Our Rad Summer Days- Part 1

    Our Rad

    Summer Days

                                     Part I

Summers are an exciting time of year! This year the typical "100 days of summer" project became "Our Rad Summer Days"! A small but mighty group of photographers who are sharing their summer season.

Cooling off under the sprinklers and eating popsicles is totally the norm and this is also a favorite time of year for most. Yes!- it may be a busy season but we are limited in our summers with our children before they decide we are no longer "cool" enough to hang around. This summer project is SO important to me because I am documenting a time that passes so quickly. There will come a day when the sprinklers will not be as thrilling as they are now and the children will not be keen on hanging around with Mom & Dad during their summer. I chose images that embodied the childhood summer spirit. First 50 days of summer is down in the books and we have 50 more days to go! Check out the gallery of beautiful summery images. 

Happy Summer Friends! XO

Anna Hurley

Barbie Askew

Bobbi Sue Clark

Brianna Waltman

Cheryl Hutchison

Connie Segura-Wordekemper

Dana Leigh Portraits

Desra Ramey

Devin Pixton

Heather Glueckler

Heather Hackney

Jade Lott Chambers

Jana Suppes

Janice Thorn

Jen Flaminio

Jen Theis

Judith Brassard Bradette

Justine DiFede

Jyotsna Bhamidipati

Kathryn Q. Angeles

Katja Riga

Laura Frazier

Leanna Campbell Azzolini

Linsey Brigman Davis

Mateja Stanojevich

Mel Roselli Madden

Michelle Hill

Murielle Cascone

Nicki Bergeson

Nikki Hollett

Sarah Case

Sarah Woolsey

Sierra Becken

Steph Pate

Summer Hughes

Haley Webster

Twyla Jones

National Geographic Feature & Editor's notes

National Geographic Feature & Editor's notes

Nat Geo Feature

Editor's Feature, Daily Dozen, Assignment Features

Wow people! Never in my mind when I took this photo did I ever think that National Geographic would ever feature it. There was an assignment called "The Love of Parents" and I submit this shot to it. I titled the photo "Of all the things my hands have held"; inspired by the lyrics to one of my favorite songs. I chose to convert this over to black and white because I felt the emotion would translate beautifully. 

Now isn't it funny how you can remember exactly what took place when you take a shot. How you felt, who you were with. This photo was taken on a Utah mountainside under the tutelage of the amazing @twyla.jones during the Unraveled Retreat. It was such a joy to see her at work that day and to finally meet my idol in person and watch her at work. It was my first time meeting her and it was an unforgettable experience! Now flash forward, I submit this shot to a National Geographic black and white assignment; now it didn't get the most votes at first on National Geographic, but a lovely person left a really kind and thoughtful compliment & the Editor, David Y. Lee noticed it and left a very thoughtful note there for us. It was really awesome sh*t. I am so honored to be surrounded and encouraged by incredible mentors and peers. Thank you Twyla- I love you @somethingrad, to the Editor, David @davidylee, National Geographic. I have so much gratitude for the kindness. And just when I thought that was all, this shot even made National Geographic's Daily Dozen feature which is a pretty big deal in my eyes. 

Here are the links to the Nat Geo features. I think it is going to take awhile to come down from this amazing cloud of happiness. Words cannot express my gratitude. Go check it out!! I'm in there with other really really incredible photos! XO

Editor's Note

For the Love of Parents Feature  

The Daily Dozen

About My Children's Art Portraiture Course & LooksLikeFilm Kids February Feature

About My Children's Art Portraiture Course & LooksLikeFilm Kids February Feature

I am SO excited to finally blog about my experience with Unraveled Academy. I was approached by one of the founders, Co Hodges, to teach a quick lesson on how I edited this photo of my sweet indigo girl. It was truly a rad experience and I am so happy to have shared that content with others. Another cool thing I shared was the Google Nik and hopefully some folks were able to download it before Dx0 took it over and is now charging coin for the service. This photo was also featured in LooksLikeFilm Kids. I've also included the rest of the series from that day in a gallery below. Feel free to check out the gorgeous images of my sweet love. And before I forget, you can also check out my interview with UA on the blog HERE