Miz Mooz Mania

So Shawn says I'm obsessed.  He might be right.  But I say, when you finally find your style...go with it!

When I first met Miz Mooz it was love at first sight.  She was different.

And then I met her again.  And again.  And...well, now I've got myself quite the collection!  But here's the thing:  I'm on a campaign to set my sights on another pair of Miz Mooz shoes - and I need your help!

Luna Blue  (my favourite shoe store) is having a contest.  My photo was shortlisted and now it's time to vote.  The 3 photos with the most votes win a new pair of shoes!

So please head on over HERE and vote for my photo - NUMBER 11.  Do it again, and again, until Sunday, April 24th - and spread the word!

Here's my shot that was chosen.  And I'll be sure to post a picture of my new shoes after I win.  :)  Many thanks & much gratitude!

  

Seattle: iPhone Style

So this little thing we call an iPhone is proving to be a valuable tool.

More and more I find myself opting to take the lightweight option...and sometimes the weather doesn't permit lugging around my "real" camera & all the lenses.  Yep, 2 weeks ago Seattle saw my phone many times... 

Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, 

and remember more than I have seen.  ~Benjamin Disraeli

Been quiet

I have been quiet in this online world lately.  Been thinking, and sorting, and learning, and doing.  It's been a much needed break.  And I feel like I'm in a really great place right now.  And have lots to share...in due time.  Life is full.

Madeleine Peyroux

So excited to be going to see this lovely lady play in Seattle this weekend!

Winter interrupted...with Palm Springs sunshine

The sign of a long, cold winter

I wonder if this person turned into a snowman...

Fake it 'til you make it

Fake it ‘til you make it.  Sherri Olsen first introduced me to this concept.  She was my career/life coach back in 2004…way before I had my career & life all figured out.  (That’s a joke.)

At the time, I think I was preparing for a job interview and needed that extra little boost of confidence.  I wasn’t quite sure that I was qualified for the job.  But she said something that stuck with me:  When you start acting “as if,” you actually “become.”

> I interrupt this story to tell you some exciting news:  My Moo Minicards arrived this week!

Over the past year or so, it's felt really good getting my photos out into the world.  I want to share more.  But when someone asks for my contact info., handing them a business card from my day job doesn't feel quite right.  So what is a girl to do, but Moo?  [sorry, it's getting late.. :) ]

 (It reads: Kate Daniel - Photographer   Artist   Dreamer)  

To be honest, I thought long and hard about ordering these.  Actually, the ordering part was easy; it was deciding what to write on them that was the difficult part.

I mean, am I really a Photographer?  Am I really an Artist?  Am I really a Dreamer?  One of these, I can definitively state, “YES!”

Fake it ‘til you make it.  We all start somewhere.  When you start acting ‘as if,’ you actually become. 

I mean, it feels really good.  It feels right.  It feels authentic.  And isn’t that the whole idea anyway, to bring more of these feelings of excitement, thrill and passion into my life?

So there you have it.  I am throwing it out to the world.  I am a Photographer.  I am an Artist.  And I am a Dreamer.  

I am choosing to fake it ‘til I make it.  And if I never “make it,” then at least I enjoyed the ride.  But what does “make it” really mean anyway?  

I’ll save that for another day...