Monthly Archives: July 2009

discovery project – seven month review

Seven months. Honestly, when I grabbed my camera and snapped a shot on January 1, beginning my Discovery Project, I thought it would be a neat idea to take a picture every day.  To document my  life for year.  I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I had no idea how much...

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week 3

Yvette Inufio | Gabrielle Kai ++++++++++++++++ Week 3 of our photography collaboration: One Inspiration, Two Perspectives.

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the right time

These pearls were a gift from my mother.  I had them for years before I actually started wearing them. I find that I have to wait for just the “right” time for many things that I undertake.  I can’t be rushed, but I know in my heart when the time is right. ++++++++++++++ I’ve been...

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sunset

“May I never miss a sunset or a rainbow because I am looking down.” ~ Sara June Parker

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summer love

I am loving these long summer days with Gabrielle!  She will be 3 in August and I don’t know where the time went.  What’s the saying?  “With kids, the days are long, but the years are short?”  I couldn’t agree more. I’m also loving “Ah Ha!” moments in photography like Alicia’s.  I feel the same...

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long day

After a long day of wearing so many hats (wife, mommy, etc), I find that there is no place more comfortable than my own bed. +++++++++++++++ Have a wonderful weekend!

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week 2

Yvette Inufio | Gabrielle Kai ++++++++++++++++ Week 2 of our photography collaboration: One Inspiration, Two Perspectives.

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softy

“Let your heart guide you.  It whispers softly, so listen closely.” ~Anonymous

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thoughts of summer

July has been such a busy, but productive month for me!  And I am enjoying every minute of it.  Photography doesn’t seem like “work” for me – it just feels so incredibly right.   And that, my friends, makes me happy ♥! A couple of other things making me happy today: Seeing my work displayed so...

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happy monday!

What better way to start the week than with roses?  I hope you all had an exciting, restful weekend.  I surely did.  Here’s to a productive week – Happy Monday! +++++++++++++ The handwritten letter texture that I used in this image is available for free on my download page.  Please let me know if you...

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One Inspiration, Two Perspectives

Yvette Inufio | Gabrielle Kai I am so excited to announce my newest collaboration with one of my favorite photographers, Yvette Inufio.   Our project is entitled – One Inspiration, Two Perspectives, A project of two girls that love details. We plan to update this photography project weekly. Yvette’s work is so beautiful, and I...

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slow down

“Always remember to slow down in life; live, breathe, and learn; take a look around you whenever you have time and never forget everything and every person that has the least place within your heart.” ~ Anonymous

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how I start my day

I am a breakfast person.  It’s my favorite meal of the day!  Even if I’m running late, I always make time to sit and treat myself to a little something before heading out the door. +++++++++++++++ A few things: Last Friday, I mentioned that I would have an announcement on Monday.  A couple of days...

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Update on Feed

I apologize in advance for the inconvenience – I mistakenly deleted my feedburner feed…… Please update your readers to my new feed address: http://feeds.feedburner.com/GabrielleKaiPhotography-Blog ++++++++++++++ Again, I apologize for the inconvenience that this causes.  I hope that you continue to subscribe to my blog! Back to my regularly scheduled visual blogging…..

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reflection

It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words. ~Eric Hoffer

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