{between the lines} fine art photography

HUGELY IMPORTANT UPDATE

breathingin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:26:35 +0000

OK, I’m done yelling now :)

So, I finally managed to update my site… You can now visit http://www.betweenthelinesphoto.com for my blog and my porfolio, all rolled into one. That also means this blog will no longer be updated. So please update your bookmarks and your RSS feeds.

See on the flip side……..

Karrie J.

Posted in Personal, Uncategorized

Storm

breathingin — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:58:46 +0000

Posted in Personal

Planning a Wedding

breathingin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:46:14 +0000

A month before my 23rd birthday, my husband and I finally tied the knot. I say finally because we had been dating since I was 16 and he was 17. I know some people cannot imagine making such a huge life commitment at such a young age, but given our history together, there was never any doubt between my husband and I, and between our families, that we would spend the rest of our lives together. And here we are, approaching 4 years, and just past our 10th year together :)

At the time, I was finishing my last year of university while planning a wedding. Being only 22, I didn’t have any experienced friends I could turn to for advice. I lived a little ways away from all of my family, and without a car, it wasn’t easy to get together with my mom. Ultimately, I planned our wedding entirely by myself. Thankfully there was a seemingly infinite number of resources on the web that really helped me along. They provided the sage advice I didn’t otherwise have access to. My biggest support network: The Knot, which is still thriving and still helping many many brides across North America.

One thing that has come along since my planning days is Etsy. I know I’ve posted about Etsy before and how great I think they are (I have a store over there you should check out!)… Well one thing they’re unbelievably wonderful for, is getting handmade details for your wedding day. I wanted to highlight for you some of the things I’ve seen during my browsing. Some of the stuff is so cute it almost makes me want to plan another wedding… almost!

Click any of the photos below to go to the seller’s shop… What’s your favourite online find?

Love these adorable cake/cupcake toppers (from Goose Grease):

Beautiful letterpress invites with pressed flowers (from Eden Invitations):

Gorgeous diamond stacking ring (from Blanca Monrós Gómez : fine jewelry):

A little ring bearer dish (from Paloma’s Nest):

You can even find a wedding gown.. from simple and chic (Abstract Pretty), to haute couture (Joan Shum Brides)!

So go check out Etsy for all your wedding needs… just make sure you give yourself lots of time ;)

Posted in Advice, Personal

Practice Makes Perfect

breathingin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:01:23 +0000

Since I have a lot of time on my hands these days, what with being laid off from my day job, I figured I’d hone my skills a bit and practice my technique. Capturing the details of a wedding are so important. The bride (and her support staff) put so much effort into the little things, and it really brings the whole day together. Since my husband doesn’t really wear his wedding ring (shame on him! :P) I decided to take some fun ring shots around the house.

And if you like looking at fun ring pics, you really should check out Rocktographers…

OK, that’s all for now… Still working on getting the beautiful new site up and running! Soon!!!!!!

Posted in Personal, Practice

New Business Cards

breathingin — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:14:39 +0000

I received my Moo business cards last week and couldn’t be happier! They are works of art. Beautifully printed, perfect weight. I really can’t say enough about them. They make me very happy :)

Now all I need is a bunch of people to give them to. Spread the word… I have business cards!!! :P

(PS – exciting news coming about my website..!!)

Posted in Personal

Bethany’s Bridal Shower

breathingin — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:17:01 +0000

This past weekend I attended another bridal shower for my once roommate Bethany. This one was a surprise, and she had no idea what was going on. It was great!

Her and her fiance met while performing in A Midsummer Night’s Dream together and eventually fell in love. I am so happy Chris is such a wonderful match for my dear friend.

I’m not shooting their wedding, but I will be doing their engagement portraits in April. I’m so excited about it, they’re such a fun and active couple. I’m sure it’ll be a blast!

Bethany’s shower was full of energy and laughter, just like her… Here are some highlights.

LOVE this next one…

Realizing what’s in the bag… so embarrassing to open in front of Grandma ;)

Such a great time! So glad I could make celebrate with you dear Bethany. Can’t wait for April and for your wedding this August!

Posted in Bridal Shower

A bit of a makeover

breathingin — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:27:28 +0000

I have recently found myself semi-constrained to the house, healing from getting my wisdom tooth extraction. So I figured what better way to pass the time than to update my site!

As you can see, I’ve brightened things up a bit. Not sure if I’m 100% happy with it quite yet, so you might see some more changes at some point. Let me know if you have any input. I welcome suggestions :)

I’ve also added an “About” tab at the top if you wish to know a little bit more about me. It’s mostly rambling and random trivia about yours truly, but I think it’s important that you have a place to get to know, if you wish…

EDIT: OK, I changed it AGAIN… I didn’t like the light background of the blog. It looked to fluffy. So it’s still different, but not as different :P

Well on that note, I hope you enjoy the changes. And to keep you coming back for more, after all what’s a photo blog without at least a photo in each entry, here’s a random picture from one of my winter photo outings recently…

Posted in Personal

Movin’ On Up

breathingin — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:42:00 +0000

Well I’m moving on up in the world… slowly! You can now access this website by going to betweenthelinesphoto.com.

That’s right, I shelled out the big bucks and got me my own domain address :) Exciting times around here at {between the lines}. Next step, personalized email account?

Posted in Personal

Come one, come all…

breathingin — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:46:55 +0000

I just opened up a new shop on Etsy.com and I’m super excited about it! I am working on getting more and more listings up, but have about 6 so far.

Etsy is such a great website for purchasing handmade, one-of-a-kind items. You can also find unique vintage items and even supplies for your own crafts. It’s also a great place for inspiration for your own hobbies.

But I warn you, if you’ve never visited the site, prepare to spend hours there :D

Swing by and check me out: betweenthelinesphoto.etsy.com

Posted in Personal

Family Portraits

breathingin — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:08:52 +0000

Christmas time is a great time for family portraits since you’re most likely to get everyone together (and hopefully they’ll all be smiling!). This togetherness is especially true in my family. There’s a lot of us, on both my mom’s side and my dad’s side, and we really only get together for holidays and some special occasions. Just yesterday my parents had a get-together and asked that we do some nice portraits of the family. Turns out it’s difficult to photograph your family; they like to talk back :P

Anyways, here are some of the shots I got. Hopefully the family will enjoy them…!

Wishing a wonderful holiday (or un-holiday) season, to you and yours.

Posted in Family, Personal