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Every time I glance out my window, those sneaky little Fall changes are a little more obvious....a touch more orange, a tad more gold 🍁 🍂
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((I walked outside in my socks for this, 💁🏼))

Skydiving...a completely exhilarating thing to do all on its own, one can only imagine. But, imagine that free-fall from 10,000 feet in the air when you suddenly spot way down below, on the ground, in huge gigantic letters, the words "WILL YOU MARRY ME?" --- that folks, takes that exhilarating feeling to a whole, new, uncharted level. And that is exactly how Nolan asked Taiylor to marry him!

Our anniversary is coming up so soon, five whole years! And our next trip is right around the corner (hellllooooo Charleston!) - and I'm still stuck daydreaming about our last trip to Colorado and the uhhmazingly perfect cabin we stayed in, complete with this little teensy private cabin that was just a reading nook. I mean really....Why don't I have a teensy cabin reading nook!?
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Ya know what else is right around the corner?? The light at the end of the tunnel. I mean, at least, I think it is...I can't see it yet, but I know it's gotta be there because we're halfway through October! This year has been holyyy bananas crazy. Busiest year of my career, and I gotta admit friends, it's taught me some stuff.
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SO until I'm on a bird to Charleston, I'll be here, in my office, nose to the grind, and head in the clouds...err, head in the memory of this teensy cabin with the magical view? Yeah, that's where I'll be ✌🏻

The weather forecast for their wedding showed all rain, all day, but instead...

For Libby, how could she not marry the guy who, moments before their very first date began, slipped and fell on a patch of ice, dislocating his shoulder...and then spent the entire evening ignoring the blinding pain, knowing that she was worth it, that this first date was too important to miss..

Oh the life of a photographer...there's so much that goes into this career choice my friends! Between the endless lists consisting of lenses, websites, marketing, branding, cameras and more....one thing that you'd maybe imagine as an easy choice (hint: it isn't) is how you carry all that heavy gear around. I'm talking camera bags!!
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And on that topic, is it just me, or does it seem like the thing for photographers is to carry a leather camera bag? Maybe it is just me, but I know a few years ago when I was eyeball deep in searching for the "perfect" bag for my gear, it felt like in order to seem legit, you needed a leather camera bag. I fell into that trap super easily. But ya know what I came to eventually realize? Leather camera bags just are not for me. And that's okay!! (another hint: your level of legit-ness has absolutely nothing to do with the type of bag you carry!).
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Over on the blog today is a hopefully helpful post for all you photographers out there still trying to define your perfect camera bag - I'm talking about 5 reasons why leather camera bags aren't for me, and why they might not be for you either!! Follow the link in my bio to go read and I'd loveeee to hear your thoughts, too!

my claim to fame: I started this hashtag - #reallifetruthpost

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