petals from days past

Friday, June 5, 2009

petals from days past

I took these on temple square back in April and then used them for a surprise Mother's Day gift, so they were never posted. But I thought I'd share them and show off how fun my new macro lens really is.

(I'm actually in Chicago right now. I found out that you can "schedule" blog posts, so I put this one together Saturday night so you'd all have something to look at while Jordan and I are away. We're shooting Nathan and Kaury's wedding. Remember these guys from way back when. Last I heard, their dogs are walking down the isle with them and I can't wait to capture it all! We've been looking forward to this wedding for over a year now!! We'll return late Sunday night, and then Monday I have my almost sister-in-law Jocilyn's bridals...so expect good things next week...)

Anyhow, I'm excited about all the "redecorating" that's going to be to going on soon, and those of you who've chosen to join in on the fun. But there's still time to get your own piece of art if you haven't emailed me already. Maybe something in this post will strike your fancy...

(yes, you will have to scroll through a few of my little flower Ella to get to the others...but I thought she fit right in with her rainbow tutu!)

3 comments:

Natalie said...: wow liz, your macro lens is amazing...these photos are beautiful!!!!!; June 5, 2009 at 9:53 AM
Richard & Analeis said...: I've decided why I have such a hard time putting words to describe your artwork... it's because your artwork is something celestial, and since I live here on earth, I only know earth words. But, once I get to heaven (if I get there) and I learn the vocabulary spoken by celestial beings, I will then have words to describe how beautiful and wonderful and how much I love your work. God has blessed you and you have blessed the rest of us that get to awe at your art.; June 5, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Britt said...: Wonderful pictures! Your little girl is going to love these so much when she's older! What a blessing to have such a talented mommy!!; June 9, 2009 at 1:23 PM

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ELIZABETH TAYLOR FRANDSEN PHOTOGRAPHY

What if you woke up one day and realized you had two passions in life: your family and your photography. And you weren’t willing to let one or the other go. Well, let me tell you. The time on your phone would brightly glare out, 4:13 am. You’d wonder why you were awake. Oh, that’s right. Your baby still doesn’t sleep through the night.

What if the next time you checked your phone, still awake mind you, it said, 5:17 am. You’d again question your not sleeping awake status. But oh, that’s right. You can’t turn your creative little mind off and it’s always on photography.

You know what your husband is dreaming about.

It’s not photography.

So you slip out of bed to squeeze in a few uninterrupted hours of design time. Then, like clock-work, your family comes alive, oh say around 7:14. (Well Ella wakes up then, Jordan’s a minute behind, because seriously, who sets their alarm for :14 anything?)

By noon you’re beat. Exhausted. This is madness you think. And then you realize it’s nap time. Suddenly, all the world is well. You lay down next to your angelic daughter (all children resemble angels when sleeping) and think how lucky you are to have the best of both worlds, madness included. No studio hours to keep, no baby sitters to pay. Just you. Your family, your business. At home. Loving Life.

It works for me.

Thanks for stopping by and welcome to my life.

Friday, June 5, 2009