August Photo Hunt Challenge

Ok I have "officially" entered this months photo challenge. I have been debating the last couple days whether or not to enter, if I'll have enough time, etc. But the fact is I have plenty of time to take photos. And I need to be able to use my imagination and explore the place I live.

So even though I'm a week late, I will do it.

Wish me luck. I won't be posting any photos early so check back Sept 1st to see the 20 photos I captured this month!

Heres the list.

1. A flag that represents you (your town, state, country, team, etc.)

2. Something comfortable

3. Something in season

4. Feet

5. Repetition

6. Culture or ethnicity

7. Contrast

8. An indulgence

9. A macro or closeup

10. Something masculine

11. Something feminine

12. Light

13. Eco-friendly

14. Business

15. An arrow

16. Something wet

17. Something dry

18. Butterflies

19. Heart-Shaped Clouds

20. Strength

Friday Follow - Join in on the fun!

First ever Friday Follow.

Welcome to my blog!

My name is Jenilee and I'm a photographer (in the making). I have a love/hate relationship with where I'm living (Wyoming). Just a couple days ago it was gorgeous short weather...but today its been snowing non-stop and now all of the roads in all directions are closed. YEP gotta love it.

So this is my blog. All about my photography..the Wyoming beauty (at times), my little 1 year old son who I love capturing, photo editing, and anything else I can think of that I want to blog about.

If you really want to get to know me and my family, head on over to The holbert household blog, OR if you want to get to know Wesley even more head on over to HIS blog, All About Wesley...

I will also be doing more giveaways of my art prints and photo sessions (if your a local or nearby) so please keep in touch! I'd love to hear from you.

Cloth diapers revealed

I finally did it. It took me forever because I like to procrastinate but the cloth diaper order is in!

Someone on etsy talked about green mountain diapers. I have no idea who they were or what they offered so I checked them out.

I wanted to start with prefolds and this was the perfect site to go to. They're prices are great, and they show a lot of photos of what the diapers look like on the babies which was super helpful!

Now it did take me a couple hrs to decide what I wanted to order because I was looking on etsy and amazon, nurtured family, etc to compare prices. I was on a budget. I knew going green wasn't going to be cheap but I knew I didn't have to spend $300-$400 either since Wesley was already 1 and doesn't use as many diapers as a newborn would.

So I ordered 15 prefolds because that gives me a couple days in between washing. And I really hate to do laundry so this is going to motivate me to do it frequently. And we always have a ton of laundry at our house anyways!!

For the covers I had to decide which was going to be the best for me. I didn't need something super heavy and wanted a cover that was easy to wipe so I could reuse it.

I picked the Lite wrap. I got retro and farm animal.

And I wanted to make sure I had extra coverage at night for Wesley. So I ordered up a dozen preemie prefolds to use as doublers.

And I can't forget the handy snappi to keep the diaper on. I got the package of 3 which included 2 white and 1 mint.

So there ya have it!! My first cloth diaper order. I plan on getting a couple all in one, & one size pockets also to try. But that will be for another post later on....

Do you use cloth diapers?? What kinds do you have? Pros, cons?

It's a blog party + a GIVEAWAY!!!!

This is the first time I'm joining the blog party and I'm super excited to introduce myself and meet a ton of other bloggers!!

My name is Jenilee.

This is my son Wesley. He just turned 1 in March.

This is my husband Kyle and Wesley @ the pool.

And I can't forget our border collie, Cleatus. We adopted him from a rescue in Saratoga, WY. We've had him 2 months and love him very much. He was abused which is something we are working on everyday to get him comfortable with us.

I live in Laramie, Wyoming. We get snow 8 or more months out of the year. This last year it snowed in August and September!!

I have a passion for photography. I have loved it longer than I can remember but just until my wedding in 2009 (which the photographer completely bombed and did the worst job ever) and after numerous people have told me that I would make a great photographer did I actually think that would be something I could actually accomplish. Photography is art. I have been in love with art since I was little. I always knew I would incorporate art into a career one way or another and I'm so happy that photography has found a HUGE home in my heart, mind, and as a creative outlet.

I currently attend the University of Wyoming where I'm majoring in Graphic Design. I have many many years left because I have been on and off since 2007 and have not gone fulltime at all since I started. And after having my son in 2009 I took a couple semesters off. But my #1 goal is to graduate from college!! I will do it and I know I can do it. The journey has not been easy at all so far but when I do accomplish this I will be very proud of myself!!

Facts

*Biggest loser fan*

*I hate wyoming weather and wish I lived somewhere warm*

*Favorite fast food is in-n-out burger.

*I'm obsessed with blogging*

*I met my husband on myspace*

*I have lived in every time zone and of both coasts (California, Maine, Iowa, Illinois, and Wyoming)

My other blogs!! Show them some love too please =)

• The Holbert Household
• All about Wesley

Keep in touch with me!

• Become a facebook fan - http://www.facebook.com/colormyworldphoto
• Follow me on twitter - http://twitter.com/jenileeholbert
• Subscribe via feed reader -http://feeds.feedburner.com/colormyworld
• Subscribe via email - http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=ColorMyWorld&loc=en_US

BTW: I am also giving away a prize of my own!!!

(I missed the deadline to enter on the partyblog)

The Prize:

• A free photo session with me, at the location of your choice, within a 100 mile radius of 82070. AND For all you out of towners I will also be in the Tucson, AZ area June 25th & June 26th, the Sedona, AZ area June 27th - July 3rd, and the Clovis, NM area July 4th - July 6th!
• $100 print credit (photos your choice!) AND a mini accordian book of your favorite photos from the session!!!

This is valued at over $130!

And if you don't live near by you still can win something!!!

1 Nature 8x10 art print.

(you choose the photo)

Here is an example.

There are many others to choose from.

"Snowy Mountains in Wyoming"

June 2008

HOW TO ENTER:

If you are interested in winning this prize here are the rules:

You must do either Entry 1 or entry 2 FIRST.

• Entry 1) Become a facebook fan OR follow me on twitter OR subscribe to my BLOG via RSS or EMAIL and then leave a comment letting me which one you did! If you are already a fan AWESOME! Just leave a comment letting me know that!

(if the links don't work please let me know so i can try to fix it.)

I also have buttons at the top of my page that have the links as well that I know do work.

OR

• Entry 2) Check out my work on my blog or portfolio and leave a comment and let me know which photos you like best!

and thats it!! 2 things!

For more than 1 chance to win please leave separate comments for each entry!

For additional entries:

• Share this giveaway on your blog, Facebook, twitter or another social networking site of your choosing and leave a comment with the link!
• Invite atleast 10 friends to become fans of my facebook page.
• E-mail friends about this giveaway.
• Subscribe via a reader
• Subscribe via email
• Follow me on twitter
• Fan me on facebook
• Be a friend on Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/wildcatjen
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Choosing the Winner

• **On April 17th when the blog party is over I will announce the winner!! Please enter before April 16th 11:59pm.
• Winner will be selected via random.org
• Winners will be notified via email, facebook, blog (whichever I have access to). Please respond within 48 hrs or I will have to pick a new winner. Thanks!**

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List of prizes I would like to win.

Top 4 gifts I would love to win are

1) 39 -Be My Guest certificate ($250 value) for one lucky winner, (2 night stay for a family of four) at any Hilton Garden Inn.

2) 56 – 12″ x 24″ Custom, hand~painted gallery style canvas for baby nursery or kid’s room {to be coordinated with winner’s bedding/decor} for one winner.

3) USC 15 – $50 Target gift card to one winner.

4) 95 – $100 Gift Certificate to Restaurant.com – Choose from over 13,000 restaurants nationwide – redeem online and print your gift certificate(s).

Other prizes I'd love to win include:

#11, #14, #15, #23, #32, #40, #49, #61, #71, #72, #73, #74, #83, #112, #113

USC3, USC4, USC 8, USC13, USC14, USC15, USC17, USC21, USC25, USC32, USC33, USC35, USC37, USC39, USC43, USC 60

But winning any prize would be absolutely amazing!!!

Thanks for stopping by and learning a little bit more about me!

Finding my identity

I have been playing around for quite some time now with different watermarks and couldn't come up with one I really loved. I just want to have something simple for the time being while I figure out my photography brand.

Which I'm actually thinking of changing the name from Color My World Photography & Design to Color My World Studio because when I do get my own domain name typing colormyworldphotographyanddesign is SUPER long and ridiculous, but colormyworldstudio is much better. BUT the .com is taken already. All of the other domains are available. .net, .org, .info but I'm not sure if I want those. .net isn't too bad. But I'm not completely set yet.

What do you like??

colormyworld.com
colormyworldstudioinc.com
colormyworlddesign.com
colormyworldphotodesign.com
colormyworldinc.com

I want to get my website up sometime in the next few months because I'm hoping (cross my fingers) that all of the friends that mentioned to me they want photos taken will let me do that. 13 sessions hopefully. That would be great!!

A photo of my husband and son watching the baby

Fabulous giveaway @ thesavvyphotographer!

This is an amazing giveaway that I would LOVE to have. If your like me and new to photography and want to build your client base, this is for you!! Check it out

 

 

"The Get Schooled School Portraiture Guide for Photographers

has just launched and

Courtney DeLaura of Get Schooled Photo

is excited to gift two lucky readers the entire

LUNCHBOX of Get Schooled Photo products.

Not only does the Get Schooled Photo products guide you through the entire process of high end school portraiture, it also includes a private membership to her You are Schooled Blog where

Courtney posts daily with inspiration, success stories, marketing ideas, guest bloggers, shooting tips and inspiration. All with the goal to help you succeed in high end School Portraiture.

Be sure to check out Get Schooled Photo Blog http://www.getschooledblog.com for more information about the guide, marketing forms, childrens book

and private members only blog!"

Enter to win here @ thesavvyphotographer!!!

Slow...........

Its been a few weeks since I've added anything...I'm at that point right now where I don't have anything to add..Haven't had any business at all and I've been finishing up the fall semester in school. Hopefully I can get a few things I've made for Xmas gifts up...if I even have the time..

But I will figure out time to make something before the new year...but for right now things are on hold...

I hope to be back soon and hopefully maybe get some business!!