Journalhttp://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/en-US2010-07-31T05:27:49ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)50.365http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2010/7/26/50365.htmlelena wilken2010-07-27T05:00:13ZFine Art Images Personal Project 365*2010 Portland Oregon Photographer fine art photography nature

]]>49.365.Light from within.http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2010/7/25/49365light-from-within.htmlelena wilken2010-07-26T02:31:01ZFine Art Images Personal Project 365*2010 fine art photography lightWe are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does.
Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just shine. ~Dwight L. Moody

]]>48.365http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2010/7/19/48365.htmlelena wilken2010-07-19T21:54:01ZFine Art Images Personal Project 365*2010 Portland Oregon Photographer fine art photography natureTruly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.
~ Meister Johann Eckhart

]]>47.365http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2010/7/18/47365.htmlelena wilken2010-07-19T05:29:42ZFine Art Images Personal Project 365*2010 fine art photography natureThough we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

]]>Chasing waves - Cannon Beach, Oregonhttp://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2010/7/12/chasing-waves-cannon-beach-oregon.htmlelena wilken2010-07-13T04:46:38ZChildren Personal Portland Or. Children Photographer artistic lifestyle children photography cannon beach OregonWe spent part of the day at the beach this past Saturday - she had a blast! I literally couldn't get her to sit still or interested in the camera not even for a half a minute :))

Her favorite thing was to run and meet the waves and then run away - eventually she would sit around for just enough time to make a few big splashes and then run. ...and then we got to take turns with her at chasing waves and being chased by them :)

A few places you might consider checking out if you happen to be there... Cannon Beach has the best pizza (there is no better pizza than Pizza-a-Fetta as far as I - and many others - are concerned ;) There is no better salt water taffy than the peanut butter salt water taffy from Bruce's Candy Kitchen (Audrey will tell you that - it's her favorite flavor).
If you want to eat the most tasty, fresh and really the best fish and chips in Cannon Beach, you should definitely stop by Ecola Seafoods Restaurant and Market for lunch or dinner. You will not be sorry!

]]>46.365http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2010/7/8/46365.htmlelena wilken2010-07-09T05:41:42ZFine Art Images Personal Project 365*2010 Portland Oregon Photographer fine art photography nature.tea time.

]]>45.365http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2010/7/7/45365.htmlelena wilken2010-07-08T03:18:38ZFine Art Images Personal Project 365*2010 Portland Oregon Photographer fine art photography nature.anatomy of a flower.

 

]]>44.365http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2010/7/6/44365.htmlelena wilken2010-07-07T05:50:42ZFine Art Images Personal Project 365*2010 fine art photography natureSo, where did I leave things?... I think on day 43. Here is 44.
By no means will they be in the order they were taken, but I think you will enjoy them regardless :)

]]>Shaynehttp://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2010/7/5/shayne.htmlelena wilken2010-07-06T01:08:44ZNewborns Portland newborn photographer baby photographer Portland OregonOh goodness! ...Let's just say I could do this all day and I am aching for that day...
She's so tini-tiny, and just amazing! ... Thank you mom and dad! You have a little treasure in your hands :)


]]>Finally a portfolio website for Elena Wilken Photographer!!http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2010/6/29/finally-a-portfolio-website-for-elena-wilken-photographer.htmlelena wilken2010-06-30T05:02:48ZPersonal Portland children photographer Portland children photographer website newsIt's been in the works (concept stage and otherwise) on and off for a long time now.
But it will be live and fully functional, waiting for you to browse it before the end of next month! 
Can you tell I am excited? :)

I have a gift to overwhelm myself with small and larger projects, on top of my full time graphic designer position and being a mommy, a cook and a caring wife... All good things and all for good causes. But then things tend to take forever sometimes, because I get my hands too full. I'm learning that having and using "No" in my vocabulary more often than not, it is a healthy thing.

So, getting back to my portfolio website...
A couple of years ago I started talking about a collaboration with Portfoliositez, which came to fruition a few weeks ago, with the release of their latest template, Elena.
It was pretty cool to have the chance to really have an input in what I wanted for functionality for my own site. They did an awesome job on building this - the flash template is beyond customizable, if one can say that.
It will "dress up" for you however you choose.

Here are several screenshots off my psd files, but you can always go and check out the live samples they have up on the blog. While my site will be skinned differently I couldn't help sharing my joy and excitement ahead of time. So I will just have to post screen shots with the skin samples the site was designed, for now.

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