beyond snapshots...by Rachel Devine & Peta Mazey

This brand-spanking new blog features the creme de la creme in portrait (& commercial) photography - from Australia & New Zealand, respectively. If you want to learn how to really use that new camera you got from Santa, this is the place to be. Contests? They got 'em. Giveaways? Ditto. Tips and tricks. Uh-huh! And reviews, camera swaps, & of course photos! Can you tell that I am drooling? Check out these talented ladies here: http://beyond-snapshots.com/blog

xoxo hiccup photography

And this little piggy...

...had very nice nails! The wonderfulness that is Kiddo (http://www.kiddokids.ca/) carries this http://www.piggypaint.com/product.htm "au naturel" nail polish. It's non-toxic, low odor, hypoallergenic, water based, & comes in 14 glorious colors. Okay, I'm cool now with this nail-painting obsession that my girls seem to have. My next photo clients are certainly in for some kind of special manicure/pedicure treat!

xoxo hiccup photography

take THAT! H1N1...

Ever seat your little one in a shopping cart, only to find her sucking on the cart handle? Yuck! I saw a lady with an adorable baby girl in a cart with one of these surrounding her. These Itzy Ritzy shopping cart/high chair covers are germ-repellers and tremendously stylish. Check them out at http://www.itzyritzy.com/product.php?id=275

neoteny, it's a childhood thing...

Came across this writing by Joichi Ito

"When we are young, we learn, we socialize, we
play, we experiment, we are curious, we feel
wonder, we feel joy, we change, we grow, we
imagine, we hope.

In adulthood, we are serious, we produce, we focus,
we fight, we protect and we believe in things
strongly.

The future of the planet is becoming less about
being efficient, producing more stuff and
protecting our turf and more about working
together, embracing change and being creative."

an exerpt from Seth Godin's new FREE e-book "What Matters Now"http://www.squidoo.com/Whatmattersnowfreeebook

Amen.

pottery barn kids ON-LINE catalog...

No need to race to the store. This year's Christmas catalog is on-line: http://www.potterybarnkids.com/pages/pottery-barn-kids-catalog-fall-d4-09.html I love that the play vacuum cleaner on page 25 is a DYSON!

see kai run...

By the way...smaller magazine is produced by see kai run, who of course produce these luscious little shoes...http://www.seekairun.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?search=action&category=SMLR&keywords=Smaller:%20View%20All

smaller magazine...

Just discovered this little gem of an on-line magazine :) You can check out this and previous issues at http://www.smallmagazine.net/page.asp?id=5&issue=13