one from my proofing tonight

Here is one from the same session. It is hard to find a picture I can't use of her. Somehow I have to try and weed some out. Boy! It is hard.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 3!!

SETTINGS:
Flash used: Yes (auto, return light not detected)
Focal length: 50.0mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
Exposure time: 0.0056 s (1/180)
Aperture: f/3.3
ISO equiv.: 200
Whitebalance: Manual

And last but not least my Sam as a clean vampire " 'cause makeup is for girls" as he says. Isn't he just too cute!

the best I can do with sports!

This is the senior I'm working on next. Notice the stop action in the ball!!!! LOL that is as close as I can get to movement. :) Going to bed NOW!

Senior

This young man worships with us. His mom is a beautician. So, I traded haircuts and getting my hair chemically straightened for shooting some pictures of him. He had already had studio portraits done at school and they bought some of those, so I took him to the park and did some there. This one is simply desaturated to the point that you can barely see the blue in his jeans.
I STINK at posing!!! I hope his mom doesn't see the pics and notice they are all the same poses in different locations! I did vary the angles, positions, and distances - but that is about it.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2

SETTINGS:
Flash used: Yes (auto, return light not detected)
Focal length: 50.0mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
Exposure time: 0.0056 s (1/180)
Aperture: f/3.3
ISO equiv.: 200
Whitebalance: Manual

Just my son as a scary Vampire! Hope you all have a great halloween!

My first try at panning...

...and I forgot to change the aperture setting to get more DOF... geeez! (if you look REAL close you can see the focus fell on the first horse's chest)

ISO 160, ss60, f3.5

senior 1 of 4 left to proof

I sure hope you guys don't mind if I just do this. I'm so exhausted and this just gets me to bed faster....LOL

Here's Jessy and here sister. Part II. We did the outdoor about a month ago.

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Sunday's shoot

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His wife died 3 years ago and this is her memorial bench. Still very sad.

football again

and tho this is an easy shot to take ('cause they're not moving :) I thought it was cool.

ISO3200, ss320, f2.8

out of town

Hi kids, I've been out of town with the college volleyball team. That's why I haven't been posting. Tessa...so sorry to hear about your migraines...I'm sure it is a delayed reaction to having to help me with my website...LOL

Arya...give little Ruthie a kiss from big ruthie for her owie.

I'll post a volleyball picture tonight plus I have a session today. I GOT MY 70-200

wooppieeeee

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

SETTINGS:
Flash used: Yes (auto, return light not detected)
Focal length: 50.0mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
Exposure time: 0.0056 s (1/180)
Aperture: f/3.3
ISO equiv.: 200
Whitebalance: Manual

My Daughter all decked out as a witch for the halloween party last nite.

Hands of Love

SETTINGS:
Flash used: Yes (auto, return light not detected)
Focal length: 50.0mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
Exposure time: 0.017 s (1/60)
Aperture: f/3.3
ISO equiv.: 200
Whitebalance: Manual

taken from my newborn session yesterday.

I'm sorry!!!

I am sorry I haven't posted in well......hmm.......long time sorry MA! I have been suffering with miagranes for last lil bit, its been horrible! Anyways I'm sorry and I will try and post again soon. What is this weeks theme? Ruth I think it would be a GREAT idea to have a list on the right side here ------------------> yap over there on the right lol that will give us the LIST of themes. I can do it if you need me to, would help me a lot haha.

Anyways I dunno what the theme is and I didn't have any sessions this week, was in bed, at hospital and in pain so here is one I took of the only thing laying around half way interesting lol

MISS DOLLY

Finally a TUTU

Four months later, the tutu finally arrives. My friend has a daughter that was willing and ready to be my model with the new pettiskirt. Isn't she a beautiful girl!!! I did a soft focus on this one, do you think it is too soft?

more vollyball...

...I think this may be even harder than shooting football. It's only my 2nd time ever with volleyball and these girls sure move fast! Guess I will have to attend a few more games to get the hang of it :)

ISO 1600, ss320, f3.5

ER trip last night

SETTINGS:
Flash used: Yes (auto, return light not detected)
Focal length: 50.0mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
Exposure time: 0.017 s (1/60)
Aperture: f/3.3
ISO equiv.: 200
Whitebalance: Manual

Ruth took a spill at the resturaunt we went to and split her head open down to the bone and needed to get layers and layers of stitches. If you want to read more about it feel free to go to my myspace blog at http://www.myspace.com/bearlyhere2006a

Look they're not moving...

...much, and isn't it funny that even tho they're athletes, they're still such GIRLS :)

ISO1600, ss320, f3.5

inside the mind of a senior!! LOL

She was so much fun. Just willing to do anything! What do you think? I'm crazy??? LOL

Someday...

... I'm going to get to shoot at a non-moving target...I've forgotten what that's like :)

ISO 1600, ss320, f3.5

Beautiful Mama

SETTINGS:
Flash used: Yes (auto, return light not detected)
Focal length: 50.0mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
Exposure time: 0.017 s (1/60)
Aperture: f/3.3
ISO equiv.: 200
Whitebalance: Manual

I know I posted one for today but I figured I would post this one because it really just took my breath away when I sat down to edit the images from my maternity session this morning. I just have to share it! Also I have been lax in posting so maybe this will make up for it...(Fingers crossed..lol)

So in LOVE

SETTINGS:
Flash used: No
Focal length: 50.0mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
Exposure time: 0.0010 s (1/1000)
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO equiv.: 200
Whitebalance: Manual

Very cute couple that I photographed yesterday. We wondered around downtown portland to get their different pictures done. It was sooo beautiful yesterday and all I could think of was how I wished it was more of a cloudy/overcast day because the sun was in full swing. lol

my last yearbook senior!

Kinda of sad because I had such a blast and they were all so pretty! But here she is. I used my 50mm and put it on 1.8 so that only her right eye is truly in focus. We got some great shots!

my wedding finally

270 pictures later....

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then if you want to see all 270 you need to go to the proof side and click on Behar the password is

Berlin

and yet another football pic

I wanted to show at least one football photo with less noise. This was taken from a closer position and it definitely cuts down on the grain. Now if I can just figure out a way to stand in the middle of the field I'd have it made!

ISO3200, ss400,f4

last preschool child

This one is sooc but it is my last child to proof.....happy happy am I!!

More football...

.....this time it's the high school game.

ISO3200, ss400, f3.5

MEET BABY "C"

SETTINGS:
Focal length: 50.0mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
Exposure time: 0.011 s (1/90)
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO equiv.: 200
Whitebalance: Manual

This is from my newborn session yesterday. I had the pleasure of photographing this pretty mommy when she was preggers with this little girl. She was 7 lbs and was sooo teeny tiny. My kids were never that small - 8 lbs and up were mine. Very beautiful family for sure.

its finally fall here

ok here is one of my son, look at all the orange for fall! Settings D70, manual mode, 85mm iso 800, f2.8 1/1000

Too bad it's not my kid...

... but here's what I've been working on. This has been my first experience with Jr. college football and these are some big (and fast) guys. A good friend of ours asked me to TRY to get some shots of their nephew (#88) at the last game and I got lucky :)

ISO 3200. ss320, f3.2 (hey I just noticed the symmetry here...kinda cool)

my senior today

I have two more and then senior season is over. I'm pretty wiped out.

Meet Baby "S"

SETTINGS:
Flash used: No
Focal length: 50.0mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
Exposure time: 0.0080 s (1/125)
Aperture: f/2.4
ISO equiv.: 200
Whitebalance: Manual

my senior today

hmmm blogspot is not letting me upload my picture. I'll try later.....

More Kacey

Okay, I'm slowly chipping away at getting Kacey's senior images done. The girl wants them taken EVERYWHERE. Anyway, this was done with garage light - hey, everyone else is doing it....bridge, jump...
Yes, this is her true personality. Never met such a priss. Don't ask me where it came from because I am so NOT prissy.

a cutie!

So my question is what has happened here? Where is everyone! Please email me and tell me if you still want to do this blog..... :) thanks all!

Miss Princess Tiffani turned 6 yesterday.
We went to Princess Disney on Ice
and this is what I let her wear for it.
It was GREAT!
Must see if you have young kids!

a little cherub

Isn't she just the cutest??? Her mother didn't even buy any pictures. :sigh: Still working on the preschool and way behind on all the others.

Senior

Here's a shot from my senior session the other night. Settings manual mode, 85mm, iso 1600(it was getting dark out) f3.2 1/200

La Jolla

I'm not great at landscapes but I did have this one from our trip to San Diego this summer.

ISO 200, ss400, f10

Peek-a-boo

SETTINGS:
Flash used: No
Focal length: 50.0mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
Exposure time: 0.0003 s (1/3000)
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO equiv.: 200
Whitebalance: Auto

I took this picture of this jumping spider while at a rest stop on our way to Idaho. He's playing peek-a-boo...lol

preschool shoot

I'm so in the weeds ladies. It isn't even funny anymore....I'm soo behind. Sorry I can't make comments, I just want to go to bed! This is from today. I don't even know if it the best...and it is sooc except for edge burning.....

My Dear Friend & Her Girls

SETTINGS:
Flash used: Yes (auto, return light detected)
Focal length: 50.0mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
Exposure time: 0.017 s (1/60)
Aperture: f/4.8
ISO equiv.: 200
Whitebalance: Manual

This is my dear friend - I have taken her family pictures for years and while down in idaho this weekend for grandpa's memorial service I was able to get some more taken for this year. This is my friend with her two girls! I think I am getting better with the use of my flash - practice makes perfect! lol

Not sure what the new theme is...

...so I'm just posting this one. I was TRYING to make it look old but I liked the color of the train...so I changed it to B&W and then erased back in the red.

ISO400, ss400, f8

Elements 6-BW

I was able to shoot a highschool football game today. They let me walk the sidelines and get some great shots. This one I used the function in Elements 6 "convert to BW" and added just a bit more contrast. I'm thinking I'm going to like this conversion. I did purchase Nichole Van's Essential BW, but I'm having a time getting it to work. I'm going to have to see if I can find the PDF instructions! (can you imagine - reading instructions?)

what day is it???

ok for my senior today. We did a full session but I'm just booking to get her yearbook pictures done. I'll do the rest later. Here is one of her choices.

Pumpkin head

ok here is my baby boy doing a peakaboo with a pumpkin hat on. I also wanted to add that I have started up a new blog if any one wants to check it out. http://www.reflectionsblog.blogsome.com/

Settings for photo 85mm, iso 400 f2.8 1/800

just one more then I have to go to bed!!!

yes she is beautiful!!!

I can't believe how beautiful all my seniors are this year. We spent way too long and this is just one of the pictures. I'll show more when I have them. iso 100 (light meter on 125) f4.0 ss125

my bride

I tried really hard to get this wedding proofed tonight but I didn't finish. Here is another one.

15 min. Senior Session

SETTINGS:
Flash used: Yes (auto, return light detected)
Focal length: 50.0mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
Exposure time: 0.011 s (1/90)
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO equiv.: 200
Whitebalance: Auto

This was taken today - his mom needed to have the pictures done so he could take a picture in for his year book - talk about cutting it close...lol I got some really nice images and started using my flash outdoors as well as indoors because it's getting darker as the cloudy skies come in.

My Attempt...

...at making a photo look old. I used the Aly's vintage old canvas action and then upped the contrast and desaturated it a bit more. I'm including the original shot to show the difference.
ISO 125,ss60,f4

my boys birthday

ok here's a shot from my boys photo session for his birthday. Settings manual mode 85mm iso 400 f4.5 1/160

yet one more senior

bla bla bla...g'nite

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I think they all need a contrast boost and I may redo them tomorrow night. What do you all think? She doesn't know they exist yet.

yet another senior

just finished Tara

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password

beauty

did you notice I blurred the arms, do you like it better? I now have no session until Friday and Sat.

nite...going to bed!!

Little Nic

I babysat today for a friend. This is her youngest son. I took him and his brother to the park and tried to get some shots - but boys are WILD. This is the ONLY calm moment I got. The sun was too harsh for the shots on the playground and any time I tried to get a "near pose" HA, give up on that idea! Anyway, his mom loved this one.

Busy lil girl :)

Settings: f4.5, ss 400, iso 200

so many hands

ok is this freakin cool??? or freaky!!! I haven't shown the senior yet! This is what we were trying to do though.