I'd love to share some of these blogs with you from time to time, if ya don't mind. I mean, I KNOW my blog is your absolute favorite and you have SUCH a hard time prying yourself away from it and you might feel like you're cheating on me if you go elsewhere, even for a moment, BUT...you hafta trust me that I won't hold it against you. We WON'T end up in therapy. Promise.
So, with that said, go check out Unhappy Hipsters and add it to your Google Reader. You'll surely laugh your ass off.
Oh, and thanks, Bobby, for finding this one! LOVE YOU!
What are you waiting for? Get on over there, ladies!
2009 was a great learning experience about boundaries, limits, and staying consistently creative even if I have to push myself. I know what I am capable of...and I know now to not push it past that point. I don't ever want to burn out, because this job allows me to channel so much of my energy into good for others. I get giddy when I think of how many moments I am able to capture for others and how that is going to make their legacy richer and more vibrantly full of memories.
I have so many favorites from this past year, so it was hard to even narrow it down to 300. But I managed to do it somehow. Click on the image below, and please be patient as it loads. Turn up your speakers and find yourself in 2009...I know I did.
Kate! You rocked 2009 start to finish. I am so excited to see what images you create in 2010.
(01.22.10 @ 01:26 PM)Loved it!! schweet!!!!!!
(01.18.10 @ 09:26 AM)Wow Kate! That was delicious! Just perfect! Wow!
(01.16.10 @ 07:43 AM)I've said it before and I'll say it again . . . you are one extremely talented photojournalist. These are incredible!
(01.14.10 @ 01:02 PM)You move me...always have!
(01.14.10 @ 11:24 AM)What an amazing year....phenomenal photography at its best!
(01.14.10 @ 08:09 AM)Kate, your talent and commitment to the art of photography is truly a gift and I love that you put extra effort into sharing it with your readers. Thank you!
(01.13.10 @ 05:46 PM)My dear...you were a very busy girl in 2009. And. You - are - UH-MAZING! I loved seeing snipets of Jake's shoot and Kanon's wedding. Plus the other MILLION fabulous things you did. This made my night. You are disgustingly talented and you have rockin' music taste, too. :) Can't wait for more Kate Mefford in 2010! MUAH!
(01.13.10 @ 05:19 PM)So...at first glance these images are gonna look like I'm trying to shoot them with a fashion angle. Well, yes. You would be partly correct. The point is to make them very much look like they belong in a magazine. However, if you look closer, you will find something that is a little off in each one. These photographs aren't about trying to make the artist pretty or necessarily glamorous, but are instead striving to show you bits and pieces of a girl who is not perfect and even flawed and perhaps a smidgen disillusioned and maybe even vulnerable. The concept is that the artist has a back-story is that she isn't really a celebrity, but lives her life as one with her entourage, hair and makeup team, and phoned-in paparazzi. It's all for show. So, these images are capturing a show within a show. Confused yet?
I absolutely LOVE what we ended up with, and hope you enjoy them, too. Let me know which one most encapsulates what I was trying to describe in the previous paragraph by commenting in the comment box at the bottom of the post. Muah!
My fave is the 1st pic with her in the distance and the paparazzi coming in. The one with her applying lip gloss is totally gorgeous. I also loved the fact that you can see someone's reflection on her sunglasses. The last one with the "fizzy" water is totally cool ;).
(01.15.10 @ 05:04 PM)these are amazing kate! my two favs are the one on the postal box and the one on the lounge chair. great stuff!
(01.12.10 @ 03:42 PM)I have to pick my favorite ONE?!? I LOVE absolutely EVERYTHING about all of these, but especially the picture on the roof with the fluffy black dress and dy-no-mite shoes!! And I literally laughed out loud at the "personal disco"...love that the disco ball is being held above her head, genius! And the ladybug/batgirl pics by the pool are FAB too! What a great muse, she looks like a super fun gal! Kate, these are truly remarkable and are just another testament to how incredibly talented you are!
(01.12.10 @ 10:01 AM)These were taken in a field at the end of our street. Nothing glamorous there...about as glamorous as a back of a Wal-Mart. BUT, I always say that you can find beautiful locations anywhere if you keep your eyes open! Just get to know your subject, look for good light (learn what that means first), and BADA-BING. Home run. Gloriousness, if I do say so myself.
I'm the luckiest mom in the world!
Kate, We LOVE our prints of some of these photos. Your love for Mills comes through the lens. What a beautiful girl; what a talented mom! Love you, Lyn
(01.21.10 @ 07:49 PM)Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
(01.10.10 @ 05:02 PM)What a fun idea! She poses like someone much older than she really is, especially in the first black and white shot. I can only hope I have a daughter who looks so great in front of the camera!
(01.09.10 @ 10:22 AM)Man - O - Man she is PRECIOUS! I loved my Holiday card and I can't wait to see what you cook up for next year!!!
(01.08.10 @ 04:52 PM)What a beautiful little girl! And I'm sure she had fun playing dress up!
(01.08.10 @ 03:14 PM)Beautiful, the images as well as the girl. She looks so grown up!
I love how on the b&w in the middle her eyes are completely drawing you in.
HILARIOUS! Thanks for sharing this. The love of sarcasm is what drew me to this mefford boy too.
(02.02.10 @ 09:44 PM)This is so incredible! Now, I'm not so sad that Dwell didn't do the Guesthouse.
(02.01.10 @ 08:50 PM)You've heard of the blog Stuff White People Like, right?
(01.28.10 @ 02:26 PM)You KNOW I love your blog! Now put more stuff in it! I've been going through withdrawal.
(01.28.10 @ 11:45 AM)this blog is hilarious and so true. not sure why they look so miserable...
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