Steve Bloom

Steve Bloom is an absolutely amazing photographer. This is, of course, my opinion, and the majority of the rest of the world. :) He was born is South Africa and began photographing the city during the apartheid. He eventually moved to London and began one of the most notable photographic special effects company. In the late nineties, he went to Africa on safari and became enthralled with wildlife photography. Needless to say, he took this field by storm as well. His pictures are breath-taking. I could look at them everyday, all day. He is a man you should look into if you haven't already heard of him. You will not be disappointed. :) I will of course post some here, but it will in no way encompass his amazing amount of photos. Check his site out, http://www.stevebloomphoto.com/index.html When you are done over there, check out our website or facebook page! There are always new and fun things popping up there! http://www.twoturtlesphotography.com  and http://www.facebook.com/twoturtlesphotography  Have a great day!

Sandie and Stephanie

I had the pleasure and priveledge of shooting my lovely friend Stephanie and her mother last weekend. It was Sandie's 60th birthday and Stephanie put together and awesome get together for her. It was so much fun! We started at Mimi's Cafe for lunch and then went to a local park to have a private photo shoot! Those two are so adorable! You can tell they are a close mother and daughter and I loved to watch them laugh and enjoy eachothers' company! I can only hope that my daughters' and I will be close like that when they are grown! Anyways, thank you ladies for a great time, I had so much fun! Of course, as usual, I will be posting my favorites! to see them all hit up the facebook page! http://facebook.com/twoturtlesphotography.com

Beirut - the band that is!

Today I want to share with you one of my favorite bands, Beirut. I just found out they will be in Cincinnati in November and I cannot wait. The only other time I have seen them I had to travel to Philly. Which, believe me, was so very worth it. Not only due to seeing them, but it's Philly. If you are a music lover, as I am. I don't see how you could not like them. Yes Mr. Zachary Condon's voice is different. It will grow on you, but what originally drew me is was the music anyways, not his voice. There are so many instruments used in this band that it's like a small orchestra, but with instruments from all over the place. He originally started the band himself and it was a solo project. The first album is only him playing all instruments. This alone is amazing and fantastic. Being a musician of sorts myself, I would love to be able to play multiple instruments with such ease. He's a natural. He eventually formed a band so he could travel. What's awesome is through out the show they will all trade instruments. This is something I did not expect and acted like a five year old that caught santa in the act when it happend! ha I was so stoked! Anyways, it's well worth your time to check them out if you haven't already. I doubt you will regret it and if you do you can yell at me whenver you like! I will of course post some pics and well as links to some music to make your search easier! Have a lovely evening!

http://youtu.be/wvB1HI6fcog

http://youtu.be/MAir96N3iOs

http://youtu.be/N-mqhkuOF7s

The first and third are two of my favorite songs! enjoy!

Mark Chadwick

Mark Chadwick is an artist from the UK. I wanted to post about him, because honestly, I'm not sure whether I like him or not. I do enjoy the paintings, however, it bothers me that he doesn't actually paint them himself. He uses a machine. It's like a higher quality spin art, like the one we had as kids. I appreciate his use of color, but does he really get to call it his art if he doesn't construct the painting himself? He says that he wanted to test the implications of the use of machinery in art, since we are becoming more and more dependent on these items. To me, that's the problem with abstract art. You can make anything or the lack there of and as long as you have an explanation that sounds deep, people will buy it. I mean, I guess that is what art as always been, our personal interpretations of everything in life. Maybe I'm just too closed minded for the abstract. It has just always bothered me. Who am I to judge you may ask? I'm noone, but this is my blog! haha. I can say what I want! While I sit here and say it bothers me, I still do like his paintings as well as many other abstract artists' paintings, I just have a problem with them becoming famous for something any one of my children can do. In fact on that note, instead of letting it bother me, my kids and I are going to make some abstract art to hang in our home! In true fashion of this blog I will let you see some of his art, let me know what you think about it or just abstract art in general!