Owner: Sunnee Register Photography URL:http://sunneeregister.blogspot.com/ Join Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:48:24 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: I'm a photographer in Omaha, NE. I just moved here in January of '07, moving from Las Vegas, NV. I live with my wonderful boyfriend and our 3 dogs. Site statistics:Click here
Buzz 2007-05-22 11:04:00 I am a sucker for products. I buy them when I don't need them and I'll try anything if one person says they love it. It's an area of my life that needs major improvements. Despite that fact, I practically sprang out of bed this morning because I had heard that Beauty.com is having a 20% off entire purchase sale today only. Trouble is, I can't seem to get the discount. It's still early, I have all day to figure it out.Not like I need any more products (this is just one shelf of skincare stuff):::
Giving Up 2007-05-29 21:25:00 I hate to admit that there was no painting done over the weekend, except for a small color test patch. I am happy to relay that there was ample amounts of reading, lounging, good food, and movies to take it's place. Today was slow going, the laziness of the weekend still lingering in the air. Even updating this blog seems to be a test of effort. I think I will throw in the towel and crawl into bed with a book and a cup of tea. Read more:Giving
My Country Bed 2007-05-31 23:47:00 Am I the only person who does not make their bed on a regular basis? It's a chore I loathe, but I should start making a better effort. I was reading the Martha Stewart Housekeeping Book and of course it's on her list of daily chores. Her weekly chores are similar to my spring cleaning chores, which is very sad. Anyway, she does make a good point in that once a bed is made the chances of messing up the rest of the room is less likely.Going shopping for new bedding last weekend helped too. I realized I had no summer linens and one must have summer linens. I love a comfy, fluffy bed with lots of down and thick comforters and blankets, not so practical for the hotter months. The only choices I had in the summer bedding department seemed to be quilts. Like quilts Aunt Linda had on her antique beds. Some time between the early 80's and present day, quilts seemed to have come full circle and back in style because there were tons of them. A little weary of the quilt, I threw cautio Read more:Country
Wednesday Meme 2007-05-30 20:37:00 If you could add one feature to your cell phone, what would it be?GPS Where would be a terrible place to find yourself tomorrow?jailWhat are your two favorite ice cream toppings?Oreo and caramel-not togetherWhat language would you like to master?French****I love the movie Office Space. It's been playing on TV quite a bit lately and it's difficult to watch the censored version with the exception of one edit. In bleeping out 'asshole' they voice over 'ASS CLOWN'. Apparently 'HOLE' is the offensive part of the word. In any case, ass clown has now replaced my usage of asshole, as it should.Can you belive the week is almost over? May is almost completely over and the entire year is half over?? Read more:Wednesday
Love Birds and Trees 2007-06-06 03:18:00 It's been a while since I've done an engagement session and I have really missed them. Last night I met Desiree' and Mark, who are a gorgeous couple and incredibly sweet. I loved how they interacted with each other, they made our session so much fun and an absolute breeze to photograph.We went to Walnut Grove Park, which let it be known that I'm convinced has the most trees per square footage than any other park in the world. If there were one more tree, it would have been borderline ridiculous.The lovely couple--I had poor Desiree' lean up against this tree with these huge ants crawling around but you would never know with her beautiful smile that anything was wrong:::I absolutely love this candid moment::: Read more:Birds
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Twins!! 2007-06-13 03:19:00 I've been waiting a long time to meet this family! Mom booked last night's session months ago and I've been looking forward to it ever since. Their backyard looked like a park, with better kid amenities. Really, fun could be had back there for days straight. I'm in the middle of going through the pictures but had to pull a few out because I know mom reads this and I can't wait for her to see:I love how the rocks were arranged as if they were just as much the subject as the two boys, one rock for each leg:::I found it so funny that my favorite picture of Little Q was the very first picture I took of him (he has the most expressive eyes):::and my favorite one of his brother was the very last one I took of him:::When the Nebraska hats came out, it all made perfect sense to me. These ever faithful fans out here are literally born and raised red and white:::We ended the night with the Fisher Price Water Table. The boys were having so much fun, I almost put my camera down to take Read more:Twins
Running Behind 2007-06-21 08:52:00 My dear friend's mother passed away sadly and I made last minute travel arrangements to Las Vegas for the services. I'm leaving town as Curt's family is coming in town for the College World Series. (Yes, Omaha actually has a national event that draws "tourists" to this quaint 'ole town in the middle of the country!)I'm worried that my animals aren't going to get fed while I'm gone. I put sticky notes all over the condo to remind Curt to feed our four legged family.I'm WAY behind on my sessions. I have several pictures to post from recent sessions that I can't wait to share. I hate not being caught up.Whenever I'm jolted into realizing how fragile and precious life is, I often feel as if I've lost my ground. I mourn for my friend's loss and for her sorrow, and I feel helpless and afraid. I was reading one of my favorite blogs this morning for inspiration and I found this list. I immediately wrote it down and put it in my planner.from Hip Tranquil Chick10 Tips for Tra
Lots of Love in the Air 2007-06-28 15:52:00 I don't know about you, but I know a ton of women getting married or having babies! Or, in the case of this post, BOTH! I met this couple Tuesday night for their engagement session and they were so cool, calm and collected for being right in the middle of so many wonderful, life changing situations!!Seriously, does this look like a woman who's about to get married, just closed on a house and is going to have a baby in a few months? First of all, her hair is way too pretty and styled. I would be having some serious war-hair going on--you know, when it's up in a looped pony tail on the top of your head with strands sticking out every which way!! The beautiful bride/mommy to be:::We couldn't forget another very important member of the family:::Had to include this very popular pose:::If I ever take your picture, I can almost guarantee that I will be asking you to walk away from the camera! 99% of the time I throw this in black and white, but the colors this night were poppin:::On
Energy 2007-06-25 17:00:00 Although the majority of my weekend was draining and hectic, last night's session ended the weekend on a much needed good note. A too cute almost two year old with abundant energy and a bigger than life smile was a blessing with perfect timing.I love everything about this little girl--FUN, sassy, funny, independent and of course, adorable::::One of the cutest moments was when she was looking for ants::::She got in a teeny bit of trouble for sticking out her tongue, but I thought her little mischievous look was too adorable to pass up:::After the little misunderstanding about tongue etiquette, my little firecracker friend knew exactly how to get the adults laughing again:::I often get asked "what should we wear" when it comes to getting photos taken. Okay, let me just say last night's family gets an A++ for wardrobe. I loved everything about how they were coordinated with bold colors right down to their bare feet:::And finally, one of my very favorites from the night:::I so enjoyed Read more:Energy
Catching Up 2007-06-29 12:49:00 I love the feeling of getting caught up, it's almost as good as the feeling of satisfaction from a perfectly cleaned house. Nowadays, I do all my own cleaning so that satisfied feeling is more abstract than reality. All my proofbooks have been packaged and are ready to be mailed. I'm just waiting for my UPS man to deliver a couple of print orders, then I can do my out of the house errands, including the dreaded post office. The last couple of days have been nice weather-wise so leaving my air conditioned abode isn't so tremendously horrible.In the spirit of getting caught up, here's a couple of pictures from a few weeks back. Three sisters who were as wonderfully unique in their personalities as they could possibly be:::Absolutely beautiful girls with the most gorgeous eyes!The oldest was not so thrilled about picture time. And that's perfectly okay. What cracked me up was that mom wanted to coordinate in pink, which by the way I think is fab. But the oldest was not havin
My Beagle Hates Me 2007-07-09 08:12:00 I'm such a bad blogger. My goal this week is to update everyday until the weekend. I'm also a bad doggy mommy. Knowing that my beagle is cripplingly terrified of fireworks, I tried this past holiday to shield her against her worst nightmare and decided to drive out of town to the middle of nowhere during the big firework displays. In Nebraska, that means we drove north. For twenty minutes. Viola--nowhere.Then for some unknown reason, amidst peaceful stars and distant, silent firework shows, we decided to turn around and head towards the airport--right in time to be on Dodge when Boys Town lit up the sky with a serious display that drew the biggest crowd I've ever seen on a street. Seriously, it looked like Omaha was hosting the Macy's Day Parade. So we were literally driving under the display with a non-drugged (whole other story), fully alert and terrified dog who thought her world was coming to an end. Needless to say, this was not a problem in Vegas. Nor do I recall it Read more:Beagle
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Let's Not State the Obvious 2007-07-10 22:36:00 When you meet a family of, let's say...eight, doesn't it seem a little obvious to say, "wow, you have a big family!!"? I'm sure most people say it out of intrigued admiration, but mom and dad must hear that ALL the time. So, when meeting my largest family clients Saturday morning, I tried my very best not to utter those words. Instead, I did what must happen almost as often. I screwed up on all the names--over and over and over again. To save my life, I could not get them straight. I have to admit, for the first time in a long time I was nervous going into the session. What if there was so much going on I couldn't capture the little "moments" I love so much? What if they gang up on me (this I found to be way too far fetched because they were all so sweet and well behaved)? What if I didn't get one frame worthy picture of each child? To get over all my doubts I had to loosen up so I could be ready for the little moments when they happen, and they always happen eventually Read more:State
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Give Away! 2007-07-16 16:33:00 "somebody has a case of the Mondays"That would be me. Every Monday--and I have no idea why.It's been well documented but I'll say it again, I have a small problem with buying beauty products. Some of them don't work out so well, like the Meaningful Beauty by Cindy Crawford Skincare Line that I bought in a moment of weakness while I was up at god knows what hour in the wee hours of the morning watching infomercials. The thing with informercial products is that they make you sign up for bi-monthly deliveries, specifically targeted for people like me. People who decide they don't want something any longer but don't call to cancel the subscription. So I have an unopened, unwanted box of Meaningful Beauty that I'm giving away. If you want to try it, send me your email and I'll send it to you. I liked the product and used it for a couple of months but my skin needs a little extra help I think. That and I really, really like to buy masks and toners and creams...you get the idea
Big Day Ahead 2007-07-19 22:25:00 Tomorrow is a big day for me as I am shooting my first wedding in Omaha! Granted it's a bigger day for the bride and groom but I'm so excited to be a part of it. Tonight was the rehearsal at the church and I'm such a big goofball. Yeah, I cried during the processional. It was the music, I'm telling you, it gets me every time. First it's the goosebumps with Pachelbel's Canon, then let the tears be rollin when I hear the Bridal March. Everybody else was joking and having a great time while I'm feverishly searching my purse for tissues. If you know me well, this crying revelation is no surprise.If I cry tomorrow, I'm quitting photography. Seriously I CAN NOT cry as the wedding photographer. On to less embarrassing stuff---look at the stats for my website. Most of the hits to my website come from right here--the blog. So I guess it serves me well to update more often!!Finally, I'm doing another give away. Believe me, I am not below buying hits to this blog :) The first Read more:Big Day
Beautiful Bride 2007-07-23 13:13:00 Congrats to this beautiful bride and her new husband, who should be carefree in Cancun enjoying their honeymoon.The wedding was great and there was no crying done on my part so it was a splendid success.Now I'm up to my eyeballs in proofs. There are going to be so many for them to go through. I almost want to keep the number of pictures I present to them down to about 250-300 but I've read on forums that brides expect like 800. I could easily do 800 but holy moses that's a lot of pictures. How could you possibly go through them and sanely pick the ones you want and why in the world would you want to look at 800 pictures of one event? The candids are definitely my favorites, they are so much fun to process. I'm finding it a little difficult to get through all the posed portraits, but I will survive.If I need a break, I can always edit some photos from this morning's session...two sisters who were insanely adorable. Can't wait to post those!I also turned 33 over the weekend. Read more:Beautiful
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First Slideshow 2007-07-24 18:17:00 I've been wanting to do slideshows for quite a while now, but the problem was that I could make them but couldn't produce them into DVD format in a quality that I was happy with. In Vegas, when I was taking pictures for my friends and coworkers, I got really good feedback on the slideshows but wasn't able to make a DVD for them to have. I used iPhoto on my Mac for the slideshow and loved it but had to use iDVD for output and hated that part.Finally, I found something that does both! The slideshow portion is easier and much better then iPhoto and the DVD output portion is completely outsourced so someone else does that for me altogether. On the control panel of the slideshow there's an opion to purchase and it's all taken care of for me. It's so easy.***Click Here*** to see my first slideshow, it was so much fun to make!! Read more:First
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I Was Only Going To Do a Couple 2007-07-24 00:42:00 Once I started, I just couldn't stop. I'm buying a new slideshow program and can not wait to put all the photos from the session on it. Hopefully I can have the slideshow posted in the next couple of days. In the meantime, here are a just a few from the sisters I met this morning. I love this session and these two are so charming, I couldn't get enough of them. I loved their dresses and that headband--love it!These two were so close, you could just tell how much they love and adore each other. They really had a special relationship and they made me miss my little sister so much. This is a busy week, I have three sessions coming up before Sunday and still a ton of pictures from the wedding to get through. My goal is to have the wedding finished by Thursday...keeping my fingers crossed anyway! Read more:Going
Longest Post Ever 2007-07-30 11:13:00 This morning I had a very fun session with two brothers who had me running around sweating trying to keep up with them. Hopefully I'll have pictures up in the next couple of days because they are super cute and photogenic! They said the funniest things and had me laughing the whole time. Very, very sweet.Slideshow of part of the wedding, ***Click Here***. I'm almost to the reception so I'm almost done! After all the editing, I'm going to start my first album design for hopefully an awesome sample book!Speaking of samples, I ordered several oversized canvas and specialty prints to have in my gallery. Those should be here sometime this week. My lab offers so many cool products that I should at least know what they look like.We're leaving for San Diego this week. Curtis' sister had a baby girl July 23 so we are going out there to meet the new addition to the family, baby Kayla!!!! We're flying on a new airline though, so I'm a little nervous about that...Jet Express I thi Read more:Longest
San Diego 2007-08-07 01:30:00 Wrapping up our trip in San Diego
. All about family, as it should be.Newest member. 10 day old baby Kayla:::I'm so filled with love, I can barely speak. Read more:San Diego
Minneapolis 2007-08-02 14:05:00 These Pictures are insane.So sad and scary. Read more:Minneapolis
Birth Announcement 2007-08-10 12:09:00 I have several newborn baby sessions coming up in the next few months so I need to start looking at adding birth announcements as an option. Here is my first one for Kayla:::*****Still unpacking and getting my feet on the ground. I really want to go see the new Bourne movie this weekend, I've heard nothing but good things. It's unbearably hot here in Omaha, so I'm trying my best to stay indoors the entire weekend. Bookstores, theaters and coffee shops sound pretty enticing.Have a great weekend! Read more:Announcement
San Diego Pictures For A Friend 2007-08-16 23:14:00 While in San Diego
, I met an ex-coworker and friend, Debra, to take picutres. Mostly of her step daughter but we also squeezed in a couple of her and her son at the beach at sunset. Southern California sunsets on the beach--so so heavenly!I credit my nephew for giving me the courage to become a photographer. If it weren't for him and my very first Canon Rebel equipped unheavily with a kit lens, I would have never gotten my feet wet in what has become my greatest passion. Second to my nephew, is Debra and her kids. I remember nervously asking her if I could take their picture and she enthusiastically said yes. That, in itself, was my first shocker. I had since upgraded to a Nikon D200 with a very decent kit lens and purchased a couple of spot on prime lenses, but still no experience at all. I show up with my new equipment (falsely thinking at the time that equipment was the biggest obstacle), and just dove in with taking shot after shot. Not having a clue as to what I was doin Read more:Pictures
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Music For a Restless Heart 2007-08-21 20:20:00 Survived the storm last night.Today, I leave you with a rockin slideshow. Because most of my work is families and children, I rarely get to break out my booty music. But this slideshow is one of a smokin hot chick who is an absolute sweetheart. For her I got to reach into my 'sunnee-wishes-she-could-dance-stash' for the pseudo soundtrack and I love it!Everytime I post a picture of this girl, the hits light up.***Click Here*** to check it out. Read more:Music
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Where's Toto, Cause I'm Fellin a Little Dorothy 2007-08-20 20:04:00 A rain wrapped tornado??Storm Chasers??...in all my years I've never heard of these things.I'm currently getting through my feelings of basement envy as I listen to the tornado sirens (?) reminding me that I could die any minute.The news man said to cover myself with a mattress.I do what I'm told. Read more:Cause
To Do List 2007-08-19 20:03:00 I don't know how I'd function without my 'to do' lists. I'm a firm believer that there are two types of people in this world--those who cling feverishly to their 'to do' lists and those who don't (I guess they just wing it). I also believe that the 'to do' list people are type A's secretly afraid of early dementia. I'm probably just describing myself. It makes me feel better to generalize though, so humor me, please.My current 'to do' list:Carolyn's reprint orderRachel's reprint orderSarah's reprint orderFinish Brandi's proofsComplete Shari's slideshowComplete Shari's albumPackage Shari's slideshow/albumPackage Jennifer's proofs Package Vanessa's announcementsOrder Debra's proofsOrder Brandi's proofsDO THE GOD FORSAKEN LAUNDRYokay, that's my list. To be completed tonight....it's a good thing I don't sleep at night.For now though, I'm headed to the dog park. Procrastination Station, right here.
B to the S 2007-08-23 04:42:00 Now, I'm all for making women feel good about themselves and if a little touching up here and there helps, I'm all for it. But there is something so blatantly wrong about this Faith Hill cover for Redbook. It's just the lie of it all on a national publication that wrongly holds this middle aged woman up to godlike perfection when in real life she is extraordinarily beautiful, in spite and because of the wrinkles and extra arm fat. Why? Why do they have to be airbrushed to perfection? You know, as I write this I realize I'm being a bit hypocritical because I have "fixed" dark circles and wrinkles in a few of my photos. I just don't know where the line is, for me anyway. This photo just seems to take it too far to the extreme. ..and if I can just be hyper-critical, her left arm really bugs me in that position and I hate how her hand just falls off at the bottom of the page. This picture has me in all kinds of a bad mood now. one more thing..this is totally jessica simpson i
My Thoughts 2007-08-29 03:52:00 When we went to visit San Diego a couple of weeks ago, there was an interview for a job that Curtis was perfectly qualified for, although he was a little hesitant to embrace it as his current employment leaves little room for complaint or dissatisfaction. After weighing all the pros and cons (and there are so many), we felt that it was indeed a sound decision to move back to where part of our family resides. I think the official offer from the "other" job came in about two weeks ago, so you can imagine how much has been going through our minds and my beloved 'to do' list is about to burn a hole through the paper in which it is written.The last few days have been particularly difficult as I'm receiving numerous emails from my clients here expressing their disappointment that I'm leaving and offering their support and well wishes. I am so very grateful to all my clients here in Omaha and I will miss them immensely. I get a bit over attached to things in my life that I hold dear, and
Goin Back To Cali 2007-08-27 23:37:00 So the big announcement is we are moving back to San Diego!I wasn't able to say anything sooner because Curtis had to let his employer know and I had to email my future clients. Now that I have emailed everyone, I'm left with a huge cloud of mixed feelings. Honestly, everything has happened so fast I don't think it's all hit me yet.I'm actually exhausted, sad and overwhelmed just writing this so I will update more tomorrow.
Another Set of Sweet Sisters 2007-08-27 01:09:00 This weekend I had the pleasure of doing a session with two sisters. Like my last set of close-aged sisters, these two were so sweet with each other. I think I can safely say they were the most outgoing, friendly kids I've ever met. When I walked into their house they greeted me like I was an old friend of the family. Mom and Dad were the best. They totally 'got it' as far as giving me space with the girls and letting them show me their personalities. It's a funny thing, but I notice a huge difference in kids when I get some alone time with them (not really alone as the parents are always in the next room or at the very least in listening distance, but out of sight). Of course not all kids are comfortable being in the company of a stranger, but these girls didn't have a hang up in the world. They couldn't be any sweeter or more generous. And any kid that invites me to go get ice cream at the end of our session, without any coaxing from mom or dad, is going to score some Read more:Sweet
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