Not to be outshined in cuteness and names, big brother Rocky and big sister Lucy.
Thanks for being asesome Manno's:)
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Life really is what you make of it. I'm learning this bit by bit, mostly through Hughes and Jet, they have no boundaries of what is exciting and how to make anything an adventure.
So in these cold winter months, have an adventure. Take a walk outside until your lungs hurt, build a fire, make soup, go ice fishing, kiss someone with a cold nose:)
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Great images Clary! Even in these blah days there is fun out there for us. I went sledding over the weekend with my kids and even though I nearly fell in a ditch and met my death we had a blast.
(02.02.10 @ 11:48 AM)Aww Clary your kiddos are always so cute and stylish!!! I can only hope one that we have such an adorable little family like yours. These photos are precious.
(02.02.10 @ 11:58 AM)I dunno why your last line made me tear up, with a smile. Or maybe I do know. Maybe it's cuz I'm jealous that you seem to have such a refreshing perspective on life. I'm thankful to have you as a friend, Clareball. xoxo Luv ya!
(02.02.10 @ 02:06 PM)Clary, I saw you Tweet this earlier today and my heart just melted. If you haven't see "Where the Wild Things Are" yet, something tells me that, when you do, you'll think of your little man. You've got your own version of Max! LET THE WILD RUMPUS BEGIN!!!!
(02.02.10 @ 02:10 PM)those photos are why i love photography! snapping away with the one you love- what a perfect day.
(02.02.10 @ 02:17 PM)I'm in love with these images!
Thanks for the beautiful inspiration!
:)
Clary that made my Wednesday!!! Adventure is out there is going to be my motto today especially when I'm feeling overwhelmed. Please give Hughes a hug for me!! Too cute!!!
(02.03.10 @ 05:00 AM)Hughes and Jettie are lucky kiddos! What a fun life you have. PS-Good seeing you yesterday :)
(02.03.10 @ 10:16 AM)oh my... best blog entry in the history of blog entries. I LOOOOOVE YOUR FAMILY!!!!!! And that photo of Hughes on the sled with Jettie holding on... AHHHHH MELT MY HEART!!!!!!! Love and miss you guys...
(02.03.10 @ 04:15 PM)I kinda feel warm and fuzzy inside after this one.
(02.03.10 @ 07:38 PM)What a great day; captured as always by your awesomeness. love.
(02.03.10 @ 10:46 PM)Life is what you make it... oh so true! Thanks for the reminder today and for the beautiful photos of what family looks like to you! Oh so precious!
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How beautiful, Clary! I would never have the guts to do this, but I admire you for it.
(01.21.10 @ 09:51 AM)GORGEOUS!!! what an incredible shoot.
(01.21.10 @ 11:08 AM)WOW, these are absolutely FABULOUS!!
(01.21.10 @ 01:42 PM)not enough words to describe how i'm in LOVE with all of these images!!!!!!!!!!
awesome work Clary!
you just inspired me to shoot more with film! :)
thank you so much for the inspiration!
My absolute favorite is the b/w of them sitting on the ice with you looking down at them. Gorgeous!
(01.22.10 @ 11:04 AM)simply beautiful
(01.23.10 @ 03:19 AM)Awesome Clary. ! Digital just doesn't do justice like film.
(01.23.10 @ 08:16 AM)I love it and was so excited when I saw that your pictures were featured on Elizabeth Anne Designs...
http://tinyurl.com/yd86bh9
Looking forward to working with you again very soon!
(01.25.10 @ 06:29 PM)And can we talk about the name?? Jett! You know I love that:)
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These are lovely! It gets me so excited for our next one to arrive.
(12.15.09 @ 11:53 AM)Speaking of our next one...think you could plan your vaca to the Gulf Coast around the middle of August? Perfect timing for a session with our new family of 4!!!
(12.15.09 @ 11:58 AM)SO SO SO CUTE! Love the pure joy a baby brings to mom and dad's face. beautiful!
(12.15.09 @ 12:29 PM)Oh my gosh!!! Clary you are so amazing! Thanks for coming and capturing this special moment in our lives!
(12.15.09 @ 01:06 PM)He is absolutely adorable!! What a true blessing from God!! Congratulations to you both!!
(12.15.09 @ 01:28 PM)Amazing photos! I can already see Daddy Joel in this little cutie's face! So happy for ya'll!
(12.15.09 @ 01:40 PM)Clary, these are fantastic! What a treasure for Joel and Kara. You have captured such a beautiful but fleeting phase in Jett's life. Nothing looks posed or intrusive. You've created an environment that allows us to experience the wonder of a new baby with them!
(12.15.09 @ 01:48 PM)What a beautiful family! Boy Jett has some looks already, Don't he?
(12.15.09 @ 02:19 PM)Joel, Kara & Jett --- all of you have been truly blessed. Pictures are priceless. Jett, you have amazing parents and you, I'm sure, will take after them. Joel/Kara, your son is gorgeous. Cherish every day, every moment, every memory you can. God bless all of you.
(12.15.09 @ 02:59 PM)Photos are awesome, I loved them all. thank you for sharing. Jett is so sweet and his facial expressions are adorable. This black and white all bundled up is so precious. The ones of the 3 of you with each of you giving kisses are so sweet. Kara looking at Jett and then the one of Joel with Jett and Jett looking away is so funny.
(12.15.09 @ 03:03 PM)Those are amazing pictures...what a beautiful baby. I am ready to hold my new grandson. Thanks for the pictures, Joel and Kara.
Dad (Henne)
(12.15.09 @ 04:29 PM)Wow, great photos of a beautiful family. Can't wait to see you guys this summer and meet Jett. Its gonna be a long wait!
(12.15.09 @ 05:30 PM)These are too. precious. for. words. So that is how I'll leave it!!
(12.15.09 @ 06:43 PM)Awesome pictures of an all around wonderful family. I especially love the pictures with Joel and Kara's hands; it really shows how beautiful and delicate the little guy is.
(12.15.09 @ 06:57 PM)Everytime I see one of your newborn sessions, it gives me baby fever!!!
I'm in love with the two pics of baby Jett all swaddled up! Oh, and the b&w one of him and his mommy. Acutally I love them all :o)
(12.15.09 @ 10:54 PM)those are amazing. love them all. (sigh) beautiful beautiful moments.
(12.16.09 @ 08:50 AM)Such beautiful, breathtaking pictures. What a sweet, sweet baby and a gorgeous family! You can see the calm and love radiating all around them. Once again, you have outdone yourself. I LOVE the newborn pics!
(12.16.09 @ 09:30 AM)How beautiful!!! You are blessed, indeed! Love you!
(12.16.09 @ 10:23 PM)Clary, I just keep looking and looking at these pictures -- truly the most wonderful I have every seen! You really captured the kids - what an amazing gift God has given you!! So glad I got to meet you. God Bless and have a joyous celebration of our Saviour's birth!
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how fun! What a gorgeous family. dreamy photos...
(12.14.09 @ 07:08 AM)Love the pictures and love the camera! A wedding would be amazing with this camera! How unique and fun the images would be!
(12.14.09 @ 07:56 AM)What a fun idea! I love the pics you took - your kids are adorable!
(12.14.09 @ 08:13 AM)film is magical! i love these colors and i love my holga too :) which lab do you send your rolls?
(12.14.09 @ 08:39 AM)how fun! love how different these pictures are. thanks for the opportunity!
(12.14.09 @ 08:41 AM)I love these images! I really struggle with allowing myself to take fun snapshots of my own family. How wonderful to have that delete button taken out of the picture all together.
(12.14.09 @ 08:43 AM)film is the best!
awesome images!!! it's so unique and so film! :)
I want to buy a film camera for months now. I really hope I win!!!
:) (photography@biancavalentim.com)
I want your holga touch..... I think mine must be broken. Must. Get. New. One. Maybe i'll win...? :)
(12.14.09 @ 08:50 AM)Your pictu always make life look so much more fun! I love this camera--Scott has been looking at getting similar cameras but perhaps I should look into this one. I must admit, we have a film camera that has been sitting around collecting dust these days. Back to it!
(12.14.09 @ 09:03 AM)Once again STUNNING photos! You never cease to amaze me. (shannon.price8@gmail.com)
(12.14.09 @ 09:29 AM)I would love the opportunity to ditch all the rules!!!
(12.14.09 @ 09:34 AM)i love these images! i'd love to give this camera a shot -- i love film but my poor old pentax has sighed it's last sigh :(
(12.14.09 @ 10:07 AM)I love letting go of the rules and embracing the random results! Haven't had a chance to take film pics for a few years and would LOVE to get back into it!
(12.14.09 @ 10:11 AM)count me in! ever since your last post on film, i've been shooting with my old film canon rebel GII. i love getting my images back full of surprises!
(12.14.09 @ 10:18 AM)I have always loved your photography and admire your talent. This camera looks like a great opportunity to get into photography!
(12.14.09 @ 10:19 AM)You look beautiful in that pic of you and Jettie!! And of course I can't pass up a Clary contest!!
(12.14.09 @ 10:53 AM)oooh ooh ooh - i love new adventures!!! this would be so fun to get the chance at an awesome camera and a lifetime of surprises :) love the pics, too, clary! oh, and did you see my tweet about how my mom told me you'd be doing my maternity and newborn photos? so excited!!!
(12.14.09 @ 12:30 PM)This is an AWESOME idea! I just held the holga a couple weeks back and thought about what a fun opportunity it would bring. Crossing my fingers for win!
(12.14.09 @ 01:26 PM)Wow! I'm truly inspired by your lovely photographic skills. Some day I woud love to learn the ways of photography and a camera would be a great way too start!
(12.14.09 @ 01:56 PM)While I am, of course, looking for mostly digital you would definitely be welcome to bring some film to our wedding! Perhaps for some gorgeous bride&groom photos pre-wedding or on the golf course during the reception? :)
(12.14.09 @ 02:02 PM)Did you ever announce the winner of your last contest? You asked commenters to list a romantic photo op.
(12.14.09 @ 02:40 PM)These photos are beautiful. I actually have an old film camera that I still use from time to time. I really do love seeing what happens when I develop the photos. Sometimes they are hilarious. Sometimes they are horrible. It's always a guessing game that I love to play.
(12.14.09 @ 04:00 PM)Film is so unbelievably romantic, and yet so rare these days. I have always been drawn to images captured in film, they exude such a beautiful softness. Just the excitement of not knowing what your images are going to look like creates such a fun and exciting dynamic. My interest in photography is a bit new, so I would love to get my hands on this bad boy and try it out! Thanks for such a great contest!
(12.14.09 @ 04:14 PM)I haven't shot film in YEARS! It would be great to play for once... breaking rules is ALWAYS fun! ;)
(12.14.09 @ 05:01 PM)Photography fascinates and me and I don't have enough money to invest in more than a point and shoot camera - tried to win the contest last time and failed, hope this one is a success!!
(12.14.09 @ 06:38 PM)Hey Clary! These are gorgeous! And hey, I'm a zoo keeper- so adventure, randomness and well, dirty hands lets say ;) are ALL part of my day job. Now if only I could rock the film Clary-style!
(12.14.09 @ 07:07 PM)Clary, as usual these photos are AMAZING! I can't believe how big your little ones are getting!
(12.14.09 @ 08:09 PM)Love these new photos of your family! The look and feel of film pictures are so lovely.
(12.14.09 @ 11:01 PM)Your family pics always make my heart melt and you're right about the waiting for results. I remember our old impromptu phot sessions and having to wait for days to know if we had a good picture or not. Then jumping over each others shoulders trying to see the pictures first. Well maybe I was the one jumping. Darn you and your tallness.. =)
(12.15.09 @ 05:30 AM)Clary your creativity has inspired me to look into the beauty that can be captured with great photos! I would love a chance to win the camera, thanks and love from Beau and Ali
(12.15.09 @ 10:22 AM)Such sweet family photos. I love shooting with film because of the vintage look. Great contest!
(12.15.09 @ 11:19 AM)Mainly I just wanted to say I'm jealous about the christmas tree farm. I had to get my tree from the home depot. We used to go to the mountains to cut trees as a kid. I miss that. Happy holidays!
(12.15.09 @ 04:45 PM)I need some randomness while procrastinating writing my dissertation! This camera sounds like a unique way to capture original works of art! I would love it. {alaux3@hotmail.com}
(12.15.09 @ 09:29 PM)those are just cool. you are quite the amazing photographer :) i love the look of those photos - i'd LOVE to try out that camera :) pick me :) pick me :)
(12.16.09 @ 08:36 AM)I feel the exact same way...I've been wanting to pick one up forever! :)
(12.16.09 @ 11:31 AM)I would love to get my hands dirty with a Holga! I love photographing with film and I'm trying to create my own darkroom one of these days...
(mnbaird@gmail.com)
(12.16.09 @ 01:53 PM)I would love to try a holga with the polaroid back!!!!
(12.16.09 @ 03:44 PM)Clary, you are so stinkin' cool. So I'm curious, which model is yours? I am DYING for one of the new FujiFilm Instax cameras too!!!!
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ahhhh such great pics, looks like heaven!!!
(10.27.09 @ 02:41 PM)Clary, your so cute :) Makes me happy that you enjoyed Cali...glad I was able to share a margarita with you there!
(10.27.09 @ 03:08 PM)Great pics! My husband and I spent a week in San Fran and Napa for our 1 year anniversary last year and the bike ride around SF and across the GGB was one of my favorite parts.
(10.27.09 @ 03:32 PM)Looks like we had similar vacations this year! ;) But darn it if we didn't get to bike the Golden Gate...maybe next time. I too loved the Pacific Highway and can still smell the air. PS - Love me some Ray LaMontagne! Great choices in music & travel!
(10.27.09 @ 03:47 PM)You're adorable my friend! I need to find my life list...I think it's packed away in our trunk. PS I love Spoon, Radiohead and Arcade Fire! Great list!
(10.27.09 @ 06:37 PM)These are so fun, and what a great idea for a dream list. Might have to incorporate that one somehow in my future plans. ;) Love the photo of you driving, and the ones at Crystal Cove - amazing!
(10.27.09 @ 10:16 PM)=)
(10.28.09 @ 04:58 AM)Clary you are all too cute!!! Love the pics! Thanks for sharing!!!
(10.28.09 @ 07:48 AM)Your so cute. You have inspired me to make a written list. We all have them in our heads but I have never wrote one out. Hmm...now where do I begin...
(10.28.09 @ 09:17 AM)I tried that braid thing the other day, and it just didn't work out for me. I don't get it. haha
(It looked so cute in your hair at your Oct. 3rd wedding I second shot with you.) :)
To each and every one of you that want to write a list, find a list, make a list. Do it!! You will be amazed!
Trish-you are too funny, advice-don't look in a mirror when braiding, it gets confusing:)
(10.28.09 @ 04:13 PM)Amazing pics, Clary! I love California and the Pacific Coast Highway. San Fran is one of my favorite cities and Andy & I got actually got engaged on the beach in Santa Cruz =)
(10.28.09 @ 07:49 PM)Okay, I really can't believe (despite you sending me the link) that it took me this long to pour over your playlist on this trip. OMG YOU LOVE CHARLIE MARS TOO?!!!! Darkside is definitely one of my fave songs of the year. I got to see him when he opened for my fave artist, Griffin House, back in February here and have found him adorable ever since.
And having just been in SoCal where I too got to drive down the PCH and see the surfers surfing and the waves crashing and the candy-colored skies and thought, IS THIS REAL?!!! I can TOTALLY see why you have a list of 27 goals with that being one of them ;)
PS - Ironically, Wake Up was playing SO much on the radios out in LA. I think it's funny Arcade Fire has been around forever and suddenly, a movie about a kid named Max comes out with that song attached and everyone's listening ;)
(10.30.09 @ 08:08 AM)awesome playlist!!!!
Thanks for sharing some of your dreams ...
very inspiring! :)
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I need photos of myself and my husband/business partner for our website. Romantic? I get to capture other people's romantic/love filled/hopeful days with the person I love more than anything in this world. I'd say that's pretty romantic. It wouldn't matter where or when - just capturing our every day - normal/dorky selves is my idea of romantic.
(10.11.09 @ 11:26 PM)OK - My dorkyness really just showed because I didn't see the 27 words or less, so the end part is my idea... me and my husband no matter where or when just being our normal/dorky selves. That's my idea of romantic. And the date the winner is announced will be our 5 year wedding anniversary. What an awesome present that would be. No pressure.
And pee ess ess - LOVE the film pics. The are dreamy. And I'm wondering what apple farm that is.
I absolutely love using film! I think the idea of incorporating digital and film is a great concept.
I love the idea of shooting in the home for a newly married couple. It captures the "newness" and the idea of them creating a "home" together.
(10.12.09 @ 12:04 AM)Karin - you crack me up and you are not a dork!
Clary, I am a hopeless romantic and find this challenge hard :) I would love a romantic session of Brett and I having an old fashioned date eating outside in the middle of nowhere with candles and then going for ice cream later. That is us :) But I would want to look glamorous while soaking in the night. Like 40's glam. Thanks :)
(10.12.09 @ 06:04 AM)I'd love to have our engagement pictures shot somewhere warm and cozy feeling. The romantic winter pictures would be nice to contrast our future summer wedding pictures.
(10.12.09 @ 08:28 AM)My parents celebrating 27 years together cozied up to a warm fire with mugs of hot cocoa in their flannel pjs/robes or winter gear.
(10.12.09 @ 09:02 AM)clary, i LOOOVE these! (i also love your boots ;)so, can i play too? hehe
ok, my idea of a romantic session: my husband and i, in chicago, walking around the lincoln park area, maybe having some hot chocolate + a white chocolate raspberry cheesecake (our favorite!) the end :)
Whether it's film or digital you always take the most amazing photos! I think a romantic shoot would be to photograph a couple spending a night out from afar. Capturing the moments where they are just being themselves. The touches, the smiles, the kisses in romantic settings like their favorite resturant, taking a walk or carriage ride in the park, or even their home watching their favorite movies, cuddled up in a blanket drinking hot coco. I know I used more than 27 words but I've never been good a summerizing. :)
(10.12.09 @ 09:18 AM)Whether it's film or digital you always take the most amazing photos! I think a romantic shoot would be to photograph a couple spending a night out from afar. Capturing the moments where they are just being themselves. The touches, the smiles, the kisses in romantic settings like their favorite resturant, taking a walk or carriage ride in the park, or even their home watching their favorite movies, cuddled up in a blanket drinking hot coco. I know I used more than 27 words but I've never been good at summerizing. :)
(10.12.09 @ 09:19 AM)Clary, these pictures are gorgeous, you really capture people's personalities!
Also, I want to participate in the contest :)
My idea of a romantic evening is cooking a meal with Dave & enjoying our great feast together in the end (along with a nice bottle of wine).
The film shoot is very romantic. I feel like maybe it looks "soft" too. I love it!
In February, I will be 7 months pregnant with our second child : )
Thats a 2 and a 7...
Cool fall afternoon circa 2002...us= poor college kids: grabbed snacks, radio, warm blanket & each other. Quiet romantic corner in park w/changing leaves watching big clouds roll by …perfect & beautiful.
(10.12.09 @ 10:34 AM)I can do better than my last entry:
Me. Fiance. Fireplace or firepit. February. Engaged 7 months. Wine or hot chocolate. Snuggling. Laughing. Dancing. In love. Soft. Romantic. Playful. Memorable. Glowing. Smiling. Holding hands. Perfection!
Fell hard and fast, whirlwind engagement, five years married, four children...still in love Date night in the city, lights, the contrast of gritty urban with soft romance…
(10.12.09 @ 10:50 AM)i also wanted to add that the images from this session are gorgeous...i have looked at them several times + just love them.
(10.12.09 @ 10:52 AM)12 years of romance and 3 little girls later, we still can't get enough of each other. We would love you to capture the peacefulness of "us".
(10.12.09 @ 11:54 AM)I love these photos! I'd definitely say they are romantic. I love this challenge and here is my entry :)
My husband and I reliving our first date (five years ago this May). Bowling and rootbeer floats on an early spring evening. Relaxed and fun=romantic, right?
Well...my husband and I are welcoming our first child into the world this January and I think that's pretty romantic. Or at least maternity or newborn photos of it would be :). We're a fun, madly in love couple who can't wait to meet our biggest blessing - little Olivia Marie. Oh, and we live in St. Charles.
(10.12.09 @ 02:04 PM)LOVE this!! Your kids are just so cute, what an adorable foursome you all are! Would love to have a film session! I'll get back to you with my entry :)
(10.12.09 @ 05:10 PM)TWO big "kids", dressed to the nines. Drunk on love, embarrassingly goofy around lots of young students, where we met. Just US, celebrating SEVEN years.
(10.12.09 @ 05:22 PM)oh geez! what a challenge.... hmm....
an ice skating session at steinberg! (even though i can't ice skate AT ALL) i think it would be so romantic. cocoa and kisses included.
(10.12.09 @ 07:50 PM)Idea: 1/27/09, our 7 month wedding anniversary. Sitting in the bed of Beau's 1970 truck that we took to HS dances. Cozying up, looking at stars. The end. But.... to add another number, our 3rd session with the fab Clary :) Beautiful pics and family Clary, you're so talented, so blessed.
(10.12.09 @ 08:20 PM)I love every one of these images! Your family is so fun and I just love when we get a glimpse into the life of Clary and company!
Here's my entry for the contest:
The moment my daughter was born, I became a mother. In January she will become a sister, a moment that will make my heart swell with love.
These are just fantastic! I love the "feel" film oozes out! I love seeing photos of your family because they always make my heart smile :)
You are really willing to travel to Chicago for this session? Chicago holds a very dear place in my heart, it's where Danny and I decided to start our lives together during a very cold winter eight years ago. We are now enjoying our 7th year of marriage. How dreamy would a winter session is Chicago be! Here is my submission :)
The twinkling lights streamed down Michigan Ave, enjoying German treats at the Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza, and I can't forget the yummy, warm pizza! Perfect winter day!
(sorry for the book)
I love all of these pictures and it always makes my heart melt to see you guys. Travis' pic makes me LOL. And I think Jettie is giving Hughes a run for his money in the shutterbug department. Tell my Godson he needs to step up his game, and tell my Goddaughter Good Job!
(10.13.09 @ 04:57 AM)Husband and wife welcoming the spring equinox sunrise atop Monks Mound at Cahokia Mounds w/ coffee, hot chocolate, a blanket, and love.
(10.13.09 @ 11:00 AM)Love these, your kiddos are adorable. I remember when I began shooting b/w film was my favorite.
(10.13.09 @ 03:26 PM)two people walking through the park...enjoying the beauty mother nature provides and company of each other...feeling the warmth of your partner as you walk hand in hand...love
(10.13.09 @ 11:00 PM)Aww I just want to steal your family and make them mine..sooo adorable and cute...Such awesomeness...
(10.14.09 @ 12:18 AM)Here's a romantic idea...Me. My man. The dog. 8 years together. I've told him when he proposes, I want to capture it on film. Cooking. Cuddling. Making Snowangels.
(10.14.09 @ 10:37 AM)Here's a romantic idea...Me. My man. The dog. 8 years together. I've told him when he proposes, I want to capture it on film. Cooking. Cuddling. Making Snowangels.
(10.14.09 @ 10:41 AM)Here's a romantic idea...Me. My man. The dog. 8 years together. I've told him when he proposes, I want to capture it on film. Cooking. Cuddling. Making Snowangels.
(10.14.09 @ 10:44 AM)Hello! I am in love with these photos! Simply put it is natural beauty captured at its best!
My Kind of Romantic: Crisp quiet December morning at the break of dawn, our breaths visible against the air, noses red from the cold, playing in the freshly fallen snow with my fiance of 7 months Waiting to enjoy the sunrise, rays striking the snow reflecting its sparkling beauty, in his arms. (I know a tid bit more than 27words but I had to paint the picture :)
My idea…me, Tommy, our new puppy, decorating for Christmas, hanging stockings and ornaments, in our new home. Celebrating the blessings of our first year of marriage!
(10.14.09 @ 10:25 PM)Us. Playground. Swings. Merry go round. Slide. We spend hrs on swings talking, flirting, and just enjoying each other’s company. Just a couple of “big” kids.
(10.15.09 @ 02:47 PM)Me, the hubby, and our 4-legged kid.. bundled up, hiking at Pere Marquette. Taking in the fresh air and breathtaking views!
(10.15.09 @ 04:02 PM)All of your entries, so amazing. The cozy, celebrations of love, hot chocolate, cold noses...we have such beautiful lives, don't we?!!
So, the winner of the romancing photography, Megan H and the vision of fresh snow and seeing breath and love:)
(10.17.09 @ 08:36 AM)I am a bit tardy in my reply, but you are simply amazing and going to make someone very happy :-) I love the vintage Wonder Years feel!
(10.18.09 @ 06:21 PM)Oh how wonderful! Thank You Clary! I am so excited! :o)
(10.19.09 @ 08:22 AM)In love with these pictures...so soft and dreamy! And of course the family captured in them is adorable. :) Congrats to the winner of the session...I can't wait to see a sneak peek of those romantic images, I know they'll be wonderful!
Wow, Clary-
I LOVE the film shots- there is such a sense of purity and chance in them, and a feel of nostalgia for the non-digital age.
Keep it up- LOVE the Blackbird Fly camera- HOW COOL is THAT?!?!?
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Your pictures by Bobbi and Mike are amazing. :) I'm so glad it brought me over to your site though because your pictures are just as amazing. :) What a beautiful family you have and you are an amazing photographer. :) On my google reader you go!
(10.05.09 @ 09:08 AM)Oh you have such an amazing little family. B+M are the best and I'll agree with Courtney, I'm so happy to have found your site!
You know how you just know you could like someone from their "About" section? Well, you nailed it girl!
Signed,
A fellow Iron&Wine lover ;)
I am getting more and more excited that you are my wedding photographer! You have the cutest family, I love your little dog!!! I even love the color of your room … I can’t wait!
(10.05.09 @ 12:11 PM)I was very excited to see you on Bobbi & Mike's blog this morning. I cannot imagine having more priceless photos. It literally made me tear up. And old trucks like that are my thing. Just absolute perfection Clary. Picture perfect.
(10.05.09 @ 12:13 PM)omg, these are PERFECT! You are so very blessed :) Bobbi+Mike rock!!! The emotion and life they captured...priceless!
(10.05.09 @ 01:07 PM)I already knew that you guys made an adorable family, but this picture really captures it perfectly. I love this picture, and I can't wait to look at the rest of them - Bobbi and Mike did a great job!!!
(10.05.09 @ 02:28 PM)Is it weird if I want some canvases (canvasi) of this sesh? It is? Hmmm.
Either way...your family is gorgeous and I love that the love seeps out of every crevice of every picture. :)
(10.05.09 @ 02:43 PM)I think I love these even more than the ones from last year b/c they are at your home! Maybe you should post your chocolate chip cookie recipe...for Bobbi of course!!
(10.05.09 @ 04:35 PM)Clary, these photos are simply perfection. Your family is so adorable, and we can see the love and laughter in every photo. Beautiful!
(10.05.09 @ 05:40 PM)Oh, these photos are fantastic (and I already commented to Bobbi about them). They caught you, Travis and the kids in such true form. It's beautiful!
(10.05.09 @ 05:50 PM)lovely:-)
(10.05.09 @ 07:54 PM)OMGoodness!!!
what a cute family you have Clary!
I went to your friend's blog to see all the pictures and I'm in love with them all.
this is priceless, right?
congratulations.
God bless you all!
I love all of your pictures, and I especially love that they were at home. My faves are def. a tie between the black in white smooch-a-roo and the one with Jettie in the air with Travy Trav and you laying with Hughes. Simply Beautiful! I can't gush enough Bobbie+Mike did a great job of capturing your love. Love You!
(10.06.09 @ 04:00 AM)love it!!!
(10.06.09 @ 08:04 AM)These photos put to rest my thoughts that the Pfeiffer family bakes cookies together in the evenings and takes walks in a meadow. Your family is so lovely...looking at the photos I couldn't help but feel so happy for you to have such a beautiful family. (OH and I had a weird dream the other night that I ran into you at Target and you told me you were pregnant. No worries though because I have those dreams about a lot of people and it's never true)
(10.06.09 @ 12:20 PM)TOO CUTE!!!! that is such a perfect shot - i love ALL of the images.... what fun :) i'm just in awe :)
(10.06.09 @ 04:39 PM)you guys are toooooo cute!!!
(10.06.09 @ 09:22 PM)Thank you Courtney, Gail, Amanda, Karin, Christine, MeMaw (Kathy), Stephanie, Krissy, Truc!!, Brit, Paula Leme, Patty, Jamie, Bianca, Natalie, My BFF, Taffy, Lynsey, Kelly and Stephanie...you all put a big smile on me face!
ps-bobbi and mike rocked it!
This picture makes me smile : )
(10.07.09 @ 11:30 AM)You guys are the cutest EVER!!!!! The dog in the middle is icing on the cake- love your smile- and it all looks so perfect and natural. Yay for you and your beautiful family- awesome.
(10.11.09 @ 12:29 AM)WOW!
(10.12.09 @ 01:48 AM)I loved this image so much that even when I was on VACATION, I went to their blogsite to check out the pics. Just fabulous. You have such a fashionable, adorable, and sweet family! The warmth just shines through in the pictures. Love it!
(10.13.09 @ 12:48 PM)You guys look so happy together ! Bobbi and Mike did a great job capture your lives together !
(11.01.09 @ 03:31 AM)You know those moments that are life changing? When the next day is different than the day before and the world is turned upside down or maybe even spins the other way?
My top 5...
The day I met my best friend, I was four. She was selling girl scout cookies and I got mad because I was a daisy and trying to sell enough to win the top girl scout cookie seller. She lived on my block.
My forth grade teacher who seriously believed in me, even when I couldn't spell state capitols and didn't pay attention in history.
Going to a high school basketball game where Travis sat next to me. He snuck in my favorite candy, Skittles and said my hair smelt pretty. Don't worry, it takes more than this but that was the official start to my world spinning the other way.
First photography critique in college by my favorite professor, now and forever. I photographed a soccer ball with flash. He told me if I ever used flash on another photography project I would fail Photography 101. In fear of not only going to school for a degree my mom thought would take me nowhere, I didn't want to get an F in my first class so I buckled down and didn't pick up a flash for 3 years.
Seeing Jessica Claire's work in 2004, my world turned upside down. I was planning my own wedding and a past bride of Jessica was showing off her pictures, understandably. My jaw dropped, I was changed. 'You mean a young female can be a wedding photographer??!'. Yes, I know today this is not a novel idea but 6 years ago it was. Without this small window into what could be, I wonder how long it would have taken me to realize I could have the best job photographing people in love.
So as destiny would have it the same time I was in California to shoot a wedding, Jessica Claire had a workshop that without question I had to attend. It was an awesome first workshop experience giving me new insight and confirming what I've been doing but the best was the mock wedding set up by the people below. You must check out their work because it is amazing! I'm so excited to show Midwest brides something different and beautiful that is completely obtainable. I loved every square inch, ENJOY!
Some new friends work you can check out from the workshop and my STL photog friends work to see more!!
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Oh wow!! This is absolutely stunning and gorgeous!!! Classy, elegant and subtle!!! I love it!!! :)
(10.05.09 @ 08:59 AM)WOW-Great site-I love the pictures-thanks for brightening my day!!!Francis http://www.geothermalquestions.net
(10.05.09 @ 12:14 PM)First of all, I'm going to work on getting over the fact that you didn't tell me you were going to this workshop. Second, I cannot wait to hear all about your Cali experience (including the bikes!). Third, these are stunning. Absolutely amazing - so proud of you! Fourth, I think the remarkable thing about life-changing moments is that we never realize it at the time. ...But that's what makes it all the more amazing, right?
(10.05.09 @ 02:45 PM)Ahh!! I had no idea you had gone to this workshop until you blogged about it last week. These pictures are stunning, and I'm sure you have more up your sleeve!
(10.05.09 @ 05:49 PM)Wow finally....and totally worth it too...Love the pictures, and the write up rocks...it was so nice meeting you at the workshop. will definitely keep in touch...
(10.05.09 @ 06:26 PM)i can't believe i didn't i see this post before :S it looks like you had a lot of fun.. plus some really gorgeous images!!
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I'm freaking out and I'm just looking at this on my iPhone!!!! Wow, I can't wait to get home and look at this in real life!! Amazing Clary...!! Soooo glad I met you and thanks for the shout out:)
(10.05.09 @ 07:49 PM)that's great Clary!
thanks for sharing this with us.
I bet you had a GREAT time at the workshot.
:)
I would have to say that meeting definately changed my life, for the better, in so many ways. I'm getting teary eyed with this blog and your Bobbi+Mike phot session. My heart is filled with warm gooey-ness for you right now =). I luvs You!
(10.06.09 @ 04:05 AM)Stunning! I love all of them...but my personal fav is the image of Jeff...you captured him perfectly....ahhh, love them! xoxo
(10.06.09 @ 02:23 PM)Thanks everyone!
Gina-Jeff one handsome guy and you two as a couple picture perfect. I'm so happy you two had this opportunity, I would photo you two any day!!
(10.06.09 @ 02:48 PM)This is a great post Clary. It sounds like life is perfection for ya :)
(10.06.09 @ 04:38 PM)You'll be knocking the socks off the midwest brides with these! Gorgeous!
(10.10.09 @ 08:07 AM)
Adorable! She is so precious!
(02.19.10 @ 01:32 PM)Adorable, love that third one :)
(02.19.10 @ 01:34 PM)Aww Libby Lu is sooo cute!
(02.19.10 @ 01:43 PM)Libby Lu is such a cute name! I love how adorable the baby looks wrapped up in the polka dot cloth!
(02.19.10 @ 03:24 PM)Beautiful! I love her precious little name. What a sweet baby.
(02.19.10 @ 03:27 PM)Beautiful! I love her precious little name. What a sweet baby.
(02.19.10 @ 04:05 PM)pure love! kelly, she (along with you other babies) is just precious! great work, clary.
(02.19.10 @ 04:16 PM)She is precious! What a cute family. Beautiful work, Clary.
(02.19.10 @ 06:00 PM)how adorable! really love the polka dots!!!
(02.20.10 @ 10:44 AM)Love the name, the baby...the photos...AND THE PURPLE COUCH!!?
(02.20.10 @ 04:15 PM)Way to rock it. ;)
Oh my goodness, get out of here with that second one!! :) So beautiful - pictures and the family!
(02.21.10 @ 06:10 PM)These are GORGEOUS!
(02.22.10 @ 12:01 AM)Beautiful family, so much fun to see the Manno's on your blog! Libby Lu is gorgeous, she fits in perfectly with big bro and sis ;)
(02.22.10 @ 02:40 PM)What a fabulous baby name! Beautiful job Clary!
(02.23.10 @ 06:16 PM)what a cute name, i love it! the last frames are my favorite ;)
(02.24.10 @ 09:22 AM)Fun family!!! All the names are great....and is that a Dr. Evil gesture???!?!?!?! Sorry if it's already been mentioned.
(03.05.10 @ 06:20 PM)Adorable !!!
Fun family!!! All the names are great....and is that a Dr. Evil gesture???!?!?!?! Sorry if it's already been mentioned.
(03.05.10 @ 06:23 PM)Adorable !!!