How time flies

Here it is the year is almost over and I look back and wonder where has the time gone. There are so many holidays that will be coming up and I realize how this year I have let so many things pass me by. I have not taken as many pictures as I use to and have let my joy of photography slip. I plan to use these next couple months to capture the joy of the holidays and my children as they continue to grow. I will try to be more on keeping up this blog and be better at it. Well in the last two months I have had two children that had birthdays and with Halloween we went to the pumpkin patch. That is so funny how kids get so much joy out of that. Here are a few pictures from this years trip. I will post some of the birthday pictures soon and look forward to taking our yearly family pictures. My kids asked me the other day why I haven't taken as many pictures anymore and why I haven't taken any new ones of the kids here like I used to at our old place so I am making it a goal to change that.

With everything new that has gone on around here in life not much has been done with my photography but I do have a few great pictures. Family is so great and means so much to me, the joys I have been able to have and capture with my camera are so fun. My kids love the family and the times that we all have together. Here are a few pictures of my kids with my niece.

This is the four generations. I wish I had one for my photo album with me and my kids maybe one day I will have to set up the tri-pod and get it done.

Wow its been forever

Well it has been forever since I have been on here, I have not been doing much with the pictures and now that I am working full time again seems like there is never any time however I do have a new niece that is four months old and let me just tell you how much I have loved taking pictures of her when I get the chance to see her, it is so amazing how a child can bring such joy into so many lives. My sister went through so much to bring her angel into the world and we are all so glad to have her here. I went and saw her at the hospital during the short stay they were there and snapped a few pictures but I also had the privelage to go to her blessing and of course it was a photo opportunity for me and I got some great pictures. I got a four generation photo for her and I actually gave it framed to my mom for her birthday and also one of my grandparents with this beautiful great grandbaby and my mom loved them, I was so happy to see the smile it put on her face. Well I will finally show you a few of the pictures of this angel.

Mothers Day

Mothers day was a great day this year. My morning started out with a breakfast made for me by my son and his friend. The kids got along and it made the day that much nicer. Later that afternoon we went to my mothers for dinner and then we went to the park. The kids had so much fun playing baseball and wrestling. I was able to take some fun pictures. We all enjoyed many laughs and lots of fun. Its so nice when we are able to enjoy a great day together as a family and with the nice weather we will enjoy many more.

Almost Valentines

Well its almost valentines day. Every year it is a special day for so many people and then there are people like me that wish it never came. Then I hear a knock at my door and its a delivery man with flowers for my youngest. This day has been made special for her since she was very little by her protectors. Her father and grandfather send them to her every year and they are so beautiful and they smell so wonderful but the best part about it is the look and joy that my daughter gets from it. Today was no different except she was at her friends when they got here. She came inside and I told her she had a delivery that came while she was gone it took her a few minutes to find them but when she did she got the biggest smile on her face. So from her joy I have kind of looked forward to valentines day just to see what it brings her. I took a few pictures of her with her flowers and will try to get some better ones tomorrow but here is a picture of her beatiful flowers.

Today

Well today I have done lots of thinking. (Bad idea somedays I know) I have had this flower that has been my fighter flower. I thought it was not going to make it and then it started fighting. I battled with it and everytime I thought it was going to die it proved me wrong. Well today's post is about how sometimes I feel like my little flower, giving up. Life is not always easy and sometimes I wonder what is the point of trying so hard and fighting so much. I have had a really difficult couple of days and this little flower has given me lots to think about. There are days where I felt whats the point and yet I would look at my flower and grab my camera and I would feel so much better. This is what photography gives to me. It makes me want to keep going, and to see what I can capture with the lens. There are so many things in life that sometimes we don't think are worth capturing but yes it is. There is always something worth capturing or fighting for, so today I am posting my little flower who has fought hard but lost the battle because of the inspiration it has given to me. I will continue to fight my battles and I will continue to try and capture new things and find life and happiness if even in the wilting of a dying flower.

February 3

Today I took some self portraits as I am trying to learn how to do more with portraits. I have been practicing with the lighting. I have been reading on posing for portraits and so I have been trying to learn from my reading. I enjoy reading and learning new tips and skills and then trying them out. I am hoping that one of these days I can talk my oldest girls into maybe letting me take some pictures of them. My oldest keeps telling me she hates the picture of her I have prineted and framed but like I told her I guess she should have smiled and not been grumpy. She is beautiful and I know if she would actually let me I could get some great shots of her. Hopefully she will start feeling better soon then maybe I can convince her. I just wanted to add one of the photo's from today. I have also updated the slideshows at the bottom of the page.

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Today's work in progress

I have been working and learning alot today and have figured out alot of things for this blog. I am really excited to get it up and running. I have been wanting to do this for a while but was struggling with figuring it out. I hope to be able to continue to keep this updated and to continue to improve my photography and share. I will hopefully be doing more photoshoots soon and will have additional work to show. I can't wait for the warm weather to take more pictures outdoors. I love taking pictures out in the nature they make such wonderful backgrounds.

I have joined a group where I take a photo a day. Sometimes its hard to figure out what to take pictures of and I try to get creative. I do have some slideshows at the bottom of my page that show some of the work I have done. I have created three different sets of slide shows. Take a look and I hope you enjoy.

Thanks for stopping by.

lisa higgins photos

I am still working on this blog and trying to figure it out. Today is a new day and with the new day I am trying to take more pictures. If you are interested in booking a photoshoot email me for prices.

I specialize in individual portraits, family portraits, seniors and am willing to respond on location.

Be patient with me!

I am still trying to figure this blogging out so please be patient with the work in progress. I hope to soon figure out how to add music to the blog and will upload more pictures. At the bottom of the home page I do have a slideshow of my work.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look.

January 26, 2009

Well today is my oldests birthday. She is 15 years old and she keeps me on my toes. We had a fun evening. I made us some dinner and we had cake. I took a few pictures but she didn't want to cooperate with the picture taking. I love my daughter and I am so glad to have her, even with all the struggles. I hope to soon have some more pictures of her to add one day after I convince her to let me do a photoshoot. Here is one of the pictures from today. She is beautiful.