"And I'm still falling..."

I love this song (and my "boo" lol)...this song is inspiration #1

~ Nina

Obvious to you, Amazing to others

A pretty interesting thought. I guess this means I shouldn't be afraid to share my ideas, art, and inspirations with you and the world :-)


Have a great Tuesday,
~ Nina

He's The One

Yepp, he's the one. The one I tell everything to. The one I laugh with, the one that I can make smile. The one I can truly be myself around. The one who knows me and loves me for who I am (craziness and all). The one who supports me and encourages me. The one who lights up when I smile. The one who is always positive. The one that I want to make happy for the rest of his life. He's the one I love. The one I'm crazy about, yepp he's the one.

xoxo,
~ Nina

Treasure Island Beach Party

Beach House Party!! My friend's girlfriend just bought a place on the beach and she had the nicest house warming party this weekend :)....we played football (my legs and thighs are still sore from all that running around), danced, laughed and ate!

I've been challenging myself lately to stop and see the details that surround me and to capture those details. I don't know what it is, but it always seems like I'm trying to take photos of "what I'm suppose to" take photos of. Does that make any sense? My brain works so fast when I'm shooting, running through a list of shots that I'm "suppose" to take, and it doesn't seem like I'm actually LOOKING at what is going on around me. I just keep shooting without paying attention to detail. Which is really awful when I'm shooting weddings and events :-/ So with this challenge I hope to improve my skill of seeing the details.

Anyway, hope you guys are having a great week so far!
~ Nina

 

Man! I'm really diggin these black and white photos!

101 in 1001 Days

I started this list 2 weeks ago and I've yet to complete it. I wanted to wait until I filled out all 101 goals before I posted it to the blog, but the longer I wait, the longer I will put off completing my goals. It might be fun and more interesting for me to finish filling it out as I go along anyway, find out what other things I'd like to strive for in the future! I'm very much a goal oriented kinda girl - always writing down my plans - so I thought creating a 101 in 1001 list would be fun!

I think it will be fun to blog about each goal that I cross off the list. It'll help me to blog more as well and it'll be interesting to see the changes I go through over the years :)...Anyway, here is the list:

Start date: October 1, 2011

End date: June 28, 2014

Travel

• Visit Sony in London
• Travel to Mexico - November 16, 2011 (Cozumel)
• Go back to Canada – Vancouver (and back to Toronto)
• Travel to South America
• Travel to Europe
• Travel to Ireland
• Make plans to go to Japan
• Visit Yellowstone National Park
• Take a 2+ day road trip with just my brother
• Visit the original Coco Chanel boutique in Paris
• Walk across the Brooklyn bridge 
• Take a 4+ day vacation with family and friends  (November 13th - 19th, 2011)
• Go on a trip with Tori to visit Jessica and Ryan

Love and Life

• Watch the sunrise with my “dear john”
• Write a love letter to my “dear john” November 24, 2011
• Write a letter to my family members I have not seen in a while
• Go on a picnic date with "dear john"
• Get professional photos taken of me and “dear john”

 Photography Life

• Purchase a medium format camera (hasselblad or mamiya brand)
• Take part in Images for a Cure
• Blog each item I check off of my list
• Attend WPPI in Las Vegas
• Get a photo of mine published in print
• Have my work featured on Green Wedding Shoes
• Purchase a full frame camera body
• Work on one personal/creative photography project each season for one year
• Get a promo video created and recorded for N~Grace Photography
• Have an art showing party/event displaying my fashion lifestyle work
• Have a fashion shoot in New York City
•  Attend a photography workshop - November 5, 2011 (Shay Cochrane)
• Rent [studio] space for a fashion shoot
•  Have custom thank you cards designed November 8, 2011 (Beach Papery and Gifts)
• Get custom made flash drives 
• Get branded packaging material
• Learn how to properly use flash (on and off camera)
• Host my own art showing 
• Host a mentor/internship program Jan. 21, 2012

 Education

• Graduate from USF with a Bachelor's in Information Systems

Spiritual

• Serve where the need is great for at least 2 weeks
• Auxiliary Pioneer for 3 months withing one year
• Serve in new territory (for service) at least once/month
• Get a better understanding of Daniel’s prophesies (in the bible)
• Study the book of Revelation

Cha-ching!

• Save enough money to move into my own apartment
• Learn how to properly invest in stocks...then do it! 
• Open a business checking/savings account    Dec. 28, 2011
• Budget and save for every major trip I take, being able to pay for it outright

Mind, Body, Soul, and Relaxation

• Start an exercise routine (and follow at least once/week) (LA Fitness)
  
• Read "The Starbucks Experience"
• Take a photo of a whale…in its natural habitat!
• Introduce myself to at least one new person each month and hold a steady conversation with them (gotta get over my shyness and lack of networking skills).
• Eat/cook one new meal/dish each week for one month
• Get my teeth whitened
• Pay it forward to at least 3 different people (in whatever way I see fit at the time)
• Treat myself to a spa day once/month

Organization 

• Organize my Itunes music 
• Organize my emails

Everything Else!

• Throw an amazing “just because” party 
•  Attend an outdoor concert - October 7, 2011 (Chris Brown's F.A.M.E. Tour)
• Buy an IMac
• Learn to play golf
• Take a surfing lesson
• Own a Louis Vuitton (Speedy 30)
• Go to one theme park I’ve never been to before
• Attend Thomas’ graduation from high school!
• Purchase a pair of knee high flat walking boots
• Create a collage of destinations - places I've been

New Adventures

• Go horseback riding
• Try snowboarding
• Go tubing again!
• Make some sort of craft that I’ve never made before (Business Cards)
• Take an art class
• Attend a Broadway show in NYC 
• Attend a film festival
• Go Sailing

Small Town Getaway

Getting away last Sunday was really nice. I took a little road trip with my mom and brother to DeLand, FL - surrounded by nothing but food, family and friends amounted to a real good time! We even had a little musical entertainment loL...with wigs! The weather is finally nice and cool here in Fl so we enjoyed a nice bbq out on the back patio. I love it.