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{“hobo hands”}

i have some of the best friends ever! mainly because they are TRUE FRIENDS, but also because they give me the best gifts. many of which are homemade and/or handmade and/or practical and/or purposeful… all the things i appreciate… always given with love and thought behind it. true treasures, just like the friends and people that they are!

case and point : these fabulous fingerless gloves that a dear friend sent me for christmas last year. her sister made them and i think they are just fantastic! coincidentally, i had recently been looking for a pair of fingerless gloves to replace the pair i had for decades that finally unraveled. then these appeared and – !!!!!! they are so much better than anything else i was finding in my search!!! 😀

AND! they are in my food and foto colour! 😀

even though spring is approaching, i still wear these often because they keep my wrists nice and cozy!

THANK YOU, S & K!!

Tags: artists, crafts, DIY, food and foto, foodnfoto, fotography, friends, gifts, gratitude, hobo hands, homemade, life, love, magenta, thankful

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{always look for the silver lining}

1 Jul

just a lil’ reminder 😉

and also, i had the best intentions of updating this blog more…

and i still do…

and i will again…

and i thank you all for your patience and for showing up, even when my presence is a little more vague and sporadic than usual as of late…

and it truly means so much to me that you continue to choose to follow along in my journey, and read my blog, and engage…

and i’m thinking of my sweet cousin tony today… ❤

and that is all… for now…

Tags: blogging, clouds, consciousness, family, food and foto, foodnfoto, fotography, fun, good vibes, gratitude, life, memories, nature, north carolina, photography, silver lining, sky, summer, summertime, sunsets, thanks

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{a little fun at sunset}

15 Jul

where i live, there are many trees that often block the horizon line at sunset. i have been eager to get to a good vantage point in the evening to watch the sun setting.

recently i took a stroll with a friend at a park nearby that overlooks the city. it was a lovely summer evening and the hike to the top was worth it.

we captured a few images while also getting immersed in the beauty of the evening.

i love this picture because it looks like there is a line dividing the sky… do you see it?!

i love jumping shadow pictures.

fun times.

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{a beautiful family portrait session}

8 Jul

i had the honour of fotographing this beautiful family a few weeks ago.

i love a good clean backdrop. nature provides the best, but so does a simple brick wall.

love that smile!

sometimes the “outtakes” are my favourite images… so candid and fun.

Tags: beauty, food and foto, foodnfoto, fotography, fun, life, love, model, model photography, north carolina, north carolina photographer, portrait photographer, portrait photography, portraits

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{praying mantis egg case : part 2}

3 May

garden season is finally here! which means my happiness meter just skyrocketed! 🙂

i recently gave my praying mantis egg case an apartment upgrade by relocating it to the community garden. i {safely} tied it to a trellis in my plot.

the praying mantis serves as a wonderful addition to any garden, since they are a beneficial insect. they prey on other insects that may otherwise be harmful to crops and soil.

plus, they are totally fascinating to admire and watch! and i am hoping i am able to witness the case hatch and capture it on film!

i will be checking on it regularly, so stay tuned for more updates!

#farmeraudrey

Tags: beauty, beneficial insects, community garden, cool, details, farmer audrey, food and foo, foodandfoto, foodnfoto, fotography, gardening, insects, life, love, macro photography, nature, nature photography, photography, praying mantis, praying mantis egg case

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{praying mantis egg case : part 1}

29 Apr

a good friend of mine recently gifted me with this very unique and beautiful creation from nature.

have you ever seen such a thing?! do you have any idea what it is?!

i suppose the title of this blogpost gives it away 🙂

this is a praying mantis egg case!!!

as many of you may know about me, i am somewhat obsessed with the praying mantis. i had never seen an egg case before, but i was completely thrilled when this showed up in my life! {i think i even cried a little}

and so of course, i had to take some {perhaps too many?!} pictures!

i think the details are just so mesmerizing and are something to behold and appreciate! Continue reading →

Tags: beneficial insects, cool, details, farmer audrey, food and foto, foodandfoto, foodnfoto, fotography, gardening, insects, life, love, macro, macro photography, nature, nature photography, photography, praying mantis, praying mantis egg case

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{an autumn stroll through historic yates mill county park}

22 Oct

in the mid-morning hours of a brisk and blissful sunday, in the glory of a charming and colourful mid-october, in a pleasant little nook of north carolina, i took myself {and my camera} on a spontaneous date with nature…

… and we both needed it.

Tags: art, beauty, foodandfoto, foodnfoto, fotographer, fotography, healing, historic art, historic yates milll park, history, local, nature, nature healing, nature photography, north carolina, outside, peace, photographer, photography, photos, the old mill, yates mill

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{child portrait photography : sister sister!}

29 Sep

some favourites from a recent portrait session –

how adorable are these two?!

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{summer’s final moon}

28 Aug

i just never tire of experiencing the ocean… the sight, the smell, the sound… the feeling, the energy all around!

i also never tire of experiencing the moon… equally as much wonderful energy to behold!

i went down to the shore over the weekend for some {much needed} vitamin sea and to admire and enjoy the ocean and the full moon. by the time i got to the beach, the moon was just coming up over the horizon… and some hazy clouds initially obstructed the view.

still… breathtaking, right?!

it wasn’t long before the moon peeked out of the ombre sky and shared her beauty with us one again, in her final appearance of summer.

i walked around for a good hour or so, gazing in wanderlust as the moon took place high in the sky, illuminating all it touched…

… listening to the crashing waves, my senses engaged with the salty air, my toes wiggling in the soft sand…

feeling humbled and grateful for all that has been before me and all that is around me now. for all that will be, for all that i am, for all that i have, and for all that i have yet to experience.

Tags: art, artist, atlantic ocean, audrey michelle, beach, beach life, beauty, blogger, blogging, blogs, cycles, fotographer, fotography, full moon, gratitude, life, love, mermaid life, nature, nature photography, north carolina, ocean, photographer, photography, summer, wrightsville beach

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{foto friday : farmers market flowers}

15 Jun

just another reminder to stop and appreciate the flowers.

Tags: appreciate, beauty, buy local, colour, colourful, Farmers Market, food and foto, foodnfoto, foto friday, fotography, fotos, fridays, garden, gardening, moments, nature, nature photography, north carolina, north carolina farmers market, pause, photography, photos, summer, support farmers, weekends

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{foodie/foto/flashback friday – spring/garden fever}

9 Mar

seriously, though… is it time to garden, yet?! i am so eager to get out and play in the dirt!

i definitely want to grow some {organic} cabbage again this year!

here’s a little flashback friday for ya : to that ONE i grew last year and turned into delicious sauerkraut!

hope you have a great weekend!

Tags: community garden, cooking, DIY, eating, farm to table, flashback friday, food, food photography, foodie friday, foodography, foto friday, fotography, garden to table, gardener, gardening, gardens, grow your own, homegrown, life, love, organic, organic gardening, photography, recipes

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{snowy tessellation}

19 Jan

i remember this being an assignment in one of my classes during college… creating a photographic tessellation.

at the time, it seemed so difficult… but today i have a different understanding of the digital composite images. when i was a photography student, the digital / social media world had not yet become what it is today… and a lot of my colleagues and i were not too keen on the idea of switching from film photography to digital photography. we were purists in love with the romance of black and white film photography and ansel adams’ zone system… and we also thought it was lame and pointless to do anything digital. it took a lot of convincing from my professors to get me to invest in a digital camera… but i finally {begrudgingly} bought one just before graduation. another hilarious truth – when i purchased my first apple laptop, they asked if i wanted to add built-in wifi and i remember being like, “ppffttt, why would i need that?!”

ha! – it’s wild to think about how much has changed in such a short time.

anyway, i think this snowy tessellation turned out pretty cool – what say you?!

Tags: adobe, art, art institute, art institute of colorado, audrey michelle, blogging, blogs, canon camera, cool, creativity, digital composites, digital photography, fotography, fotos, north carolina, patterns, photographer, photography, photos, snow, tessellation, weather, winter

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{snowtography – volume 2}

18 Jan

figure-8s appear as the snow melts…

and snow dust sprinkles down from the trees…

this foto was taken by mistake. and even though it’s nothing special, i kind of love it.

Tags: art, audrey michelle, blog, blogging, blogs, enjoy the moments, fun, life, nature photography, north carolina, photography, photos, snow, snowday, weather, weather photography, whatever

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{snowtography}

18 Jan

composition, light, contrast, details, depth, patterns, aperture, bokeh, simplicity, mood, moments…

these are some of my favourite things about fotography, no matter the subject…

anyway, happy 2018! is it snowing where you are?!

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{corporate headshots – new client, miss k}

12 Dec

i’m having a lot of fun fotographing corporate headshots, lately. miss k took me on a pleasant walk around north carolina’s state campus on a warm but crisp afternoon.

here are some of my favourite shots :

i think miss K sort of resembles hillary swank… would you agree?!

we both agreed that these were our two favourite shots of the day… at least for what she wanted to use the images for. i am always very pleased when a client is happy with their results. particularly when they are a tad bit nervous in the beginning.

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{corporate headshots – new client, mister PD}

8 Aug

my latest client, mister PD was effortless in front of the camera, which i’m also super grateful for.

i’ve recently been getting commissioned to do more corporate headshots for social media sites like linkedin. since i don’t have a studio and shoot primarily on location, i haven’t really been marketing myself as a “corporate headshot” fotographer… but i think that’s all about to change.

Tags: blogging, business headshots, corporate headshots, food and foto, fotography, headshots, linkedin, men, natural light, north carolina, outdoor headshots, photography, photos, portraits

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{brunch!}

30 Jul

a perfect cortado paired with a yummy nutella crepe.

nom nom!

Tags: brunch, cafe, cortado, crepe, eating, food, food photography, foodie, foodographer, foodography, fun, nom nom, north carolina, photography, treat yourself, weekends, yum

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{foto friday : baby swans!}

21 Jul

i had the honour of seeing these beautiful baby swans back in late spring around the lake by the house. sadly, i’m just now getting around to blogging about them.

i was hoping they would get close enough to use my 50mm lense to capture… and they obliged! 🙂

the adorable little babies did not stray far from mama’s side…

the whole family came together…

our neighbourhood lake has these awesome feeders for the lake-dwelling animals…

they perched and munched for a good 5 minutes… it was so cool to watch…

the turtles hung out close by, hoping for some snacks to fall to their level! 😀 Continue reading →

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{saturdays in the garden : volume seven}

8 Jul

just a little update on the garden… my posts are not in “real time,” as it were… i’m several weeks behind in keeping up with what’s going on, currently.

for example, most of what you see in the following fotos, has been pulled from my plot. we are straight up in the heat of summer here in NC, and my tomatoes are just about all that remain. i pulled up all my broccoli, because i didn’t get it in the ground soon enough and it never formed a head. i harvested one beautiful cabbage that i’m currently making sauerkraut with. my cilantro is done… as is my dill and basil, but i planted more of both. i pulled my kale and planted arugula in its place. and my cucumbers are on their last limb, but i must’ve harvested around 200 of them this season. i have pickles for days! 😉

july will be focused on tomatoes. then in mid august, i will plant more cabbage and cucumbers and perhaps try again for more peas later in the month or toward september. i really enjoy making {and eating} sauerkraut, so i intend to plant a lot more cabbage for fall.

meanwhile, here are some pics of what late may/june were like in my plot :