“Having a place to go-
Is a home.
Having someone to love -
Is a family.
Having both-
Is a blessing.”
~Donna Hedges
Meet the Ybarra family….
Meet the Bravo boys!
Aren’t they handsome?
I had the privilege of having the oldest Bravo son in my Kindergarten class a few years ago. They are growing so quickly!
Enjoy your sneak peek Bravo family. More to come…
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I am participating in a fabulous new project called “The Way I View ____” with 12 other CMpro photographers from Clickinmoms. I am so honored to be a part of Clickinmoms- it’s such an amazing place of support, education and friendship.
I am so excited for this project and look forward to the months ahead and for this to give me an opportunity to shoot for “me”.
And of course, some thoughtful reflection about my photography wouldn’t hurt either.
Here is my “New Beginnings” photo for the month of February.
Meet my sneakers.
They are some old friends of mine… the kind of friends you can be yourself with, the ones that bring you comfort, joy and just make you feel good when you hang out with them.
These old friends of mine have been hiding and I haven’t spent much time with them lately…
Well, if I’m totally honest here, actually I haven’t spent much time with them at all…
in a long time.
But that’s where the “new beginnings” part comes in…
See, I have been missing these guys and have decided that I am going to devote this month to spending more time with them. At the gym, going for walks and they might even help me bust out my old Reebok step and step aerobics tape. Yep, a VHS tape… another old friend who hasn’t been out to play in a very, very long time.
I am a full-time literacy facilitator at my school. I get to work with K-5th grade teachers and students all day- reading, writing and immersing myself in the new Common Core State Standards.
I also get to do another job that I also LOVE. Capture moments and turn them into memories for my photography clients. Being behind the camera for me brings me a sense of love, fulfillment and accomplishment that I’ve never known before.
And I get to teach post-processing workshops with my good friend Rachel with Digital Darkroom Secrets.
So as you can see, working that many hours each week doesn’t leave much time for friends… but I’m bound and determined to change that.
Hello old friends… I’ve missed you. Here’s to new beginnings and rekindling our friendship…
Please check out how my friend Katherine with Katherine D Photography views new beginnings at http://katherinedphotography.com/blog/the-way-i-view-fayetteville-nc-photographer/. You’ll be inspired, I promise
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[...] SO excited to be part of this fun project with other CMpros! see what my friend, krista campbell, has to say about new beginnings from her perspective, and then continue following the links to [...]
Beautiful… A true gift for making the ordinary look extraordinary!? Now can you do that with your Reebok step??
Such a fantastic shot ! LOVE it, Krista !
Ooooh! Street bokeh! This is very cool, Krista.
So clever! Agree with Christina — what a gift, making a pair of sneakers look so stunning!
I love your sneakers! Beautiful shot!
Krista, what a lovely post! And your image is beautiful–who knew tennis shoes couild be so pretty?!?! I can’t wait to continue on this journey with you; your work is always so gorgeously full of light and is such an inspiration to me!
Beautiful shot! Good luck to you, I know you can do it!
What a great inspiration! Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful shot! Enjoy all your time with your old friend
Beautiful image!! Love how you use an old pair of sneakers and made a point. LOVE this!!
Love how you made an image of sneakers so beautiful!!! I hope you get to spend a lot of time with your old friends!
Amazing bokeh, and how is it that you make sneakers look so gorgeous!!! Love this blog post, very inspirational.
I LOVE your interpretation and the perfect shot! Enjoy your time in your friends I know you can do it!
OH! I just love this! <3
This was one of my goals this year but unfortunately I failed really bad. I just hate working out when I know it’s healthy. Great shot! Good luck
l love how you have used your skills as a photographer to turn an ordinary object into a beautiful image. Love.
I didn’t realize that you could make a road sparkle but WOW! Love this Krista!
I love the way the light is shining off the gravel! I hope you get to chase that light often this year!
I am SOOOO thrilled with my new logo, website and blog design by Rachel with Beyond Bliss Photography/Design. If you are in the market for a new logo, website, blog, or any type of design need… Rachel is your girl. She is absolutely amazing and finds out all about you and then creates something magical and makes all of your design dreams come true. Be sure to like Beyond Bliss Photography/Design on Facebook here and visit her website here.
I am so giddy about my new website/blog design, that I decided to host a PARTY!
I’m giving away 2 gorgeous headbands by Positively Whimsy Hair Accessories, a sweet colorful handmade bag by Sweet Sugar Beet and a $25 Gift Certificate for Digital Darkroom Secrets Workshops/Templates/Actions (good towards anything in the store!).
I’d LOVE for you to be super sweet and help me spread the word about my Blog Redesign Party by sharing on Facebook!
Here are the details…
Please leave your comment in this post below. Comments are moderated, so don’t worry if you don’t see your comment published right away A winner will be chosen on Feb. 6th at 6:00pm CST. Good luck!
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Cool givaway, I am on board. Excited to see everything.
I love yoir work & i cant wait to check out Beyond Bliss! Im looking for someone to redo my site Thank you!
Congrats on the new design! The blog and website turned out super cute! Love how easy it is to navigate with the headers and the categories underneath. Already a FB fan of you and Digital Darkroom
I love, love, love your site.
Wow! Loving the new look! I’ve been working on mine for sometime now…it might be easiest to have someone do it for me! Thanks for sharing, and I LOVE your photographs – you are fantastic!
I love the new clean design of your site. I’ve been a fan of both. now lets party!
It looks wonderful, Krista! Already a fan. <3
Your website is beautiful, to match your beautiful work! Thanks for such a generous giveaway!
like both pages! love the new site, so light and fresh!
Everything looks great! Love the new site.
Love the design and site.
Love the new design! So clean and fresh!
I love your new logo and website! I love the colors and the simplicity. Everything looks great!!
Love love love your site, redesign and your work! New fan via Pamela Dancil of enCompass Photography – beautiful photos of her family! I liked liked liked it all {Krista Campbell & Digital Darkroom Secrets}
I like both facebook pages and LOVE your new design. It’s fresh and appealing.
LOVE the new look. It’s so fresh and clean!!
Absolutely love the new look. Clean but pretty
LOVE IT! Your work is awesome by the way! Already a fan and just liked the other pages! Can’t wait
Love the new site. Can’t get enough of your fun colorful photos! Would love to win a class of DDS or action! Thanks Krista!
Had a great time meeting up with Pamela of enCompass Photography and her beautiful family for a photography session. If you are in Phoenix, be sure to become a fan of her Photography Facebook page here. Her work is awesome!
Enjoy your Sneak Peek Dancil family! Many more images to come!
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Digital Darkroom Secrets is now selling Alphabet & Word Art templates! This is one of our favorite ways to display our clients photos and our own photos! Simply choose from the alphabet letters to create your own custom word canvas or simply choose one of the pre-made word templates! A simple clipping mask is all you need. Included are 26 upper case letters, 26 lower case letters and 13 pre-made words! (xoxo, smile, sweet, together, love w/ a heart for the letter o, love, mr & mrs, live laugh love, I do, forever, Isn’t she lovely, baby and family). Your can purchase our templates in our store at http://digitaldarkroomsecrets.com. For a free video tutorial on creating a template in Photoshop, just go to youtube.com and search “Digital Darkroom Secrets”.
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I had the privilege of teaching with these 2 gorgeous children’s mom many years ago when they were just babies! Now they are all grown up- can’t believe how time flies! The light and the location were perfect and my 2 models were naturals. Can’t wait to see you again later on this year for our family photos *O* Family!
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This little Miss is one of the most beautiful babies I’ve ever seen- not to mention the cutest little Razorback fan! Enjoy your sneak peek! Many more images to come!
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These children are so beautiful! I love their smiles and it’s evident how much they love each other! Enjoy your sneak peek *O* Family! Many more to come!
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Aren’t these girls adorable? I miss them so much! I was able to capture images of them for their family when I was visiting Phoenix last week. I sure do miss their family!
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