Katie...

I started off my very busy month of August with the beautiful Katie.  The best part about shoots with senior women is that they are so excited!!  They've done so much work ahead of time to get ready for the shoot.  They plan their outfits and accessories so carefully...and...they really want to be there!  Each time I arrive at a senior shoot, I can help but think of how honored I am that I was chosen to take these very special images.  I love hearing about the plans for their senior year and beyond.

Katie and her mom met me at one of my very favorite locations.  I haven't been there in awhile, so that made it even more of a treat.

How cute is this golf team uniform!!

Good luck this year, Katie!  I can't wait to hear what's next!

Blogging in the summer...

I've decided blogging in the summer is not for me.  It kept nagging at me all summer long, but it was at the bottom of my list.  I purposely kept my July light.  I wanted plenty of time to hang at the pool with my little man.  We did just that.  We had lots of play dates, pool time, and other adventures.  Now as we approach the start of school, I'm ready to pick it back up.  I'm hoping to individually blog each fall session I have. 

I posted some of my Florida favorites, but here's a link to our video if you would like to see all of my vacation images.  I'll warn you...it's long!  9 minutes!  I should have done an abbreviated version to share.

Marco Island 2013

In addition to this family vacation, Dan and I went away to celebrate our 25th anniversary.  We had not traveled without a kid in 20 years.  I can't believe we let that much time go by.  It won't happen again!  I want to try to get away every year or two.  

We went to Sarasota.  It's a place we use to love, but we hadn't been there in 12 years.  We had a BLAST!  I took my camera along...as well as a new lens...and hardly touched them.   I documented the entire trip on my iPhone.  So...the quality isn't the best, but I am in most of the shots.  That was what was important.

Sorry I didn't spend the time to make a nice little collage of the images.  That would be pushing it. 

This sign now hangs on my son's door.  Someone is getting too big.

 Another sign that he is too big...we bought him his own alarm clock.  That is like a rite of passage. Boo.  I am hoping it will help us avoid some morning conflicts when school starts next week.  Jake and I are not morning people.  It can get ugly fast. 

Those are both iPhone shots.  I've been using my phone almost exclusive on Project 365.  Yes...I'm actually caught up on that project.  The shots are taken and dated and filed.  Doing it on my phone made it that much easier.

As I said before, I did work a bit in July, and here are a few of my favorites. 

If you haven't checked out my website in awhile, take a peek.  I updated it lots of favorite images from this past year.

Gigi Wagner Photography

Florida Favorites...

I am still working on our vacation images and keeping up with business stuff.  Summer is about having fun with my little man, and that is my priority.  The school year will come soon enough, and then I can give this blog the attention it needs.  Here are a few of my favorites. 

My little man never walks anywhere...

I took this image from a sailboat off the coast of Marco Island.  It's getting blown up big for my home.

I rented a fisheye lens for the trip and had some fun with it.

I've spent the last couple of weeks having lots of fun while keeping my schedule light.  I have been able to squeeze in a few jobs including our neighborhood swim team.  I love that all of these siblings swim on the team...a family summertime tradition for them!

I was able to shoot a 75th birthday party for a very special dad.  I don't have any party pictures resized to share just yet, but I did capture some images I just love of his granddaughters.  We met at the park a couple of days after the party.

My sister has been patiently waiting for her images.  They are well worth the wait.