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My first TRUE Apple Experience !

22 Thursday Mar 2012

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Yes, I already know I have gone a little overboard with excitement…but what can I say….Its always the little simple things that excite me. This past week was my first true apple experience where I joined in with what seems like the world on the highly anticipated release of the IPAD (3rd Generation). Up until this past year I was strictly a PC girl until I had the opportunity to try out the first generation IPAD. I must say that even though I told myself that I did not need this newest gadget (and at the time I even laughed at the name I-Pad…to me sounded like a feminine product…lol )I was quickly won over and amazed at this awesome tablet. So amazed that when rumors started flying around about the new specs, I would quickly run to read them and vowed that I had to have one!

So after per-ordering it on the day they announced it, tracking the shipment from China to Alaska to Kentucky and finally to my doorstep where I was waiting like a kid on Christmas day, I finally have the IPAD in my hands. I must say that the screen is absolutely, positively GORGEOUS and definitely lives up to the hype! Not only is the screen beautiful but the speed of it is off the charts! I cant wait to show future, old and prospective clients photos on it…hmmm I wander if they will be more amazed at the picture, the display, or both….. Either way, I cant wait to see.

So all in all, I am a photographer and a gadget fanatic. I hope that you all enjoyed!

Oh and last but not least…Special Thanks to my co -worker and also Photog friend Andy Crenshaw for snapping the photo of me with my handy Canon s100 at work during lunch yesterday :-) along with Saadia for taking the picture on the Ipad!

~ Bae

Always Friends…..

15 Thursday Mar 2012

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A few weeks ago my college friend and I met up for the first time in a long time. We both attended Auburn University together, we lived next door throughout college, and we went through Inroads (college internship program) together. So I would say we grew up and matured together, we shared tons of good times and road trips and most importantly we share a friendship that has gone full circle.

When we met up I had the chance to hang out with her and her girls and just so happened to snap a few pictures in the process. It wow’s me at how far we both have come over the last 10 years. We are both totally blessed. I hope that you all enjoy a few of the snap shots below!

~Bae

Jasmine Star ~ The Fix | 4 Stand Outs

06 Tuesday Mar 2012

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One of the things that I love the most about photography is the love and sense of family that the photography community brings. I mean it is really and truly a beautiful thing that so many people with one interest in common can come together to show each other love and support through congratulations on their up moments and through kind words and thoughts in their down moments. I have met so many wonderful people in this community and I love the fact that I keep on meeting so many wonderful people!

Last night I had the opportunity to see and meet  Jasmine Star as she stopped through Atlanta on her ‘The Fix’ tour. All I can say is WOW! And OMG!  The community of photography love was felt throughout the whole event. Jasmine was the coolest and funniest person ever. It was truly a treat to get to meet her in person to see how committed she is to helping our community of photographers through sharing her knowledge and things that she has learned to get to where she is today. She was totally down to earth and ‘real’…a regular home girl who loves her some AMEN!! :-) (Smiley Face!) …The one thing that I was overly impressed with in meeting Jasmine and listening to her speak was that she actually remembers her fans! I mean she remembers when you post on her blog, she remembers your name…she just remembers!!! Which that in itself is something I just ‘LOVE’ and truly appreciate!! So to Jasmine I must say…’You go Girl!!’

During the event and ‘The Fix’ experience I have met sooooo many cool people that I feel that my community of photographers has genuinely grown. I must say THANK YOU Jasmine Star for taking the time out of your schedule to come meet with us, share with us, and hang with us. Now after I have said alllll of this I can say from my heart that the four things that stand out for me the most from the event and that I will take with me everyday  on my journey are:

“Photography has finally given me a voice”

“If you can’t believe in your imagination it will never happen in reality”

“Don’t be tied to the way you’ve always done things”

“The moment you act like someone else is the point you become dissatisfied”

~Jasmine Star

Wicked | My 3 Cents…

21 Tuesday Feb 2012

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I am very sure that almost everyone has heard of ‘The Wizard of OZ’ from their childhood. I remember a sweet innocent girl as Dorothy, A kind-hearted Lion, a wobbly Scarecrow, and a stiff Tin Man all going to see the wizard of oz and all telling tales of a truly wicked witch. Then, I did not think much of how these characters came to be or any history that there may be. The common thought then was always the Good vs Evil. Until I recently saw the play I never gave thought to anything else except for the journey and obstacles on the way to the Wizard of Oz. I recently saw the play ‘Wicked’ here in my hometown (Birmingham, AL). I can honestly say that I overly enjoyed the play from beginning to end. I felt that the characters were given more depth and a totally new perception. In this post I wanted to share 3 of my thoughts and opinions from the play Wicked that changed my perception of the Wizard of Oz and that intrigued me the most. Although the play, Wicked, was written after the book , The Wizard of Oz,  the play gave a new feel to the book in modern-day times.

1) The Wicked Witch (Elphaba) was really a kind-hearted person and not as mean or wicked as I thought.

Thinking back, I always thought of the Wicked Witch as a cruel, ugly and mean witch who had no intentions but to bring harm and to conquer. Through the play I felt a connection to the witch who was really a kind-hearted person that tried to bring good to those around her.

2) The Scarecrow was in love with the Wicked Witch and did not question his intelligence at all.

In the Wizard of Oz I never would have guessed that the scarecrow would actually be in love with the Wicked Witch because the The Wizard of Oz portrayed him as only a scarecrow who wanted a brain. I don’t want to give the play away for those who have not seen it, but I will say that it brought a smile to my face at how the scarecrow and the wicked witch characters were developed in the play

3) The wizard was conniving and sneaky and not so kind at all.

True, the wizard was an ordinary man, but this is as far as the similarities go. I never would have thought of him being that underhanded…but then again he is human so the perception of the wizard in the play now seems about right as compared to the Wizard of Oz.

I think that if the Wicked had been written before the Wizard of Oz we would see a totally different mix. Since Wicked came after the fact it creates a bit of controversy on whose side of the story is best to believe. Me personally, I like the Witches version the best. I hope that you all have enjoyed my thoughts on this wonderful play. If you haven’t seen it yet I urge you to read the book and go and see the play while it is here in town. I overly enjoyed finally getting to see this play…and I loved sharing my thoughts and opinions with you :-)

~Bae

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