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I had the pleasure of photographing an awesome family on the 4th of July. No sorry there are no fireworks just a bunch of cute kids 
Nana lives on a lake so we tried to spot fish, none, just some creepy deceased crawfish looking thing. I have to give a big hand to the kids they didn’t complain a third as much as my kids would have- it was sticky & hot during that shoot even at 9am. Glasses and lenses were fogged up. But we had fun & Popsicles regardless of feeling like we were running around in a sauna. Thank you guys for being patient on the sneak peek- the rest of your gallery is currently loading and you should receive the link tomorrow view them.
I’m helping out a local Great Dane Rescue. Great Danes are very near and dear to my heart (I met one of best friends thru mutual Dane love). When I was 18 (a long long time ago) I convinced my parents, that I was still living with, that I NEEDED a Great Dane. So I scoured the paper and found a Great Dane puppy for sale. He was completely wonderful. A playful puppy at 10 weeks old with huge feet and a beautiful blue Merle color pattern. It was true bliss and I was in love.
My god that dog ate everything in the house.
He devoured at least 10 pairs of shoes, a couple pairs of underwear, a full pot-roast and lord knows how many loaves of bread. He peed on every inch of the carpeting in my room and decimated my mom’s wicker basket collection. I’m surprised they didn’t kick me out the house within 48 hours of bringing him home.
Anyhoo, he truly was my best friend baby and nemesis to the future Mr. Bacon. I believe he prepared me for kids (I’ll tell y’all the story of how he vomited into his head collar after being neutered- later) and eventually loss. I swear there’s a point in here somewhere. He lived a fruitful life on the couch, lounging in the pool and hanging on my dad’s boat. When he turned 5 he got bone cancer. It’s very common in large breed dogs and totally unfair. For goodness sake Great Danes only live 8-10 years. He battled it for 2 years- he even got to meet the Pet Psychic Sonia Fitzpatrick- I cannot thank the doctors at the University of Florida enough, Go GATORS!
During that time I had moved out and my parents longed for a Great Dane of their own. They contacted the Central Florida Great Dane Rescue. They adopted Dixie a harlequin who had had a rough life. She too lived a ripe old life. A couple years after my Dane (Surge) had passed I longed for another Dane. We adopted Bogart thru the same rescue CFGDR. That dog was clueless and happy all the time. A month after living with us he moved in with my parents. I’m not even kidding I got dumped by a dog. Bogart passed a couple months ago. My parents can’t live without a Dane (or two) in the house so they decided to foster. They’re on their 3rd foster. His name is Ollie. They’ve fallen in love with every Dane they’ve fostered so far. They’re hoping to adopt this one. And then foster another one (or two). I’m helping out CFGDR by taking portraits of the Danes in Rescue. There are a lot of Danes that are in need of homes. If you’re smart you’ll skip the demonic destructive puppy stage and go for one in the 2/3 year old range. Trust me the moulding on your walls will thank you.
And here’s a couple pics I snapped of Ollie, the current foster at my parents house.
So do me and them a favor and check out their site, see if there’s a way you can help too. Maybe you’re not in the market for a Great Dane right now but you never know.
The week before I ventured off to the Photographer’s Mecca I had a valentine mini shoot. I’ve decided to have a little contest. While I was in Nashville I won a 16×20 canvas. I’m going to give it away to one of the Valentine Mini participants. Here are the rules:
1. You may only vote ONCE on each network the pic is placed. So that means you get ONE vote for commenting on the blog and ONE vote for commenting on Facebook.
2. The winner will be chosen randomly. That means I print up the votes and have one of my precious children pull a letter out of a hat.
3. Voting starts immediately. So tell all your friends and family. The winner will be picked on Jan. 20th
So y’all get to voting on which image you like best. They are lettered (A, B, C you get the picture). Please leave a letter comment i.e. OMGosh “A” is like the most awesome picture I’ve ever seen. So on and so forth. If you are not a friend on Facebook ask me & I’ll approve so you can vote.
The participants you are voting for *drumroll*
Vote for one: A, B, C, D or E
*The fine print. No cash value. May NOT be substituted. Image must be from Alison Waring Photography. 16×20 Canvas must be redeemed by Jan. 31st.
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I had the craziest week y’all! I attended Imaging USA in Nashville, TN. It was chockfull of knowledge, vendors and FREEBIES. I attended so many classes I swear you can smell my brain smoking from the knowledge overload. I’m already planning to attend Imaging 2011 in San Antonio (Jan. 16-18 I think?). If you are a photographer you should seriously consider going. Also if you’re a member of the PPA you get awesome discounts. Plus you’ll see me there, I know how could you miss that!?! It’s also great to connect. I met some old friends that I hadn’t seen in over a year and also made new friends. I even stalked some of the big named photogs (see below). There’s also some crazy iPhone pics in the mix. It was a 10 hour drive. Cabin fever cannot be avoided.
Jeff Rodgers- he's not drunk in the middle of the day. Blinking? Maybe?
It's Becker. Please note his "Expo Only" badge.
How cute are the Boudoir Divas!?!
crazy short potty stalls, the map!, free coffee cozy from GP Albums
Last but not least one of the crazy photos I took with the ShakeItPhoto app on my iPhone. I haz cabin fevah! You can see other craziness on my twitter if you don’t follow already. Muah xxoo Mrs. Bacon (aka Alison)
Mrs. Bacon *cabin fever*
Had a shoot a couple of weeks ago. I was lucky enough to have a friend let us use her farm. No big deal right? WRONG she owns a Zebra! Cutest thing you ever did see. Doesn’t matter how many times I see him it’s like meeting for the first time :0) Here’s a couple of pictures of the kids from that shoot.
His name is Zuka and he likes to give kisses
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Zuka snuck in on the side
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We then ventured to downtown historic Sanford. It’s so beautiful down there. I managed to snap a pic of my just turned 6 yr old.
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The cold has finally broken and the toddler & I took a trip to Pappy’s U-Pick Strawberry Patch, located in Ovideo (you should totally go give them a call to see if the patch is open 407-366-8512). It was a bunch of fun and only ended up costing me $5. Win/Win in my book! Of course I did most of the picking while “A” practiced jumping over the rows of strawberries and threw sand.
We met up with another photographer and we tried to get pictures of our kids. Please note they are photographer’s children so no smiles will be seen in the following images :0)
I’m testing out a new widget for Peachpit. Hopefully I’ve done right! You can enter books/ebooks with their ESBN number and have them displayed on your website or social networking site. So super nice friends/family will actually buy you the books you want ;0)
A little George Michael for ya. Why you ask? Because I checked my mail on Saturday and what did I see!?! A supercoolawesomefunky camera neck strap from My Funky Camera. Two birds makin’ out hot off the sewing machine. I won mine in a contest that she had on Twitter. Haven’t signed up yet? You totally should, nothing relieves stress like reading other people’s rants and snarky comments.
You should go and check out what Gabriela has in her store, everything is handmade with lurve by her. She will pimp your gear. Wurd!!
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Thank you for the tip!