Archive for February, 2011

(This post was originally published on March 3, 2009, but a few people have asked me recently so while we’re still traveling I figured I’d resurrect it from the archives to share again.)

images of our numbers seen around town sent to us by our friends and followers

Recently I talked to one of my dearest friends. He was musing about how quickly time flies and I couldn’t help but agree. At this time last year, Studio222 Photography was just a dream. He was remeniscing about one early evening when he sat with me in a grass field and I told him my dream of having a photography business. I shared with him my goals, my passion, how I felt a desire in my core to be creating as a career. He was one of the only people (other than Nate) who didn’t think that I was crazy for wanting it. A few months later I was sitting in my new (to me) condo downtown trying to think up a name for the photography business that had basically developed out of thin air. I didn’t want to use my name as I wanted this venture to be a team effort between Nate and myself. I didn’t want a cliched photography phrase. I didn’t want to use any catchphrases. (Do you have any idea how hard naming your dream is? It’s like trying to capture lightning in a glass jar.)

I came up with “Studio222 Photography”. The basics of it is that the number “222″ was always a little game between my mom and I. She has always seemed to look at clocks, odometers, and addresses when they said “222″ so it was her lucky number. When I went away to college she would send me little “I’m thinking of you” messages and would say a little prayer for me every time she saw those numbers. She told me about it one day and so I started doing the same thing back. You’ll be surprised how many times you start to see the numbers 222 in the world around you. :) The number was the perfect name. Not only was it close to my heart, but it would be a constant reminder to me of love, of tenderness, of stepping back and appreciating, of family, of bonds beyond time, and of a little bit of magic. Plus, there’s 2 of us here, a team. So it’s perfection. The number has become special to Nate and I now as well and we find ourselves sending each other little “It’s 2:22″ texts when we notice the clock.

The other day my mom was browsing the internet and found this. I thought it was wonderfully appropriate to our goals as photographers, artists, best friends, business people, and livers of life…

The number 222 carries a much significance in the world of numerology . Many positive characteristics are attached with it like Duality, Polarity, Choice, Cooperation, Service, Harmony, Support, Waiting, Diplomacy, Patience, Intuition, Adaptability, Empathy, Partnership, Collecting, Reproduction, Balancing of Opposites The number 222 signifies that the person is on the right path and he/she will face fewer obstacles. This number shows that the person is doing right work and the person is going in the right direction as well.

I loved this. Nate and I are polar opposites and yet we strive to come together in harmony to create, to cooperate, to adapt, and to immortalize moments in time for our beautiful friends and clients. (We also were excited about the “fewer obstacles” thing. I mean, who wouldn’t be?) So that’s what 222 means to us. The next time you notice the numbers 222 in your daily life, we challenge you to take a second to step back, breathe, and then tell someone important to you how much they mean in your life. And if you notice the numbers 222 anywhere in your life, snap a quick photo and send it to us. We’ve got quite a gallery going on our Studio222 Photography Facebook Page!

***We are still traveling and have limited access to the internet and phone service. We will return all calls and emails the first week in March when we return to our office. Thanks for your patience.

WPPI | Las Vegas, Nevada

We’re wrapping up our time here at WPPI, the world’s largest and most fantastic convention of wedding and portrait photographers. I cannot even begin to tell you how amazing it has been. Just this afternoon I told Nate that I think I need some time to just sit down and debrief. A mental dump onto paper, if you will. My heart is bursting with love and excitement. I feel validated, I feel excited, I feel emboldened. I feel passionate. I feel welcomed. At one point, we were marinating in a hot tub at 3am with some of the best photographers in the world in a penthouse suite at the very top of the MGM Grand overlooking the strip. I feel like at any moment I’m going to wake up in my bed in Orlando and find out I had dreamed it all. I’m telling you, the last few days have been so great that it’s almost surreal! It’s going to take me a bit of time to actually process the entire experience and perhaps I’ll write a bit more about it then but for now, here are some of our favorite iphone shots from the week. (We left our pro cameras in our rooms the whole time. FREEDOM!)

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Disney’s Port Orleans Resort | Orlando, Florida

Larsen and Steph are getting married in March so we met up at Disney to shoot some engagement photos in the gorgeously golden Florida sunshine. I can’t wait to show you the rest because Larsen happens to be a talented magician and he did a lil somthin’ somthin’ magical for us to share. Until then, here’s a sneak peek from their session last week. ♦♣♠

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