Hello, I am Elena Wilken, a graphic designer and a photographer. WELCOME to my photography's home on this corner of the web. HAPPY TO SEE YOU HERE. Stay a while, see the world through my eyes and lens, let your soul be inspired, and don't leave without a smile.
So, where did I leave things?... I think on day 43. Here is 44.
By no means will they be in the order they were taken, but I think you will enjoy them regardless :)
elena wilken | Permalink | Email Article | Share Article | in Fine Art Images, Personal Project 365*2010 | tagged fine art photography, nature Oh goodness! ...Let's just say I could do this all day and I am aching for that day...
She's so tini-tiny, and just amazing! ... Thank you mom and dad! You have a little treasure in your hands :)
It's been in the works (concept stage and otherwise) on and off for a long time now.
But it will be live and fully functional, waiting for you to browse it before the end of next month!
Can you tell I am excited? :)
I have a gift to overwhelm myself with small and larger projects, on top of my full time graphic designer position and being a mommy, a cook and a caring wife... All good things and all for good causes. But then things tend to take forever sometimes, because I get my hands too full. I'm learning that having and using "No" in my vocabulary more often than not, it is a healthy thing.
So, getting back to my portfolio website...
A couple of years ago I started talking about a collaboration with Portfoliositez, which came to fruition a few weeks ago, with the release of their latest template, Elena.
It was pretty cool to have the chance to really have an input in what I wanted for functionality for my own site. They did an awesome job on building this - the flash template is beyond customizable, if one can say that.
It will "dress up" for you however you choose.
Here are several screenshots off my psd files, but you can always go and check out the live samples they have up on the blog. While my site will be skinned differently I couldn't help sharing my joy and excitement ahead of time. So I will just have to post screen shots with the skin samples the site was designed, for now.
Cousins and best buddies - I think this describes well and would be a fair sum up their relationship.
When I say best buddies, think of all that comes with being really close to another toddler's heart - love, hugs, being excited to see each other and to play together, to kiss each other's bubus and than fight over toys :)
I've been wanting to take pictures of the two of them together for a while now. With the beautiful weather and gorgeous sunshine in Portland, the evening seemed perfect. So on a whim we got together on a beautiful field of daisies and lupus.
However, when you are a toddler who didn't get her nap, and it is already past your bed time (8 pm) you don't care how excited your parents are to have pictures of you taken, or how pretty the field and the light are, and the least of your worries is which direction you should be facing. The thing you want most is to be held. And go home :)
I was very disappointed that I didn't even get a chance to really get them in the field. They had their own agenda and I just had to play along. But as always, I came home to find some true gems in the batch of images. Moments of them being who they are, with the smiles, the laughter and the tears, glimpses of their care free childhood that flies by, oh so fast.
It is these moments that I capture that make my heart burst with contentment - the pure and naive moments and joy and sadness and everything in between in a child's life. Memories that last a life time and are worth the world when they grow up and fly out of the nest to find and make their own way in life.
I've been wanting to start having some sessions in the rain for a while now. With all the continuing showers (some heavy, some not so heavy) we've been getting the last few months, sessions just keep getting rescheduled. I really didn't expect though the heavily overcast skies, the heavy rain and the hail for that matter we were 'surprised with' during this session - maybe a little drizzle.
Turned out to be a great experience. Bianca, Johnny and their little baby-to-be were awesome!
Hope you guys will enjoy the memories. Congrats on your little one and I can't wait to see her! She'll be the best dressed newborn around :)
...I'm actually looking forward to more rainy sessions in the future. Need to get that rain cover for the camera, a fun polka dotted rain coat for myself and I am ready for anything! Bring it on, Portland weather!! ;)
