Street Lights

Frisco Art

I am super pumped that some of my pieces are now exhibited at Art in the Atrium of City Hall Frisco as well as The Grape Escape in Frisco.

Arbor Hills

I am always on the lookout for cool locations, so when this family told me about the Arbor Hills Nature Preserve in Plano, I was game. This untainted spot is a tranquil place to stretch your legs and enjoy nature.

Family Holiday Shots

Holiday Shots are in full swing, this delightful family went for a quick 30 minute session at Central Park in Frisco. I absolutely LOVE their daughter's golden long locks and boots.

Holiday Quick Pics Here Again!

With the holiday season approaching, I will be taking holiday family shots at Central Park in Frisco on Nov 6 and Nov 20. Schedule now to book your session.

Holiday Quick Pics are just that - Quick! 30 minutes of no-nonsense photography. The photo session is located in the beautiful Central Park in Frisco, right next to the Stonebriar Mall, with loads of stunning backgrounds. So, just take a breather, enjoy the park and I will capture these moments for your updated 2010 family shots.

* Images in color, black and white and sepia.
* CD of high resolution images with full printing rights.
for only $125

* Optional - Holiday Card designs and printing.

Let me know if you are interested, bookings are coming fast.

http://www.juliekruger.com
214 457 3395
julie@juliekruger.com

Pumpkin Cake = Mistakes = Treat

Mirielle and I saw this Pumpkin Cake in a food mag. Being strangely ambitious for a Sunday and loving this fall weather, we decided to embark on this complicated recipe. The cake was absolutely moist and to die for. But the frosting, yikes! I accidentally burnt it slightly and thought I had enough powdered sugar, but apparently not! It tasted like we were eating a stick of burnt butter.

But, with every mistake comes a lesson, but lately I have been calling it a "treat."

Believe me, I am the worst in taking rejection way too personally. If someone doesn't like my work, it would be a direct slam on my core, my being. Time to have a drink, that sort of thing. I am in misery, sob story, blah blah.

This reminds me of a quote I recently heard that refers to photography, but can be altered to use towards anything you do - "If you hate your work, you'll get better faster. Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst." - Henri Cartier-Bresson

This quote is from an amazing legendary photographer who worked in film and considered the father of photojouralism. For film it was 10,000 photographs, so now for digital it would probably be something like 4 million photographs?? or maybe more???

I can't tell you how many times I have failed miserably, luckily my clients weren't too fussy, but I really, really sucked, and had no idea what I was doing.

But those pieces of the puzzle, only by failing and falling and making mistakes, slowly start to play as you wrestle them to the ground.

So, am I being really out there if I say, "Be happy when you make mistakes!"? Embrace them.

Wow, all this digression came from a Pumpkin Cake?