keepin it real ;)

hey ya'll! i just got back from vacation [key west. holler.] and i'm completely rejuvenated and tan and smiling :) UNFORTUNATELY my computer died while i was away (i'm posting this from my parents' desktop... so no pictures sadly), but my new computer will be here soon and we'll be running at full force and designing albums and editing pictures and making magic happen!!!

in the mean-time, i thought i'd post a little bit of what i'm 'about.' i've been formulating a business plan and one of the things you have to do (or so i've read) is include a statement addressing what your business goals are etc. obviously, being the spacey, non-business oriented person that i am, i took this to mean 'what do i want to capture in my images, what messages do i want to convey' instead of 'i will target this market and provide this service and be a boring person who should wear suites.' i'm ok with it.

here's a little snippet:

caitlin elizabeth photography exists to capture little moments in all their glory and record history in the making; not the things you see printed in newspapers or broadcasted on national networks, but personal histories. love, joy, happiness, kindness, bliss. i want those in-between moments when couples aren't posing, they're loving - when siblings aren't smiling, they're laughing together - when families aren't pretending to have it all together, they're being their goofy, quirky, little-kids-with-their-shirts-untucked-and-ribbons-untied selves. caitlin elizabeth photography is all about the real, the unseen - because to me, that is beautiful.

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so when you're trying to figure out what you want for your babies 1-year pictures, don't limit yourself to what you've already seen done. want to take a washtub outside, fill it with bubbles and rubber duckies and let her play for an hour? perfect. or take a bike ride with your husband and kids for family portraits? fabulous. what about a drive in movie in an old car? or playing basketball? or putting on nerdy glasses and going to the library? or getting out on a boat? or going to a baseball game? or putting on your camo, grabbing a gun and heading off into the woods? i'm not knocking the traditional... if that's what you want, go for it! the bottom line is: you have to be comfortable and it has to be YOU. if you're afraid of heights don't suggest that we go hot-air ballooning, but if you love fourwheeling, grab your helmet and let's go!

use yourself to inspire the feel and setting of your shoot. be it an engagement session, everyday portraits, senior pictures or a family thing, make it yours. because that's when you get real images. i'm all about keeping it real ;)

want to know more about me? check out: http://www.caitlinelizabethphotography.com/about.html