I want to enter some contests for 2008 wedding images and I need your help! I only shot 2 weddings last year, but I still have some great ones to pick from. I’ve uploaded the images to my PicasaWeb albums and am asking that if you have time, please look them over and vote for your fav by leaving a comment here or on the album. Here’s the address and thanks in advance!!! http://picasaweb.google.com/CatherineSparks/2008ContestPhoto

I actually have a shirt that says that! I guess I need to take a photo of myself wearing it and posted it in the About Me section.

Anywho, I’m writing this in the hopes that my lovely blog readers can help me. I’ve planned a trip home to Oklahoma for the whole month of July. The airfare from Germany is crazy expensive right now, so I’m hoping to book a few photography gigs while I’m home to help pay for the visit. I’m open to weddings or portrait sessions and will be offering discounts. Tell all your friends! Hook me up!

Edit: I just wanted to say, “Wow!”. I’m really overwhelmed with all the support and help my friends and past clients are giving me. I posted a few notes online about needing to find some work and within just a couple of hours, I had like 7 emails from people they’d referred to me! How awesome are you guys?! I love ya! Keep ‘em coming!

Here’s a pic of just a few of the awesome friends I have. Yeah, that’s me on the bottom right with my big preggo belly =)

I’ve known how to do textured photos for a while but never really had the time, or the motivation, to play around with them. I’ve been missing out! It’s too much fun!

Textures can do so many things! Each image becomes something entirely new! Here are a few samples. Two different textures and two different methods of application. If you have a photo you’d like texture-ized, shoot me an email and I’ll see what I can come up with!

I’m super-dooper excited about my new website. Hopefully it’ll be up and running by the end of the day. There are still a few kinks to work out, like the new proofing and galleries, but we’ll work on that over the next couple of weeks. Here’s a sneak peak of the intro page