I like to look back through the images that I’ve taken during the year and revisited them. Here are a few of my favorites from 2012:

I know, you just want to dive in and eat those onion rings, don’t you?

Love this sweet little black capped chickadee posing for me.

Murphy, my adorable, impossible, impish cavalier king charles puppy. Love him.

Dogwood blossoms on the tree out my bedroom window. Taken with my lensbaby lens. I’ve been using it quite often this year.

Silly photo to like, such a simple shot…but I love it. Possibly because I’m craving some good fresh peaches for a nice peach pie and can’t find any right now.

I have so enjoyed improving my food photography and learning so much with my other food photography friends in The Inspired Plate. Our monthly challenges have been so fun, and well, challenging… I’ve learned a lot this year and can’t wait to learn more in 2013. I plan on expanding my food photography portfolio this year.

I also really enjoyed the monthly Fine Art Friday group of photographers from 4 the Love of Focus. There have been some breathtaking photos shared in the Fine Art Friday group, and I plan on participating again in 2013.

I’ve loved this expansion of my photography past just portrait photography this year. While I do love capturing people, both lifestyle and a more glamour style, I find myself more and more drawn to the food photography and fine art side of photography.

I look forward to seeing what 2013 has in store for me!

A brief snow storm blew through Columbia, MO last week. The wind whipped the snow into blizzard conditions, even though we didn’t get much actual snow. When it all settled down, our Elm tree stood silent in the bitterly cold winter wonderland.

Next up is Los Angeles Photographer Amy Shertzer.

For our last challenge in our Food Photography group The Inspired Plate, we had the theme of celebrate. I was out of town without most of my photography gear or lights…and a gray dreary day…but still managed to get these Celebrate Food Photography shots.

We All Celebrate In Our Own Way

Celebrate with Champagne

Celebrate with Milk and Cookies

Celebrate with Tea and BonBons

Celebrate! Have a fabulous New Year! I always look forward to this time of year. Time for a new slate. New challenges to try. Enjoy the person you are right now, or turn the page and rewrite who you want to be.

Hope over to Kim Kelly | San Diego Food Photographer and Writer and see how she captured Celebrate.