When I walked into the office today, there was a nice big package waiting for me. My studio sample had arrived! I love opening new packages, especially when they contain beautiful goodies inside! One of the most aggravating things (and admittedly why I’ve been a slacker on updating my own personal images in my home) is that I’m too lazy to go get a decent frame for images that I’m in love with. So I end up with a gorgeous print sitting in a box. For months. I’d be much more efficient at getting my images up on the wall if I didn’t have to figure out what kind of frame to put it in… My new solution? Box framed prints. Now available at Vanessa Frosch Photography!

I oozed with excitement as I carefully opened the package – it was perfection in a box! I’ve been staring at it. All day. I’m kind of in love with it.

The images are printed on fine art quality paper, then they’re mounted on a masonite board and set into a beautiful wooden box frame.  It is such an elegant way to display your most cherished moments. The quality of the print is fantastic! And the frame – gah, I’m loving, loving, loving it!

Here’s what it looks like. This one’s a 12×18″. Jaime and Dan are fabulous, aren’t they?

Here it is from a different angle, so you can see how it lays against the wall. Underneath that, you’ll see the original image.

Another angle so you can see the frame better:

Just looking at it on the wall makes me smile. See how quickly I got it up there? Yep. These are the best.

I kept trying to come up with some gimicky theme for my first blog post of 2010 - my top 20 favorite photos of 2009, top 10 couples of 2009, etc.

Luckily, it’s my blog and I get to make the rules.

Instead of limiting myself to a certain number of photos that were my ‘favorites’, I’ll show you the ones that were special to me based on how they made me *feel* and how they’ve helped me grow personally. I learned more about myself than I ever have in a single year. There were extreme ups and downs, and each feeling was worth the experience because at the end of it, I came out a little wiser and I’d like to think helped build up a little character. They say you find a bit of yourself in every photo you take. I couldn’t agree more.

In 2009, I have felt pure exhilaration, trying things I’ve never attempted before:

I have felt that warm, fuzzy, innocent kind of wonder:

I have felt extreme loss:

And extreme faith:

I have felt imaginative:

And playful:

And sensual:

And colorful:

I have felt like a kid in a candy store:

…like I didn’t have a single care in the world:

And most of all, I have felt myself in love:

Thanks for reading my first post of the decade! If you like what you see, or even if you hated it, please let me know what you think and add your comments below. No matter what it is, I’d love to hear from you! Here’s to the start of an amazing new year!