a quicky session

Her mom came over to deliver some makeup to me. Whallaaaaaa a model to try out a lighting pattern. She is the same young lady that won the best of 2007 contest. Isn't she stunning.

iso 100 f5.0 ss125

My Niece the Superstar

This is Molly's first year to play softball. I was able to go to her game last night and see her first homerun. Her daddy was beaming!

What a Catch!

He lost his cap running after this one! I don't usually get decent shots of players in left field; even with the 70-200, it's still a long way off. But again, it was a day game and my settings allowed me to get the shot.

ISO 400, ss4000, f5

Blake's baseball team

Went to Blake's baseball game tonight! I would love to be as good as Meg but I have a long ways to go. But.............. I love the 70-200 VERY MUCH!

iso400 ss5000 f4.0

Katie at her professional BEST

Here is just a behind the scenes at that shoot. Seems to be a standard pose for Katie these days. :)

Out at First !

ISO 400, ss2000, f5.6

My Victorian Afternoon Setup

This weekend I hauled my whole setup to a preschool building and did a "Victorian Afternoon" event. Only 4 famlies partook in the event but that was plenty. I am beat!

Seniors with Style

Guys are channeling Horatio Cane from CSI Miami and Kacey (my oldest ) is channeling Audrey Hepburn. All shot with natural light.

From today

My first model shoot. These are steamy, sexy and it was a blast. New venture for me and I love it!

more from Makelle

Here is another from our shoot together. I'd say we did pretty good together. HMMM Mom and Daughter team. :)

I Love Day Games!

So many of our games have been at night lately, and no matter how well-lit these fields are, they're never well-lit enough. This is from our JV game....before the Varsity night game.
ISO 400, ss2500, f5.6

Hi everyone

My mom and I did a photo shoot today, I begged my mom if she could let me in on this. After a while I broke her down and she said okay. ;D Here is one of the pictures I took

ISO: 100
F: 4.0
SS: 250

new member to our group

I've invited my daughter Katie to join our group. She has just started her own photography company. So welcome Katie!!!

Monkey Bars

I took this while at the park yesterday. I decided to just shoot in jpg mode since my RAW mode on my camera isn't working properly and giving me horrid images most of the time. I haven't edited in jpg for some time, it was fun though.

SETTINGS: ISO: 200 SS: 1/500 AP: f/2.8 used peta's pop color action and then adjusted the layers and then created another layer to do a bit more saturation with the sponge tool.

my daughter

I took this tonight while trying to explain off camera flash. :) Still with my mom but I think she is going to get out of the hospital tomorrow and go into a nursing home.

Let me Out...

...or more appropriately, let me in (the game:)

ISO400, ss1250, f4.5

Gum Wall

For those of you unfamiliar with the gross traditions of California (and apparently from Ruth's neck of the woods also) there is an alley walkway in San Luis Obispo that is covered in chewed gum (eek).... some people even bring ladders 'cause there are used chewing gum pieces as high as 12 ft. on both sides of the walkway. Pretty icky, but a 'must visit' every time we go to the coast!

ISO 800, ss200, f5.6

my storybook banner

Don't know how this will come out. I'm working on a banner for the fair this summer. What do you all think?

I'm here in spirit

My mom got through surgery good. She had to have an incision just like open heart surgery so she is pretty wiped out. Not really conscience but I'm hanging out at the hospital as much as possible and doing all that I can to keep her comfortable. I can't open any RAW images from my laptop so there goes proofing stuff while I'm out here... that really bums me out!

But my mom is doing good and that is what is really important. :)

Baseball again

ISO400, ss2500, f5.6

Daddy's Little Girl

This is a moment I captured at my last wedding (still working on images, as I'm able). I love the look on the bride's face in this one.

Under the Lights

I just liked the look of this one :)

ISO3200, ss400, f3.2

Sleeping Ruth

I took this image of Ruth after she fell asleep on William. I used my flash bounced off the ceiling at an angle.

SETTINGS: ISO: 200, AP: f/2.8 SS: 1/60 FLASH USED

from my wedding last week

It looks like I have to go out of town too. My mom is having major surgery on Monday and I won't have a computer. :(

My beautiful Daughter...

... and her best friend!

ISO400, ss400, f5

So long, fairwell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye....

I hate to go and leave this pretty "site"! :) I just love that song!!

I'm not leaving forever but I will be away for a couple weeks as my oldest dd will be having surgery at Omaha's Children's Hospital next week. Life has been so crazy around here I barely have time to get on my computer let alone pick up the camera. I have a couple tiny shoots planned while she is in the hospital if she allows me to leave at all. So hopefully I will have some images to play with once we are home. If you would like to follow her progress I will be posting updates on our family blog http://5monsters.blogspot.com/ . Please keep A.J. in your thoughts and prayers next Wednesday.

so sad that I don't even have a picture to share :(

More from Wedding

I'm having horrible color issues with the cast from these orange tinted paneled walls. I'm glad I shot in RAW. Does this one look too wacked? Any suggestions to work the color?

My maternity session from yesterday

My beautiful Daughter...

...and another kitty!

ISO500, ss160, f5 with fill flash

7 week old

I had a darling little baby tonight. But he didn't want any pictures with out mom. Here is one.

Sorry for the Break

Sorry for the Break. We have been incredibly busy, not doing pictures unfortunately. But we are building a deck, and my computer was slowing down so bad it would take me 20 minutes to process a picture and that was just minor adjustments. But we recieved our new computer and now I feel like I am a a speed demon. Of course I spent the last two and a half weeks reloading everything. But I did have a session this last week. I love how they are turning out. This is one of my favorites so far.

Sat night Cotillion

How I spent my Sat. night. 100 some jr high kids dressed in 50's costume. It was a blast.
Camera settings ISO100 1/125 f/10. Two 400 ab's. Oh and I'm thrilled to say, I get to print them sooc. Awesome!!

First Softball Game

I was shooting thru a fence so I struggled a bit, but I like this shot.
(and it was a force play so she was out :)

ISO400, ss1250, f6.3

April 12 Wedding

Still feeling terrible, but I did process a few of the "getting ready" images today. This is just a shot of the bride right after the got into her dress. So in the spirit of posting...

How can you resist....

...those eyes?

ISO800, ss125, f4 with fill flash.

Whidbey Island

Here is little Hannah on my Whidbey Island set.

No Pic tonight

I shot a wedding today with bronchitis, sinus infection and both ears are infected. I think my right eardrum has ruptured. I'm so glad I'm home now, the images are backed up and I'm going to BED! Prayers are appreciated. I'm miserable.

Aaron

This is my oldest. He actually posed for me yesterday.

ISO: 200 AP:f/2.8 SS: 1/125 Nikon D70 Natural light shot in Fine Jpg mode

Tammy and I shooting my new set

This is Whidbey Island... you can't see the whole thing because of my crop...but you will! :)

e-session

Here's an image from my last session, a very sweet couple whose wedding will be in August at a local vineyard (I can't wait!!).

Camera Shy?

Actually he was dodging the sun, not me:) ...and he's sitting on a bag of ice, hamstring injury.

ISO 400, ss1250, f4.5

Shhhh...

He's not really allowed on the furniture. Another one that's just too darn cute. On camera flash reflected with a white card. (stuck a library card directly behind th flash, doesn't create harsh shadows.) ISO 800, f/5.0, 1/125. This is the only type pic I can get right now with the 75-300.

Missing Toof

This is my youngest. She lost her front tooth earlier in the week. Now she has a lisp. As if she weren't cute enough.

My Niece is Getting Married

Okay, I need to work on "edgy" poses and get some of those great engagement images. I'm so B O R I N G! Here is one of my niece and her fiance'. I'm shooting their wedding at the end of May. I have been playing with textures, though.

another one from my sweet senior

Safe at Home!

Though I'm sure his mom will not be sending this to all the relatives :)

ISO640, ss500, f6.3

my senior tonight

The is Iona. A very shy sweet girl. iso 100 f5.6. I custom white balanced and it was really green. I haven't been happy yet with any custome white balance except for the target when I was in Portland. I may have to break down and get one. Anyone have one?

E-Session

I did engagement images tonight for my May 31 and June 7th brides and grooms. Here is one of my favorites that I've edited.

my cabanaboy

I was getting ready for my senior session tomorrow and Kyle came home from work. He is always so willing to sit in for me!!! Tonight I was working on my spotlight behind and getting that metered correctly. My back light and hair light are at 2.8 while my main is 4.0. I took that on my sweet apple. iso 100 ss 125

High Jump

Only my second track meet and I was determined to get a pic of one of the high jumpers. Of course it would have been even better if this had been the first place finisher.....as it was, this particular young man came in second but gets to be in the paper because you can see his face :)

ISO800, ss1000, f5.6

my newest senior set

Blake was testing this out for me tonight... Such a good son! F8 in front and then blasted the light off the back wall. I'm totally moving everything around in my studio. I need a bigger space.

Sports Magazines

I purchased some Senior Sport and Style magazine covers through a member of another forum. I tweaked one a bit for a shot I captured at yesterday's tournament. I love this shot because of the graceful way she is holding her left arm as she goes up for the tip over.

From today

I think I'm out of practice. Seriously, there were only 4 that turned out.

Climbing the tree

SETTINGS: ISO: 200 SS: 1/250 AP: f/3.3

This was taken during the same time as the others while at the park with the kids. This one is of Ruth trying to climb the tree where daddy sat.

Free to good home....

...heck, free to ANY home.

(We ship anywhere in the continental US :)

Welcome back Kelly

We need you!!! We are not as valiant as we used to be! Here is a shot from my bridal today. I'll have more to share later but I've got to go spray paint my new senior set. I will rock!!!

Hi! I'm back.

After a break and long winter, I plan on contributing here more. Not the most exciting picture, but my daughters found baby bunnies in the back yard play area. This is a good sign of a long awaited spring. (the bunnies are under the grass)

Daffodils from another angle

This is an image of the stems of daffodils coming out of the ground. I just love the texture of this image.

Settings: ISO: 200 AP: f/2.0 SS: 1/350

Ruth and her Nana

Here is a photograph of my mom hanging out with her grandbaby. all but about 10% of the images I took turned out and I was so greatful this one did because it was full of such joy and emotion. Enjoy!

Settings: ISO: 200 AP: f/3.3 SS: 1/750

scotty

Here is a young man that I got to photograph in Las Vegas. He loved the fact that I didn't make him smile. :)

little Hannah

This is why I need to have a name for the set that isn't just about dancing. Something about broadway. Like Broadway babies!!! Something like that.

My Baby is going to be 16!

This is my middle daughter. She wanted a new picture for her Sweet 16 party invite. I'm taking Vicki Byerley's online workshop, so I needed up close shots. So, here is the one she picked.

Another buzz card

Here is the other card I made quick from the template. Just had to drag their photo (s) onto it then change the color of the font and drag it around wherever it looks best.

My buzz card...

I am going to have these printed out on 4x5 cards and give them out with each completed order customized for each client of course. Even if I don't end up really making money back at least it will keep people talking about my business which is an area I seem to have trouble with. So it's like low cost marketing!

Making the Catch

Did you think I was going to stop posting sports pics? And hey, I got a (temporary) job as the sports photog and writer for our local paper....at least until maternity leave is up for the regular gal :)
ISO400,ss800, f5.6