PhotoGirls09: Day 2

How cute is this sign? Our beach house is treating us quite well. We cooked up an oatmeal breakfast this morning that was out of this world!

Rebecca is our in-house tech guru who finally got our stereo working. Thanks woman! :) Here we're gathered around the projection TV talking shop.

Lunch! (courtesy of Melissa Jill and Sara from Whitebox)

Some scenic tilt-shift yumminess.

Misha whipped up some coconut chocolate chip cookies. I'm thinking of kidnapping her and bringing her home with me. Shh! :)

PhotoGirls09: Manzanita, Oregon

For those of you who've been following my blog for a year or so, you might remember last March when a group of us photographer gal pals got together in Nags Head, NC. We rented a beach house and hung out for a week of photo fun and shop-talk mania. This year, our roundezvouz is bringing us to the beautiful coastal city of Manzanita, Oregon. This house is amazing and speaks for itself. :) Enjoy the eye candy! The rest of the girls will be here soon. Misha and I are holding down the fort and getting a jump start on dinner. :) UPDATE: Info on renting this house can be found here.

Here's Misha in the kitchen. Jena prepared an incredible gourmet meal lineup for us. Tonight's special? Minestrone soup and grilled cheese panini.

Master bedroom.

Even the shower is blog worthy!

The projection living room. (yes.... 'projection' television at our beach house! I suppose if you could pry us away from our laptops, we might fire it up eventually...)

Our fully stocked fridge. Fresh vegetables, skim milk, fruit, juice... I'm tellin' ya.... this is heavenly!

Round Round, Get Around!

In the past month or so, I've earned some serious wings. I flew to Miami to shoot Jeannette and her boys. The following week was Vegas, after which we drove to San Diego and all the way up the coast along the PCH to San Francisco.... shooting along the way. Then, almost immediately upon returning, I hopped a flight to Philadelphia. When I got home, I did a senior shoot, a presentation, shot a wedding, then boarded yet another flight... this time, to Portland, Oregon to meet up with the Photogirls. Phew!   :)  When I get back, I'll be at home for at least a couple months... until we head off to the West Indies for Annette and Brandon's wedding. Yay! (Have I mentioned that I LOVE my job? :)

Down the Aisle: Tim & Amy

Who could've predicted such a gorgeous sunny warm day in the middle of March? The wedding fairies were certainly smiling on these two!

Amy's blue eyes are really something, aren't there?

Thanks so much for including me in your special day. Have a fabulous trip you two!

Roar!

One word: Fantabulous! I was floored to see so many family, friends, past students and clients this morning at BryanLGH's Women's Day event. Thanks SO much for coming out! Special thanks to Mary and Jami for organizing such a great event. I am so honored to have been part of it!

I presented on "10 Tips for Taking Better Photos." Here, I'm explaining how to avoid the perils of cropping by filling the frame, getting closer and shooting it the way you want it.... in the camera. :)

After brunch, the ladies were treated to the entertaining genius of Jeanne Baer.

Ladies, thanks again for giving me the opportunity to be part of this event.  I'm flattered beyond belief! :)

Feed, Schmeed

So.... basically.... when I moved my blog over here, I screwed up my feed/bookmark. And only about 1/3 of you fine folks successfully got the new feed (which is totally my fault!). Sorry! I'm feed-challenged apparently.... please update your book marks one last time and I'll promise not to touch the feeds again! :)

Meanwhile, here's some red door yumminess from Center City Philadelphia. :) Right near Rittenhouse Square!

Bringin' Home a Baby Lion Cub...

Well... kind of. When Emir and I got back from our trip, Merki was covered in knots. I mean covered.  What the heck were the girls doing while we were gone? The house was covered in furballs too.... they must've been livin' it up big time! I don't normally take the cat to the hairdresser.... but these knots were so bad, it seemed downright painful. So, I caved in and called a groomer. She got a buzz cut and a chance to start over! :)

Here, she tries to relax and forget about her stressful day at the kitty cat spa. Emka doesn't approve one single bit! She hasn't stopped hissing at her since. :(

Blog Luvin'

I just received notice that some of my work was featured on Brenda's Wedding Blog! Hop on over there and check it out for some groovy wedding inspiration!

Josh & Hillary... Here's Hoping! :)

While driving up the Pacific Coast Highway, Emir and I had some fun with the video feature on our point-and-shoot camera. Nothing fancy, but.... still fun! A Wedding on the PCH? from Khara Plicanic on Vimeo.

Pacific Coast Highway from Khara Plicanic on Vimeo.

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Back to the Future!

While Emir and I were at Disneyland, we stumbled upon this neat little kiosk that let you create 'your future.' We giggled when we realized they literally put you in your own future. Apparently, surfboards are in the cards for us. Ha ha! Too cute!
The Future Two from Emir on Vimeo.