FriendlyBrown- A Year in Pictures

Alright 2010- It's been great, but I'm ready to see what 2011 has to offer!  As we round out this year, I thought it would be fun to go back through my thousands of pictures from the year, and pick out my favorite from each month.  Hope you enjoy!

The first snow of the year- it was so beautiful!  Had a blast taking the camera out!

 Second snow- still beautiful, probably because it didn't affect my commute home!

 March brought a walkabout with CAPow in downtown Albany.  One regret of the year- not doing more of these!

 April brought sunshine!  You know it's spring when you see these little yellow flowers blooming everwhere!

 Tulip Fest always happens in May, and this year was exceptionally beautiful!

 Yay for festival weather!

 I finally made it to the Saratoga racetrack this year.  So glad I went!

 Did a few small tours of the Capital District in August, and was amazed by the simplest beauty.

 The last festival of the summer for us was moe.down in Central NY.  LOVED this bumper sticker!

Had a really awesome day walking around the city in October.  Here's Yoko's wish tree at MOMA.

 Got to go back to the city AGAIN in November and really enjoyed walking the Highline!

I rounded out the year baking cookies with  mom.  Best. Christmas. Ever.  I took a lot of pictures of cookies this month, but none are as special as this one. :)

Happy New Year everyone!

12 Months of FriendlyBrown- July through December

Yesterday I told you about my favorite knitting projects from the first half of 2010.  Today, I'll round out the final 6 months with my favorite pics!

 July- I was ALL about knitting poolside with a beverage!

 August brought this amazing color combination!

 I loved the pop of color in these September gloves.

 I'm always inspired from whatever is around me.  In October, it was red wine!

 The leaves were fallen in November, and they made the perfect props for a back deck photo shoot!

These gloves were made for a friend's Christmas gift.  Hope she liked them!

12 Months of FriendlyBrown- January through June

Well, the year is just about rounding up right now, and I thought I'd share what I've been up to these past 12 months!  It's really been a great ride this year.  I was able to accomplish a lot!  Here are my favorites from the first half of this year:

 I started out the year with a bang with this child's knitted set. Turned out SO cute!

 February brought a pair of half- finger gloves.  Pretty annoying to make, but TOTALLY worth it!

 March was all about the matching mug cozies!

 Loved this color combination in April!

 As the weather got warmer, I moved to iPhone cozies.  I loved this one in multiple colors!

Nobody wants fingerless gloves in June, so I created this mug cozy pattern.  Loved the bright yellow- perfect for summer!

Sneak peak!

Here's a sneak peak at two new designs I've been working on.  I finished these about a week ago, and thank god I did, because I just got bombarded with a bunch of Christmas orders.  I've been a busy little bee, but took some time out in the freezing December weather to take some shots for Etsy.

I got a new camera for my birthday/Christmas, and it made these shots SUPER easy.  The display on the back swivels around so that you can take a picture of yourself, and see what exactly is in frame.  No more trial and error!  

I took these on a tripod with a cable release cord....

Hope you enjoy.  Look out for them on Etsy soooon!

ideas that are bad...

drinking one too many glasses of wine and going camera shopping on Etsy.  Not only do these cameras produce wonderful photographs, but they look damn sharp!  I want them all, but I guess I'll just have to wait for Christmas (hint hint!)  Here are just a few of the awesome models I found...

Diana F Camera

 

Baby Brownie Special Camera  How could someone NOT want a baby brownie?!  I'm totally in love...

Kodak Brownie Special 

Kodak Instamatic 404 Camera

Brownie Reflex Camera

 

 

Chocolate Brown TLR Camera

 

Dacora Digna Vintage Camera

 

 

 

the village- part 1

There were just TOO many things to capture in my walk around the village last weekend, so I need to break this up into two posts.  West 4th street used to be my favorite stomping ground when I lived in Brooklyn, so getting to walk around, have a slice at my favorite joint, and get some shooting done was really a thrill for me...

 

To see more shots of the village, check out my flickr set here!

Orrrange you glad I added some Blue?

I got notification this morning that one of my photos has been included in this adorable treasury.  Go on over to Etsy and check it out!

when it all comes together...

you spend many minutes and hours creating some adorable custom fingerless gloves.  you toil over which colors to use.  you wonder if your customer will love them.  then, it's time to take pictures...

 it's fall, so i had to use some "props" that i found on the back porch.

 it's amazing what a great background the blue brick of our back deck makes...

 i LOVE the versatility of these gloves- they'd match with anything!

more leaves...  because there are exactly one million and two on our porch, and more fall every day!

photo inspiration: just breathtaking

This:








is a scene from a wedding I shot this weekend (more pictures to come!) at the Onteora Mountain House in the Hudson Valley  I have to say, this is THE most beautiful place I have EVER seen. I absolutely felt like I was on top of the world. This scene will definitely be getting me through the week...

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photo inspiration- labor day weekend...

Sorry I've been MIA this weekend, but I was deep in the woods and mountains at a kick ass festival. Its late, and I'm dead tired but I'll leave you with this picture that I think epitomizes my feeling of the whole weekend:




I found this on someones car in the parking lot (actually it was more like a field but anyway). I spotted it a mile away because a) it's a turtle! And b) it's a peace sign. It's a chill turtle, and I love it. If anyone knows where I can find a sticker like this, let me know!

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