1. The Jasmine Star Workshop!! Whoa guys, so back in December I got a coveted spot in Jasmine Star’s February 16 workshop!! I was super excited to get in, but it seemed so far away. FEBRUARY. After Valentine’s. And it wasn’t even X-mas yet. But now the workshop is only a month away. Jasmine sent out a letter to everyone, welcoming us, and giving us the info for all the attendees! I’m so excited to meet all the other photographers attending and I can’t wait to see what J* has in store for us!! It won’t be long now! HOLLA!

2. My husband. Really he is in the top 5 every week…he’s my #1 (tied with my cats though duh!). BUT last night he made me brownies. BROWNIES! Yep, that’s all that’s on my mind. Actually now that I think about it, maybe brownies hold the #2 spot on this week’s list…yummy warm chewy chocolatey goodness. Yes, BROWNIES. Nom nom nom.

3. Big Love. If you don’t have HBO, I feel sorry for you. Because really its not TV people, its HBO. Quality programming at its best. All the original programming rocks my world. But…right now its Big Love showing. And its Bigger than EVER! This show gets exponentially better each season– the writers are so good for always raising the stakes. The acting is superb. There is so much depth about the human experience in this show, with just the right combo of drama and comedy. Its FAB. So watch it. At least Netflix the old seasons. You’ll thank me!

4. Haircuts! It had been way too long since I got my hair cut…My hair was LONG. And it was driving me crazy. It took forever to wash and brush, and it would get all matted underneath. Can you say ANNOYING? So my trusty hair dresser fixed the situation! My hair is still “long” just a little below the shoulders, but its not way too long, get it?  Its soooo easy to handle again. LOVE IT.

5.  New business cards. I’m kinda ashamed to admit that I had the ghettoist home-made business cards ever. At first it was because I was waiting to finish working with my designer on my new logo… and why invest in a nice card with a temporary logo? Then I got my logo but I don’t know..I just procrastinated. I meant to get new cards, but something was always higher on the to do list. Until a week ago. The hubs designed my cards and I ordered them through Overnight Prints. And they arrived looking beautiful! Can’t wait to start handing them out to everyone I see. I will blog a pic of them soon, I swear! Or better yet, let’s meet up and then I can give you one

And now….here are some pics from yet another holiday mini-session I didn’t blog! Enjoy!

Contact Ashleigh | Follow Ashleigh on Twitter | Become a Fan on Facebook

Seriously, how cute are they?!

So here are a few shots from our family portrait session, which we took at Kenneth Hahn Park. I really need to enjoy this park more often because its so big and beautiful! Because we’re family and chatty with each other, we kinda lost track of time and got a late start! The sun was getting low, but did offer up some cool lens flare!

Kenneth Hahn has a beautiful lake and creek thing running through it! Yes, it’s man-made but it still makes for a pretty background!

Here’s my Leo! My nephew and I have this crazy bond! He cracks me up and actually reminds me a lot of myself when I was little. He is a unique little kid who loves to ham it up, get attention, be the boss and is dangerously smart! Yes, that can mean he doesn’t always listen to the adults when he should…but I think its kinda awesome. hehe. I love that he beats to his own drum! I feel like we are kindred spirits and that I was destined to be his Aunt. It’s kinda amazing how things work out in this world…sometimes your family isn’t born to you, it finds you!

My niece Georgia had a playdate with her BFF Molly that day, so Molly tagged along as my assistant Of course I had to shoot some pics of these two girls! Aren’t they fierce?!

The girls already have developed such style! Check out their awesome shoes!!!

I love this sweet moment.

Mitch & Angie have been married 15 years!!! And they are still sooo in love!

This last shot was at the end of the day and Leo was not having any more of the “smile and look at the camera” thing. In fact he told me his face was hurting from too much smiling! LOL. I told you he beats to his own drum! So, it is what it is. An almost perfect picture. But maybe what makes this picture perfect is the fact that Leo is goofing off and just being Leo. Its so much more real!

Basically these will be mini-versions of my 2 hour sessions! Family portraits, couples portraits, pictures of just the kids, pictures of just YOU! Heck show up in your wedding attire and a Santa hat, and make it a mini Mr. & Mrs. Session! But really, I was thinking this would be the perfect kind of session for other procrastinators who haven’t gotten their holiday card pictures taken, or who love to give pictures of themselves to their parents for X-Mas presents (ummm…yeah you caught me! I love to give my parents the gift of me! LOL)!!

Here’s the info:

When: Sunday December 6th

Where: Downtown Culver City

What’s included: 45 minutes of photography time. I will put the un-edited images online in a gallery for you. You pick your 5 favorite images. I will fully edit your 5 image picks, and put the hi-res versions on a disc for you to cherish forever! And of course, you have printing rights to the 5 images, so you can make all the cards you want!

How Much: $100

Please contact me at info@ashleightaylorphotography.com for more specific details or to reserve your spot!! This is on a first come, first serve basis and spots are limited!

And since I can’t leave you without a picture…here is a teaser from my family session with the lovely Mitch, Angela, Georgia and Leo!