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Last week you read about my first two days in Paris for The Signature Atelier and without further ado, today I’m chatting about Days 3 and 4. DAY 3 – SUNRISE AT THE EIFFEL TOWER, WATERCOLOR, AND PURPOSE We started our day early. Like, really early. If you want to photograph at the Eiffel Tower […]
It’s been four months since I returned from my photography workshop in Paris. When I thought about all the things I wanted to share about the workshop and started to actually make notes for this blog post, I realized that one post really wouldn’t do it justice…so it’s going to be three! I’ve never done […]
Have you ever heard of a re-proposal…or a re-posal? You’re going to love this! I met Alicia back in March through a private Facebook group that was set up for a workshop we were both going to attend in Paris. She currently lives in Germany with her husband Teylor and son Greyson while Teylor is […]
I’m really excited to share this little tidbit from my time in Paris at The Signature Atelier workshop. I will definitely be doing a full recap of the workshop soon (it’s gonna be long one), but for now I’m going to share one of my favorite parts. You guys! I shot film! And…It. Was. Amazing! […]
A few weeks ago my cousin Kelly and her beau Bobby got engaged! They are going into a new life chapter with Kelly switching jobs and a new house on the horizon. In fact, it was the new house where Bobby proposed, among exposed studs and concrete floors waiting to be filled with drywall, carpeting […]
Last week I shared seven highlights from Amsterdam, but really it should have been eight. I had a half day in Amsterdam on my way to and from Paris for a workshop. I was excited to have some time in another city and country as a solo traveler before I joined 12 other people for […]
Despite Amsterdam having a pretty polarized reputation for being a party town with lots of porn, I really didn’t have any particular expectations about it. I wasn’t even planning on going to Amsterdam when I booked my spot for The Signature Atelier, but plane ticket prices from Houston to Paris were astronomical…as in $1600. That […]
Before I start sharing all the goodies and pretties from my trip to Europe, I wanted to blog about a subject often overlooked because, well, it can be kind of a downer. Traveling abroad, or even to the next state over, is exciting, but there’s also risk involved and it’s important to acknowledge those risks […]