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Welcome to my blog! My name is Farrah Braniff and I am a photographer in Houston, Texas. This blog is a place for me to feature my own personal imagery, images from my studio, my travels and the news and happenings of my family. I have two little boys (ages 6 and almost 8). You will see them a lot on this blog. They are my inspiration in so many ways. This is a great place to learn a little about me and my work. I hope you'll take a moment and look around. Use the navigation links at the top to find the entries by category and explore my other sites and projects. Have something to say? Please leave comments on my posts or email me: farrah@farrahbraniff.com. Thanks for stopping by! |
That's me alright, seriously adrift. You may not know it if you peeked into my life right now. In fact, in many ways everything is falling into place. I got some seriously good news about my book project, the studio is humming along, I've been invited to speak somewhere important, planning a workshop, and more amazing news just like that. I should be energized and psyched! So, why do I feel so adrift? I'm not sure and, if you know, I hope you will tell me.
This image captures my feelings perfectly and I love it when that happens. Do you have any images like that? That image that perfectly captures your state of mind? Yours may be exuberant and bright and mine probably will be next week (crossing my fingers). In the meantime, is anyone else out there wandering around in a little fog cloud? Who knows, maybe we can feel unmoored together?
This image captures my feelings perfectly and I love it when that happens. Do you have any images like that? That image that perfectly captures your state of mind? Yours may be exuberant and bright and mine probably will be next week (crossing my fingers). In the meantime, is anyone else out there wandering around in a little fog cloud? Who knows, maybe we can feel unmoored together?
Do you want to know what total joy looks like on a baby's face? Kinda like this...
No, he's not screaming, he's laughing like crazy! It was like he laughing consumed his whole body. I was planning to have this be my favorite shot of the week for my favorite shot Friday but Friday came and went like a puff of smoke and it didn't happen on time. Here are my other two favorites from his session.
I shot these after doing a family session with everyone and he was beat! He would fuss and then smile and then cry and then rub his eyes and so on. Despite being at the end of his rope, he showed me such sweet smiles and I appreciated them immensely. I love this one of him too. He kept laying down as if to say, "please can I go to bed now?".
Hope you guys are having a great weekend. If you have any favorite shots from the week, please add them to our Flickr group or leave links to your images, blogs, etc. in the comments section below this post.
No, he's not screaming, he's laughing like crazy! It was like he laughing consumed his whole body. I was planning to have this be my favorite shot of the week for my favorite shot Friday but Friday came and went like a puff of smoke and it didn't happen on time. Here are my other two favorites from his session.I shot these after doing a family session with everyone and he was beat! He would fuss and then smile and then cry and then rub his eyes and so on. Despite being at the end of his rope, he showed me such sweet smiles and I appreciated them immensely. I love this one of him too. He kept laying down as if to say, "please can I go to bed now?".Hope you guys are having a great weekend. If you have any favorite shots from the week, please add them to our Flickr group or leave links to your images, blogs, etc. in the comments section below this post.
This Friday I am going to be a part of a pop up gallery show at Loop Shoes in the Rice Village here in Houston. The show features Toms shoes that have been customized by local artists. The show was organized by my friend, Danny Clark and the people at Loop. I hope you will come by and see the shoes and say hello!
The shoes will be on display all day Friday with an artist reception from 6-8 pm. Loop is located at 2427 Rice Blvd. Houston, Texas 77005.
My shoes are called Elephants March and are painted using flexible fabric acrylic paint and accented with a few rhinestones. They are a 7.5 (sadly, not my size) and will be on sale at the show. Maybe they will be a perfect fit for you?
The shoes will be on display all day Friday with an artist reception from 6-8 pm. Loop is located at 2427 Rice Blvd. Houston, Texas 77005.My shoes are called Elephants March and are painted using flexible fabric acrylic paint and accented with a few rhinestones. They are a 7.5 (sadly, not my size) and will be on sale at the show. Maybe they will be a perfect fit for you?
If you have not heard of Toms shoes yet, I am more than happy to give you the skinny. I love this company! You can learn all about their story here. The basic idea is that for every pair of shoes you buy, the company gives a pair of shoes to a child in need. Their motto is "one for one". Here is one of their inspiring videos. There are more on their site and on You Tube.
Hope to see you at the show on Friday night!
This year has been so busy. I've been putting myself out there with new projects, artwork, gallery proposals, my book project, Etsy, a studio move and more. I think it's starting to take its toll a little. For the last few weeks, within an hour of waking up, all I have wanted to do is crawl back in bed. I find myself wishing that I could wear my pajamas to work. I've been watching 80's movies (truly chicken soup for this girl's soul). I owe people phone calls and emails. I'm procrastinating. Maybe it was a little too much vulnerability all at once and now I need to fortify myself? I don't know but I know I've also been MIA on the blog.
Despite wishing I could crawl back into my shell these days, I did manage to pass over a major hurdle with my book project. That story will get a post of it's own in the next week or so (when I get done procrastinating about it). I am almost done building a new website for my art work. I am about to launch a new site for my digital design product line, The Designer's Mix. I also turned in a proposal to The Lawndale Art Center to exhibit my work. After a few grueling weeks of lifting, hauling and sorting, my studio has been moved into it's new home at Spring Street Studios. Whew! When I type all that out, it makes sense to me why I want to crawl back in bed.
I also finished a new art piece that I love. It seemed like an appropriate piece to accompany today's post.
I think it's refueling time. What about you guys? What do you do to replenish yourselves?
Despite wishing I could crawl back into my shell these days, I did manage to pass over a major hurdle with my book project. That story will get a post of it's own in the next week or so (when I get done procrastinating about it). I am almost done building a new website for my art work. I am about to launch a new site for my digital design product line, The Designer's Mix. I also turned in a proposal to The Lawndale Art Center to exhibit my work. After a few grueling weeks of lifting, hauling and sorting, my studio has been moved into it's new home at Spring Street Studios. Whew! When I type all that out, it makes sense to me why I want to crawl back in bed.
I also finished a new art piece that I love. It seemed like an appropriate piece to accompany today's post.
I think it's refueling time. What about you guys? What do you do to replenish yourselves?
She look so sweet and innocent doesn't she? Would it change your opinion if I told you that, as her adoring Father was leaning down and cooing at her, she projectile vomited all over him? No, of course it wouldn't. She can't help it after all right? And, we could say that he should have waited to coo at her until maybe she'd digested a little? :)
The truly best part of the story is that her amazing, trooper of a Dad just took it all in stride and even laughed a little. His outlook (not having a spare shirt)..."Guess this means I don't have to race back to the office!". I love this family. They are super sweet to each other and a joy to work with. This is baby #2 by the way and her sister is adorable too. Welcome to the world little Scarlett!
Happy Wednesday friends!
The truly best part of the story is that her amazing, trooper of a Dad just took it all in stride and even laughed a little. His outlook (not having a spare shirt)..."Guess this means I don't have to race back to the office!". I love this family. They are super sweet to each other and a joy to work with. This is baby #2 by the way and her sister is adorable too. Welcome to the world little Scarlett!
Happy Wednesday friends!
Great Aunt Becky says:
She is as beautiful as her sister, who is as beautiful as her Mom, who is as beautiful as her Mom..Love to all of y'all...
(03.31.11 @ 03:42 PM)