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Ahhh, golden afternoon light illuminating gorgeous Central Park.
Happy Thanksgiving weekend. I hope you can get out there with your family and friends, work off the turkey and stuffing, and enjoy the final days of fall leaves and decent temps!
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Happy Thanksgiving from the land of the Macy’s Day Parade balloons! When you live in NYC, it’s easy to slip into a routine and go for months without visiting some of our famous museums or attractions. However, when family comes to town, you have no excuse but to do it up! So, the last jam-packed 24 hours consisted of:
-chowing down on the annual cousin trip to Shake Shack (11:30am to beat the crowds)
-visiting MoMA to see Edward Munch’s The Scream (pastel details are amazing in person)
-observing the largest Polar Bear I’ve ever seen at the Central Park Zoo
-strolling home through gorgeous Central Park while snacking on the required visitor purchase of NYC pretzels and mixed nuts
-attempting to view balloon inflation, but giving up due to WILD crowds
-eating a delicious home cooked meal at our dining room table (this never happens!)
-rising with the sun to grab coffee/bagels and check out the sky high balloons
-finding a sneaky place to pass through an open gate and score the greatest viewing spot only 20 minutes before the start of the parade!
The next 24 hours will hopefully consist of more family time, as well as turkey, wine, and sleep (zzz’s both aided by triptophan and wine).
Here are a few snaps from our adventures…GOBBLE GOBBLE EVERYONE!
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Who says the iPhone can’t take good photos? Well, sometimes I do, but here is an image that strangely appeared in my photos library after Homecoming at Amherst College on Saturday. My iPhone went rogue and shot this…the green of the football field with a little dash of purple football jerseys and white helmets in the upper right corner. How appropriate that my camera secretly recorded the grass, as this was the last game played on it before they replace it with turf and change the entire stadium. Apparently my iPhone is sentimental.
This might also resemble a bad 80’s painting, but still thought it was fun to share. Happy Friday!
What’s a photographer to do when she has to get her photo taken? Panic! (What should I wear? Do I need a haircut? Why is my hair so blonde? Why didn’t I work out more this summer?) Instead of taking my own advice to portrait clients, I wore white! and black! and horizontal stripes! But I felt ok about it, because I was in good hands with my high school buddy/soccer teammate/superstar photographer, Malcolm Brown. Mac is quite a talent and luckily agreed to do some shots for my website, blog, and marketing. I wanted them to be sort of casual, fun, and candid…just very “me.” The shoot took place at his Brooklyn studio which is housed in the very cool Invisible Dog Art Center. In a dreamworld, I’d have a studio in this great co-op type place. (In this fantasy, all of the artists hang out, sip coffee, and inspire each other all day long, though I’m pretty sure that never happens.)
I’d been tense about having a headshot taken. Maybe it even brings back a little anxiety caused by the dreaded “Facebook” at my high school. Yes, it was really called that. The Facebook could make or break your entire year, and I still cringe about my freshman year photo…trying to hide braces? Never a good idea! But unlike the student facebook, a college i.d. photo, or a dreaded DMV license image, in this situation we were able to take several images and choose my faves.
Being in front of the camera was a refreshing experience; it put me back into the shoes of my clients. I’ll admit, it can feel a little awkward! Here are a few behind the scenes shots, including my glam time in front of the big fan! Check out the final choices on the About Me section of this page.
Mother Nature has shown her ugly side in the past 10 days, so I thought today’s post could remind us of her beauty as well. I love the pattern and detail you can find in something as simple as a flower stem or a hydrangea leaf…you just have to look. Happy Friday.
Tomorrow I’ll be heading up to my alma mater, Amherst, in search of Bueno, Antonio’s, and victories galore. Cheers!
Yes, actually, all we do is sip coffee and collaborate. 🙂 Thanks for the kind mention Sarah! Your website is looking pretty sizzling.