Hello, darling.

Finally home after a great weekend.
Beach in a WEEK, so excited!

I have a wedding coming up on April 2nd and I'm trying to prepare myself. Weddings always make me extremely nervous.


Over the past few months, I've been doing some collaging and painting which isn't typical of me, but I'm really enjoying it.

something I'm currently working on:

and probably my favorite so far:

My friend Haley posted a photo of two paintings that I did for her here.
I did two more exactly like those for my room. :)

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I'm also trying to prepare for moving soon. I looked at a beautiful apartment today with refinished hardwood floors and a sunroom. Imagine that!
I've wanted a place with a sunroom for as long as I can remember.
It won't be ready until mid April which is perfect, and the same landlord is remodeling another apartment that is similar but it isn't ready to show yet. I'm excited to see it!


Now I'm off to finish my protein smoothie..

Asheville.

I'm enjoying a bowl of delicious black bean soup that I made last night.

Check out that recipe, it's worth it.
There's a crazy conversation going on between a flock of blackbirds outside of my window
and I've tried to take their photo but they keep flying away.


This past weekend Zack and I ventured to Asheville and it was just as awesome as I had expected!
Oh, the restaurants! I'm seriously excited to go back this summer just for the food.
When we arrived, we had to quickly learn our way around downtown and find a a place to stay the night.
We ended up finding a relatively cheap room from a little Indian man who was cooking delicious food in the kitchen adjacent to the motel office, haha.
The bathroom inside of our hotel room was turquoise and peach! Even the sink/tub/toilet was turquoise. It felt a little like home. ;)
We ate at Mellow Mushroom (not as good as the one in Greensboro imo!) and then made our way to see Bright Eyes/Cursive. They both put on a great show, mmmyes.
The next morning we ate at The Laughing Seed and I had the chickpea minestrone.. soo good.
Shortly after, we made our way across the street to Jerusalem Garden simply because I've needed falafel in my diet for some time. It was definitely no Jack's Corner but was still enjoyable!

It snowed on the way home and as much as I hate to admit it, it was breathtaking. I've never seen such beautiful mountains.
I can't wait to go back! I wasn't able to take any photos with my camera because it was raining/snowing the entire time we were there, but I did use the trusty iphone.

This weekend we're traveling to Greensboro to visit Kristin and Cameron and then heading down to Chapel Hill to see Rocky Votolato. Finally! I've missed seeing him twice and I am super excited!
I can't wait to enjoy a 65 degree Saturday in the SUN.

Silly boy.

Never, ever serious for photos.

"This is the first day of my life. I'm glad I didn't die before I met you, but now I don't care, I could go anywhere with you and I'd probably be happy."

Spring is coming.

Alisha and I decided to go to the park today and we had a great time just sitting on the bridge soaking up some sunshine.
Oh Spring, how I've missed you.

Bowl of Oranges.

Made prints of these for Zack's birthday and he loved them.
His favorite song here:
Bright Eyes- Bowl of Oranges

"Baby, don't worry cause now I got your back. And every time you feel like crying,
I'm gonna try and make you laugh. And if I can't, if it just hurts too bad,
then we will wait for it to pass and I will keep you company
through those days so long and black.
And we'll keep working on the problem we know we'll never solve
of Love's uneven remainders, our lives are fractions of a whole.
But if the world could remain within a frame like a painting on a wall.
Then I think we would see the beauty then
and we would stand staring in awe at our still lives posed like a bowl of oranges,
like a story told by the fault lines and the soil."

Editing and hearts.

Lately I haven't been editing much. I think that my photos usually look good
without any help from Photoshop, but I do like the vintage/film feel.
I've been experimenting with new filters today and enjoying it.
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I took that photo yesterday while we were hiking. It was so warm!
Spring will be here soon and I've never been more excited.

Today I was gifted lovely daisies for Valentine's Day, such a nice surprise.



I can't wait to plant them in our yard. Here's to hoping that I can keep them alive
for that long. All of my houseplants are actually doing well. ;)

Tomorrow is Zack's birthday and we'll be celebrating in between his classes.
Good stuff!
On another note, I think I'm coming down with the cold he had last week.
Oh winter sickness, I've evaded you for months and now here you are.
You are no match for high doses of vitamin C.

"So this is the new year.."

I have neglected my dear blogspot!

I do indeed have a portfolio now:
http://www.anoracrescentphotos.carbonmade.com

It is easier to navigate and much more organized.


2011 has been a great year so far, filled with happy times!
I'm excited for the coming months and hoping to really expand my business.

Enough with the boring stuff, on to some recent work:

I had a lot of fun working with Alisha and James last week.
We first met for a shoot with Alisha, as James is a photographer himself, and then they decided to take advantage of my awesome Valentine's photo special ($35.00!).
Please visit the link above to view more photos from this shoot.

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Speaking of Valentine's Day, I've met someone very special, and I'm feeling quite blessed and thankful.
He is a bit camera shy, but here are my favorites so far:









Thank you, Zackary, for being patient with me even when there's a camera in your face. ;)