Greetings!

I was so excited to wake up this morning to find one of my greeting cards featured on the home page of Greeting Card Universe as "Design of the Day".  They have hundreds of thousands of cards on the site to chose from. It gives me a huge boost to keep up all the work I've been putting in!  Here is the card:

Can't wait for the heat to die down so I can take some more photos!

Hurricane Howie

I'd like to introduce you to the newest member of the family...Hurricane Howie!

As some of you may know, I lost my buddy Scooter to diabetes on June 21st.  Scooter was such a staple in my daily life, my whole world was turned upside down.  We still have our other two rug ruts, Cheeko and Peanut, but I guess we are just a three dog family!  I spent weeks looking for a dog that could fit in and be the new addition to our pack. All of mine and John's dogs have been adopted and we didn't want to change this.  One night I stumbled onto a site and found this adorable guy, but kept looking because we originally wanted a female...but something kept bringing me back. He was the last of his litter from a breeder and no one picked him. Time went by and before the breeder knew it, he was almost six months old and she listed him on the adoption list.  John and I decided he was the one. We drove to Antlers, Oklahoma Friday night when John got home from work. The three hours it took to get there were so exciting, I thought I was going to bust! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Once I saw him I knew we had made the right choice!

It is uncanny how much he reminds me of Scooter. He is very shy and took to me very quickly. We are in the process of trying to socialize him. He seems to be afraid of men, including John.  In the last 3 weeks since we picked him up, his social skills have improved a lot.  He makes me smile every day with his playful antics and loves to be hugged and actually hugs back. Nothing could ever replace my Scooer-boo, but Howie is making it much easier to remember all the fun times I had with him.

R.I.P Scooter 1998-2011

P.S.
Yes!!! Howie is named after the original "Hurricane Howie" from Big Brother Season 6! I know he will bring me as many laughs as the original did!!!

My latest Fantasy Shoot

Hello everyone! I hope ya'll are having an awesome day! 

Last weekend I got to photograph one of my favorite subjects, my niece Carissa.  She was such a trooper. It's been over the 100 degree mark here in Oklahoma for a couple of weeks, and boy was it a hot one even at 9 a.m. I have to give Carissa props, she put on the formal dress and gloves and off we went. I love to photograph the unusual. I've always been a fan of Halloween and costumes and am moving toward this in almost every shoot.  I love the complexity of "out of the box" art, and love to bring the viewer into it. This can also give the subject something fun to look forward to and "play the part". I mean, who doesn't like to play dress up?

Thanks for stopping by!! I'd love to read your feedback!!!

Ever spend one whole day on a project?

Well today I did! I've been working on my greeting cards and wanted to put one together for a family reunion. I got a little nostalgic and decided to use a photo of my great-grandparents. I spent all day trying to tweek it and get it where I wanted it. What do you think?

What 3 day weekend?

Well, while most people were at the lake on Memorial Day weekend, I spent mine at home waiting for the phone to ring.  My 13 year old, four legged best friend, Scooter was in the hospital.  We took him in Friday to the vet and found out he has diabetes.  We picked him up at 5:00 and took him straight to the animal hospital where he stayed until Sunday night. We brought him home and now we have new responsibilities. A good diet and insulin shots twice a day. He's a trooper! It's been a week and I am happy to say he is doing much better.

While I spent the weekend at home, I got busy on making some new greeting cards to get my mind off of my sick baby.  There is a link at the top of the page that will take you directly to my store. The cards cost less than most cards you would buy at your local retail store and the quality is wonderful. I ordered some myself and I know I will never buy another greeting card from anyone other than GreetingCardUniverse.com. They have every occasion you can think of! Most retail stores only have the normal selection, but I just can't get over the categories available here. Here is a recent one I sold last week:

Inside of card reads: Congrats on your first home run!

Greeting Cards!

Woohoo! I can now offer greeting cards! It took a while to get some of them designed, but I'm finally up and running! I have a link at my www.poeticvisionsphotography.com site. I'm so excited. My husband and I have been talking about wanting to make cards for years. I'm just getting started, but hopefully it will catch on. Eventually I hope to have many occasions to choose from, but for now I believe my Sympathy cards are absolutely beautiful. If you get a chance, I hope you take a look and possibly find some that suit your needs. Here is the cover of a few:

To read the inside, go to the link: http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/poeticvisionsphotography
Hope you have a great day!

I love to revamp!

I just finished revamping my splash page for Poetic Visions Photography. I've had some ideas rolling around in my noggin lately and I finally put them out for everyone to see. I absolutely LOVE my website host PhotoBiz. They have several templates to choose from, but allow you to personalize to suit your own taste. If you are a fellow photographer and looking to advertise on the web, I highly recommend them!

I've also started a new venture involving my photography. Look for Poetic Visions Photography's line of Greeting Cards very soon! I'm very excited! I was hoping they would be available before Mother's Day, but they haven't been processed yet.  There will be a variety of different occasions available, from sympathy to blank inside. I'll keep you updated to when they become available.

I'm looking forward to a couple of spring shoots coming up. Now that we've received some rain, the grass and trees are just beckoning to have their photos taken!

Check out my new Splash Page here:www.poeticvisionsphotography.com

I'll leave you with one of the beautiful roses from my rose garden. Hope everyone has a FABULOUS day!