1,000 Words Photography http://www.1000-words.com/blog Dallas/Fort Worth and Austin, Texas area photographer -- We capture the moments tha capture you! Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:13:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 SO Close! http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2728 http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2728#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:13:32 +0000 Alana http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2728 The new site is almost ready…I can’t wait to share it with you!!!

Please, please — if you have a favorite image, don’t forget to email me!  I know there are many that I am missing :-)

]]> http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2728 0 Until we get a chance to take some real pictures… http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2712 http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2712#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:08:01 +0000 Alana http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2712 …here is a quick one of Emma’s new haircut, taken with my iphone…

Her little attitude has turned super sassy to match the new ‘do :-)

]]> http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2712 2 What do you want to be when you grow up? http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2706 http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2706#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:41:13 +0000 Alana http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2706

My daughter is certain she will be a doctor, though she’s not sure if she wants to treat humans or animals!

I’d say she has a pretty good bedside manner :-)

What do you want to be when you grow up?  It’s never too late to make your dreams come true!

]]> http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2706 3 Note to Self: Capture the Moment Now — Enjoy it Later! http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2700 http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2700#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:26:09 +0000 Alana http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2700 Lately, I’ve been a little sad — Lucas is getting bigger and bigger, and while that is great (hey, maybe he’ll actually sleep through the night one day) — it is also kind of depressing because he is not my baby any more.  And I am 99.9% sure this will be my last baby…and I LOVE babies…so what do you do?

You can’t freeze time — you can’t keep them little forever (which is actually a blessing!) — or can you???

I’ve been thinking — duh!!!  What do I do for a living?  I am a photographer — I freeze time every day!  (Super Mom, to the rescue!)

But the key is to be intentional about what I capture — not just the perfect poses, but also the every day, real life moments.  And what they say.  And how they sound.  That’s why I’m working so hard to finalize my “Story Collection” product — because I want to capture each person, through as many types of media as I can — to tell their whole story!

Selfishly, I want to capture this time as much as possible — I desperately want to survive the toddler stage, but I don’t ever want to forget it!

Because soon, this…

becomes this…

Have a great weekend!  Go capture a memory or two :-)

]]> http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2700 2 New Website! http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2697 http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2697#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:20:50 +0000 Alana http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2697 I am FINALLY planning to launch my new website early next month!

If you have a favorite image, will you email me or comment below?  I want to try and include as many as I can :-)

]]> http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2697 2 Celebrate! http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2691 http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2691#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:20:27 +0000 Alana http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2691 We had a nice weekend and celebrated the first week back at school…somehow, we were at GattiTown three times in one week!  It’s a good thing they have some delicious food and rides that even adults can get on!  Plus, I’m not sure who is more competitive at the games — my daughter, my husband, or my mom :-)

As an extra bonus, Nana and Pop got this for the kids…we were happy to enjoy it with them!!!

Now, it’s back to the real world!  Have a great week!

]]> http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2691 2 Point and Shoot http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2684 http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2684#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:04:45 +0000 Alana http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2684 While the big kids have headed back to school (and are loving it, thank goodness), me and my little man have had a lot of bonding time.  One day, as he was crawling all over me while I was attempting to take his picture, I just held the camera over my head and fired away.

My aim may not have been that good, but I kind of like the way they turned out…not your average picture :-)

Have a wonderful weekend!

]]> http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2684 0 My Little Man http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2679 http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2679#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:12:11 +0000 Alana http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2679

Happy Wednesday!

]]> http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2679 1 End of Summer Celebration http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2674 http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2674#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:03:49 +0000 Alana http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2674 This weekend we headed out to GattiTown for a little fun before school starts in a few days!  We actually had a great time — the food was YUMMY (who knew there were fresh chocolate chip cookies on a Mr. Gatti’s buffet???) — and the kids had a blast playing all of the games!  The coolest thing was when Steven won Emma a huge stuffed animal out of one of those “giant claw” games!  The staff was so impressed because no one ever wins — how awesome is that?  Emma is pretty proud of her dog…

But her brothers pounce on it any chance they get :-)

Happy Monday!  It’s going to be a busy week :-)

]]> http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2674 0 The Story of Logan http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2668 http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2668#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:06:52 +0000 Alana http://www.1000-words.com/blog/?p=2668 I am working on my newest product that I plan to announce next month!  It is called “The Story Collection” and it incorporates many different types of media to help tell the story of our subjects!  Here are a few of the still images from “Logan at 3″  :-)

Have a great weekend!

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