and the pics she has been taking the last two weeks.
not a whole lot going on around here aside from grocery shopping, homework, carpooling to and from school, rain, backyardigans, and waiting for daddy to get home. many things that in the past would leave me stir crazy, bored, and aching for a change. but presently they just have me wrapped up in a gentle current, carrying me about my day with a kind of contentment that i hope i can keep with me as i begin merging my other job back into my life.
i have very much enjoyed my time off work, so much so that its hard for me to get going again. ive loved being a stay at home mom the past few months, that much is probably pretty obvious, and i do appreciate your loyalty and patience during this long dry spell. im glad you got a kick out of lisa’s blog entry below. i did too.
will be opening up my schedule and booking clients again starting sometime in the upcoming week, so if you have emailed me ill be in touch soon! im excited to offer some new packages, (including new wall galleries that have a tara vibe), update my website, and organize some travel sessions for this year.
tomorrow im going to share the photos of an adorable couple that i just happen to know and love, that were taken in san francisco this past october. i have so many great sessions from last year that i never got around to sharing. but for now, its time to clean up and get these kids ready for bed.
and take photos of the process with a rinky dink camera phone.
EDITED: i TOTALLY have to share the story of how i came to own her. i was in hawaii, fiddling with my iPod Touch and bemoaning the fact that i thought it was going to be enough for me. i thought it was going to soothe the beast that desperately wanted the iPhone. but after getting the iTouch, WHICH IS TOTALLY COOL BUT NOT EVEN CLOSE TO A REPLACEMENT FOR THE PHONE, i realized that i was not in any way soothed or satisfied. admitting my betrayal and utter wrongness in public. bowing down to the iPhone. and heather and kivalu (our hawaii family) say to me, “well gee tara, we have the old version just sitting around, not getting used, do ya want it?” and at first i say, “oh my gosh! no, no…i cant accept that!” until i stop trying to be polite and I say, “okay. i give in. if you are just giving away FREE apple products, i can definitely take them off your hands.” after some near arguments about how RIGHT JEFF IS and the mis-representation of actual phone plan costs (and you can guess who came out victorious on that one), we spent a few minutes on the phone with AT&T and i was in business. the phone was not at all on our upcoming list of “things to make room in the budget for” so i know i am incredibly, incredibly lucky to have such giving and wonderful friends. they have literally given me a gift that has changed my life. because i now have the entire world in the palm of my hands. and in my pocket. and on my night stand. and while waiting in line at costco. and while waiting for kids to get out of school. and in bed at night when we just really need to look up exactly WHAT IS polenta anyway?
This has been my life as well lately too! (only one little kiddo though.) I’ve been feeling a little antsy about my break and eager to get started, but it’s good to just chill too.
Thanks for helping me feel not so alone with the break. : )
I had such a crush on my iPhone when I first got it…I am more stable now.
Tara Whitney – someday you will take my pictures. Some day. I live no where near you (as in Canada) but some day, you will take my pictures. Oh yes, you will.
Just proves that it is definately the photographer and not the camera, love the shots.
Glad you have enjoyed your Mum time.
Cheers,
Sue.
oh my gosh! my daughter does the same exact thing with backyardigans!!! that kinda has me thinking that little pablo and tasha are sending secret messages or something … hmmmm …
Sweet phone! I want one of those. Oh and I just started reading your blog as of today, and just for the record, I had no idea you had kids? You look young in your pictures and I was surprised to find out you have a cute little family! Cant wait to see more posts:)
what a fabulous collage of your life!
Tara, I have missed you, I am glad you are back, every morning I read my blogs while my husband reads the paper, we sit across from each other at the table and share our stories, but lately, there have been no tara stories, no beautiful photos to share with him…no pictures of the beach where we used to live…we have now been in Las vegas 8 years, and you and nora griffin keep us connected to our old stomping grounds (orange county). I know you have kids in the house that keep you running, so I will be patient because I know oh so well that soon the house will be empty and they will be out there on their own, getting married, buying houses of their own, soon the holidays will be spent at this house then that house. But it all works out in the end, and the kids love you even that much more!!!
Ooooohhhh yeah, I’m not a mac girl, but I sure do love my iPhone. It’s with me all the time!
Nice to hear from ya Tara and totally understand the bloggin’ break.
Looks like you and your iphone have had a nice break. Looking forward to hearing more from you but enjoy your break while you can.
Good to see you’re enjoying all facets of your life!! Being mom and enjoying it is so important. Can’t wait to see your new stuff:0)
Great to have you back – cool iphone photos.
Peace. Susan
thank us for our patience? no need. Thank you for sharing and being so open with your heart and your camera. The world really is a nicer place for both :)
Welcome back…..you were missed! Even pictures from your i-phone are great! Thanks for sharing
Totally no fair that your iPhone pics are better than most of the ones I take with my 40D. I love my iPhone, but it is a pretty crappy camera. :)
so glad to hear you’ve enjoyed your time off, and so glad to hear you’re back!
Tara – Love it! Welcome to the iPhone world! Be ready to be addicted! I contemplated and contemplated and contemplated…and finally got them for my hubbie and I for Christmas. Love the phone and everything you can do with it. Have missed your blog entries but glad you have enjoyed the break! Take care & happy Wednesday! Hugs to you and your family :)
Oh yay!!! You’re back! And just so you know I love the picture posts of your shoots. But I love the every day Tara and Whitney family posts even more! And because I am stuck in the middle of a Minnesota winter, I would love ANY and ALL photos of your California winter. Even pictures of the rain. Glad your posting again. Have a lovely day!
How fun! I ♥ my iPhone. I take pics with it all the time.
your honesty is beautiful and refreshing. enjoy your time on the down low :)
Tara, you are awesome, girl!! I love reading your blog. You are a mom’s mom kinda gal. Good luck with the job again, I, too, am going back to work after being at home with my kids, though they are older, have mixed feelings about it. good luck!! keep blogging!
You should download the camera bag app. if you haven’t already. It has filters to acheive a 60’s look, 70’s look, Helga camera, polaroid….etc. Such an awesome little trinket for your iPhone. Glad that you’re back…we look foward to reading and seeing more of you!
Good to have you back! I love looking at your blog all the time, I guess you could call me a stalker! Love your work.
Glad you’ll be back and hope that you are refreshed. I’ve truly missed your insights and your beautiful work.
Hope you’ll have some new OPAMS, too…maybe an update on the top of the stairs if you’ve finished it?
xoxo
I love my iphone. I really do. Can’t wait until they put that kind of technology into the nav systems in mini-vans! (a girl can dream) Enjoy!
watch out for the iphone apps. sharon is addicted. it’s like the ‘one ring’. she can’t take her eyes off of it. be careful. be frodo…not gollum. i’m just saying.
jealoussss.
i want an iphone.
but I’m dead broke..because I just bought a 5D…AAAAAH! times 23597!
you are too funny.
glad you are living a little and got the iphone LOL!
cute pics! hope you have been getting TONS of everyday photos
these last few months with the kiddos>
i will be waiting to see them LOL!
tara
i hate you kyle….
*sigh*
;-)
Sooooo with you on the iPod Touch thing!! I got the touch for Christmas & love it!! But….. I still want to figure out how to get the iPhone!! I haven’t been able to wrap my head around the monthly cost. I’m sure I will work it out shortly!! What a great blessing you received… never look a gift horse in the mouth- I always say;0)
no wonder you haven’t been blogging…you’ve been playing on your iphone!
It’s nice to have you back…you were missed! Love the IPhone pics:)
I was in exactly the same situation with the iPod Touch and now I have found peace with my iPhone. Welcome, and enjoy.
If you come to NY this year or anywhere close, let me know. I am prego again and would LOVE to have you photograph us in or around our new home. Please, please, please come east. Ok, I’ll stop begging. Glad to hear all is well and I cant wait for some pics tomorrow. I’ve felt uninspired without your blogs lately but completely understand you needing QT with your fam. and rest. I did the same for most of January and it was great. XO.
Polenta = mush made from cornmeal or semolina; severed soft like mashed potatoes or my favorite, formed into a cake and sauteed!
I know the IPHONE ROCKS MY WORLD! just one small problem…I can’t put it down:)
I want to know where you got those adorable shoes! Tell me tell me!!! :)
Since I’m reading this and commenting from my iPhone, I’m so happy to meet yours! Have you explored any apps? They take the iPhone to another galaxy of coolness. Thanks for the blog updates. I needed some light reading here in the urgent care. :)
OMGosh! I just got my iPhone hooked up almost 2 weeks ago – changed my life forever!! LOVE. Congrats!! :)
I love your iphone photos.. I sadly dont own an iphone.. and really have no reason to own one.. but they look pretty damn cool.
I LOVE these!! I have the black and whites from our shoot with you a couple of years ago hanging on my wall. My family has changed SO much and I need new ones. WHEN are you coming to ID???
please tell me you’ll visit upstate NY sometime this year? por favor? pretty please? :O)
Tara, please consider coming to Boston for some photo shoots! The Fall is beautiful here with the foliage!
There’s a great local state park with an old mansion (with ivy growing on it!) lots of trees, a pond, a bridge, log house…super location. I’ll use my stimulus refund check to help pay for a photo sitting with my family! I turn 40 this year! Please? Nice mini-vacation with your husband?
Love your photography!
Do you see, do you see? This is exactly why I earned the name “wikipedia” in Thailand. It is the combination of a quirky sense of curiosity and the ability to just find out the answer to that weird question right now. I am totally and completely addicted to my iPhone.