A Week In Film

This week I had a very dear friend come and visit me. 
(Hence the lack of posting)
We spent the whole week doing all the best kinds of things. 
Here's some film we both took during the week, documenting our adventures.
I'm a little bit in love with all of it. 
Despite because of all of it's lovely imperfections. 

Let The Morning Bring

Shot with Minolta x-700 and Kodak 100 film

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.
//Psalm 143:8

In the morning O Lord you hear my voice;  in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.
//Psalm 5:3

Proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night.
//Psalm 92:2

Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
//Lamentations 3:22-23

He is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings grass from the earth.
//2 Samuel 23:4

But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
//Psalm 59:16

The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy.
//Psalm 65:8


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The beauty of mornings has been impressed upon me more so lately.
I've always had more night owl like tendencies but I'm finding that as I get older I enjoy the mornings more and more.
There's just something about the beautiful and peaceful silence that comes with the beginning of a new day.
A fresh start.
An unused inception.
A beginning.

Glenn & Christine


Meet Glenn and Christine.

I loved this engagement session for so many reasons.

One being that Glenn and Christine were pretty much one of the cutest and most fun couples ever and made my job super duper easy by being themselves. Which always makes for the best candid shots. 
Another reason was because they brought their scooter. I mean hello, how fun is that??

And then of course there was the fact that we did it at one of my all time favorite places here in Richmond: 

Talk about inspiration galore.
I definitely have to give them a shout out for letting us come after hours to take these photos. 
Everyone was so sweet and accommodating, so thanks heaps guys!
Not to mention the bar tender in Amuse gave Christine and Glenn some free shots!
Which of course made for some fun snapshots as well.
(Okay okay no more cheesy puns I promise...)
Anyway, I'm so excited for their wedding in the fall which I also have the honor of shooting!
These two are definitely going to have one amazing and super fun day.
Can't wait to help celebrate it with them. 
  




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I shared a little more than usual today because I just couldn't decide which ones were my favorite. 
I'm a little bit in love with all of them.
Hope you don't mind!
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Interested in getting some portraits of your own done?
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Photo Cred: Meagan Abell

Just in case you haven't heard the news by now, Google Reader is shutting down on July 1st.
I'm pretty sad about it, it was definitely my favorite way to keep up with my favorite blogs, but alas... That's technology. 
So anyway, if you've been using Google Reader to follow my blog, you'll need to switch over to another reader! I suggest using either Bloglovin' or Canopi.

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Life According To Instagram

This week I...

-Shared some photos of a pretty fellow photographer
-Reminded you to follow me on Bloglovin' since Google Reader is shutting down
-Shared a quote
-Listened to a lot of Iron and Wine
-Posted another Things I Love Thursday
-Started some new books
-Tried out two new Richmond restaurants! Kuba Kuba and Mellow Mushroom. Both were excellent. I will definitely be going back in the near future.
-Shared some photos of the cutest baby ever
-Spent lots of time with lots of lovely people. Oh how I love summertime for this reason.
-Talked about watching the world turn blue
-Posted some photos of one of my favorite stylish ladies
-Am selling a 35mm film Nikon N80 camera! If you're interested check out more info on my Facebook page or shoot me an email: by.leney@gmail.com



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Anna

I had the pleasure of tagging along to a photoshoot with Meagan and Anna recently and of course I snapped a few behind the scenes shots. 
 I thought I'd share them here today for a quick weekend post!
I mean I have to, Anna's pretty much the definition of stunning. 
I think we can all agree on that, no?

See Meagan's gorgeous results from the shoot on her blog here.

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Interested in getting some portraits of your own done?
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Making Art

“ Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide whether it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they’re deciding, make even more art.” -Andy Warhol

Things I Love Thursday: A Spoon Ring


For this week's Things I Love Thursday I'm sharing my spoon ring.
This was once my Momma's when she was my age.
I've had it since I was about thirteen and it's remained my favorite ring ever since.
I remember wearing it to various momentous occasions throughout high school, including prom, graduation, the first day of that monumental photography class etc. 
Then again, I pretty much wore it every day so none of that's really all that notable.

I've almost lost it countless times, once even while I was in England, but it's always found it's way back to me. 
I know it's pretty silly but it's come to mean a lot to me and I hope I'll be able to pass it on to my own daughter one day.
I'm a big believer in heirlooms and keeping things for future generations. 
(Much to the potential chagrin of my future husband who is probably going to ask, more than once, why in the world I am keeping that creepy doll, or that weird dress that I wore to my first dance, or that Batman Pez dispenser... among other things.) 
I just think there are some things we should keep around because they tell special stories, and without these things we'd forget how to tell them. 

Just so long as you aren't holding onto so many things that you're a potential candidate for that show about hoarders...
Which I'm not.
Promise.