ten.

Came home from college last week and since I missed my dad's birthday I decided to cook him a quiche. I got the idea from a local bakery/cafe in Oxford called Honey Bee Bakery. They make a fabulous goat cheese and spinach quiche that's so light and tasty. So I found a recipe online and was surprised that I could make one! (I've just started getting into cooking)
Here's the recipe for anyone interested:

Spinach and Goat Cheese Quiche:
-Ingredients:

• 1 frozen pie crust
• 1/2 cup (4 oz) crumbled goat cheese (I used garlic and herb goat cheese to add extra flavor)
• 1 cup fresh spinach (chopped)
• 4 eggs
• pinch salt
• pinch nutmeg
• 2 cups whole milk or 1 cup heavy cream

-Preperation:

• Coat bottom of pie crust with goat cheese and spinach.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix remaining ingredients. (Beat eggs BEFORE adding other ingredients)
• Pour egg mixture over dry ingredients in pie crust
• Cook at 350 for 40-45 minutes

Hope you and your family enjoy this simple recipe! If you cook it I would love your feedback!

nine.

Meet Crawford.
One of the cutest kids I've ever photographed.

eight.

Since it's the holidays I've been doing a lot of family portraits.

Here's some photos I did of the Smith family around the Ole Miss campus

It was absolutely beautiful and the perfect day for shooting!

I'd love to hear your feedback!

 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!

seven.

Today I want to introduce you 
guys to a videographer named

Azod Abedikichi

 His work is absolutely amazing!

Please take the time to look at his vimeo, 

I promise you won't have wasted your time.

Here's a link to his page:
http://vimeo.com/azod

And a link to my personal favorite of his videos:
"I Love Mississippi"

SIX.

On the news I saw a story about a man 
who stole from Toys for Tots! It made 
me so angry! So I decided to post the 
story on here. Some people have lost 
their heart for humanity and the 
holidays. 'Tis the season for giving.. 
nothing will ruin my holiday spirits!


Toys for Tots thief story 


Hope you guys are enjoying 
the cold weather, I surely am!

Five.

I'm a little late, but I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Here's a little peak into my day with the family.

 My cousins Keelan and Oscar.

 Charlie and Paw-Paw

 Me, my parents, my brother, and grandparents

 Charlie decided to run around the house with a blanket on his head

 Charlie and my dad

My cousins Keelan, Stephanie, and Eileen

Time with the Beavers is always enjoyable.

There's always way too much food and never enough time to catch up with everyone.

Happy late Thanksgiving everyone!

Four.

Went home this weekend and it was very much needed.

Spent most of it editing some newer photos of mine.

Here's a few for you guys:

Three.

Thanks to FLICKR I've been able to discover many inspiring and talented photographers to introduce to you.

So here's a list of a few photographers I enjoy:
(In no particular order)

Lidia is a mom and a wife. Juggling those duties along with being a photographer is inspiring itself.

She's an amazing portrait photographer, especially when it comes to baby portraits. Another aspect of her art that I appreciate is her fine tuning of editing. Clearly you can tell Lidia edits, but she never over-edits. A fine line too easily crossed in this digital-media world today.

Here are a few examples of her work and a link to her Flickr: 

Lidia's Flickr

Next I want to introduce you guys to a breath-taking photographer and person friend of mine, Whitten. He's a young photographer who's only been doing photography for a few years, but by the looks of his work you'd never know that! Whitten is fantastic at getting just the right lighting and always coming up with insanely creative ideas!

Below are a few of my favorites of Whitten's and a link to his Flickr

Whitten's Flickr

Another personal friend of mine is Anna. Anna and I used to spend days out in the middle of no where shooting photos of each other. Thankfully we've both been blessed enough to get better as time grew on. Anna has turned into a fantastic portrait photographer. Many of the models she uses are hometown friends of hers. Another talent of Anna's is her ability to think a photoshoot all the way through. By the time she has the camera ready she already knows what the hair and make are going to look like, what type of model she needs, where she's going to shoot the photos, what the model is going to where, how she wants the model to pose, everything. Anna thinks every detail through and because of that she always gets her money shot.

Anna's Flickr

 

Last, but certainly not least is Adam Elmakias. He is a band photographer who captures 

once-in-a-lifetime shots. These bands are so lucky to have him around. His photography is pure, raw art. I could look at his photos all day long. I'm a huge fan of band photography. It's something about the connection between the two artists, photographer and musician. I know you'll enjoy Adam's work.

Adam's Flickr

I hope you guys have enjoyed my blog.

If you know of a photographer you'd like 

for me to feature in my next photography

blog just leave a comment with a link

to some of their work!

Much love, xoxo

Two.

Day two of my first blog, and sorry to say folks it's already getting boring.

Today has certainly been uneventful..

I'm currently 

letting the color 

in my hair process 

and watching my 

roommate scream at 

her computer for a

project she's working on. 

HILARIOUS. (see below)

 

So folks, this is my typical day.  Tomorrow I promise to be more interesting.

I'm going to do a blog on my personal favorite amateur photographers.

I'll give you guys details and links to their work.

See you on another day.

Au revoir!

One.

Today is my first blog:

My day

• Woke up to a rain-filled day.
• Met an old friend for lunch at Volta (fantastic Greek restaurant)
• Memorized lines of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" (I hate this play. I'm not a big fan of existentialism, but I get extra credit in my Romanticism Literature class.)
• Remembered I had to write a paper for my lit class so I decided to start this blog instead.

So far so good I'd say.

On with something more interesting.

Things of fashion I'm currently lusting after..

KneeHighBoots

on Amazon.com

Made by: 

ZiGiny

Brown Leather

Leaf accents

UrbanRenewalDress

on UrbanOutfitters.com

JOHANN

Lacy Luck Dress

Vintage material

Lace accent

(I'm a huge fan of lace)

VintageBelt

on FreePeople.com

Vintage Obi belt

Cotton and polyester

Glass bead accents

LeatherJacket

on shop.nordstrom.com

Made by:
Andrew Marc

Lambskin

Motorcycle jacket-style

Color: Cappucino

Just a few things that represent my taste.

I'd love to see some of the things you're eye-ing this season!

Au revoir!