The Smokies

November 30, 2015 Deby Ciui (Chewy)Leave a comment

Happy Belated Thanksgiving to everyone! I just got back home from the mountains. The good ol’ Smokies. I have been to these mountains in Tennessee but never had a chance to go through and take pictures of the scenic route. It’s been a long day today. A lot of driving.

7… the number of hours I was in a car.

340… number of miles from my apartment to Knoxville,

and…

43… the total number of SEMI trucks I had to pass before getting home. I don’t like semi-trucks. They are road hogs that take up the entire high-way. But I am home now. All’s well. And I’m exhausted.

Enjoy the pictures.

Black and Whites

October 20, 2015October 26, 2015 Deby Ciui (Chewy)Leave a comment

There is something about a black and white photo that just takes it to a whole new level of ambiance. You can always have pictures of colors and they can be vibrant and beautiful, but black and white photos are some of the most elegant pictures in the book. Recently went to my niece and nephew’s baptism and although I took hundreds of pictures the black and whites are my favorite.

Liteom Photography

Baptisms are a big thing in the Romanian community/culture. In a matter of speaking if I were to ask another fellow Romanian what the most momentous occasion in one’s life would be they would either say one of the following.

Wedding
Birth of a child
or Baptism

Granted this isn’t the same for everyone one, both in or out of the Romanian community but these three things are BIG things. Take it from someone who has 4 siblings and 21 nieces and nephews. You start with the Baptism, years later you’ve got the wedding, and then BABIES!

Life · Photography

Mini Models

August 24, 2015 Deby Ciui (Chewy)Leave a comment

Life is always an adventure.

One of the biggest adventures in life that I have seen is family. All families are different all people see things different. Even identical twins (although they may look the same) usually have very different personalities. My family is always growing either by us ‘adopting’ someone as part of our family and just bringing them in and welcoming them with open arms or by the many nieces and nephews I always have. Some of these are getting older some are being born now, either way they are all different even when they look the same. And lets face it kids are hilarious.

I held a mini photo shoot with some of my nieces and nephews so here are my mini models. Gotta love them.