Ok, so I have been neglecting this blog, big time…But this is not the typical, listing excuses for why I am a bad blogger, and promising to do better. I have been neglecting this blog for good reason. I have been working on a new project that I am very excited about and so proud of. It’s called Note Girls Write, and you can read more about it here. The Cliff’s Notes version is this….a photo essay project about girls, of all ages. Glimpses into their minds and hearts, told through their own writing. Sounds simple, but, if you take a minute to read the notes….see the images, you will see that it is so much more than that.
Over the last few weeks, I have gotten to photograph some of the coolest ladies, and their words never fail to make me smile. In such a short time, this project has taken off, and is growing in leaps and bounds, which tells me that this project is affecting others in the same way.
I wanted to take a minute to share a few of the images I have gotten to photograph in these last few weeks.
Gillian
Desiree
Suzie
Emily
Alison
Ok, so this was an unusually serious blog entry for me. Kind of a foreign thing around here. So, I want to leave you with a story about what a dork I am. The girl in the above image is Alison Sudol, from A Fine Frenzy. I wanted to go take her note shot like it was business as usual for me, but I am a huge fan. Apparently, for me huge fan=babbling idiot. I mean, my big opener was, “Hi, I’m Melodee. I’m reading Steppenwolf.” Now, she did start a twitter book club thing, asking if people wanted to read and discuss the book, Steppenwolf, which I am…but still. Come on. I could have told her the show was awesome. I could have opened with thanking her for writing her note. Nope. Steppenwolf. And I am sure it only got worse from there. Moral of the story? The next photo shoot with someone I am a huge fan of….should be handled by Lynsey….or..I should tape my mouth shut. Yeah, that could work.
Also…A Fine Frenzy has a Christmas album out, that is available exclusively at Target and on itunes. You should really check it out. Red Ribbon Foxes is so pretty. Ok, gushing fangirl spiel over. 
…you just need to know where to look.
I decided to put the math books aside and take the kids on a hike for school today. Math and I have never really been on good terms, so it didn’t take much to convince me. It didn’t take much to convince the kids either. So, we loaded into the car and headed to our favorite hiking spot, The Santa Rosa Plateaus. Since it is getting dark earlier, it put us hiking right in the middle of the golden hour. You should have seen the sunlight on the grass. Oh my. Usually, we hike much earlier in the day. So changing that from here on out. Only leaving my house during the Golden Hour ever maybe. Maybe not. Um, I’m rambling, aren’t I? Can’t help myself sometimes. Happens a lot, actually. Just saying. Now I should probably just quit while I am ahead and move onto to the images from today. Check out the awesome light.
Sophia took this shot of me.
Another Sophia shot, in my favorite road.
This little lady is probably starting to look pretty familiar. I got to see her at 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and now….she is one year old!! She went from, pretty much just laying there…to sitting up….to crawling for the first time ever, at our session…and now walking!
And she did most of her walking, at this session, in red classic Vans. Sweet.
Darby had just had her birthday party, and her favorite gifts were books. How cool is that? She spent a huge part of the session reading…..
….and reading…….
….and reading……
…aaaaaaand……reading………
She ended her session with a piece of birthday cake…..which is awesome. I am a firm believer that all of my sessions should end with dessert.
Neil and Brenda…It has been an honor to watch Darby grow over this past year. I don’t know what I am going to do when three months passes, and I have no Darby session scheduled. You may just come home and find me sitting on your porch. I am kidding, of course. That would be creepy….wouldn’t it? Yeah, ok…..creepy. Ok, email updates it is. But I have heard that 15 month sessions are all the rage these days…..just saying.
