Her photography skills bring all the girls to the yard and they're like, "you have perfect shutter speed and aperture for this lighting."
Feeding the people at the very end of fast food lines, clothing those who missed the last department store blowout sale, making street performers dance the robot – there are many important acts of charity that we’re called to daily.
But is any more important than bringing the sexy back to photography?
I think not.
Thankfully, Rosemary was at Robby’s Annual Christmas Party, doing everything she could.
She likes to snap it, snap it. (The photo, that is.)
And it was no small effort.
There was clicking and posing and lighting and bending.
(It was sorta like a lightening bug swing dance.)
(Which needs to be made into a Pixar movie immediately.)
(Your move, John Lasseter.)
Voulez-vouz be photographed avec moi, ce soir?
Thus was sexy returned to photography, and all was right with the world.
Until roughly 12.3 seconds after this photo was taken, when I tackled Rosemary and forced to her pose with me again and again and again.
And if you think I’m exaggerating with my use of the word “tackled,” well, there is photographic evidence.
I’m just not sure I’m ready to show it to the world.
Clearly I’m in charge of bringing awkward back
And I’m doing quite well, if I do say so myself,
Megan
Also check out 2009′s party, aka the last year I asked anyone what’s going on in their lives, and 2010′s party, aka the year of the sexy Santa hat.
If you still can’t get enough of awkwardness and high school friends, then here’s where I wrote about being too weird for gift exchanges. The following year there was a similar incident, cementing our roles as gift exchange outcasts.
And if you don’t want to read any of those, you should definitely click the Pixar link above, because Pixar always brings the awesome.
Bringing Photography’s Sexy Back
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Yay, for the sexy back in photography! Because I’m afraid that I was looking at a lens to turn the iPhone into a DSLR.
We need to see the tackle.
And awkward is always sexy, Megan. Always.
I’m pretty sure I need to make an “Awkward is Always Sexy” t-shirt.
You never cease to crack me up! Happy New Year!
You can’t tell us about the tackle picture and then not show it. That is just cruel.
That is true. Okay, okay, you’ve convinced me. The tackle photo will make a Best of Fates appearance in the near future!
Sexy may come and go, but awkward never goes out of style.
I covet good photographers. I feel like good photography is what’s keeping my blog from hitting the big time.
Awkward never goes out of style.
Can I steal that? ‘Cause I’m totally going to.
And I bet your photography is great – you should show us more of it!
I just got a new camera for Christmas; but it’ll take a while before I get to your level.
Yay! And don’t worry, reaching my level is easy, as, probably, is surpassing it!
Your annual Christmas parties are just begging to be made into a movie. Kind of like Alan Alda’s “Same Time Next Year” only more like “Same Awkwardness Next Year”.
Same Awkwardness Next Year is a smashing title. I’m most definitely going to steal it.
Just being a pedant, I know, bt that French expression really should should be ” Aimeriez-vous photographié Soyez avec moi ce soir?”
Who doesn’t love pedants? Now I’m going to make far more sense when I approach strangers on the street requesting photographs.
your friend Rosemary is a stunner. or maybe her photographer is very talented
Both, obviously!
I wanna be a sexy photographer! I have the camera, I have the sexy…I just don’t have the skills. Sigh.
Just practice more – I have faith in you!
Who are you, funny girl, and how did I find you?
It matters not, I just enjoy coming over for a giggle now and then. Happy New Year!
Will it only matter for inside shots that they are making cameras with huge megapixels. Or will it matter a hoot.
I want a new camera and I’m hoping I get a new one sometime soon.
Belated New Year’s !
After all the crap I ate over the holidays, I don’t even think any photography-ish stuff I did could be sexy right now.
Maybe bloated. Maybe all swoll-up…but not sexy.
However, I’m on pins and needles waiting to see all that awkwardity you’re bringing back!!!
Now I have to worry about sexy as well as in focus and well lit? I think perhaps I’m not going to go far with photography :p
I wish I were that tripod.
Oh yeah you do. (Only probably not, because it’s Robby’s tripod, so that story wouldn’t end the way you hope.)
you wouldn’t be doing sexy camera if you had mine. Stupid Nikon. It ruined a lot of my Christmas photos. And it just wasn’t because of the operator because she is always sexy…and by her I mean me…
obviously
You are always sexy. I cannot speak for your Nikon, who so tragically let you down. (Or for me, as I’m too tired and cold to figure out if Nikon is the subject of that sentence, vis-a-vis use of who v. whom. Also, I’m still a crazy person, in case you were wondering.)
I’m going to insist there be sexy photography at every one of my parties from now on. Actually any photography would be an improvement. Happy New Year!
Awesome photos
Happy New Year!
Most definitely a sexy hobby!
…and profession!
OMG, the captions made me laugh. So. Epic.
Thanks! They’re often my favorite part of my posts. You know, when I stop being lazy enough to actually do them!
Oh my, what a crack up you are. I loved your line about bringing awkward back. LOL! Thanks for stopping by my blog and saying hi.
You take on the world girl and soar with the eagles. Ya go…bring back sexy, awkward and funny as all get~out!!!
I just wanted to thank you for droppin’ by with your sweet comment. Please come back often, the door of the Ponderosa is always open and there’s always somethin’ goin’ on.
Be careful, ya just might need to bring some manure stompin’ boots!
God bless ya sweetie and have a grand New Year!!!
I’m in awe of her aperture.
And soooo jealous you speak French.
Couldn’t help but notice that Robbie (a.k.a. Lobby) borrowed his shirt from the sofa. Now THAT’S what I call sexy. I do want to see the awkward tackle, by the way. I do, I do, I do.
Reading your post just cracked me up! However, it was kind of mean to tease us with tackling and then not showing the pictures!
Awww come on you know you want to post those pictures.
You crack me up. Looks and sounds like a fun party!
Oh man, I don’t even know these people (or you for that matter), but I’m cracking up over here in dark Virginia! I’m so glad to have found you and to have some help bringing awkward back…here I was afraid I’d have to do it all on my own.
Je suis totalement abusé Google Translate dans une tentative pathétique de me rendre semblent un peu plus intelligemment. Que j’ai réalisé “Google Translate” ne se traduit pas quelque chose qui sonne très français. À tous. Fail.
And that’s why I’m looking for a new DSLR: because I want to be sexy. Too sexy for this shirt. I want to be part of the “Bringing Sexy Back… To Photography” movement!
Happy New Year, to you and yours and thanks for visiting my blog today, otherwise, I wouldn’t have known what I was missing: your blog!
LOL..I want to see that picture!!!
can we switch places for a weekend? I just want to relive being a twentysomething and going to cool parties for just a couple of days then I swear I’ll come back to my husbands and kid and being pregnant!
“I’m Sexy and I Know It” – by LMFAO
Wow, that’s certainly qualified as bringing the sexy back to photography if I may say so myself! I agree with the rest, you must show the ‘tackle’ pics next! Looked like you all had a blast at that party, and for that I am so jealous. lol
Visiting you back from my lil’ humble blog. Thanks for stopping by earlier!
Please, please, please post the photos. Life is so much better when we’re all laughing together