Factual Friday: We have a walker!

Here at Kurz Studio Photography, our baby has officially become a toddler.


That's right. This kid is walking!





Drew and I are quite thankful. (He weighs 30 pounds.)



So proud!

Factual Friday: Life of a Tampa Wedding Photographer

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My fact for this Friday... Babies are messy!

I walk into my kitchen and find this:



"Oh, hi Mama! Would you like some of this oatmeal I found?"



"No? It's pretty tasty!"





In the spirit of being factual, I must admit that I was the one who spilled the oatmeal. This little guy was just trying to help me clean it up, I'm sure. ;)

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Today I scored some free reusable shopping bags at Publix. All I had to do was buy six boxes of brownie mix. No problem there! =)

I cannot believe how much easier they were to carry than paper or plastic! Those handles are WONDERFUL! I dread trying to bring groceries in with a wriggly baby, but these are going to make things much easier. Plus they are reducing the waste our family produces.

If you haven't bought yourself a couple already, go grab some.

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I just love my little family. My two boys light up my life.

We went walking out on the Tampa Bay Trail today and I got this shot. My baby is learning how to walk! Why yes, that is a garbage dump behind us. But we like to think of it as rolling hills.

=)

This picture is an example of why I like to schedule shoot either as the sun is coming up or as it is setting. The light is AMAZING.

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Black and white photographer

My favorite photos are black and white. There is just something magical that happens when the color is drained from a picture. The emotions suddenly become more vibrant, and the textures pop.

I do like color, but my true love is black and white photography.

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I love Jesus. I try to make Him #1 in my life. It is hard, and I'm selfish, but I know that He loves me even when I mess up.

When I take photos of people, I'm looking for the most attractive part of them. I try to find the spot where the light hits the person in such a way that it just makes him or her gorgeous. I do this because I believe God looks at all of us the same way. God isn't looking for our faults. He sees us all wrapped up in His son, Jesus, who sacrificed Himself for us. It makes us glamorous.

Enough preaching for the evening! Just thought you should know that about me.

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Twenty-seven years ago today, in California, Drew was born. Happy birthday to him!

Every year on our birthdays, we love to go to the Texas Cattle Company in Lakeland (we even got engaged outside, by Hollis Garden). It is the best beef I've ever had, and I grew up on a cattle ranch. Plus, they give a free steak if you go on the date of your birth, with proper id. Really great steaks, here we come!

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Kurz Studio Photography is not just about fun pictures. We have other creative outlets.

I love to sew! My grandmother and mom taught me when I was a little girl. Now sewing is something I do to relax.

I made the quilt that is currently on our bed.



I also did a really fun t-shirt quilt from all of the t-shirts that I got in high school. You all know you have a box in your closet somewhere full of them. =)



Drew liked comforters before I met him. However, once we got married and he moved in to my house, he discovered just how great a homemade quilt can be.

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This Friday snuck up on me.

Here's my fact:
I started really loving photography when I was at Sebring High School. I liked it before, but the only camera I had access to was an old Polaroid that my Grandpa bought me at a garage sale, and $10 was a lot for a fifth grader to spend on film!

So, in high school, when the school started paying for film, I really liked playing with cameras. I had to do a scrapbook for FFA, and I helped out with the yearbook. That really got me hooked. I bought myself a Canon Rebel (film) for graduation from high school and that started the era of my family giving me dirty looks and saying, "Ellie, really, put the camera away." =)

I took a couple of black and white film photography classes at Florida Southern College, where I met this fun guy named Drew. I even got to be the lab monitor in the darkroom my senior year.

I swore that I was never going to go digital because I loved developing my own photos so much, but then Drew got a Digital Rebel during our engagement and I saw how great it was to see the results of your shooting quickly, instead of waiting for weeks.

When we moved to Tampa, I decided to give wedding photography a try and Kurz Studio Photography was born!

Have a great weekend!

Factual Friday #1

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I (Ellie) am starting a new blog tradition.

Fridays are going to be factual here at Kurz Studio Photography in Tampa.

"Are you normally lying, then?" might be your query...

No, I'm not normally lying. I just want to share more about who I am, so that you get a feel for me as a person not just me as a photographer. =)

So, I'm going to share a fact about myself. This week, I'm going to share a fact about my other half as well. We'll see if he's reading.

Okay, here I go!

I am, at heart, a teacher. I taught pre-kindergarten special ed before I became a mom. I love working with kids. Especially the ones who are the biggest underdogs. I even got a masters degree in special ed, in hopes that I would do a better job of helping.

Drew is a web designer, at heart. He likes working with code and making beautiful pixels. He's good at it. He made the Kurz Studio Photography web site.

So as not to make anyone feel left out, I'm going to include Eli this week. Eli sucks his thumb. The left one. Does that mean he'll be a lefty?