Christmas Card
November 29, 2007 | Filed Under Anytime Pictures | 2 Comments
I went out on a photo safari tonight in and around the town I live. I have created two different Christmas cards from my images. Which one do you like better? Or should I get both printed? You have until the end of the week to decide and then I’ve got to get them printed.
In the Beginning
November 28, 2007 | Filed Under Anytime Pictures | Leave a Comment
The thing about having an online journal–a blog–is that you put your writings out there for the world to read. The thing about having an online photo journal is to share your images with the world. I’m not very good at blogging consistently, although I have been blogging for years. Here’s the trade. I’ll agree to blog as much as possible, hopefully everyday, if you leave warm comments. Sound alright?
The image I am going to start with today is from my trip to Italy this summer. This was a great capture in the town of Montalcino in the heart of Tuscany.
Sneak Peek!–Suttons
November 25, 2007 | Filed Under Children | 1 Comment
I had the honor to photograph my best friends’ children today. Here’s one picture as a teaser.
101 Things About Me
November 20, 2007 | Filed Under Personal | 1 Comment
So you’re probably wondering, who is this Meredith chick? Well, you are about to find out in one VERY long list. Gosh I love lists!
1. I am 29 years old.
2. I am absolutely dreading my 30th birthday in less than 6 months.
3. I have been married to the wonderful Dave for 5 years.
4. We have no kids and no pets and plan to keep it that way for a while.
5. I am an avid runner.
6. No really. I have run 9 marathons.
7. My 10th marathon will be the Boston Marathon in April.
8. I will celebrate by getting my first tattoo.
9. Don’t tell my mom!
10. I am also a sponsored runner. Check me out!
11. I keep a running blog also. Click here!
12. I coach high school track.
13. And this will be my 7th year coaching.
14. I am a HUGE Ohio State Buckeyes fan.
15. To prove it you can check out the book: For Buckeye Fans Only which will be available December 28th.
16. And I should be…I attended there for five years and graduated in 2001.
17. I have my bachelor’s of science degree in industrial engineering.
18. I am currently back in school taking some art classes.
19. For my “real” job, I am a solutions analyst for a large insurance company.
20. Hopefully photography will some day become my real job.
21. I am an aunt to one niece and two nephews.
22. Their ages are 6, 4, and 6 months.
23. My one and only sister is three years younger than me.
24. She was homecoming queen.
25. I was not. 
26. I was on the varsity crew (rowing) team in college.
27. I was a coxswain.
28. I’m only 5′1″.
29. I did gymnastics for a good portion of my childhood.
30. I have a state title on the floor exercise.
31. I have a Life List. Check it out!
32. I am deathly afraid of bridges.
33. You might even call it a phobia.
34. My favorite TV show is ER.
35. I have never missed an episode in the 14 years it has been on the air.
36. Other shows I watch include How I Met Your Mother, The Office, and The Amazing Race.
37. I am dying to apply to be on The Amazing Race.
38. Even at 29 years old, I still love to watch MTV.
39. I am a huge country music fan.
40. My favorite concert I have ever been to was Garth Brooks.
41. I saw him in concert twice in one summer.
42. Now I try to go see Kenny Chesney in concert every summer.
43. He’s HOT!
44. My new favorite country music group is Sugarland.
45. I am totally awesome at Minesweeper.
46. I was once ranked in the world.
47. I was also unemployed at the time. 
48. I am seriously competitive at tennis for the Wii (ask my dad–I hit him in the back while swinging last week).
49. I am also a seriously competitive at real tennis. Check it out!
50. If napping was a sport, I would definitely win.
51. I usually take between 2 and 3 HOUR naps.
52. My iPod only have 113 songs on it.
53. My first iPod died this summer while on vacation.
54. I have had to redo all the playlists and that’s why I don’t have many songs.
55. That and the music is all stored on my husband’s PC and I do my stuff on my Mac.
56. And the Mac and PC don’t like each other very much.
57. I have only kept one New Year’s resolution all the way through 2007.
58. It was to read one book per month.
59. I’m currently on book #11: “Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping” by Judith Levine.
60. Dave and I went to Italy and Switzerland for vacation this summer.
61. We visited Milan, Florence, Rome, Venice, and Zermatt (Switzerland).
62. My favorite was Zermatt.
63. We missed our connecting flight in New York and spent the night sleeping on my cousin’s futon in Brooklyn.
64. We have yet to decide where/if to go on vacation in 2008.
65. I have lived in the same town my whole life.
66. The same school I went to kindergarten through 12th grade is the same school that I coach at and the same school our future kids will attend.
67. Oh, and my dad attended there one year.
68. There were 52 students in my graduating class.
69. The same school now has close to 200 in a graduating class.
70. My favorite color (of the moment) is red.
71. I have bionic eyes.
72. Well, sort of. I had Lasik eye surgery three years ago.
73. I had worn glasses/contacts since I was 11.
74. I have sung in more weddings (2) than I have been a bridesmaid (1).
75. That either means I am a good singer or I am a terrible friend.
76. Really what that means is that most of my friends are guys.
77. I took 7 years of piano lessons as a child.
78. I don’t play very well, but I can read music.
79. Being able to read music helped me in band in high school.
80. I played xylophone.
81. Band was cool at my high school.
82. So was country line dancing.
83. Most kids I went to school with lived on farms.
84. Now the town does not have any farms, but instead has million dollar mansions.
85. I probably check my e-mail over 100 times a day.
86. I love seeing comments on my blogs and my flickr pictures.
87. I’m like Sally Field, “You like me! You really like me!”
88. I drive a Honda Element.
89. My husband drives a Toyota Prius.
90. I work 18 miles from home. Dave’s work is 4 miles from home.
91. Why am I driving the gas guzzler again?
92. I wish I could be a bike commuter.
93. I like to quilt.
94. Although, I don’t quilt very diligently.
95. I have been working on the same quilt for over four years.
96. It was for a friend’s wedding–three years ago.
97. I don’t speak a foreign language.
98. However, I know enough sign language to get by.
99. I rarely go to the movies or rent movies.
100. Last movie I saw in the movie theatre was “Lars and the Real Girl,” which was excellent.
101. Want to know any more? Send me a note or leave me a comment!
The Levering Family
November 18, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
I had the privilege of shooting the Levering family last weekend. Here are some of my favorite shots.
Hey Geniuses!
November 16, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Yeah, I’m talking about you!
I need some help from somebody who knows a technological thing or two. I have a new camera–the Canon 40D. At its highest resolution, it shoots at 10.1 MP. With me so far? If I shoot in JPG at the highest resolution and download the pictures the resolution is only 72 PPI (pixels per inch). Of course, the image size is huge–something like 26″X58″. But when I change the resolution to be 240-300 PPI the image size shrinks to 8″X12″. What if I want a bigger image, like an 11″X14″ or 16″X20″? Will I lose resolution? Am I thinking too hard about this? Am I doing something wrong?
Help please?
My Favorite Model, Sue
November 15, 2007 | Filed Under Portraits | 1 Comment
Sue is my closest friend from college. Without her I never would have made it through engineering school. We took the same classes all 5 years and split our homework–the only way to survive as an engineer. Funny enough, neither of us work as an engineer! She’s also one of the most physically stunning people I know and is so gracious enough to let me use her as a model whenever I want to shoot pictures. Tonight we toured the Short North area and got some terrific pictures. Here are just a few. Tell me what you think!
FAQ #3
November 13, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
A question was asked this week:
You took a ton of pictures during our session, how come they are not all on the CD?
Excellent question. I have been really cautious not to quote a number of images that will be on your CD. On the pricing page of the website, it states the CD provided will be of best images from the shoot. I’m not perfect. No photographer is. Not every shot I take from the session will turn out. The images on the CD are the ones I feel turned out best and best represent what we were trying to achieve during your photo session.
Have more questions? Leave me a comment or contact me.
I’m Published!
November 12, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
A few months ago I was contacted by a publishing company to use one of my self portraits I had posted on Flickr in a book about Ohio State fans. I agreed, and it is finally here. I believe the book will be in stores shortly.
Hear ye! Hear ye!
November 10, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
It’s been brought to my attention that my e-mail is currently not working. If you’d like to get hold of me, please send me an e-mail to meredith-gordon@insight.rr.com or give me a call at 614-314-4794.
Sorry for this inconvenience.