the fiddlehead report...a day in the life of the Rikkers: Dreaming Big....workshop

Monday, May 30, 2011

Dreaming Big....workshop

Last weekend I went to San Antonio, TX for a i heart faces photography workshop! It was inspiring to say the least. It was exciting to be around other women who share a passion for life through their lens.

It was a wonderful weekend in which I nurtured my soul as a photographer.

The workshop set up stylized photo shots......first, little red riding hood= amazing!

And a shoot with a true beauty......

Is it wrong that now all I want to photograph are gorgeous

"anthropologie-esque" women who know how to be in front of a camera?

It was crazy fun....

and the extra bonus is I get to check off #30 "take a photography workshop" from the

40-before-40 list!

6 comments:

The Lost Planetista said...: Oh wow- amazing photos!; May 30, 2011 at 4:32 PM
The Lost Planetista said...: p.s. what kind of camera do you use?; May 30, 2011 at 4:33 PM
fiddlehead said...: thanks! it was so fun! I am using a Canon 7D. It is amazing....I am still getting to know it!; May 30, 2011 at 4:50 PM
karen said...: These are so gorgeous! So nice to meet you and shoot with you!; May 30, 2011 at 6:13 PM
Ashley Sisk said...: That is such an amazing experience - not wrong at all...but will you photograph me? Okay - don't answer. :); May 30, 2011 at 7:46 PM
Gina Kleinworth said...: OMG- I would have LOVED to have gone to that. Talk about my "little slice of heaven" Love those shots.; May 31, 2011 at 10:58 AM

Fiddlehead?

Why fiddlehead?

As I was becoming a mother, I discovered a fiddlehead in my backyard and was fascinated by it. Its natural uncurling form. How as it grows it reveals itself. The way the fiddleheads gather together like a family and grow outward. How the fiddlehead changes ever so quickly and blossoms into a fern before you know it. Just like time passing, before you realize it those fiddleheads are gone. That moment has passed. As I evolved into a mother I discovered my need to nurture the artist within. My love of art and photography grew and soon became a passion for capturing my life with my ever and quickly changing fiddleheads. Like the fiddlehead, we are special, unique and ever changing.

40 Before 40

1. re-establish transcendental mediation practice 2. learn to ride a horse 3. host an open studio show with art friends 4. complete Ethiopia series 5. have a totally unplugged weekend 6. long family weekend at boat house 7. surprise Andy 8. Run 10K race 9. go Latin dancing 10. girls weekend- uninterrupted 11. finish Studio space 12. transfer wedding video to DVD 13. service to the church 14. reach out to those in need with the kids 15. alone time with each child for 24 hours 16. locks of love hair donation 17. host neighborhood party 18. get lean, fit and to goal weight 19. take kids to Disney 20. go on a ski trip 21. N.Y.C. to see a Broadway show 22. visit Washington D.C. with Jud & Drew 23. spa day with the ladies 24. finish baby books 25. complete wooden puzzle and learn to sew a pillow 26. explore a new art medium 27. grow a garden with the kids and eat from it 28. take all the kids on a bike ride 29. make pickles and learn how to can them 30. take a photography class 31. redecorate bedroom 32. have a garage sale 33. take bob the bulldog to training 34. art show in Madison 35. sponsor an ET child 36. make a favorite recipe binder 37. go on a yoga retreat 38. do something outside my comfort zone 39. grow out nails 40. write the children's book with Mom Then celebrate the first 40 years... BIG!

fiddlehead.....every changing, ever growing

Monday, May 30, 2011

Dreaming Big....workshop

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