Lucy O Photo Blog http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog Fri, 24 May 2013 14:44:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 David’s First Holy Communion! http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/davids-first-holy-communion http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/davids-first-holy-communion#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 14:44:02 +0000 admin http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/?p=2564 Congrats to David who just received his First Holy Communion in May! I loved getting to see his excitement as we took these photos!! So cute!

]]> http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/davids-first-holy-communion/feed 0 Danielle and Caleb engaged! http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/danielle-and-caleb-engaged http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/danielle-and-caleb-engaged#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 19:36:18 +0000 admin http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/?p=2542 Woo! Are these two adorable or what? Mint green pants= perfection!

To view the whole session and order prints, go here.

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Spring in Charlottesville is the best!

 

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]]> http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/shelby-and-douglas-engaged/feed 0 Getting our life back: our Whole 30 experience! http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/getting-our-life-back-our-whole-30-experience http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/getting-our-life-back-our-whole-30-experience#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 15:23:04 +0000 admin http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/?p=2501 As you may know, Keith and I have been doing the Whole30 for the month of April. After having Edith, I just thought that my pregnancy weight would fall right off (hah! right?!). I casually exercised but never really committed to making any big changes. Finally last month, I was feeling so unhealthy that I knew it was time. I had heard of the Whole30 through friends doing it on instagram and finally said to Keith, we’re doing it! We threw out all of the pasta, sugary treats, and gave away our beer (read: tears).

What is the Whole30 you ask? Its a cleanse diet where you only eat fruits, veggies, meat, eggs and certain nuts. So no dairy, sugar, carbs, corn, beans, or alcohol. Yup, its difficult!!

 

Why I’m happy we did it:

1. Keith and I both lost around 10 pounds and have so much more energy!

2. Keith also found out that his liver levels were high pre Whole30 and just got retested today and is TOTALLY FINE! Thank you Lord!

3. MY CLOTHES FIT!

4. I realized that when I’m upset or having a bad day, I always turn to food. I say “oh I’ll just treat myself to this iced coffee” which I don’t think is always a bad thing but good to learn about myself.

Here are my tips:

1. Buy almond or coconut milk for your coffee if you are a creamer addict like me.

2. Plan plan plan your meals. Helpful site: http://www.thefoodee.com/ When all else fails, roast a chicken with sweet potatoes.

3. Snack and snack some more. Especially the first week, apples and almond butter were our go to!

4. Allow yourself to have a smoothie on the weekends or during your at home date night to spice things up! We bought a ton of frozen fruit from TJ’s and loved discovering new favorite combinations. (blueberry+frozen banana+coconut milk=YUM!)

5. Have a buddy! I could not have done this without Keith’s support. Thank you babe!

6. Buy a lot of food. Then eat some more.

Also, a lot of people asked what we are going to do now post Whole30. We really loved the Whole30 but one of the hardest things was it felt boring. Keith and I love eating and drinking socially so that was especially hard. Our tentative plan is to follow whole30 principles during the week and then let ourselves be more relaxed on the weekends.

 

Are you thinking about doing it? Jump right in! There is no time like the present to change your life!

 

(And yes, we totally cheated a couple times. Just don’t give up if that happens!)

 

 

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A couple of weeks ago, I had the profound pleasure of photographing Ecotulips up in Madison, VA for the Cville Weekly. I  can’t wait to share the whole shoot once its in print!  Edith was happy to model for a couple shots as well.

Thanks for following along!

]]> http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/edith-april/feed 4 Getting real (with photos by Jonathan Canlas) http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/getting-real-with-photos-by-jonathan-canlas http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/getting-real-with-photos-by-jonathan-canlas#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:31:03 +0000 admin http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/?p=2484 After having Edith, I did not want to be in front of the camera. Even being a photographer, I knew how precious those moments were but I felt so unattractive and lets be honest, fat. So when the opportunity to go to Hawaii came up and be photographed by Jonathan Canlas, I said to myself “ok great, I’ll lose all the baby weight”. I’m not a dieter so I started running. But lets just say, it didn’t happen. I was so discouraged and then I read this post. Boom. It convicted me and I realized that besides our gorgeous Christmas session, I didn’t have many real photos of myself since pregnancy. A whole year of my life! So friends and especially mamas, I’m here to say, do it anyway. Buy a new outfit and get the photos taken. Life goes by way too fast. When was the last time YOU were in front of the camera?

Here’s our session from Jonathan Canlas. I’m so grateful to have these photos and to show them to Edith when she’s older– I’ll tell her about how her crazy Mom and Dad left for ten whole days when she was 9 months old (thanks grandparents :) ).

Thank you Jon!

 

 

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You can view the entire session and order prints here.

]]> http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/sweet-ella-mae/feed 5 Sarah and Bryan! http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/sarah-and-bryan http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/sarah-and-bryan#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:06:11 +0000 admin http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/?p=2451 Sarah is an amazing photographer based in Chapel Hill, NC. It was so lovely to spend the morning together and visit with them while I was attending Making Things Happen back in March!

]]> http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/sarah-and-bryan/feed 12 A new personal project. http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/a-new-personal-project http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/a-new-personal-project#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:52:28 +0000 admin http://www.lucyophoto.com/blog/?p=2446 Hi everybody! A couple of months ago, I read this post from Lara Casey and immediately shut my computer. I sat Edith down in the kitchen with her carrot and shot a roll of film.  I was really struck by this quote “Ultimately, you have a choice: take the shot or let life pass you by.  Yes, I’m talking to YOU.  Life is too short not to try.  Make. It. Happen. You miss 100% of the shots you never take.” -Lara Casey

I’m passionate about family life and leaving a legacy for our kids and grandkids. So I’ve decided to start documenting Edith once a month as a new personal project. Here’s a look at February. Thanks for following along!

“IT IS A COMPLETE REFLECTION OF WHO YOU ARE

AS A PERSON. IT IS A MANIFESTO OF SORTS OF WHAT

YOU BELIEVE, WHAT YOU DON’T BELIEVE, AND

WHAT IS TRULY IMPORTANT TO YOU.”

-Jonathan Canlas on personal work

 

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