APAD- Day 78- S'mores Cupcakes

These awesome s'more cupcake are vegan and gluten free! Mmm! They are wonderfully crafted by Kaylee Walters (our wedding cake baker) and can be found at Thai Fresh in Austin, Texas.

APAD- Day 77- Hazel and the hens

The hens have been with us for a month and Hazel has had limited free range exposure to them. Today I actually let her get physically close to them without the barrier of the coop.

 She did great, she even sat down to mind her own business....

And then freaked out when the chicken tried to peck her in the face! :)

APAD- Day 76- Studying

Studying up for my next shoot this week. I can't wait to shoot some goodies!

APAD- Day 75- Crowd of Sardines

This was technically shot at 1:30 am on Sunday, so it works for me. This was by far the most packed show, probably even fire safety hazard packed. I arrived an hour early, and barely made it by the front of the stage. On my way out from the stage to the back, someone snagged my caption book and my phone. I spend all day communicating with APD to see if they could try to get it back. Find iPhone app was able to find a location for itself at someone's residence in the quick second they powered the phone on. Retrieval was a no go... but needless to say, I was preoccupied so I didn't shoot anything additional for today!

APAD- Day 74- Toadies

Another unsubmitted outtake from my SXSW shoots. This is the Toadies. I find that sometimes the blue skin tones are a little distracting! 

APAD- Day 73- Speedy Ortiz

Just a quick black and white photo from my outtakes! The rest will be posted soon to the newspaper site as well as my blog! This is Sadie Dupuis, gutarist and vocalist for Speedy Ortiz performing at Hotel Vegas on E 6th Street during SXSW on March 14, 2014. 

APAD- Day 72- Kenny the Clown

This is Kenny the Clown, and he said that  he "is here to promote joy, fun and laughter."

I'll have better ones, but I haven't turned em in, so I can't post em yet!

APAD- Day 71- My Morning Juice

I love the days when I have an easy morning and can make myself a cup of green juice! It's my all natural multivitamin/mineral!

APAD- Day 70- Sunbathing

This photos was just a quick snap from my cell phone today of the doggie cousin Alfie sunbathing in the nice weather.

APAD- Day 69- Positive goals

During a shoot for the United Nations Foundations during SXSW one of the panels had audience members make the initiative to write down something that they were committing to do to help change the world.

APAD- Day 68 - Body Language

Some fun body language from a few random people that I met today.

APAD- Day 67- Mob of Media

Actor Chris Lowell poses for a mob of media during the SXSW film premiere of the film Veronica Mars on March 8, 2013.

APAD- Day 66- Red Carpet

Just your typical actors walking to the red carpet shot. Red carpet, traffic, celebrities, traffic, an influx of people, and oh did I mention traffic? It must mean it's Spring Break in Austin and SXSW is starting!

APAD- Day 65- Brainstorming

Director Stephen Belyeu and his cinematographer, Lucas Millard, discussing their next film project.

APAD- Day 64- Critter siblings

I can't tell if this is the look of "Hi, sibling critters!" or "Come out and play so I can toss you around like one of my toys!"

APAD- Day 63- Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice

I just received my manual juicer in the mail and went crazy on my large bag of oranges!

In hindsight, this picture would have been more effective if my orange juice was more opaque. Maybe I'll reshoot this during the day with natural light or a different technique.

APAD- Day 62- Spying on daddy

Watching daddy from underneath the sofa bed. I crawled under the couch to get a different vantage point, one that Hazel is very familiar with.

APAD- Day 61- Quick selfie with the hubs

This might be a slacker post for today, but I like being behind the camera, and I like having Stephen in my frame, so it works for me :)

APAD- Day 60- Chocolate binge

Stephen wanted something sweet for dessert and I foraged a pile of chocolates for us to binge on! :)

APAD- Day 59- Fridge 2.0

Freelance photographer/Filmmaker + Content Relations at Tugg, Inc | Austin, TX | 2-Person Household, 1 dog, 2 chickens | Just normal married folks.

Three years ago I did this same shoot, I wanted to see how our eating styles have changed
http://thaophotography.blogspot.com/2011/11/092911-fridge-photo.html

Wow the photographer that inspired me to shoot this in 2011, also caught up with his subjects and shot an updated photo of their fridges. http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2013/11/13/mark_menjivar_photographs_inside_people_s_refrigerators_for_his_series_you.html

APAD- Day 58- Hazel

I borrowed my sister's Leica 100mm lenses for a corporate shoot so I decided to play with this evening with my furchild.

APAD- Day 57- Red beard grooming

Burly man trimming.

APAD- Day 56- Reflected

I technical and officially forgot about yesterday's post and didn't pick up my camera to shoot anything before the end of the night. I did however shoot this single cell phone picture of Hazel enjoying the view and scents from the car window while we were briefly stopped at the light.

APAD- Day 55- Bouldering time!

Stephen tries his hand at bouldering for the first time at Main Event in Austin, TX during a work outing.

APAD- Day 54- Chalkboard love

I found someone making chalkboards with " I love you because..." written on the top of it, and I wanted a specialized version of it. Stephen made us each one out of old matching photo frames. 

These are great when we do fill them out, they make you feel loved and appreciated! Wonderful way to start a morning and to remind you throughout the day. 

APAD- Day 53- Yay

Just a quickie table setting photo from a wedding I second shot today... it's too much work to try and cull the whole wedding and it is almost 2am! So yay bedtime!

APAD- Day 52- Toys

I came home with an hour until midnight after a long day of shooting at a corporate conference... while I was relaxing Hazel decided to pull out all of her toys and play with each one of them! Silly creature! 

APAD- Day 51- Naranjas

There's nothing more awesome than buying a 10 pound bag of oranges out of the back of a pickup truck on the side of the road. I swear the oranges and watermelons are always sweeter than the ones I find in the grocery store!

APAD- Day 50- Lush Green Grass

I am embracing the plushy green grass while I still have it. With Texas constantly in a drought, most of the time our lawn is brown and dead, so wonderful green grass you are all mine!

APAD- Day 49- Chickens again

 I can't wait until these gals are able to roam the yard! I'm going to keep them in their coop for a week and then they'll get supervised outings when I am home!

Also, in case you were wondering, the only way I can tell them apart is by their legs. Red has light yellow legs while Ruby has darker orangish yellow legs.

APAD- Day 48- Chicken homework

I have had these books since we built the chicken coop... and that was about 3 years ago! (see post from that day http://thaophotography.blogspot.com/2011/06/053011-apad-chicken-coop.html )

But now I have a little chicken reference library to make sure that all of my chicken's needs are met!

APAD- Day 47- Ruby & Red

Meet the new additions to the Belyeu household! Ruby is the one in the back, she is the quieter and more calm one. Red, who we named after Red from the show Orange is the New Black, is the more curious and feisty one! They are Rhode Island Reds!

APAD- Day 46- A fisherman's nightmare

While photographing this Brown Pelican a fisherman nearby started to tell us about how much of a pain they can be when you are trying to reel in a catch. 

APAD- Day 45- Mommy, don't leave me!

I put Hazel on the line when I let her out in the front yard, but as soon as she sees me approaching the car she begs to be let in. Once inside she will just sit there for hours if I let her!

APAD- Day 44- Up, up and away!

Tomorrow isn't just Valentine's for us. Tomorrow marks 4 years since we started dating!

There's nothing more fun than packing a suitcase for a weekend adventure! :)

APAD- Day 43- Boys and their toys

My brother-in-law figures out a way to install his new trigger guard to his rifle on Wednesday evening.

APAD- Day 42- Tennessee Bourbon Cinnamon Roll

Cinnamon bun for my hunny bun :) 

APAD- Day 41- Late night Stephen

Busy husband working on his next film.

APAD- Day 40- Foggy Doggy

Hazel takes a foggy morning stroll through the open fields in Pawnee, TX. 

APAD- Day 39- Tamales Time!

Family friend, Sandra Gonzales, passes off a dozen hojas (corn husk) after spreading the masa onto them as the whole family gather to help spread.

Thanks Sandra for helping lead the pack and showing me how to make tamales!

The logistics:
25 lbs of masa, 6 lbs of lard, 1 pork head and 16 lbs pork shoulder

The outcome:
21 dozens of pork + 5 dozens of beans + bonus of enchilada sauce

Yay! :D

APAD- Day 38- Oinky oink?

This slightly gruesome image is the main course for tomorrow in some sense... this will be wonderful tamales tomorrow!

APAD- Day 37- For The Love Of Totoro

Stephen painted me a Totoro picture some time back. If you haven't seen the movie My Neighbor Totoro, it's a must see! It might be a children's movie but I love it regardless!

APAD- Day 36- Swirl of puppies

Hazel with her cousin Alfie. It took Hazel about 2-3 months to get along with Alfie, and now he is one of the few dogs that she can be around! 

APAD- Day 35- Unamused pup

She's pretty much used to it and bored of me by now :)

APAD- Day 34- Bedtime stories

Stephen doing a little reading before bed.

APAD- Day 33- Bowling with friends

Mat prepares to take a bowl while out with the Sundae Crew (a group of friends) at The Goodnight in Austin, Texas on February 2, 2014.

APAD- Day 32- Lunar New Year

Thomas Gu, a Chinese Yo-Yo instructor at the Love of China dance school performs for a packed room full of people who came out to celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Asian American Resource Center on February 1, 2014. 

APAD- Day 31- My friend Ron

If you have ever been to Big Stacy Pool in Austin, Texas between the hours of 8-10 am, then you have probably spoken to my friend Ron. I met Ron about 5 years ago when I was first trying to teach myself how to swim. Now whenever I can and whenever I get off my butt, I try to make it down to the pool.

Stacy Pool is an awesome place if you have never been, you should check it out. It is an outdoor pool, that is heated by an Artesian well during the winter. So outdoor swimming all year round among nature and the trees, yes please!

I have always wanted to take this picture, although in my mind, I envisioned something slightly different. You see, in the winter when conditions are just right, there is this amazing fog above the water and swimming there in the morning is pure bliss. I had hoped that this morning would be a nice foggy one, but alas I think it got too warm for that!