If you are anything like me…being in front of the camera is not something to look forward to, AT ALL…but, I also know that it is important that my daughter know I actually existed when she was a child

Yesterday, with our tripod in hand, all of us headed outside in hopes of taking a nice family photo.  Normally I stress out about this a bunch and it ends up in tears and frustration from everyone…but this time was different.  I decided before we headed out that if we got one, great, if not that would be fine too, at least we would have some family time together…and don’t you know when you don’t stress, it ends up turning out just fine.  That doesn’t change the fact that my husband and I cringe at ourselves in photos, but I know years from now these will be small treasures worth their weight in gold and my daughter will look at them again and again to see what we looked like as a family all those years ago. 

In honor of the tulip festival going on now in Holland, MI… I could not stop snapping pics because they were just so pretty!   This was one of our favorites..enjoy…

So, one of my favorite things to do (when I get some alone time or steal a few seconds in between here and there) is to check out other photographers and their blogs.  It is sooooo cool to see what others are seeing through their cameras and what they are talking about.  Some of my favorites (in no particular order- because they are all AWESOME) are: Jasmine Star, Jamie Delaine, Velvet Owl Photography, Bellini Portraits and Madison Ave Photography.

I don’t mind telling you that I am always checking blogs and keeping up to date…it’s so inspirational!