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the places we spend our time
after a shoot is done another kind of fun begins...editing. i spend hours upon hours each week in my quant little office at our home. at first I just made due with what i had and didn't think much of it.... later when i realized just how much of my life I was spending in here, I decided to spruce the place up a bit. I really had no intentions of taking pictures of it, nor am I doing it to brag. I am taking this opportunity to practice. Like anything else, you learn from experience. the more pictures I shoot the better I am at my craft. other photographers will agree that shooting indoor can be very challenging. this room has a single small window and a chandelier, which gives off a nice glow , but i have very little natural light which we always long for. so here is a look at where I spent a good deal of my life!
i know i really have no use for dishes in this office, but i love dishes. really not so much to put food on, but to have stacked around and hanging on the wall.
i debated about cleaning the mirrored desk. it has smudged handprints all over it , but that would not be authentic. it gives you a little glimpse into the real world where things are not always perfect, but have precious prints of your little ones hands. my mom would not clean a window once because it had Cinco's baby hand prints on it, would not be surprised if she never does wipe it clean.
it really didn't take much to turn this place into an enjoyable atmosphere and i hardly spent any thing! i think everything is second hand except for my computer, which my sweet husband surprised me with on Mother's Day. he gave it to me right before our friends showed up, we had Bible study at our house that night. i had to wait all evening to plug that baby in and start her up. i never want people to leave, but I was practically shoving them out the door. those of you...and I know you know who you are , I shoved you with love.
Oh, and the dog is not second hand, but is really old. Gracy is my constant companion, my one foot shadow. This old couch has become her old couch and a good place for the kids to park while they incessantly plunder me with question.
these things have particular sentimental value. my mom and i hung the wall paper all by ourselves, we were very proud. the cup with the scissors, a gift form a wonderful friend and the dish with the paper clips was my great grandmothers, she used it for jewelry. i know the wire basket leaves a lot to be desired , but it was a hand me down from my father inlaws office. I love having these kind of things surrounding me, and love thinking of the people they came from or belonged to....or pain stakingly helped hang... thanks mom.
