Sunday, August 31, 2014

Friday, August 22, 2014

Weekly Favs | Top 10 | Week Ending 08/21/2014

Yet another fun and EXCITING week for us! This week we added on a new admin, Deanna, who has already dug right in and is being active, commenting & sharing. This week she chose the top honor and top 10 images! The collection is amazing!! Great work everyone!


~*Top Honor*~

Huge congrats to Sherri Davis Photography on being chosen as top honor image this week! This is such a fun capture of beautiful chaos! Great work! 

~*Top 10*~
(in no particular order)






Copyright: Dani Waage





Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Weekly Favs | Top 10 | Week Ending 08/14/2014

Another absolutely wonderful week at My Beautifully Chaotic Lifestyle! I actually had a really hard time choosing only 10 images! Wonderful work everyone!!! I am, again, blown away by the talent on this page!


~*Top Honor*~

A huge congrats to Danielle Waage for making top honor image! Her work is absolutely stunning, and this image actually stopped me mid-scroll while on my page and I had to make it bigger to get a better view! Wonderful work! 


~*Top 10*~
(in no particular order)











Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Monday, August 11, 2014

Feature Photographer: Summer Cates Photography

We want to give a huge thank you for Summer Cates Photography for being our guest judge this week!! I encourage you to please visit her page and see her STUNNING work! Don't forget to show her some love!! Learn more about her and see some of her wonderful images below! 
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 Tell us a little about yourself (family, hobbies, etc./  
I am a Mama to two little girls; Magnolia, 1 & Natalie, 3 {going on 13}!  I have been married almost 4 years to my sports-nerd, foodie husband, Nate & we have two little fur babies; Zephyr & Toshi.

What got you started in taking lifestyle images (or photography in general)?

I started {like most} taking pictures of my first born when she was about 6 months old.  I stayed on the green box for about 6 months before taking the leap & gaining creative control.  The first 6 months was NOT a pretty sight… I knew what I wanted to create was not what I was producing, but I also knew that in order to get ‘there’ I was going to have to shoot every day.  Thus began my quest to become a better every day shooter.


 Any photographers that you look up to?

Jennifer Nobriga.  Cate Wnek.  Candice Zugich.  Heather Robinson.  Sue Bryce.  Christa Meola.  Kate Densmore.  I could go on & on!


What is in your camera bag?

Nikon D610.  Nikor 50 1.4.  Sigma 35 1.4.  Expodisc.


 If you could capture anybody in the world, anywhere, who and where? 
Bruce Springsteen in New Jersey.  Swoooooon.


Stunning!! You can see more on her Facebook page here: Summer Cates Photography, or her webpage here: http://summercatesphotography.com





Thursday, August 7, 2014

Feature Photographer: Sarah Driscoll Photography Blog.

We want to once again give a huge thank you and shout out to Sarah Driscoll Photography Blog. for being our guest judge for week ending 7/24. We are a little late posting the feature blog, but WOW you do NOT want to miss these beautiful images!! Read a little more about this amazing photographer below, and don't forget to visit her page and show some love!! 


Tell us a little about yourself (family, hobbies, etc.) 

I would LOVE to! I am a Momma of four--- ranging from ages 8 years to 4 months and my life is pretty much wrapped up in only them. I have an amazing husband who travels for work every other week so that adds to the chaos but I would have to say that overall, my life is pretty darn perfect!



What got you started in taking lifestyle images (or photography in general)?

My four children. When I first started teaching myself photography I thought I would want backdrops and posing. And yet as time passed and my portfolio started to grow, I realized that the images I LOVE are the REAL ones--- the ones that capture real moments and beautiful chaos of our lives.


Any photographers that you look up to?

Summer Murdock rocks my socks off every day. I seriously love everything she does. Ginger Unzuetta is also a rockstar. I could seriously list like 50 people right now though. So much beauty out there!


What is in your camera bag? 


I am pretty simple when it comes to gear. I have my Canon 6D and my Sigma 35 1.4 right now. I also have a 50 1.4 but it is struggling with focus these days and I JUST added a lensbaby sweet 35 and I am so excited to learn how to use it! Now if I could only find some time!


If you could shoot anybody in the world, anywhere, who and where?

Oh my gosh, really? This is so tough. I am a total Julia Roberts fan. I love her quirky and REAL beauty. I think I would shoot her in like her living room with her children. Is that weird? Am I stalker-like with that? Capturing her smile and her cackling laughter on camera with her babies would probably blow my mind though!


You can see more of this stunning work at her Facebook page here: Sarah Driscoll Photography Blog. or on her website here: http://sarahdriscoll.com/photography