As a follow up to the last post….after I find myself feeling that I can be doing more (and still hope to do more), I edit a photograph like this and can’t help but hear voices saying “This is my favorite picture of my grandparents.” I know that the work I do is important to my clients, and it is fulfilling to know that when they are old and grey, they will look back to these photographs and smile thinking about their younger days.
Just a couple of shots I took of the pretty going on in our fruit bowl. I thought it looked bright and warm.
Here is a shot I took of the hometown…on a map. I thought it was pretty. We have this huge map of Alabama framed and hanging in our living room.
Our next home trip at this time is Moms in May. Beach time!
I’ve been editing all afternoon/evening. I don’t get a weekend haha.
I am pleased to say that I have a bit of a vacation coming up. I’ve been VERY busy, haven’t had much of a chance to sit down and relax in a bit. I can tell I am getting older because when going on vacation I realize pretty quickly that I will not be doing any resting during said vacation which would not have even popped into my head in the past.
We are headed down home – to Gulf Shores for the week. We will be staying with my mom and step-dad the whole time so that’ll be a nice long visit. We haven’t seen them since X-mas. This trip falls just between mothers day and my birthday so my grandparents are going to come down to the Gulf for a visit and lunch at the ever tasty Cobalt!
For my birthday my mom got us tickets to The Hangout Fest and my most favorite guy Jack White will be performing (along with many other good bands of course!) Hopefully I won’t be having too much fun to take some pictures for you guys!
Here are some of my photograph from our last trip to Gulf Shores- our big family trip last summer!
YUMMY! We only moved about six hours away to North Alabama – but man, it is nothing like home! No good seafood to be found.
Me, my Granny, and my cousins!
Me and the giant hall of vintage metal lunchboxes at The Hangout.
The hubs and I.
Today I didn’t go anywhere special. Just to run an errand to staples pretty much. Todd wasn’t here to photograph my outfit so I photographed the cloche I wore. I spotted this hat while I was out holiday shopping this year. I was at Marshalls and it called to me from the hat rack – I had walked into the store that day telling myself ” I will not spend ANY money on me!” but when I saw this hat I had to have it. The tag inside reads Madison 88.
Aren’t the colors fabulous?! Please – click on the image to enlarge and get a better look at those feathers.
I love the look of fresh cotton! I love neutrals so cotton fits right in with that – and I love the combination of the fluffy white cotton and the brown prickly plant. I’m sure me being southern and driving past huge fields of the stuff might have something to do with it too. It is perfect to decorate your home, party, or wedding!
And here are a couple of shots I did recently (Jacquelyn Jackson Photography) in a cotton field just the day before it was harvested.
My brain is always full of ideas buzzing around that I either don’t have the time or money to deal with. Some things I can do are in the works though!
I am slowly but surely working on rebranding Jacquelyn Jackson Photography and getting a new website up.
Getting rid of the red. adding kraft and gold.
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Our “dining room” which has always been the room I pile all of my photography equiptment in- is in the process of being turned into a brand spankin new in home studio! WOOOOOO! Excitement abounds. I am so ashamed of my piles upon piles of disorganization that I am not even going to post a before shot. But I will update ya’ll with an after.
I’m cooking up something big in this head of mine that I would like to do with myself. But it is so big that I probably won’t be able to actually see it through for three or four years…..
In our little town they host regular car shows in our downtown square – and they are quite the event! They close down the square! I have been wanting to go ever since we moved here. I LOVE vintage cars. Probably largely due to the face that my mom was married to a vintage car lovin, mechanically inclined, car show going man. We would all go and they would play oldies and have hula hoop contests for us kids.
There were newer cars, classic cars, and rusty beat up older cars which were actually my favorites to photograph. Love the texture and character.
So – here are some pictures of took of the cars today!
This next shot was by far the most awesome interior of the day.
And I think this little Datsun looked like I should be driving it.
My birthday was this past week, I am now on the wrong side of 25. Again, we had a little antiquing trip. The soundtrack of the day? Led Zeppelin, of course. A good time was had by all. All being the husband and I.
Started off the day with my summer addiction – a Starbucks java chip frappuccino!
Then I picked up a boatload of Krispy Kremes for some awesome ladies! Which meant I also ate some donuts of course.
I can’t handle food that is TOO sweet – my favorite is the custard filled, but I also love the blueberry cake and chocolate cake donuts. The husband on the other hand loves the sweets. He ate one of the featured oreo donuts that had oreos on top and cookies and creme filling.
Antique stores are so fun! I want everything in there. I am constantly uttering “Oh this would be a perfect prop for a shoot” Or “This would be great for the studio I might have one day” which annoys the husband. I actually did a bridal shoot in an antique store once. Good times.
Childrens books.
Pretty Books.
Vehicles.
And after all of the antique stores we went to Dillards for a pair of birthday Sperrys.
and a Ralph Lauren button up from the little boys section because hey it fits me and it’s 25 dollars cheaper.
Then we finished off the day with some mexican for dinner – I ordered fajitas which were too yummy to stop and take pictures of.