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The first thing that came to mind when I heard the theme sky was our very own Sky… Brooks’ favorite cousin. She was just here last weekend as a surprise to Brooks, but we ended up being so busy I didn’t get the camera out.
Last Friday night I had a rescheduled session at the beach (the first date was rained out) and I crossed my fingers all week that we would have sunshine. I was talking to my friend Maureen on my way to the beach and I think she just may have wanted to slap me when I went on and on and on when I saw all the sunshine at the beach. Come on … it is the middle of November and the beach was 70 degrees with gorgeous clouds (we always have a solid blue sky around here) and a super low tide. On top of it all, I was the only photographer there. Perfection.
As I waited for my clients, I took a few images for our theme today and as much as I loved a little quiet time at the beach, I was sooooo sad that Brooks wasn’t with me! :(
The water looked just like a mirror … a perfect reflection.
And a quick little snap of my new glasses. My eyes have been rapidly going downhill so I finally went in and got my first pair of glasses. I’d love any tips you have for shooting with them on. It’s a little tricky.
Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. After a short day at school filled with an outing and a party, we are off for all of next week! So thankful!!
Next up is the wonderfully talented Kelsey Anderson | Las Vegas Wedding Photographer.
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November 18, 2011 - 6:30 am
i love them all, but the one with the sky in the reflection is just awesome!!
November 18, 2011 - 7:06 am
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November 18, 2011 - 7:10 am
Beautiful images! Love the reflection of the sky! And love your new glasses!
November 18, 2011 - 8:20 am
love them all jules. that sky is gorgeous. did you use your 16-35 for that? just beautiful.
also love your new glasses. i have a crush on just about all things Michael Kors…LOL
it is tricky wearing them while shooting. but totally doable.
November 18, 2011 - 8:27 am
beautiful images! and before I had laser eye surgery, I wore glasses. I used a little thing I could attach to my viewfinder that really helped block the light out and give me a better idea of the image. I cna’t remember what it was called, but it’s rubber and pops out 
November 18, 2011 - 10:19 am
Wow, these are stunning but the one of the reflection is out of this world AMAZING!!!!! Love lvoed loved this post of yours! xoxo
November 18, 2011 - 4:39 pm
oh wow, jules!
these images are amazing.
the reflection of the sky in the ocean is incredible!
i love all of these images so much and i adore your Michael Kors glasses.
November 18, 2011 - 9:26 pm
love the reflection of the sky in the water… wow, you are good!
November 19, 2011 - 5:37 am
Love the reflection in the water!
November 19, 2011 - 2:28 pm
I love the reflection of they sky, that is sooo amazingly pretty!
November 25, 2011 - 6:04 am
I love your macros here jules, they are incredible! Gorgeous color and shots!
November 25, 2011 - 7:09 am
These are ALL amazing!! Seriously, just AMAZING!
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San Diego CA Child and Family Photographer | Photo of the Week
November 16, 2011 - 7:18 am
so so so pretty.
November 16, 2011 - 7:19 am
I love this. The light is wonderful and those feet and pants adorable. A great photograph.
November 16, 2011 - 7:24 am
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November 16, 2011 - 7:24 am
That light is absolutely amazing! Great shot!
November 16, 2011 - 8:50 am
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November 16, 2011 - 8:59 am
love this perspective and seriously – am I too old to wear those cute pants!? adorable!
November 16, 2011 - 10:04 am
I wanna see more!!! Beautiful colors and light!
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November 14, 2011 - 6:41 am
beautiful lighting, brooks is just too cute.
November 14, 2011 - 7:55 am
Amazing shot!
November 14, 2011 - 8:21 am
Can the lighting be any more perfect. Love it.
November 14, 2011 - 8:25 am
I LOVE this shot! The lighting is brilliant and the colors are so calm and moody and rich.
November 14, 2011 - 8:34 am
oh oh ohhhhhhhhhhh these is wonderful on so many levels, the interaction, the lighting, the colours, the shadow, the second horse watching you, Mr B handsome as ever… I mean… wow.. love this.
November 14, 2011 - 10:23 am
the mood and lighting here is so beautiful. what a gorgeous shot!
November 14, 2011 - 2:31 pm
Such an amazing capture. The light is so fantastic!!!
November 14, 2011 - 5:00 pm
beautiful Jules! Love the light, the tones and the subjects!
November 15, 2011 - 10:30 am
i love how fascinated their young minds are by everything. i love how each photograph we take of them will later create a nostalgia of their youth.
this is so so sweet jules!!
November 16, 2011 - 4:16 pm
wonderful light Jules and your use of texture is awesome…just enough to make it pop.
Ever since Brooks was one, we marked his height along a strip of wall in the living room. We push those heels to the wall, stand up straight and do our best to get the measurement. We do it on his half birthday. He has spent so much time looking over that strip of wall and asking questions about when he grew the most and what was he doing at each milestone. We both love that wall.
Well, this summer we had a handyman over to do some touch up work with paint and other things that needed a little fixing up. He did such wonderful work! After he left, I loved looking around at the fresh coat of paint covering the little nicks and scrapes that come when a little boy rides his trucks and shopping basket into the walls and doors. That night Brooks came to me and said the numbers were all gone. I had no idea what he was talking about. So he grabbed my hand and showed me.
I cried. Like a baby.
It was gone. All of the little lines and dates and numbers. I have lost all of my markings to show just how tall he was with he was little until now … so big!
I had the measurements for the last couple dates so we filled those in. When we go in for his 7 year old appointment, I will get the rest of the numbers I need to fill in the rest.
From little to big … those lines meant so much to me. I can’t wait until it’s complete again.
Here’s Brooks helping with the assignment by measuring himself. Seriously … the book was by chance. We only have one board book downstairs and this is it. Seriously.
We had to shoot this on the only morning we had a few extra minutes this week. 7:15 am is not the best time for gorgeous light in my house … really, no time is a good time for gorgeous light, but I’m loving how my camera handles 6400 ISO. SWOON!
Next up is the wonderfully talented Kelsey Anderson-Las Vegas Wedding Photographer.
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November 11, 2011 - 7:04 am
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November 11, 2011 - 7:07 am
Absolutely perfect! Love!
November 11, 2011 - 7:18 am
He has grown so much in a year! Love this wall!
November 11, 2011 - 9:19 am
I love that book. It is a very well-loved book in our house. Sweet growing Brooks. Yeah 6400 ISO 
November 11, 2011 - 9:45 am
you creative person you… the wall, the book, his smile, the 6400 iso… all made this a perfect post…
November 11, 2011 - 10:36 am
Sweet, sweet Brooks! Little, but BIG! He’s getting so very big. What a treat to be able to watch him grow through your photos.
November 11, 2011 - 2:15 pm
Love the random perfectness of the choice of book 
and your images and gorgous little man always leave me inspired!
November 11, 2011 - 2:17 pm
Such an awesome shot. I love the conversion, I love the book, and I love the whole idea. They grow so fast, so glad you document it!
November 11, 2011 - 3:48 pm
Oh I know how much those lines mean…and so glad you cam get them back!!! What a wonderful series!!!
November 11, 2011 - 4:06 pm
The perfect book for this theme! I love your take on it with the measurements on the wall. So glad you recreated the wall.
November 11, 2011 - 4:54 pm
LOVE!! and I hate it about the paint 
November 11, 2011 - 7:36 pm
Oh my heart would break! We left our lines behind in AR and I bet they were painted over. I took pictures before we left though. Love these Jules, and so glad you can get these back
November 14, 2011 - 12:01 am
Jules, you have quickly become one of my favorite photographers. As I follow your blog I just love how you interpret all your projects and themes. Love it all.
November 14, 2011 - 8:35 am
look how much he grew in a year!!! awesome.
November 14, 2011 - 10:49 pm
that last shot is too cute for words. perfect for this week!
November 19, 2011 - 5:25 pm
You are an amazing mom!!! I have a feeling he is going to be an author.. he has great questions and you give him a world of answers. LOVE the photo’s!
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tamsen - love it! absolute perfection!