". too cool clients (including our labor of love!)i look back over his photos many many times because, gosh-darnit, i really like to.

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-19683792362308542982010-01-09T07:47:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:11:41.359-07:00

margaret & corydecember 19, 2009at oaktonmarietta, ga on flickrslideshow

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seriously?

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ok, i'm skipping the sequence from which i started finding photographers. i have to because i just love this next one. our labor of love. they r.o.c.k. literally. ok i love their creative shots and processing (vintage-whimsical-feel), they're from atlanta (holla!) and don't do cheesy southern weddings where all the bridal party and groom party wear sunglasses and jump for joy (it's more like

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-18550811063148183102010-01-01T12:10:00.000-08:002010-08-07T08:49:26.986-07:00

first post of the new year. not going to do resolutions (except that i want to be nicer to people, run another half marathon, do a 365 project, and pay off my car!); instead, here's what's coming up:- more of my favorite photobloggers- images from my first wedding (wait, no, not mine, the first one i photographed)- engagement shoot in houston (and possibly charlotte)- some many-days-after shoot

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-74573786983469566742009-12-30T06:31:00.000-08:002010-08-07T08:49:26.973-07:00

taking a cue from my friend johanna price photography. 2009 was my year of learning. i started with a nikon coolpix, upgraded to a d80, invested in a photography class, started religiously following photobloggers, did a few engagement sessions, family sessions and a wedding (all for free... that's what you gotta do before people ask you to do anything!), made a book, entered a contest and got

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-68206205243935352642009-12-29T11:25:00.000-08:002010-08-07T08:49:27.086-07:00

20081. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before? had my first engagement shoot and my snot froze in my nose one the way to the train one morning2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year? sure did, ran a half-marathon; next year's resolution: more running (maybe a full marathon?) we'll see how my foot holds out3. Did anyone close to you give

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-36934146801767032522009-12-29T08:06:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:11:14.093-07:00

from michael norword i was led to victor sizemore. another california photographer, but he has a different take. he's usually hired to do very elegant weddings with tons of lavish details. he's got a large (cute!) family that is the subject of some of his blog posts. he made some awesome homemade christmas gifts and sent out a really creative christmas card! here is one of my favorite weddings

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-18192997714994745022009-12-28T05:51:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:11:41.360-07:00

an elegant affair at historic oaktonmarietta, gamore to come soon!

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-38104170148872180632009-12-22T07:28:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:11:14.094-07:00

as mentioned last week, i'm going to do short write-ups on the photobloggers i "follow" and why i like them. from jessica claire, i was led to michael norwood, a wedding photographer also out of california (where apparently some of the best light shines down on the united states of america).his photos usually involve unusual composition, rich colors and contrast (see the header of his blog & hit

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-78256851965220868872009-12-20T07:06:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:13:04.092-07:00

saturday was my little sister's wedding. it was also my foray into wedding photography! i shot in RAW and plan to spend as much time as i can editing and making the photographs perfect. so it might be a while before i could give a sneak peak. but STAY TUNED! because they will be beautiful!

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-39789659397859336562009-12-15T13:31:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:11:14.095-07:00

for the past year, i've been consistently following photographers all over the U.S. and the world. some of them i adore their photos, others' the site layout, and still others' insights and humor in their writing.additionally, i've developed the ability to say what i do or don't like about certain photos. inevitably, i only keep following the photographers i like.i wanted to document my "finds"

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-24417121355542342812009-12-11T11:30:00.000-08:002010-08-07T08:49:26.988-07:00

so chicago just had it's first big snow. i haven't even used my winter jacket here in atlanta. my friend just emailed me and told me it was 'really effin cold.' and colleagues pinged me over the instant messenger saying 'it's -20 wind chill!'a little reminder of what chicago was like this time around:it's times like these i'm glad i'm in the south.the only thing i miss is that it does not in

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-68763653231937751322009-12-07T06:02:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:11:41.361-07:00

my cousin's two and a half year old son is quite the cutie, although he usually doesn't stay still long enough to capture a smile. i tried to get some good photos for their christmas card but i basically spent 20 minutes getting shots of the back of his head.then we figured it out. dress him up in elf pajamas and give him candy and he'll sit still for a while!

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-50267196174774160882009-12-02T10:02:00.000-08:002010-08-07T08:49:27.058-07:00

the last two weeks have been quite crazy. i wrapped up work on thursday, had a happy hour with colleagues and friends and topped off the night at the midnight showing of 'new moon'. no, i don't think i'm that big of a dork! i just had friends who wanted to see it with me and that was my last night in town. okay, i secretely really wanted to see it.next morning, pick up the rental car (2010

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-54477186753523296282009-11-18T14:17:00.000-08:002010-08-07T08:49:26.982-07:00

this is an odd post to write.since summer 2004, all i wanted, dreamed and eagerly anticipated was to live in chicago. a lot of feelings and experiences went into fueling that desire, too many to explain now. in spring 2008, i finally got what i wanted, 4 years in the making!and now, a mere one and a half years later, i'm leaving chicago. did i build it up? i don't know. i still love the city,

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-31908228318871614502009-11-14T13:39:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:11:41.362-07:00

my dear friend erin and joe are tying the knot! they met a long time ago in atlanta, traveled all of the world together, live in and near london, and got engaged recently in paris. the only thing left is finding the ring!in the meantime, we tried to squeeze a photo shoot into the dwindling london sunset....first, a little london alleywaythen sunset from the millennium bridge; see if you can

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-10121529527416213122009-11-11T13:21:00.000-08:002010-08-07T08:49:26.962-07:00

i'm in london! so... a bit more exciting than last year.albeit, i'm in a windowless room... with underwriters... and actuaries... ;)

carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159040583139329883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051762401877389427.post-22524836985005639602009-11-04T14:34:00.000-08:002010-09-23T05:11:41.364-07:00

remember this guy? well, his parents liked the sign photos and wanted to get some 6 month photos of little max himself. this little guy had the most ridiculous blue eyes!

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