Jan 25, 2014

valentine cards | orlando florida children photographer

a few of my favorite designs for valentines day...

design by the album cafe | photography by stephanie wind

design by hazy skies designs | photography by stephanie wind

design by hazy skies design | photography by stephanie wind

design by hazy skies design | photography by stephanie wind

design and photography by stephanie wind

Jan 16, 2014

black and whites - a year of emotion

you may or may not know, but my college career started out in graphic design.

i became very discouraged, as it just wasn't what i thought it would be.

what it was, was type.  type.  TYPE.

designing bodies of text over and over and over again. (or at least that's all i felt like i was getting from it.)

the summer after my sophomore year, i chose to take one of my electives: enter: photography 101.

i fell in love.

the idea of capturing a moment.  creating a story.  the smell of the processing (oh, how i miss that smell!)  working on the enlarger.  the science of the exposure - the magic of the image appearing in the chemistry.

i loved my time in the lab.

so the next semester, i decided to take more photography classes.  and more.  and more and more.

i couldn't get enough!  the lab was the place i found myself going when i was stressed from my graphic design work, because i knew i would be totally satisfied with what i created.

before i knew it, i was only credits away from graduating with both graphic design and photography under my belt.

as my graduation gift, i received my first dslr from my parents.  the past 11 years have been awesome.  my camera and me.  i have captured my own babies growing, and made friends from clients, watching their babies grow.

my photography life started out on a 35mm camera, using black and white film.  i am still a lover of black and whites, and enjoy creating the lab processed feel in photoshop.  there's just something about black and whites that truly evoke emotion.

2013 in black and white.
















Jan 14, 2014

nearly 3 rockin' celebration

"oh let the sunshine in,
face it with a grin,
open up your heart
and let the sunshine in!"

my mom sang this to me every morning as she opened the blinds to my room.  i think about her every time i open my blinds in the morning, and catch myself singing it to my kids too.  ;)