So, slowly but surely I am making changes around here *Cue the opening to the famous David Bowie song*

Starting with the name. I realize changing the name of a blog is strongly advised against but I predict the handful of people that keep up with my blog will have no trouble redirecting themselves.

I had known I wanted a different name for some time but struggled with what this change would be. Combing through the English language  it was obvious no word in my native tongue would suffice. My next stop was Spanish, nothing popped out there even though I love the language so much. Greek, Hebrew, and Arabic? While they fascinate me I can’t deal with a different alphabet. Somewhere in this time I was beginning to feel the need to make up my own word. Blame it on an early childhood Tolkien obsession but I loved the idea of my words. 

Because photography is “drawing with light” and that is a concept I am in love with I looked up light in other languages. I found that in French light is “lumière” pronounced lu-mee-air. This word I liked. It was pretty and unrestraining for any growing my blog would do in the future. But it still needed to make it my own. 

Lumarie

And in the spirit of changes a couple weeks ago I did senior portraits for Jamie. I was elated when she asked asked me to because I LOVE this girl’s freckles. Her personality is completely easy going and she was up to whatever I asked.  Her pictures turned out beautiful and I could post all ninety-something and be completely proud but I won’t  🙂 I know she will rock college and life in general so I am grateful I got to document this final high school achievement.

2013 🙂