My Current State of Distress

I've learned a few lessons this past week.

Scratch that.

I've made a few mistakes this week that forced me to learn some hard lessons.

Mistake #1: Not backing up data.
Lesson Learned: It can cost up to $2000 to recover lost data; therefore, triple back up your data. I am still crying tears of anger over this mistake.

Mistake #2: Not backing up data.
Lesson Learned: This mistake is so costly, it needs to be listed twice. :) BACK UP YOUR DATA PEOPLE - especially if you are a photo whore like myself.

Mistake #3: Trusting people to do the right thing.
Lesson Learned: People will rip you off! We had a garage sale this past weekend, and someone stole my stuffed, plushy unicorn. Wtf. The unicorn judges you.

Okay, so I didn't really make too many major mistakes this week - just the big fat one that's going to cost me a lot of Washingtons (BENJAMINS EVEN!), and I just wanted to blog about it and be all whiny and sad faced. 

[Insert major sad face.]

Beantown Blog

Very few words to share today. 

Kids Who Love to Pose

This is our niece, Sienna. 

When she was four, we jokingly called her an elitist. She was particular about the company she kept.

Now, she's a complete ham.

My Youth

This Almost Makes Me Want to...

But I'll always be an outsider looking into other people's lives.

Other People's Babies

Someone else's baby

Everyone Else's Pet

Not My Pet

Exposure

I am not a professional photographer.

However, I've learned in the past two years that being a photographer simply means that you love photography.

I love that photographs can capture a single moment, a feeling, an overlooked detail...

Photography helps me see and process the world around me.

In an effort to push myself outside my comfort zone, I'll start sharing my work through my blog. Like I said, I'm not a professional. 

I just love taking photos. Maybe you'll share your photos with me? Please?

The following photos are from a shoot I did for a friend and her beautiful family. They recently welcomed a gorgeous baby girl into the world, and I wanted to capture them in their day to day routines.

Welcome to life! Thank you for letting me into your lives.

Youth

I have exactly 20 photos of myself before the age of 4. During the first few years in America, we didn't have the money to buy and develop film, so the few photos I have are from very special occasions. 

When I was 5, I remember my aunts dressing me up in a frilly lilac dress with a lace collar, lining my lips with bright red lipstick, and propping me up on a milk crate to take some glamour photos. Looking at those pictures today, I can totally sense my discomfort with being photographed.

Recently, Michael's niece, Sienna, came to visit with us. She is the opposite of me at her age; she absolutely loved getting dolled up and strutting around like a fashionista.

Since it's 2010 (and not 1984), I was able to snap tons of photos of her in all her girly glory. I love that we can document every minute detail of our lives these days.

Thank goodness for technology.