I don't like change. And changing blog addresses is a little like moving house--this is my familiar, comfortable spot! But because of email issues with this current blog, I decided to go ahead and make the change. I will try to keep fees and specials up-to-date on this blog, in case you're visiting for the first time!
The funny thing is, my new blog looks exactly like this one! Only the address has changed. Please click below to visit my new home. And thank you for patiently traveling just a little further to visit me!
Living life.
Capturing life.
Christine
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"If you love it, shoot it. With your camera, silly." ~me
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Scripture & A Snapshot -- Out of the North
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Out of the south comes the storm,
And out of the north the cold.
From the breath of God ice is made,
And the expanse of the waters is frozen.
Job 37:9-10
Sometimes the freezing temperatures cause ice and frost to cover the trees. This happened a couple of weeks ago, and I was able to capture some of it with my camera. This is one of my favorite shots. :)
Living life.
Capturing life.
Christine
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
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My chauffeur (sweet Jacob) drove me to my chiropractor appointment, and he stopped for me at a nearby park so I could take photos. Here is one of my favorites--detail from one of the frost-covered trees. They were beautiful.
Thanks for visiting today! :)
Living life.
Capturing life.
Christine
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Free Advertising!
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I was thrilled to have my local bank, First American Bank, offer me a free business display table for half of a month! They offer this to their business customers, and I'm welcome to reserve the space again in the spring, just in time for outdoors and graduation.
I've also begun to participate in uploading photos at my hometown page of TribLocal, a division of the Chicago Tribune which provides local news coverage and stories of interest in my own community. I tried just one photo I had taken on a frosty morning, and they ended up featuring it on their local home page! Of course I took a picture of the page on my computer screen. :)
Be sure to check out my special offer for January, either here or here; time is running out!
Living life.
Capturing life.
Christine
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Sunday, January 2, 2011
2010 In Review -- God's Creation
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It has been so fun these past few days, looking back on my year in photographs. Today I'm focusing on images of God's beauty that I have seen and captured all around me. Without further ado, enjoy the beauty that only the Lord creates.
Sunset after a day of tubing
Spring chives
Summer daisy
Rainbow Falls, upstate New York
Sunset on my favorite lake in the world :)
Oswegatchie River, upstate New York
Autumn in the park
Frosted tree, just last week
May the Lord bless you this new year with renewed faith, with reverence for His creation, and an ever-growing passion to know Him better!
Living life.
Capturing life.
Christine
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Saturday, January 1, 2011
2010 In Review -- Portraits and Candids
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Since my professional photography business is still in its infancy, I don't have a full year of images to look back on. But I would like to post some of my favorite images from the year, of portraits and candid shots.
I'm grateful to the Lord for pushing me through the door into this photography business! It has been a privilege and an honor to photograph those who've hired me this year. I'm humbled that they (you!) esteem my work enough to want me to capture their own families, and children, and events. Enjoy these images with me as I look back on 2010!
Though this was from 2009, it is one of my favorites!
Father and daughter
Sweet sisters
Little guy, leaf, dirt
Mischievous!
Looking up to the older brother
Young protector
The Shepherd's shepherd--an amazing young man!
Smiles and laughter
Baptism, Father and Son
Precious Boston
Candid capture at an event--my camera, Ellie, is a baby magnet...
Happy New Year!
Living life.
Capturing life.
Christine
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
From the Breath of God
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Yes, my back is hurt. Yes, it hurts a lot. (Thank you all for your prayers!!) I'm struggling to keep my focus on the plans of the Lord, however. In the words of our Pastor Fraley, I'm praying for healing, unless the Lord has something better.
Despite the pain, I continue to work out my days with His strength. I've been visiting my chiropractor a few times per week, thanks to my kindhearted chauffeur/son. Just as I was about to leave with Jacob yesterday morning, I glanced outside, then had Danny go grab my camera. I had to convince Jacob to make a quick stop somewhere along the drive to capture the beautiful, ice-frosted treescape.
Jacob--usually a stickler for appointments, deadlines, and rules--obligingly pulled over at a small park, and helped me walk the 50 or so yards through the snowy playground to capture these images. (He told me that he would "have to report this incident" to Dr. Mitchell--and he did!) I was blown away by the hand of God on the landscape. Winter can indeed be beautiful! I enhanced some of the images, so the sky really wasn't that blue! But I wanted to highlight the ice that was still covering the branches of every tree, even at 9:30am.
I like to post Scripture along with my nature photos, so I looked up the word ice in my beloved concordance (other than the Bible, the best book you could ever own!). Here's a verse I found:
From the breath of God ice is made,
And the expanse of the waters is frozen.
Job 37:10 nasb
Then I decided to read "around" that single verse, and had a fascinating Bible study this morning. Here it is in context:
Out of the south comes the storm,
And out of the north the cold.
From the breath of God ice is made,
And the expanse of the waters is frozen.
Also with moisture He loads the thick cloud;
He disperses the cloud of His lightning.
It changes direction, turning around by His guidance,
That is may do whatever He commands it
On the face of the inhabited earth.
Whether for correction, or for His world,
Or for lovingkindness, He causes it to happen.
Job 37:9-13 nasb [emphases mine]
God created this landscape with His breath! I serve an awesome God. Not only that, but these verses highlight the why, which really is the bigger picture. He uses all the different types of weather--storms, cold, ice, lightning, storms, tornadoes (read v. 12), wind--to correct or punish us, to water and nourish His earth, or to show us His love. He causes it to happen.
Living life.
Capturing life.
Christine
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