Drum-roll please…………………… Pin It I am so excited to announce our very first photography retreat, Pursuit 31! After 5 years in this industry I have come to realize there is a deep need to be around like-minded, supportive, and encouraging people. When I first started my business, I was completely alone. Everywhere I turned for...
If you haven’t noticed, I am completely, head over heels, junior high crush obsessed with polaroids. The unfortunate part of that statement is that in 2009 Polaroid stopped making instant film. So now there are thousands of sad and lonely Polaroid 600′s that will never feel the click of another shutter. Seriously depressing. Being the...
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Nice giveaway!! Let’s see, what would I not photograph with this?? I have been wanting one, but can’t justify the purchase right now. I would love to do “A photo a day for 365 days” in 2011! It would be fun to see what I came up with at the end of the year.
this camera wants me.
I would like to take this camera over to my 2,500 person hometown to continue taking nostalgic pictures to make my heart happy 50 years from now.
This camera makes me swooooooon! Oh, all the things I can imagine capturing with this little delight, however I’d probably spend most my time capturing my new itty bitty nephew and all of his cuteness!
Crossing my fingers!
Maalaea
This looks like such a fun camera! I would definitely take photos of my two little ones and make some sort of wall display with them. Oh, the possibilities!
gah! I want to attempt an “Instax Windows” shot…
I would love to have this camera to take pictures of my beautiful soon to be daughter in law and hadsome son on their wedding day. I would also be nice to take photos of all of my travels.
I would love to use this at my sister-in-law’s wedding! Also, it would be great for convention photos! What an amazing camera.
To have fun with friends and family – its great to capture priceless moments.
I would use this camera in my classroom!
This would be perfect for my daughter’s wedding, so I hope I win.
I would love to have my next art gallery opening by using this camera. It would be a tool displaying every day life in its most random manner. Mainly, I’d use the camera to take images of things we see each day with a unique perspective. ~ peace ~
What a gem – when my children were young, I took polaroid pics of all of their birthday parties. I guess by saying this, it kinda “dates” my age. However, now that my kids are all “grown up” – I know they would love it if I could add more pics to their photo albums.
FABULOUS website and blog! Viewed it for the first time today – WONDERFUL – keep up the great work and God Bless!
I would love to take some polaroids of my beautiful daughter!
I love polaroids so much! I have a collection of polaroid photos of my siblings and myself as kids and I want to use a camera like this to start taking pictures of my nieces and nephews so they can do the same!!
I am dying to take photos of the rain, snow, and wintery goodness that has been covering SoCal (that doesn’t last long may I mind you). 
i’ve been drooling over one of these cameras forever!
love instant photos.
love love love 
So awesome that you are giving this away! I would spend wayyyy too much in film on taking pictures of my daughter…. and my new little one coming in February!
What a neat camera! I’m going to look them up now!
So fun. Been wanting this forever. Thanks so sharing some of the love this year. I would want to photography my son playing. I think he would be tripped out seeing a photo come out of him.
Love, love, love polaroid cameras! This would be so fun to play with and take pictures of my goofy boxer!
I want one of these cameras soooo bad!! How fun! 
You have beautiful photos… LOVE THEM ALL!
I have seen these online and have been wanting one for awhile now. Fun little giveaway.
Within the next year hopefully a beautiful little baby spoor
I would love to take pictures of our potential new hometown of Springfield, MA.
Great post…thanks:)
What an awesome looking little camera! I would love to use it to take pics of our annual family snow day.
I am looking forward to taking pics of my 4 year old daughter and my 1 year old son. We have so much fun taking pics!
Love this giveaway! I would love to take pics of my new baby girl or use this with my four year old to take fun pics and then do projects with them.
What a fun idea!!! I’m just looking forward to taking more pics of my neph…he’s definitely my favorite subject!
Karen, this is such a fun idea!! We’ll just start calling you Oprah! Hehe I would LOVE to take photos of my sweet little baby boy, Kasen!! Plus, I NEVER win anything so I thought I would give it a try! Happy Holidays!
O000 this is exciting! I have been bummed myself about the lack of easy access to poloroid film, so his is really exciting!
My “365 Days of Me” project is ending soon and I am excited to start a new year, which a new theme of “365 Days; 365 Stories” Either a person I know or a stranger will be documented with a little blurb about something they shared in their life with me.
OMG! This giveaway is just jaw droppingly awesome. We just had our engagement pictures taken and a couple of shots were done with the Instax! I’m dying to take photo’s of my fiance’s cousin’s baby! I bought myself a Nikon D7000 and I can’t wait to test it out.
I’ve totally been eyeballing this camera for my “guest book” for my wedding next fall. I am already finding fun props for people to use and make it entertaining. My favorite prop so far…a mini top hat!
Karen, you rock! This is so much fun!! I vouch for her that the winner selection is totally random!! I am just dying to take pictures of my kiddos in the snow- as we are currently over in Bend and it is snowing. My kiddos would also get a total kick out of the instant gratification camera- so it would be put to good use daily!!
I need some new food pix… yeah, pretty much that!
Yeah, thanks to Gina I think everyone from the workshop will be getting this for Christmas this year! haha! I also have a Polaroid that I haven’t used in two years … No more film. 
[...] finding such amazing little items of joy, and I am stoked to get to share them with the world. December’s giveaway was for a FABULOUS little Fuji Instax 7s which I have seriously come to LOVE! In fact, I might [...]
So I was trying to figure out how to pick a winner for my last Favorite Things Contest because everyone had such amazing things to say in their comments. I wanted this flower to be a part of all of their weddings, so I had to find something completely un-biased. I turned to My PBFF,...
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I sit here almost awe struck. The past 72 hours have been incredible. Slightly unbelievable. But INCREDIBLE. A few weeks ago the most amazing opportunity presented itself as I read Jasmine Stars blog. She announced that she would be hosting a workshop alongside Thea Lignos-Hargrove, Editor of Your Wedding Day Magazine & Cathryn VanBreene, YWD Magazine’s Fashion...
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How sweet is your husband?! What a special gift. Stoked for you and all that God is doing in and through your life.
The second photo is really beautiful!!!
Oh Bunn you crack me up! He doesn’t have a brother, I’ve looked. It’s not the first time someone has asked me that!!! I simply ADORE that man.
Alex, it was amazing! You’ve got to come to the next one!
Vitaliy- oh please do let me know when you are here. It would be fun to maybe have a double date or something!
Jessica- I just adore you and I’m SO glad we had the chance to meet. I hope it’s the first of many meetups!
Jasmine- You’re adorable! You have mentioned liking Isaac but I don’t mind hearing it again!
Isaac: Do you have a brother? I have some single ladies who would just adore someone like you! Thanks for taking such wonderful care of my girl Karen! *hugs*
So jealous of everyone who was able to attend! Looks like a great workshop!
Keri, you have a loving husband! Thank you for sharing your images. It was so great to meet you. Now I know a fabulous photographer who lives in Oregon! Next time I am up there visiting my grandma, I would love to get together. Just as your husband is so amazing, my wife is the most incredible woman who allowed me to be a part of this workshop. Your work looks gorgeous!
Karen! Such a great write up…everything happens for a reason, and Isaac sounds like such a wonderful man! Supportive husbands who help us invest in ourselves are such a blessing! I’m so glad we got to meet and can’t wait to see you again! PS. My women’s life group just dug into Proverbs 31!
I DIE! I love that photo of me and JD!
Thanks for coming out…I loved meeting you and have I told you how much I like Isaac?!
The closer that I get to the realization of some of my dreams, the harder I want to grab a bathrobe, make a blanket fort in the closet and bury myself in berenstein bears books with my kidlets. Why is this so hard? Why do I strive for everything and push it away all at...
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So love this post. Did a study on this verse once. Perhaps I need to break it back out. After being home for years, you truly speak my heart in this. Thanks for writing it.
LOOOVE! I am right there. Identify with it all. Again, thank-you!!!
Wow Karen, this is amazing. and you are amazing. This is so encouraging!
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