Photoshoot: Little Claire & Murphy

This photoshoot of my little cousins was actually the same day as the photoshoot with Little Anna! (in previous blog post) These two are adorable and it seems every time I make it down to Louisville, they are a little bit different and a little bigger than last time...!

The older I get, the more I understand the common phrase "they sure do grow up fast..."

Photoshoot: Little Anna

Went down to Louisville a few weekends ago to do a photoshoot of this little bug, Anna! Mommy is my cousin, Mandy. I've been lucky enough to photograph almost every big event of her life. Engagement, wedding, and now her first baby :') She's one of my biggest supporters in my business and has one of the biggest hearts some people could only wish for! Love this girl to death and her little baby is so cute, smarthttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif, and has a pair of eyes that capture your soul. Full photoshoot can be seen here.

Big thanks to Mandy for letting me do this for you! Feeding me ;) And letting me spend the day with you! Hope you love your photos as much as I do <3 Brooke

Photoblog: Hofbräuhaus

Well, I got my German on last night celebrating Oktoberfest at the famous Hofbräuhaus. I'd never been there before and being in Newport to pick up all my stuff at the Art on the Levee, Paul and I thought we'd stop by to try it out. Now, I'm not a beer girl really at ALL. But we found out the Hofbräuhaus brews their own beer, right there in a distillery they have in their resturaunt, and me being the curious one... wanted to try their different kinds to see if it's better than our American light beers. And I actually found one that I loved! It's called the Hofbräu Munich Weizen. It has a sweeter flavor that has a banana taste to it and it was really different! Not to mention... the food was TO DIE FOR. Omg. Totally worth the money! All the pictures here were taken & edited with my handy dandy droid (cell phone).






So also had to stop by the post office downtown and I found myself taking pictures of random things in the building because it holds the Art Deco style that I'm in love with. I wish I got some pictures of the outside but with there being so many people, it was hard to!




Before I go, I must share this.... and admit that I'm falling in love with dubstep music style.



Brooke

The Lancer

Something amazing happened the other night. And that, was the release of Gears of War 3.



Now, I'm a pretty big nerd for this series. I love the action, the gore, and just overall, the story pulled me in especially in Gears of War 2. When I heard they were making a replica Lancer (the main weapon from the game and also it's pretty much my favorite weapon I've ever used in video games) I had to jump on it. It is the first addition to my Nerd Wall which will be housing various other weapons, posters, and video game collectibles throughout my life. And I'm happy this one got to start it off.




WOOOO!
Now, time to go back to playing...

Brooke

Fallen Into Fall

This is why I love our weather here, it went from 105F on Saturday to being 60F by Monday morning. We have literally fallen into Fall. And what a glorious season it is.

This past weekend was a little crazy. Let me just put this into perspective:


Friday-Met up with a couple good friends of mine late at night and took a walk all through our little town traveling about 6 or so miles by foot on a random, spontaneous adventure all through the night. Didn't get home til 730AM! Picture above was taken along one of the streets headed into downtown Fairfield.

Saturday-Woke up around noon even though I was waaaaay tired but I didn't want to waste my day. Watched some Roswell, went to my parents, and started playing xbox. Got a really sick feeling, passed out on the couch for 2 hours, came home, and went straight to sleep again.

Sunday-Woke up early to pack up the car and head to Louisville for a couple photo shoots for some friends/family. Got there around noon and didn't start shooting until about 2:30. Shot all through the afternoon and into the evening when the sun finally went down and after the shoots, I stopped by my grandparents new home they just finished building and fell in LOVE with their new place. Couldn't get any pictures of it since they are still unpacking but my next visit I NEEEED to get pictures. They have such amazing interior design taste. And let me tell you, I have fallen in love with them and Paul and I literally stayed just to talk to them until 2am! Now, I don't know if you're grandparents stay up til 2am just to talk about the randomest stuff in the world but I will say I give my grandparents some major awesome points for being so amazing (who's grandparents stay up that late for one???). They are truly inspiring to me.

And then after we got back, I started the work week back up (because when you work in retail you do not get such luxury holidays like Labor Day off...). And then last night my girls came over (Jessie and Holly) and we had a paint party and watched Roswell making props for my next stop motion movie. Sooooo STOKED to make it! Not sure when I'm going to have the chance to or not though...

Then tomorrow, my in laws are coming into town from England! I have to clean the whole house in the next couple hours to get it prepped for tomorrow (going from a closing to an opening shift sucks).

Man, life feels like it couldn't get any busier right now.

Brooke

Busy Bein' Born

YES! I have made it through this long year's journey. The journey and adventure of my 365 project! It's been tough, long, bumpy, and I've almost given up many times on it. It has been one of the hardest things to keep myself up with and a huuuge post it note in the back of my brain to never let myself forget it. It's kind of like that feeling you get when you have an essay that is due next week, and to get that perfect grade you need to research, develop, and keep writing drafts and drafts before the final is ready. That's what this 365 has felt like. And even though a lot of my photos kind of sucked hard core through the project, it was all reminders to me for my first year out on my own starting my adult life. The glasses I wore, what my hair looked like at the age of 21, what style of clothes I chose, the things I saw, loved, and surrounded myself with. 50 years down the road I'll be able to look back on this past year and instantly remind myself of this personal journey. One thing is for sure, I'm a lot more confident in the way I feel about myself now more than ever. And that was a goal to achieve by doing this project.

Even though these photographs don't mean much to many people, they mean the world to me and after all that is what any art form is supposed to achieve. Expression of one's self to the world. I don't feel the need to post all of my pictures here on my blog as they can be seen on my flickr except for the one above because it is my final image to my 365. I'm so RELIEVED to have this all said and done! If you are interested, the full photo set can be found here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brooketownsend/sets/72157624858855716/

In other news, I'm heading to Louisville this weekend for a couple photoshoots for a family member and a friend of hers. It's going to be the first kids session I've done in a LONG time so I'm kind of nervous! And excited : )

Brooke