365 Days of Photographs

Family - The Season's Blessings

2009-12-30T21:16:00.000-08:00

Family - you gotta love 'em, right? Don't you? I love my family. They are the best! My brothers and sisters are some of my most favorite people. I hope that is something my girls share one day (they are teens now, so they are NOT there yet).
Christmas is one of the few times in the year that we all make the effort to be together at the same time in the same place. It gets crowded, but we love to be together, so it's not that big of a deal.
This year we hosted both my family and Phil's on Christmas day. My family was here for lunch and his for dinner. There is a lot of trash on my curb tonight for tomorrow's pickup. The kids got TONS of gifts! I even got the sweetest letter from Trent about the Pirate book I gave him. I love buying gifts!
I'm attaching a photo of the Shaver cousins. We try and get this image every year. Unfortunately, my oldest was out of town and wasn't here for the picture this year. But we did get everyone else, including my oldest nephew Eric and his two boys.
Once I'm rested up from these last few days, I'm going to start looking forward to next year. For now, I'm looking forward to BAMA playing in the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!!! ROLL TIDE!!

{pregnant}

2009-12-19T11:47:00.000-08:00

Today is my birthday and I got my wish of being preggers before my birthday hit and it actually happened...I am praying this time I carry to full term. I'm due the end of August.

Welcome Home!

2009-10-02T18:48:00.000-07:00

Got back safe and sound from our trip to Georgia and even tho I suspect no one is actually visiting this blog.... I'm tired of looking at my old photos :)

Addendum

2009-09-04T08:03:00.000-07:00

Just to clarify the preceeding rather cluttered post (thanks dear) ...Our wonderful, intelligent, funny, sweet son is in Fort Benning Georgia at this minute finishing up his Army basic training, then on to Airborne, then to Ranger school. While he is officially a 'soldier' (passed the 1st phase) he is not as of yet actually serving. He will not be deployed for many (hopefully MANY MANY) months but we are already praying for his safety (you can too:)

thanks all!

ps. the pics were sent to Sam along with our letters, they are of family and friends.

For Sam. . .

2009-09-03T22:45:00.000-07:00

. . .serving our country as a Soldier.

...........................................................................

Maureen's SOH (stupid old husband)

more and more seniors

2009-08-28T23:50:00.000-07:00

I haven't been posting on this blog because I'm starting a new one and have hesitated to post on this blog. But since I'm so swamped, I haven't been able to work on my new blog! So much to do and NO time... I love my seniors! Here are a few of my latest!

What I've Been Doing

2009-08-23T08:54:00.000-07:00

It's not a great excuse, but it's all I've got! Been spending most of my days gardening or preserving what we're growing....will try to post a few pics this week.

Update

2009-07-29T22:34:00.000-07:00

(the image above is our new additions to our home, two sweet little kittens who just make me laugh like crazy. ISO:200 AP: f/3.5 SS: 1/60 bounced flash)

I'm so sorry I haven't posted much. This past week I found there was no heartbeat at my 12 week apt. so they got me into see the ultrasound tech. When I didn't see a heart beat on the monitor I knew something was wrong and especially when she wouldn't tell me anything and sent me off to my own doctor, who told me what I suspected.

After five days I called the doctor and asked if they would just do a D&C since my body wasn't wanting to let go (this was yesterday) and he scheduled me for the D&C today @ 3:30 pm. It went well and I had a dear friend with me the whole time.

In October, we can start trying again to have another baby. Let's hope that this one takes and wants to stay with me to the end. ((BIG HUGGS)) to everyone!!

Playing with Macro Lens

2009-07-11T07:06:00.000-07:00

Brought my macro lens along to last night's engagement session. Her is one of the images I took. I kinda like her expression, so I kept it, even though he is all smiley.

Ladybug teenagers....

2009-07-02T14:40:00.000-07:00

...and just like your own, you might be tempted to kill these little buggers.

But don't... they will soon grow up to be beautiful Ladybugs.

(I can't speak for how your own will turn out :)

Pictures at the Creek

2009-07-01T19:58:00.000-07:00

We went up to the mountains for this picture. It was such a fun session.

oh my heck

2009-06-30T05:35:00.001-07:00

are we still posting to this blog??????/ LOLOL I thought everyone forgot about this!

Spending my summer at camp!

2009-06-27T06:21:00.000-07:00

We live about 2 hours away from a summer camp that my girls LOVE to attend. The camp is offered twice during the summer and if I go as a counselor to both camps, the girls can attend the second camp for free - so here I stay for the summer. It is HOT, but it is a great group of people and the girls have a blast (I usually enjoy it as well). Here are some shots of what we do...

Latest Session

2009-06-19T13:16:00.000-07:00

My friends little girl she is so cute!

{Jumpin' Spider}

2009-06-02T16:18:00.000-07:00

I just took this of a huge jumpin spider that found some warmth on my modem...he was about the size of a quarter...see the catchlights?

settings: ISO: 100 AP: f/4.0 SS: 1/60 bounced flash used

Sweety Nova....

2009-05-29T13:21:00.000-07:00

With all this Baby news I think I wll stay away for awhile :)

2009-05-29T09:03:00.000-07:00

Just in case it is contagious!! Congrats, Tesa, Ruth, and Arya!!!

{Two Lines}

2009-05-26T17:45:00.000-07:00

Ruth is a Grandma!!!

2009-05-25T06:57:00.000-07:00

Hmmm, I wonder when she'll post pics here???? RUTH!!!

We have been blessed!!!!!!!

2009-05-09T09:40:00.001-07:00

Our baby gurl has ARRIVED!!!!!!! Thought I would come share a photo of our precious lil bundle :) She was born just before 6pm on May 6.....came out like a rocket the doctor wasn't even there haha. We are doing great, still a bit tired of course but feel so blessed to have such a perfect lil gurl home with us! God is GREAT!

Senior Collage

2009-05-09T09:20:00.001-07:00

This was my senior from last year. They just got me the pictures they wanted for the collage.

Baby Nova is Here!

2009-05-08T21:58:00.000-07:00

Tesa has pics on her facebook page. You should all check them out. She's a beauty.

Birthday Party

2009-05-03T14:07:00.000-07:00

Today is my Great-grandmother's 100th birthday! We had a party for her yesterday. Here is a picture of the birthday girl.

{Lilacs are blooming...}

2009-05-03T11:13:00.000-07:00

and the sun is shining...just a few snaps of the lilacs and my neighbors tree...

Sorry I have been gone so long. you will need to click image to see the whole image.

ISO: 100 AP: f/4.5 SS: 1/50

ISO: 200 AP: f/4.0 SS: 1/160

ISO: 200 AP: f/20 SS: 1/80

from my outside studio

2009-05-02T21:48:00.001-07:00

My outside studio is almost done!!! Here is a shot with the old doors. I wish it would stop raining enough so I can use the new garden. :(

holy crap

2009-04-29T22:24:00.000-07:00

I gave up on you guys and you kept on keeping on.... wow I love you! ok I'll come back. Here is an image from my latest session!!!

More of Farmer Joe

2009-04-28T08:21:00.000-07:00

...and lest you think all I did was take pics, let me assure you I got quite dirty (and I have the stained fingernails to prove it :)

Here is my life right now.........

2009-04-21T20:47:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd follow you Meg and show everyone my life right now.....it feels like a yard full of weeds at times lol......its big, its uncomfortable, its causing a lot of heartburn, backache, headache and did I say BIG? I have no idea if I even have toes anymore......Oh and its a GURL :P and her name is yet to be revealed but I will make sure to come back and post a pic of the lil Peach and her new name :P

(some of you may have seen this pic on facebook but for those non facebookers like Megy-boo :P here ya go)

YES its a digicam I'm carrying around too much weight as it is ladies.....I haven't lifted my slr in a long time.....I'm too darn tired lol.

Ohhh and I'm due on Sunday, April 26 so I'm even bigger now lol. I'm going to try and get hubby to take some "real shots" but hes working so much its hard to connect :)

More weeds

2009-04-21T09:00:00.001-07:00

Not quite as glamorous as Cindys wedding shot or nearly as cute as Kims baby shot....but this is my life right now....sigh.

Oxford, MS, wedding

2009-04-19T18:42:00.000-07:00

I traveled to Oxford, MS, home of the Ole' Miss Rebels for Leah and Brian's wedding. Here is one of my favorite images of the day.
My 15 year old went with me as assistant/second shooter. She got some great
shots and has a real creative eye. I'm so proud of her!

A fun little Baby

2009-04-18T16:51:00.001-07:00

This was a cute little baby I had the pleasure of meeting a few weeks back. Sorry I am a blog deserter.

My name is Meg and I am a Blog deserter...

2009-04-16T08:45:00.000-07:00

.....can I come back???

Red Slippers and OCF

2009-04-06T21:07:00.000-07:00

Been playing with Off Camera Flash, and loving it. Although I still love natural light and want to perfect that; I want to add this "capability" to my "arsenal" of lighting options. My April 18 bride is wearing red heels in her wedding, so I played with those during her recent bridal session. Here are a couple images. I'd love to hear comments on lighting. I'm hoping to figure out a way to use OCF with a wider aperture, but that 250 sync speed is limiting me!

{Dirty Kids}

2009-04-06T18:51:00.000-07:00

This is what we found moments ago....DIRTY KIDS:

I think the pictures say it all, right?

shhhhh

2009-04-01T09:23:00.000-07:00

This place is very quiet. Do we need to just let it go? Seems like even with the new blood, there is still no activity (myself included, sadly). Opinions???

the last shot of the day

2009-03-25T08:09:00.003-07:00

I snuck in the last shot of the day at a photo seminar that I went to.... :)

Hormonal Horse: Day two

2009-03-24T21:06:00.001-07:00

I was bitten by a cranky hormonal pregnant mare yesterday and boy does it hurt, mind you not as much as yesterday but it's still tender. Here is what I look like on Day two.

Settings:

ss: 1/125 ap: f/5.6 iso: 100 bounced flash used.

{Shabby Straps}

2009-03-20T09:25:00.000-07:00

I want to share my new find.

I ordered two straps from Shabby Straps and I must tell you I was super pleased! If you want a fun way to add personality to your camera check these straps out. They not only have straps for SLR's but they have wristlets for point-n-shoot cameras too.

I love how professional they look! I will soon be doing a give-a-way with one of these straps as the prize! (keep checking my blog for more details)

Latest Bride

2009-03-19T16:26:00.000-07:00

Okay, here's my sad attempt at getting "artsy" at my latest wedding. I wish I could have found a window that didn't have buildings in the background, but we do the best with what we have. These are taken in a train depot roundhouse, so not much to look at.

Post Processing Practice

2009-03-18T11:29:00.000-07:00

I read tips on another forum (NoBS Photosucess) on turning a snapshot into a portrait. This is a shot of my niece I took at Christmas I used to practice on. I did add Mama Shan's silk powder to the image, but other than that I followed the directions posted on the forum.

{Bubbles & Sunset}

2009-03-17T22:40:00.000-07:00

I have more on my blog of tonights bubble fest.

Settings: ISO: 320 AP: f/3.5 SS: 1/100

Settings: ISO: 100 SS: 1/250 AP: f/5.0

Ashley's Wedding

2009-03-17T21:25:00.000-07:00

Here is one of the images I did of the bride at last weekend's wedding. Shot in a DARK auditorium on a rainy day with flash off camera in a 16x16 softbox with assistant holding it (voice activated light stand, as David Hobby would say)

My three cheer teams from Friday

2009-03-15T11:23:00.001-07:00

My maternity today

2009-03-14T23:06:00.000-07:00

I shot her wedding and I do hope that she will bring her baby to me too.

Sam's Bday party - slideshow style

2009-03-14T00:21:00.000-07:00

These are the last pics I have taken this month - yes I will take more but I did it slideshow style and thought I would share here...do you think it will make up for not posting as much?

Rehearsal Shot

2009-03-13T22:25:00.000-07:00

Here's a shot from a wedding rehearsal I shot tonight for tomorrow's wedding. This is the flower girl as she caught me taking the shot.

Here is Erik

2009-03-07T21:42:00.000-08:00

From my session today.

Never too young!

2009-03-01T17:55:00.001-08:00

This is my niece Jennifer. She was invited to dress out with the U12 club team for a local tournament on Saturday. This is a shot I grabbed of her during warm-ups. Do I need to tell you the pass was shanked? She was so funny, before each match when the coach showed the clipboard with the starting lineup, she kept yelling, "Man, my number still isn't on there!" She is so cute!

one more maternity

2009-02-25T22:27:00.001-08:00

and another image

2009-02-22T23:26:00.001-08:00

mama Jessie

2009-02-21T21:30:00.000-08:00

This is one of my daughters really good friends who is due next month. We played in the studio and had so much fun. I have a couple other images on my other blog if you want to see them. www.shotbyruth.blogspot.com

Lost Tooth

2009-02-21T10:59:00.001-08:00

SUNRISE

2009-02-20T07:47:00.000-08:00

SETTINGS:

ISO: 100 AP: f/32 SS: 1/80

This was what I saw on my drive back home after dropping the boys off at school.

PS I have started a new blog for my templates...come by and let me know what you think...there are freebies as well.

my latest senior

2009-02-17T21:39:00.000-08:00

Katie is going to come on board with me and be my postprocessor. Here is her first image. I think she did a great job. I'm hoping by farming out most of my pp then I can concentrate more on actually be a photographer!!! Who would have thought that two years ago I would be out sourcing so that I can work MORE. Well, if this works out then it will be great because Katie will be a new mommy in May and this will give her income so that maybe she can be a stay at home mom.

Emily's Getting Married

2009-02-15T19:46:00.001-08:00

My daughter (who is MUCH too young to get married) has been best buds with Emily since they were born 18+ years ago. Emily is gettin married and plans to do a photo invitation with the text to the right of an image of the two of them. Here is one of the images I did in our 5 minute photo session today.

I will just cry

2009-02-14T13:24:00.000-08:00

if they don't make this huge.

Baby Hudson

2009-02-14T10:21:00.001-08:00

Here is shot I tried to copy from another photographer. I don't think I did as well. I'm not a natural!!! Anyway he was in a hammock, I used the lycra material that you use for bathing suits. iso 100, f4.5, ss200

2009-02-08T18:50:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pics that I took today. Now there isn't any soft scape yet. I have to wait for a bit yet. The wall with the blue shutters will get painted like a tuscan wall. So much to do still.

Yesterday's Bride

2009-02-08T10:16:00.000-08:00

Here is one of the sneak peek shots from my wedding last night.

one from my new studio

2009-02-07T21:39:00.000-08:00

working hard on getting the new outdoor studio ready for spring. A senior came by tonight to pick up her order and I drug her outside to take more. You can't really see my studio but this is one shot. Tomorrow I will go out and take some shots from further away so you can see the better.

my final memory mate

2009-02-07T11:56:00.000-08:00

Here is the final one for the U18 team....

One more of my Niece

2009-02-06T18:29:00.001-08:00

I was busy editing pictures all day and this was one of them! Again this was taken back in November. Enjoy.

Two year olds are hard!

2009-02-06T17:30:00.001-08:00

These are a couple of pics from my "make shift" studio session this morning to celebrate Micah's 2nd birthday.

One of my Niece

2009-02-05T15:45:00.001-08:00

I was taking some Christmas pictures of my nieces a few months ago. Does the backdrop and sled look familar to you Ruth?

{Jumpin' Spider}

2009-02-05T12:09:00.000-08:00

We had a little visitor this afternoon...

SETTINGS:

iso: 100 ap: f/3.5 ss: 1/60 bounced flash used (can you see the slight catchlights?)

PS I started a blog just for my template creations you can find it HERE. I have several Freebies there as well. Come an check it out & leave a comment letting me know what you think!

My first Maternity

2009-02-04T07:11:00.001-08:00

Tonight I had my first Maternity Client. I had a lot of fun with this one. Can't wait to do another.

{New Haircut}

2009-02-02T20:31:00.000-08:00

This is my new haircut - taken w/my webcam and edited in photoshop. I am not sure I like it or not...hmmm

But I do love my new apron. If you want to see it feel free to check out my blog. It's super cute and I am in LOVE with it! (cooking is my second passion and I want to look good while doing it...lol)

Tesa's News

2009-02-02T19:57:00.000-08:00

Tesa is having a girl - she has a name chosen, but it is a HUGE secret! Remember when people used to post here? Where are our new members?

I actually have a session Friday and a wedding on Saturday, so Lord willing, I'll have some pics up next week.

from the archives

2009-02-01T20:30:00.001-08:00

I'm building a new senior website. I know, I'm a glutten for punishment eh? Well here is one from downtown Seattle. Kylen was my 2nd senior ever shot!

wanted to try my new fill light

2009-01-30T11:06:00.000-08:00

A few months back I bought two boom arms, two britek lights, and two mini apollo softboxes. I use one as a hair light and the other I just never got up. I finally got it all set up and took a test shot of my son. He needed to move more forward as there is a shadow over his right shoulder down his arm. But this was just a test. I shot the main at 8.0 and the fill at 5.0. I think I like more shadowing so I may bring the fill down slightly. No posing... all attitude. LOL

one of my favoite baby shots

2009-01-28T19:58:00.001-08:00

Thought I would put this in because I want to shoot a newborn sooooo badly. But I have to get ready for senior season~!!!

{Baby Gerbil}

2009-01-26T23:21:00.000-08:00

First off - WELCOME to the new bloggers!!

This is one of the three babies that Stewart & Shadow had on Thanksgiving...I am looking for new homes for the 3 because 5 gerbils is too many for me, plus they have out lived their cuteness and have moved on to stinky because they help filth up the cage faster and faster everyday...*sigh* lol

The kids love them though, I do too. Sam asked me if I would call the 2 white babies "Stewart 2 & 3" and the black baby "Shadow 2" because he didn't want to remember any other names...how cute is that!

SETTINGS: ISO: 100 SS: 1/25 AP: f/2.8 Flash used bounced off wall

I promised I wouldn't

2009-01-26T19:22:00.000-08:00

post a picture from our weekend. But I played with this one so much that it is pretty far out there. Just playing. Forgive me T.

Our group may grow :)

2009-01-26T15:02:00.000-08:00

I've invited a few photography friends from the forum that I belong."T", Denise, and Julie. Please welcome them. There are no themes or anything. Tried that! LOL But we are suppose to post a picture every day and we can comment on it. I don't want this to be a cc blog, but a place where you can post images from your sessions or things you are working on.

It would be nice to post your settings too, so that we can learn from you. BUT, I've been really bad with that for a really long time. Arya is really good at that!! So T...just jump in a post a picture and post one a day and don't worry if you don't get cc because this is just for fun and to keep us clicking the shutter...

You know Cindy from noBS gurlzrock.... Arya and Meg also post the others are slackers... And Meg has beena slacker lately... I"m going to have to go over to her blog and spank her.... LOL

Let it begin - Volleyball, that is

2009-01-25T20:57:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was my daughter's first club tournament. She's playing power this year, so it is a higher level of play and she is loving it. The team didn't perform well, but it was a great learning experience for them all. I took the D700 and the 70-200 and gave it (and my shoulders) a great workout. It is such a fantastic combination! Here are a couple of images of her that I love. She hates that she does the Michael Jordan leg spread when she hits, but the girl has some serious verticle jump capabilities. She's only 5'3", but look at my baby get over that net for a block! (yep, a bit proud)

more of Rachelle

2009-01-21T22:12:00.000-08:00

Here is another one from the session. Probably my favorite.

Woodard Family Pics

2009-01-19T20:24:00.000-08:00

I had someone who wanted family pics outdoors. I thought they'd want to wait until things were blooming again, but that wasn't the case. Thankfully, the day we chose was relatively warm. Here are a couple from the shoot. I've already warmed them up, but I'm thinking the kids' pics need to be warmer. What do you guys think?

Sandy Puc

2009-01-19T19:12:00.001-08:00

I just got back from PPA in Phoenix and got a mini lesson with Sandy Puc. I was in the front row and got this picture of her. Seriously I learned so much I can't wait to get shooting again.

Rochelle

2009-01-16T16:27:00.001-08:00

I have a session viewing this evening and this is the last of her images. I'm back and ready to go girls... anyone in????

I'm baaaaaaaacccckkkk

2009-01-14T15:27:00.000-08:00

I just got back from the PPA conference in Arizona and it was great. I learned a lot about marketing and some good ideas to grow your business, bought new toys and learned about keeping the attention of children during a shoot. I'm super charged to get my studio cleaned up and ready for the new year.... I'll be starting to post images again now. Volleyball is starting to get back to normal. Actually by the end of the month I'll be back 100% Whew!! Thanks for y'alls patience....

Studio ??? haha

2009-01-14T12:53:00.000-08:00

I had a friend need a business portrait for an award announcement in his company's newsletter. I set up my flash in a shoot thru umbrella to camera left and a silver reflector to the right with two lights on the background. Unfortunately the background lights weren't high enough (too lazy to get stands out of car). Other than that, any CC on lighting? Do you think the umbrella was high enough? Too high? etc...

{Perspective}

2009-01-13T11:06:00.000-08:00

blogger is loading it funny, you will have to click the image to see the whole thing.

Here is a different "portrait" of all 3 of my kids. Can you see them all?

It has been so long.........

2009-01-11T14:57:00.000-08:00

I enjoyed looking @ everyone's work on here, I haven't posted in forever I'M SORRY MA!!!!!!!! I come today to ask for everyone's help. God has laid something heavy on my heart and I need to tell everyone I know about it........Ruth I hope you don't mind.......I know it's not picture related please forgiveme!!!

Here is the story:

On May 4, 1990 I attended a party along with a lot of the teenagers from my small hometown of New Waterford, Cape Breton-Nova Scotia. This party was held at the end of town in outdoor location what we kids called the nest. It was 4 days before my 15th birthday and I thought the worst thing that could happen would be the place would be raided (which it was), I would be taken off to jail, my parents would come bail me out (wanting to beat me from the police station all the way home). I wish that is how it turned out only it didn’t, it was much worse. That horrible night in May turned out to be the last night for a 17 year old boy named Clayton Miller.

Clayton was beaten (its obvious from the morgue photos) and murdered and then the whole thing was covered up. Still to this day his parents Maureen and Gervy Miller have no answers, have no justice and Clayton’s life is being treated as if it didn’t matter. LIFE matters, Clayton was a son, a brother, a nephew, a cousin and a friend and he was also a child of God! His life MATTERED and I’m asking that each and every one of you go and read his story and please SIGN HIS PETITION for JUSTICE! It has been 19 years of authorities, Politian’s, media and whoever else sweeping this young man’s life under a rug.....ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

Life is precious, Clayton’s life was not a number, his 17 years on this earth meant something to every person that knew him and his story is touching many people who didn’t even know him. Please help me, in helping the Miller Family fight for justice for their ONLY SON! I couldn’t imagine if I lost one of my children let alone lose one with no answers and nobody seeming to care. Please take a few minutes of your time, read his story if you like, sign his petition and HELP ME to HELP THE MILLERS show those cowards responsible that CLAYTON’S LIFE MATTERED!

God Bless you all!

You can check out Clayton’s story here:
http://www.injusticebusters.com/index.htm/claytonmiller.htm

You can sign the petition HERE:
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/clayton-miller-petition-for-justice.html

There is also a Facebook group for Clayton, just search for “Justice for Clayton Miller”

Thank you to everyone who reads about Clayton, see’s the injustice and SIGNS for justice to be served.

First Wedding of the Year

2009-01-10T20:47:00.001-08:00

These are a couple of images from my first wedding of 09. We had a forecast of 60 degrees and no rain, so we had hoped to do a lot of images outside. However, the wedding took place on the top of a mountain at a lodge and it was too foggy to see outside! The pic of the kiss was during a game of "kiss tag." An idea I got from calgal on the NoBS forum. You have one of the couple try to kiss the other, and the other tries to avoid the kiss. Makes for some rather unusual images.

{From outside}

2009-01-10T08:17:00.000-08:00

This was taken a few days ago about a mile or so from where I live. It was a perfect day to get this type of shot...I just love the clouds in the sky!

{bear bear}

2009-01-05T19:50:00.001-08:00

She just loves this bear...

and it snowed again last night

2009-01-05T16:04:00.000-08:00

I'm stuck in a rut and it is called cold and dark. I'm so glad that I will be jetting off to Phoenix this weekend for the PPA conference. I know I will come back jazzed and ready to go. I need this.

how we spent our winter break

2009-01-01T20:08:00.000-08:00

We never get snow like this in the Northwest. We literally couldn't go anywhere or do anything. The boys went out and made an 8ft snowman. It was so heavy it only lasted a day before it toppled but it was beautiful!!!!!!!!!

Happy New Year!

2009-01-01T10:26:00.000-08:00

This was our living room on Christmas Eve.....hope you all had a wonderful Jesus' birthday :)
ISO 640, ss 4sec. f18

The Holidays are over

2008-12-30T15:37:00.000-08:00

Today is my first day back at work and now my life can move back into its normal schedule. Katie and her husband, Pat, visited for 10days and being snowed in, we watched a lot of TV. It was nice to just do nothing. But I'm fighting the urge to still do nothing. I want to clean out my studio and still have one senior to finish, so I've got plenty to do. I'll start posting again now that I'm back to normal. If you could ever consider me normal... LOL

Ending 2008 Weddings

2008-12-23T07:41:00.000-08:00

My last wedding was on the 20th. I've played with an image I took of her in the doorway - a twist on the typical silhouette shot. I HATE the door handles, so I PSed the image a bit. Does the adjustment look too stupid?

From the Webcam

2008-12-23T07:29:00.000-08:00

just me & the kids playing with the webcam - of course I changed it to b&w in photoshop.

Session this Morning

2008-12-21T15:12:00.000-08:00

I haven't had many sessions lately, but things are starting to pick up. Hopefully next year will be better. Here is one from this morning.

{It's beginging to look alot like Christmas}

2008-12-21T09:08:00.000-08:00

Look what we woke up to - and it's still snowing. It's coco season for sure...lol Patten and Ruth had sooo much fun. As did the boys. More images on my blog if you want to see more fun in the snow.

ILP

2008-12-19T08:28:00.001-08:00

Anyone know what's up with ILP? I've not been able to get on for days.

Rain!

2008-12-16T13:57:00.000-08:00

On our garden....we certainly needed it!

things are calming down

2008-12-16T13:26:00.001-08:00

tryouts are over, parents meeting is over now I just need to order the teamwear and I can be a photographer again! Whew! I hate being this busy. I'll be back soon with lots to share.

Corel Painter

2008-12-15T20:55:00.000-08:00

I received The Art of Digital Photo Painting by Marilyn Sholin in the mail today. It comes with sample images and step by step instructions for how to use the program to make these images into paintings. She uses some filters/plug-ins that I don't have the funds to buy right now, but I made my own adjustments and thought it turned out pretty well. So, should I bring in more detail in paintings? About this much since it doesn't have faces? Less? Let me know what you think.

Don't Shoot Me

2008-12-14T10:11:00.001-08:00

I won't even say I've been busy, cause who hasn't? Football is over, writing is over...for now. Love writing, love getting complimented on my articles but hate the editing process. I can't stand having my stories changed "to fit the AP style" but we're working on a compromise :) and maybe I'll write again during baseball. For basketball season tho, I'm just taking pics....yeah! This is our son Wilson (#23), he's a junior starter on Varsity.

ISO 3200, ss400, f2.8

The Molen's Christmas

2008-12-14T09:33:00.000-08:00

Here is my Sister-in-Law with her family. We took family pictures after the blizzard that we had. Although it was absolutely freezing we got some great shots.