And time is running out! (Catch-Up/Rewind- Kristen Miller Photography)

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In the depth of winter,  I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.

-Albert Camus

I am running out of time for this 2010 Rewind! The USB port on my (POS) laptop has not been recognizing the flash drive (on which I keep my pictures) for some reason, so I am using another computer to get this last round in.  I can't believe its already New Year's Eve.  The days seem to fly a bit faster when surrounded by loved ones, good food, and general holiday lackidaisicalness.  (Yes, its a word.  I checked.  See also: leisureliness, do-nothingness, inertness, langouressness.)  Well, I have a few minutes left.  Here goes....  Here's a bit more from the summer time.  Ah, I remember that season!

xo Kristen

Julian & Ivy: "To the outside world we all grow old.  But not to brothers and sisters.  We know each other as we always were.  We know each other's hearts.  We share private family jokes.  We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys.  We live outisde the touch of time." ~Clara Ortega

Ivy & Eli: "Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas--that's what my grandma taught me."  ~ Lord Chesterfield

Eli: "Seven days of no swimming makes one weak."  ~Author Unknown

Julian & Ivy: "Summer afternoon--summer afternoon, to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language."  ~Henry James

 

oohhh, and time really is running out...

(More) 2010 Rewind/Catch-up: Farmers Market, Kristen Miller Photography

“ Nothing happens when you sit at home. I always make it a point to carry a camera with me at all times…I just shoot at what interests me at that moment. 

– Elliott Erwitt

    

 

 

(More) 2010 Rewind/Catch-up: Dana & Marybeth's wedding

“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.”

-Dorthea Lange 

Listening to: Landon Pigg & Mae Whitman's "Gardenia"

Reading: When You Are Engulfed in Flames, by David Sedaris

Playing more catch-up.  Here are some photographs from Dana & Marybeth's late summer wedding.  Gorgeous couple, gorgeous families (if I do say so myself) and a gorgeous backdrop.  I couldn't have asked for a better shoot.  Enjoy!

xo Kristen

A few of my favorites put together

last minute decorations

flower girl, Lauren's, pre-wedding excitement

My lovely aunt, also the groom's mother

flower-girl and bride during the ceremony

Dana, Caleb and Ian

Mother of the groom, Jenny, Marybeth and Dana (bride and groom, respectively)

sister of bride and niece

getting ready to board the Majestic

Groom and bride...I love this picture

Persistence & Perseverance: 2010 Rewind (Kristen Miller Photography, December 2010)

per·se·ver·ance

   /ˌpɜrsəˈvɪərəns/ Sho[pur-suh-veer-uhns] noun

steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.

per·sist·ence

/pərˈsɪstəns, -ˈzɪs-/ Show Spelled[per-sis-tuhns, -zis-]

–noun

1.

the act or fact of persisting.

2.

the quality of being persistent

3.

continued existence or occurrence

4.

the continuance of an effect after its cause is removed.

 

a few more favorites from the past 12 months....enjoy!

xoxo Kristen
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I think the best pictures are often on the edges of any situation, I don't find photographing the situation nearly as interesting as photographing the edges.  ~William Albert Allard, "The Photographic Essay"   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Photographs that transcend but do not deny their literal situation appeal to me.  ~Sam Abbel

 

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All photographs are there to remind us of what we forget.  In this - as in other ways - they are the opposite of paintings.  Paintings record what the painter remembers.  Because each one of us forgets different things, a photo more than a painting may change its meaning according to who is looking at it.  ~John Berger

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If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera.  ~Lewis Hine

 

 

 

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I'm not a particularly verbose person.  I think that's why I like taking pictures... they speak for themselves.  ~Jeb Dickerson

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I never question what to do, it tells me what to do.  The photographs make themselves with my help.  ~Ruth Bernhard

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Perishability in a photograph is important in a picture.  If a photograph looks perishable we say, "Gee, I'm glad I have that moment."  ~John Loengard, "Pictures Under Discussion"

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More Christmas Catch-Up: 2010 Rewind (Kristen Miller Photography, December 2010)

pro·cras·ti·nate (is such an ugly word)

verb \prə-ˈkras-tə-ˌnāt, prō-\ Latin procrastinatus, past participle of procrastinare, from pro- forward + crastinus of tomorrow, from cras tomorrow

First Known Use: 1588; pro·cras·ti·nat·ed pro·cras·ti·nat·ing

: to put off intentionally and habitually

: to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done

— pro·cras·ti·na·tion \-ˌkras-tə-ˈnā-shən\ noun

— pro·cras·ti·na·tor\-ˈkras-tə-ˌnā-tər\ noun

catch–up  (not much better): adjective  the act or fact of catching up or trying to catch up (as with a norm or competitor)  also : an increase intended to achieve catch-up; variant of ketchup (?)

so. with no further adieu...

sum·mer·time

noun \ˈsə-mər-ˌtīm\

 

: the summer season or a period like summer

re·flec·tion

 noun \ri-ˈflek-shən\

1

: an instance of reflecting; especially : the return of light or sound waves from a surface

2

: the production of an image by or as if by a mirror

¹ba·by

 noun \ˈbā-bē\

plural babies

1

a (1) : an extremely young child; especially : infant (2) : an extremely young animal b : the youngest of a group 

 

The boy's name Caleb \c(a)-l

eb\ is pronounced KAY-leb. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Caleb is "faith, devotion, whole hearted"

More to follow soon....

xo Kristen

Playing Catch-up: 2010 Rewind (Kristen Miller Photography, December 2010)

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 Dec. 22, 2010

Happy Holidays to you all!  Hoping the season finds you somewhere safe, warm, and cozy with people you truly love (or at least care about) and food you will you truly hate yourself for eating tomorrow.  (Fruitcake does still exist, right? Whether or not anyone has found a sound purpose for it, is another story, I suppose.)  I have been sorely remiss in updating this blog recently, mostly due to other work, school and some major-minor life changes (mostly positive), but I am officially making a pre-pre-New Years resolution (did I just jinx myself by even saying that?) to play catch-up and post some of my favorite photographs from the past year.  Starting with the cutest Santa I've seen to date, and working my way backwards (in no particular order, of course)...  

I will be posting throughout the holidays...religiously so to speak.  And I meant that in the most PC way possible.   :p

May our paths cross soon in 2011

xoxo Kristen 

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   Listening to (and so should you!):  

♥ Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "All I Want for Christmas (Is Here)"

♥ Tim Reynolds & Dave Matthews, "Christmas Song (Live in North Carolina)"

♥ Willie Nelson & Norah Jones, "Baby Its Cold Outside"

♥ Chris Cornell and Eleven, "Ave Maria"

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