Monday, August 31, 2009

Coming Soon!

Got my lens back, Praise the Lord!

Shot, shot and shot some more this weekend. Can't wait to share!

Funny thing happened to me though. While I was wrapping it up, a lady asked me for my card.

Card?

Guess I gotta work on that.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

I've Been Playing

Oh, yes I have.

I stumbled across another photo editing tool that I really like and is VERY user friendly. So, while I wait on my lens to return home safely, I've been playing.

Here are some of my old photos with this new editing tool.




Wednesday, August 5, 2009

I'm Still Here

Yes, I'm still taking pictures. I've been playing around and learning lots of things about my camera. I'm waiting to hear back from Nikkon on one of my lenses then I can charge forward again. I have 4 folks who have asked me to do their pictures, but hopefully we can firm up some dates soon.

Till then...enjoy this...

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Lessons in Lighting

And Bubbles.

Saturday when some of My Girl's friends came over to play on the Slip 'n' Slide they brought one of Baby Boy's favorite items.

Bubbles.

I just began clicking away at all of the activity since I wasn't trying for huge photographic elements here. As I was looking at what I was taking, I realized I was sitting in my own 'schooling' and learning a very important lesson.

Watch where you sit when taking a picture.

Say, under a tree.

It will create huge shadows and over expose the other elements in the photograph.


See here...Baby Boy's face disappears


At this point, I realized there might be too much shadowing, so I stood up. Better, but still not the photograph I would have been looking for if I was intentionally 'shooting'.


Shifted to one side, and Baby Boy gets darker again. Lesson learned.


To the other side...way too bright.


Walk slightly around him...odd shadows.


His sweet little face almost disappeared!


Awww...there he is! And although he became my 'lessons learned' subject for the day, those eyes...those lips...shadowed or not still melt my heart!

Monday, July 20, 2009

Neglected One

Apparently I neglected to show this photo:



Forgive me.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

C's Swim Meet

This weekend I was asked to come and shoot my best friend's grandson's final swim meet.

It was the Cabot Piranhas vs the Sherwood Sharks.

That made me chuckle.

And let me say, when I agreed to go I thought it was just going to be a few kiddos swimming around.

Wrong.

There were 500+/- kiddos there! Seroiusly.

So while my best friend has a CD of 100 or so photos of her precious boy swimming and jumping and breathing and relaying, I selected out my favorites photography-wise to put here.









Sunday, July 12, 2009

Lovell Family Session

My best friends haven't had pictures made with the kids since I was pregnant with Luke. So, while I was vacationing to see them, we took the opportunity.

This is just a sampling of my favorites.


I think even my favorite part of this pic is that Belle isn't looking


This boy ADORES his uncle


THIS is the epitome of these 2 when they are together





Even a great shot of just them 2


She and I have been thru thick and thin together!


Perhaps my favorite