Little Helpers

Sometimes my photo assistants take their job a little too seriously. 
   

Elephant Ears

Who knew that destroying mommy's garden could be so much fun! My two year old had a blast breaking the leaves off my elephant ear plants and pretending to fly. My four year old quickly jumped on board. Needless to say, there are no signs that these plants ever grew in my garden this year. Go ahead, laugh all you want. 

Things I Love

I am not a food photographer, as you can clearly see—but sometimes I can't help but photograph things I love. These tomatoes are one of my favorite things. They're heirloom Garden Peach tomatoes. I grow them every year and every year I plant two more plants than the year before. I can't seem to get enough of them. If you've ever eaten one then you understand my love.  


Oh my gosh, I just realized something. My blog is becoming boring! Yes "becoming" - it hasn't always been boring.
   

New Work

I can't help it, I have a crush on these two girls! And I don't shoot at the beach very often but my friend's little girls playing on a Cape Cod beach recently was just too good to pass up.  
  

Good-bye Summer!

Soon I'll have snow in my hair instead of sand.  
  

Printing my book.

Nothing says "I love you" like a 13x19 print. (And by "I love you" I mean, "Please let me add you to my client list.") 
   

5 year olds are way too smart

Had a photoshoot with a beautiful mother and her two girls yesterday. Toward the end of the shoot I let the 5 year old take a couple pics with my camera. These are the two pics. Nice right! What does it say about the quality of my work when a 5 year old can do it just as well, if not better? And yes, I did snap that camera out of her cute little hands as fast as I could. She was lucky she was so darn charming.

Garden

Lots of green in the garden this year with all this rain. And lots of bugs—caterpillars of all shapes and sizes, japanese beetles, flea beetles, earwigs, aphids, lily leaf beetles, leaf miners, cucumber beetles and more! I was getting a little cocky, thinking I knew so much about gardening... then bam! Bugs hit every nook and cranny in my garden this year alongside slugs, snails, mildew and wilt. Year 6 in the garden has definitely been my hardest. I can't imagine what a life of a farmer is like! Every day is a battle, especially if you're an organic gardener, I'm sure. I shouldn't complain though — I've got enough zucchini to build a small house.  
[ my garden on flickr ] 
    

RECENT WORK: Fitness Magazine

Here's Julianne, President of a wonderful non-profit, Cycle Kids. Look for her in the September issue of Fitness Magazine. To see more from this shoot, click here. 

New Work

Happy to report, no one got pooped on yesterday. It was a good day.