Wow, I blinked and another year has passed. What an amazing year it has been! My oldest is now a senior in high school and will be off on his own in just a few short months. The kids are all growing and changing so fast - I wish I could slow time down. Gabriel is no longer a baby, but a busy and happy little toddler. Everyone has grown so much this year! We are currently in the process of purchasing the home we've lived in and loved up here in the mountains for the past 3 years. We cannot wait to be homeowners again! I made the very difficult decision about halfway through 2014 to take an indefinite break from client work in an effort to focus more on my own family. I have no regrets - it's been a wonderful year! I am so excited to see what 2015 brings.
Normally, I put together collages sharing many favorites from the year, but this time, I decided to do things a little differently and choose my personal top 25 images of 2014 to share with you. These are favorites for varying reasons - many are of my own children and some are not. I love each and every one of them. It is always so fun to go back through a year's worth of work and see the growth and progress from previous years. Speaking of which, you can check out my 2013 year in review HERE. These are in no particular order - well, that's not entirely true. Image #1 is most definitely my top favorite for the year, but the rest are in random order. Happy New Year everyone, and may you all have a healthy, happy, and prosperous 2015! Bring it on!
Wonderful work from you this year Lisa, and wide recognition to boot! It's all great, #23 might be my favorite just now but another moment and #3 or others could hop into that spot. Thanks again for sharing your work and success with us this year.
I rarely post on the forums here but I simply couldn't resist. All 25 images are amazing. Fantastic work all around. I am genuinely looking forward to what you share with us in 2015.
Happy New Year to you and your family.
There are some absolutely wonderful artists world wide. But your creations are at the absolute very best level. In-fact I find more influence from studying your work than any one else.
I remember sometime back in one of your early posts you questioned yourself as to whether you were a pro or not. I think you've answered your question with these 25 images. I've run out of words that describe your work. Superb is one of the many. I guess something that might convey the impact your photos have on people is the reaction of my wife when I showed her your work............, "Geeeez I want to hug those kids!"
Thank you so much for sharing your work and family with us. It makes us feel good and inspires us to be better photographers. But, you're a tough act to follow.
Happy New Year to you and your family
Ed
I don't come to FM much anymore. When I do I really enjoy any Lisa Holloway post. I don't know what your day rate is but whatever it is it should be higher.
, I look for your posts by looking at the amount of views. Over 2-5k views 99% of the time it's Lisa H.