Morgan Day Siler-Cecil has studied photography at the Santa Fe Workshop in Santa Fe, NM and Brooks institute in Santa Barbara, CA.
She started her boutique photography business in 2006 in Portland, OR and moved to Lexington last winter with her husband and her son.
Beginning in the spring of 2010 she will be teaching a course in digital photography and photoshop through UK’s Fine Art Institute.
Morgan is also a writer, blogger, travel and inspiration lover. She shares her photography, insights and adventures on BluegrassRomance.com
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Some simple facts about me:
1. I love the creative process.
2. I love beauty.
3. I love people + their stories.
4. The camera is one way I get to explore all of these things together.
5. I live in Lexington, KY right now.
6. Pizza and french fries are tied for my favorite food.
7. Yoga makes me feel powerful.
8. I value art and quiet time and believe we all should experience more of it in our daily life.
9. Romance makes life sparkle.
10. I have one birthmark and one tattoo; both are shaped like a bird.
11. I’ve been fortunate in life to travel a whole bunch. All who know me know I am infatuated with Italy.
12. I’m a family person. It’s hard not to be when your husband and your son are so dang cool and great to hang out with.
13. Playing dress up is so fun, us adults should do it often.
14. I value my clients and prefer to be picky. Good chemistry is important when it comes to creating poignant photos.
15. I drink Americano’s, not coffee. (In this area of life, I admit I am a snob).
Just for fun, read my dossier:
Super Powers:
Ability to talk philosophy in a mini-skirt with a straight face.
Ability to teach women the sureness of their worth and inspire them to wear their sexiest lingerie to church.
Ability to hold the Garudasana (Eagle Pose) pose in 4 in heels.
Ability to spot the love-story in every scenario and photograph it.
Dress-up Closet:
Tight Pin Stripe Pencil Skirts, Skinny Jeans, Nine West Black Stilettos (a staple, go through a min 3 pairs/year), J Peterman Movie Star Red Dress, Biker-Babe Leather Pants, Frye Campus Boots, La Perla Black Label Lingerie.
Disguise:
Marilyn Monroe Wig and/or librarian glasses.
Go-To Gadget:
Canon 5D, iPod and iPhone, Fiance’s MacBook, and Flip Mino HD, decorated in the Italian Flag (This one is on her wish-list).
Vice:
The very occasional American Spirit Cigarette.
Magic Potion:
Every morning: Americano made will Illy Cafe.
Most Evenings: Gray Hounds in the summer (Vodka +Grapefruit Juice) and Scarlet O’Hara’s in the winter (Bourbon +Cranberry + Nutmeg).
Anytime: Micro-brew from the Pacific Northwest. Wine from Italy.
Battery Recharge Hub:
Bathtub at Masseria di Alchimia in Southern Italy or a yoga mat
Bratty Spoilers:
Luxurious afternoon nap in a 4 star hotel room; Watching previews of Independent Films or Romantic Comedies.
Owner’s Manual:
Collection of Rumi Love Poems
Weapon:
Patent Leather Stilettos Heels, and a copy of the Kama Sutra.
Nemesis:
Mediocrity
Flights of Depression
Secret Ambition:
Bond Girl, Tango Dancer, or Sexy Archeologist
