This is my husband, Josh.  He’s my other half, my better half, my more patient half, my “I’m a better gift giver” half.  He just has a lot of talents & one of them is completing me.  I love him.  This image is one I captured of him working this evening on his laptop.  He has a regular job, where he goes in to an office daily, meets with clients, fixes their home automation issues, builds the home theater of their dreams, programs remotes that do everything but change diapers, etc.  The work you see him doing here is his other passion:  creating apps.  Josh has probably been one of Apple’s biggest fans since I can remember.  Yes, at one point in our marriage we owned a PC, but it was short lived.  He brought me over from the dark side (or to the dark side) very early in our marriage.  And it’s almost been 7 years now and I am continually impressed at his knowledge.  Not only can he talk Baltimore, but he can whip my tail at scrabble almost any day of the week.  He’s also had more hair colors than anyone I know.  He has me tied for the number of ear piercings.  He’s gotten more tattoos than I care to image the pain for.  He’s got two daughters that dote on him.  And now he’s ventured into his own small business.  You never cease to amaze me, Josh Sroka.  I love you, my renegade.  You are like no other & that’s what I like about you.

A simple post with a simple thank you to:  my husband for watching the girls, hot water heaters, 2 capfuls of Elmo’s watermelon bubble bath, & a Cinderella loofa.  Ahhh…..

Photos I’ve been looking at:  All the images of the new iPad from Apple’s Keynote presentation.  What are your thoughts on this next new thing?

This post seems kinda “all about me!”  But, I gotta show off my husband’s hard work…I mean, he made me an iPhone App out of love, and who doesn’t want to brag about that?  So, I’m giving away 10 free copies of my iPhone App “Live Click Capture.”  The FIRST 10 people to comment (that have iPhones) will be e-mailed an access code to download my app for FREE!  Now, I know, 99 cents isn’t a lot of money, but that’s like almost an entire large Sweet Tea at McDonald’s!  And to help get the word out about my app, I’m giving these away in the hopes that you’ll download it, like it, give positive and/or creative feedback, and tell your friends!  Thanks for participating!

Oh, and this app isn’t meant ONLY for photographers….Josh & I designed it with anyone in mind.  Anyone with a camera who is looking for ideas when they are shooting.  You don’t have to be a “professional” to use it.  Now go get it!

This has to be a quick post because….drum roll…Josh & I get a date tonight!  AHHHH!  So exciting!  And I have to get the girls ready and out the door in 30 minutes.

Anyways…this photo is from our lunch trip to McDonald’s in Arnold today.  They apparently give out kiddie cones for free which I think is pretty nice of them.  I’m glad they had them too because it was what I used as leverage to get Brooke to stop talking & eat!  As you can see, my girls LOVE ice cream!  (I think they get that from me)  Thanks McDonald’s!

(PS – we are going to see AVATAR in a 3D XD theater at Arundel Mills – Josh says its the BEST one to see it in, besides IMAX.  I’ll let you know what we think)

Images I looked at:  Honestly, I’ve only looked at my own!  I’m editing about 200+ little kids head shots for a special surprise project that I can’t talk about & I’m awful at keeping secrets & I really just need to blab to someone, but I can’t!  So, hopefully once the project is unveiled, I can share with y’all!  (shhh…but maybe if you ask me personally I can tell you, or not)  Anyway, looking at my own images (sounds conceited,right?) makes me realize that I love shooting children & I think I have almost cemented in my mind that a “Portrait” photographer is what I want to be right now.  Weddings are great, & lovely, & wonderful…but maybe just not for me currently.  Doesn’t mean I won’t shoot them, but I am not going to label myself as that.  I can’t be an everything photographer.  I want to be a one thing photographer, and be really good at it.  There, I said it, so now it’s final!

See y’all later!

Whew!  Just barely made it for image 2!  I’ve been battling another headache today & my dear sweet husband went & got my pricey medicine & told me, “No matter how much it costs, if it helps you feel better, it’s worth it.”  Sigh…he’s the best!

This photo is from last night’s wedding.  It is the bride, Mandy, getting her first look at her daddy.  She was very calm & collected up until this point when her dad saw her & she saw him.  I think it hit home at this moment for daddy’s girl that she was on her way to be Mrs. Kelvin Castillo.  A bittersweet moment for her dad, but the joy on his face when he saw his little girl look at her husband made it all worthwhile.