this is emily and ivy. my new aussie friends who lucky for me, moved to los angeles! we started emailing about a year ago to talk about where she could live in LA that would give her a yard, a couple bedrooms, and some green. i laughed. :)
today we finally met up in person and have been having a great time together. im learning lots of new aussie phrases that ill be sure to pepper the blog with from now on out.
I am so green with envy, I would love the chance to live in California for a short while. You have so many Aussie admirers, are you sure you can’t join in with Cathy, Ali and Donna for their trip down under???
OMG Mel…I was going to type the exact same thing LOL.
Cool photos, as always. And yes Drew, we are a long way away!
Emily is too nice to probably teach you the REAL fun Aussie lingo…. ;)
Gorgeous photos, Tara. Just love them!
the pictures are stunning! smiles~jill
fabulous as always!
hse is so pretty. love the b/w’s but i am loving your colors these days toO! you are just something else! i would love to live in CA and be your friend,not just for the photos though!
tara
Hey…I meet that lady at CHA and thought she was wicked cool.
lovin’ these photos too…my girls have the same bikini which I love…looks esp good in b/w photos. thanks for sharin’!
tara these B&W conversions are amazing. have you changed the method you use of late and would you be willing to share? these are rich and have excellent depth. really nicely done.
i just looked at them again ~ really stunning conversions.
amazing as always!
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OMGosh! Those photos are AMAZING! Em, you look so dang HOT!!! and Ivy!!! absolutely divine! Made me so teary to see them! Tara, these girls are gorgeous anyway but you have truly captured them! You will now be known to me as Tara, Goddess of the Photo! It would be worth a trip to LA just to get some photos done!(Of course, that is second to seeing you and Ivy, Em!)
Thank you for your post on the accident a year ago. A year ago we were also in the ICU with my sister in law. She was in a near fatal traffic accident. I didn’t come to find your blog until much later… Much later. and you were an inspiration to me. No one knew if Kathy would live… our lives changed too in ways we a still realizing. For the better. It is so strange thinking back. The memories so real yet so far away. Kathy is ok. Back to teaching…swimming, biking, and doing everything she loves. The Dr’s didn’t know if she would live! Let walk again. My brother spent nights on her hospital room floor watching the monitors and praying that she would live… We all lived at the hospital for weeks. Life came to a comlete stop as we all held our breath and waited for her to live!
Today -I can say I know how you feel. Her accident was Sunday the 20th of February. We will never forget… your post made me cry. So real to me – bringing back all of those feelings that I thought I had tucked so neatly away. Kathy spent forever in the ICU – and then spent a very long time in rehab… leaving rehab in a wheelchair. Kathy is our miracle as Meckenna is yours.
Blessings to your family this week as you remember and move forward treasuring in a way few people can -the gift of LIFE.
Love to you and your family!!! to see photos of Kathy… if you want to… you may visit my blog… http://sandig.blogspot.com
Oh, and Happy Birthday Mckenna!!!
Tara these photos are so stunningly beautiful – I was moved to tears to see my two most special girls in the world photographed in such an amazing way. I miss them both SO much – thank you for posting the pics xx (em’s mum)
I think these are my new favorites Tara! So natural and real. Awesome, awesome work!
so if I move to LA…can I hang out with you too…lol.
Love the portrait of them on the beach and the one of her on the wall…hell I love them all.
Love drew’s comment…too funny
oh and I love the conversions you did here too…are you using the new b/w set from Jinky or doing your own thang??? I would love to know. :)
great photos of Emily and Ivy!!!!!
Damn she’s got cool hair.
(love the pics of course :)
Tara,
I have always loved your style. Those photos of Em, are just stunning. Em is a real sweetheart. Just love these photos of her. Glad that she has someone over there!
Dee (Aussie through and through)
Wonderful again, Tara.
gorgeous shots Tara! I got to meet her at CHA too…uber cool :)
Looky them… awesome!!
so sweet and pretty. and your bw conversion is sick man. ;)
WOW Tara these photos are awesome! Gorgeous gorgeous shots of them both. You look after Em for us won’t you? So when I come for my whirlwind tour of the US hope I can stop off for a visit and some pic time. (MMM when I win the lottery to actually pay for this trip. LOL)
gaawd…your photo skills always rocks my socks!!
Just beautiful! I love the way you capture the essence of the people in your photos! Soo cool. Love these pictures they are super cute!
Emily is one of our favourite ‘exports’…us Aussie’s love this chick. You’ve definately captured her and Ivy. I love THAT!
New friends….great pics! Love the color saturation.
1. love the pictures…love the wall one!
2. wait…so Tara….we aren’t like exclusive?
3. EMILY is e! Wow. I just put that together.
kellicrowe
OMG! These are so totally amazing,T. I am DYING for that shot of Emily against the strata wall. I think I’ve dreamt of something like that. It looks so totally cool.
Love the other shots too of course. You rule!
These are just awesome! no wonder E Loves them to bits :)
these are breathtaking! simply WOW
tara – awesome photos as always!! emily is sooo lucky to have a friend like you nearby! :)