Girl Rising

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Rachael Grace Photography

As we sat in a oddly warm movie theater waiting for the movie to start, I couldn’t help but notice that we were surrounded by more tweens and teens then I think I’ve been around since I was that age. I’m sure Cody was wondering why we were there.
By the end of the movie I couldn’t help but feel pride in those young girls that surrounded us. Whether they were there because they wanted to be or because mom thought it would be good. Seeing the stories of Girl Rising is so inspiring and humbling. If a young girl in poverty can stand up and say I will go to school, then a young girl here can to. She can stand up with the less fortunate and fight right along side of her. Create a better world for both of them.
We’ve been trying to do a date night once a month since D was born. ( All thanks to my dear friend Meg) And this month I wanted nothing more then to see this documentary. Girls and education has been a heart throb ever since my trip to Nepal. There is just something about empowering a young girl, whether here in the US or in the poorest corners of the world, that just makes me leap for joy and cry the happiest tears.
Watching the movie made me feel even more privileged to live where I do and to know I can give Delilah every tool she needs to succeed in this world. I want that for ever girl. I want every girl to know she’s loved and she matters. That she is strong and to fight.
Go see Girl Rising. It will inspire and move you. I promise.

xoxo – Rachael

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Stillness

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Rachael Grace Photography

Take time each day to seek out stillness,
to find that sacred spot. Let your mind
and soul be at ease. Don’t grasp and grab
for the magic and miracles. When
you reside in that place of stillness,
the joy, miracles, and magic you’re
seeking will find you.

My favorite place to walk, run, and just be. The birds chirp and the squirrels run from tree to tree. I can’t help but feel grounded in nature. The feeling of harmony brings everything back into perspective and I can see more clearly every time.
xoxo – Rachael

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Connectedness

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Rachael Grace Photography

I want to be a story teller.
I want to tell the story of people’s lives,
how they’re connected to their loved ones and to nature.
Where ever they are in life, I want to photograph the genuine, authentic, light filled life.

No better place to start then my own little family.

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The Define School

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Rachael Grace Photography

Education is the most powerful weapon
which you can use to change the world.
-Nelson Mandela

It’s hard to find the motivation to continue to learn sometimes. Working from home I don’t have the pressure of co-workers or a boss. I am the boss. Life starts to happen, chores, editing, client print orders, taxes, and having a baby, it all adds up to not much time left to really learn something new. And I’m not talking about learning a new way to use flash or a new shiny Photoshop action. I’m talking about the kind of learning that takes place deep inside. Where you learn something new about yourself. Where you push yourself to define what it is you really want out of life. Last fall I found The Define School. And I’m hooked on their classes. They’re a mix of different things, but the underling principle is an unconventional online school for evolving photographers.
The first class I took was Awaking the Spark and felt my heart open up to what is possible. It gave me the tools to spit shine my creative side and how to beat the ugly negative thoughts into submission. It was exactly what I needed last fall.
Shortly before D was born I was getting the itch to take another. But could I really take another month long course with an infant? Was a crazy? But I just couldn’t shake the idea and I signed up.
Visual Story Telling started yesterday. It’s an idea I had last fall while taking Awaking, but really didn’t know where to begin. I honestly believe the wedding industry has gone off track in recent years. There’s to much emphasis on pretty details and out doing the last wedding or style shoot. I believe it’s missing the point all together about what marriage and a wedding is really about. Don’t get me wrong I love beautiful details, especially when they mean something to the couple. But sadly that’s where most people stop. They forget about the connections with the people surround the bride and groom. And the whole love story that goes with it. Details are only a part of the story.
So I signed up for a 4 week online course. I want to dive in and learn even more about my story so I can better tell your story. I want to feel the connection a couple has with each other, their family and friends, nature and ultimately with me too. That’s ultimately why we’re here on this earth…to make connections and spread love.

Never stop learning and pushing yourself.

xoxo – Rachael
I will no doubt be sharing the images that come out of this class. This week’s already has me giddy with excitement!

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Warm Up

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Rachael Grace Photography

Don’t let your fears turn you cold. Sit in the sun and
warm up. Then radiate that warmth to the people
around you. Warm up to people. Warm up to life.
Warm up to yourself.

Spring is here and I couldn’t be happier for the warmer temps and the sweet smell of a spring rain. This spring is even more about new beginnings and starting something new. The older D gets the more I realize how important each moment is. How important our connection to her is. It’s true when they say your priorities shifted after you have a baby. I started to feel the shift while I was pregnant, but now…it’s as if the ship has turned a 180. I see everything with a different eye and asking myself the hard questions about life and meaning.
I’m still sorting it all out, but I do know this. Photographing the small in between or even mundane moments is even more important then the big ones. It’s the relationship, the connection, that moment when my heart leaps for joy and says
YES! HOLY HELL YES!
Making photographs that are more then just faces or pretty objects (although I do love good design) it’s about connection, for both those in the photograph and those seeing it. That’s what I’m reaching for. That’s what I intent on giving to every single one of my clients.

xoxo – Rachael

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