Sweet | May Blog Cirlcle: Of Love, Light and Film

(expired Fuji 800NPZ, F100)

I have to admit, this month has given me problems… from being at a loss other than literally ‘sweet’, to scans being late, it all frazzled me!  And I’ll be the first to say that I’m a bit disappointed in what I got for this month, but hey- imperfect is still life, and life is sweet!

(Portra 400, F100)

Sweet kids!

(Acros 100, Fuji GA645zi w/ flash)

A lone sweet kid :P

(Portra 400, F100)

AND my sweet glitter Sperrys – these shoes are my fave!

(Portra 400, F100- trying to finish the roll to send out, hah!)

Next up, The Clark Family Diaries!   There’s always gorgeous stuff there, so check it out :D

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Brandy Tara, I love that you experiment so much with your films!! And the strawberries...yum :) Great share!
Megan Dill Love these, Tara! I have never tried expired film before-- they turned out great! I enjoyed your different interpretations of the theme :) :)
jo clark These are wonderful! You are so adventurous with your film stocks. I need to break out of my comfort zone and experiment a little more!
mandy Tara I always love your posts because I know you are going to try out some film stocks that I've never worked with! That first shot is just divine!

Wedding | Jackson MO Photography

This new little family had the sweetest wedding.  The church was full of family, and those closest to the couple.  The kids were adorable, and everyone’s happy mood stuck around, despite the gloomy, rainy day!

 

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Intimate | Cape Girardeau MO Wedding Photography

A few months ago, I was asked if I’d be interested in shooting a small wedding at our church.  Though I don’t usually do weddings, I did take the offer, and I’m SO glad I did!  It was a blast, and I loved every second of it!

The bride was gorgeous, the groom was handsome, and you could definitely feel the love!

 

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April Details | Of Light, Love, and Film: A Blog Circle Project

 

It’s April- time for more FILM awesomeness!  I know it seems like it’s all I share these days, but I promise, things are  picking up :)  I’ve got two weddings under my belt this month, and easing back into family sessions, whew!

For April, our group of ladies decided on the theme of details, and while I’m not sure how everyone will interpret it, I went random… Just tidbits, and little details of normal life.

 

COFFEE!  That one little detail that gets me through the day :P  And, in cute cups!

(Ektar 100- I think, Nikon F100, 35mm)

Making your kid happy by taking a few seconds to buckle in her babies.  One of those details you miss with older kids!

Mamiya 1000DTL, one part of my camera obsession.

My Target find plates :P  After collecting a ton of household stuff after 13 years of military life, I tend to buy something small to decorate each new house.

This time (the last time since we’re in retirement now!), it was plates.  And they were the first thing I hung up, even before the movers were done!
I think they pair well with my Etsy find rooster sign from the last kitchen.

(Left:  Acros 100 in 35mm, Contax T2.  Right:  Expired Fuji 800NPZ in 35mm, F100)

(Ektar in 35mm)

(Ektar, 35mm)

And, lastly, one of the little details that I almost missed walking around mid-town STL with the hubby last month- he noticed it, but I was so focused on our destination that I nearly missed it!

(Expired Kodak Portra 400VC in 120mm, Fuji GA645zi)

Please follow the links around the circle to check out more ‘Details’.  Next up, the fabulous Leslie Densford!

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tara6158 Ahh, the plates :P They're that melamine stuff, cheap, yay! I think I paid 10$ total, including the Command velcro strips to hang them haha!
Megan Love these Tara! The last one really caught my eye-- love your use of pattern! And those Target plates are mighty lovely <3
leslie So lovely - beautiful color, beautiful exposure, and such interesting details!
mandy haber Love them all Tara! That Ektar is so pretty!!!!
Brandy Tara, I love your detail shots...especially those plates! Those are so pretty! Great color.

Explore | Of Light, Love, and Film: A Blog Circle

For the month of March, we decided to document our explorations on film!  Some ladies traveled (and I cannot WAIT to see those images!), and I stayed closer to home.  There was work, and school, and the joy of just chilling after all the upheaval of moving, so we didn’t go too far for our exploring.

We did, however, manage a day without kids!  Hubby and I made the most of it by heading up to St. Louis for the day.  We did a few errands, and then enjoyed our time.  I (at 30 years old and having grown up in the area) had never been up into the Arch, so we decided to fix that!  We were also able to catch Warhorse at the Fox Theater for my first live theater experience, and it was amazing!

(All images above were shot on Delta 100 on a Fuji GA645zi, self developed and scanned)

And, a few more shots from a roll just driving around the local area : )

(Fuji Acros 100, GA645zi)

And please, be sure to follow the links around the circle and check out the work of these fabulous ladies!  Next up, Leslie Densford!

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Of light, love, and film: a blog circle project | March 2013 | Megan Dill | New York Natural Light Photographer [...] through the circle and see what my talented friend Tara Stallings has in store [...]
Joanna Cool shots Tara - my favourite is the bear. Nice light on him and he looks fab in b w.
mandy Love these Tara!!!! Love the perspective especially on the shots of the arch!
Leslie Lovely Tara!!! I really (really, really) like the last image - the tones :).
tara6158 Being out without kids for a whole day was fabulous :P Warhorse was fantastic! We came home the next day and saw that the movie was on HBO, so watched it, and it just didn't compare :)
Caroline Jensen I love St. Louis! These are wonderful!
alana beautiful b
Brandy Tara, that cityscape is amazing!! That and the last shot of the forest are my favorites! Sometimes, just getting out without the kids is an adventure all on its own. Glad you got to make time to explore :) Love your post!!
Megan These are fabulous, Tara! Love your perspectives and the variety you captured. The arch shot with the branches in the foreground is my favorite! <3
Jo Clark Great shots Tara! I am smitten by the aerial view of the city. War Horse must have been amazing. I cried all throughout the movie.

Grand Opening! | Cape Girardeau County, MO Photographer

It’s time, it’s TIME!  As of April 1, 2013, Tara Stallings Photography will be booking family and other sessions in the Southeast Missouri area!

After a moving process that took almost a year (selling, traveling back and forth to see the hubby while he worked his new job and we were still at the old  house, new house shopping with one person 500+ miles away, and two closings), we are finally where we meant to be, and FINALLY settled in!

 

2013 Price Guide

(click image below!)

In celebration of this grand opening, the following special is valid for family sessions booked for April and May. (Creative Fee and signed contract due at booking.  Sessions must be scheduled and completed between April 1 and May 31, 2013.)

 

 

I am so excited to meet you all, and look forward to being able to photograph your beautiful families!

 

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RED! Of Love, Light, and Film | February Blog Circle

For February, our small group of (extremely talented!) ladies decided to honor Valentine’s day by using ‘Red’ as our theme for the month.  Admittedly, none of my images are Valentine’s related, and these were all shot here and there in between the stress of closing on two houses (we are OFFICIALLY Missourians now!) and moving in, and getting the kiddo back and forth to school for awhile.

I am happy to say though, that February was a FUN month for my personal shooting.  These locations include the side of the road (yay for no one thinking anything of someone pulled off on the shoulder with cameras LOL), church, and my mother’s backyard!

 

(Kodak Gold 100, F100… Not the best film for dreary days!)

(Kodak Portra 400, Mamiya C330)

(Kodak Gold 100, F100)

(more Kodak Gold… Lots of red church doors around here!)

Please make sure you follow the links around the circle to check out the fabulous work from all the ladies!  Next up is Brandy Jaggers Photography!

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joanna i love the variety of stocks and gear you used!
Leslie You always do such a nice job with landscape photography. The first shot of the smiley girlie and the shot of the black and white chicken both caught my eye and left me smiling!
Caroline I love these! The chickens and the huge smiles are so cute!
Brandy Tara, I LOVE your shots this month!! Yay for getting moved and settled! I adore the barn and church shots (especially the barn on that square format...love me some squares!). Your kiddos are adorable! Fabulous post this month! I loved the red theme :)
mandy haber LOVE these!!!! Especially the chickens! So glad y'all are getting settled!

Of Light, Love, and Film | January Blog Circle

For January’s theme, our group went with ‘cold’.   For some, this was easier than others, and for ME, it worked out perfect :)

We started out January in Alabama, wrapping up the end of a very long moving process.  Not a lot of cold down there, and New Year’s Day was spent mostly outside with the kids, with the oldest on his new bike (yay, Christmas!), and the youngest figuring out the mechanics of pedaling!

(Kodak Gold 100, 35mm, processed by the amazing Indie Film Lab)

And, then the day after we got up here, it snowed!  Our oldest has experienced lots of the cold stuff while living in Germany, but the youngest had not.  She got to make snow angels, and said over and over how excited she was!

 

(Portra 800 @ 1600.  Needed a push, but had to use Walgreen’s for a quickie)

I did shoot a part of another roll just driving around the area too.  I grew up here, but the kids have only been here on vacation.  Lots of stuff to check out and introduce them too!  No worries, it was still plenty cold :)

Next, scoot around the blog circle please, and check out the amazing work of Brandy Jaggers!

 

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January | of love, light, and film » Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, Fairhope, Baldwin County Newborn, Children, Family, & Beach Portrait Photography | Mandy Haber Photography [...] y’all follow the circle to my talented friend Tara Stallings and see her version of cold! See y’all next month!!!!! Posted in Babies, Children, Clickin [...]
Brandy Love these Tara!! Digging the color on that Kodak Gold 100 :)
Jo Clark Oh I loved the variety in your post and how you rocked different film stocks. I just love that 2nd one of your son so much!
Megan Love these, Tara! Beautiful colors. I especially love the bike ones-- your daughter looks like she's having a blast with her new gift! :)
Caroline I miss the south! I'm glad your move went well too. I love it when kids see the snow for the first time!
Leslie These tones are gorgeous Tara!!!
mandy haber The color on that Kodak gold is gorgeous!!!! Love them all Tara!!!!

Pre-Christmas Shoot, Post-Christmas Share!

I had the pleasure of shooting a friend’s family portraits for Christmas, and now that the holiday has passed, I can share :)

 

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Christmas on Film | Of Light, Love, and Film: A Blog Circle Project

December’s blog circle is focusing on ‘holidays’- however we might celebrate them :)

 

Our holiday celebrations have been pretty laid back- decorating, (very little)  baking, and Christmas day spent in jammies playing with new toys, and spending time together as a family.

 

(Sorry- I gotta do a blurry tree shot.  Every year!  Fuji Acros 100 on Mamiya C330 TLR))

(Portra 800 +1 on F100)

(TriX on F100, at 1600)

(Ilford HP5+ on F100, at 1600)

(more TriX)

(I can’t remember… 35mm on F100)

(Trix, F100)

(HP5+, F100)

(Portra800, F100)

Color films were experimenting with low light, lab developed and scanned.  Black and whites were hand developed and scanned at home : )

*NOW, continue the holiday warm fuzzies over at Haber Photography !

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Of light, love, and film. A blog circle project. December. : brandy jaggers [...] Thanks for sharing in a little piece of our holidays! Now head on over to Tara’s blog and check out her post for this month by clicking HERE. [...]
Megan Love these, Tara! I always have to take an OOF picture of the tree each year, too :) I am so impressed with your b
mandy Tara - I love how you experiment with different stocks. I need to branch out. My favorite is the out of focus tree shot.
Brandy Tara, these are awesome!! I wished I would have baked cookies with my boys. They would have loved that! Maybe next year :) Love the Spiderman shot!
Caroline Jensen I love these! The portra is so pretty! I also have the nesting doll measuring cups. :)
Jo Clark You are rocking the home development! I adore the little holiday details you captured as well as the joy of your family. I am totally digging the pushed tri-x! Super fun post!