My big, fat photography blog

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Testing

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Introducing

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My new website <-------- click here

Check this out!!

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Still practicing....

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Casting call..

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So I figured I wasn't going to get any better unless I practiced more. So I put an ad in Craigslist for a FREE session in exchange for a model release. Here's a few from the first session. I have several more lined up throughout the next week.

My sweet girl.

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My sweet boy.

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Young love...

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Angel baby...

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My pride, my joy

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I coulda gobbled him up!

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Such a cutie pie.. I wish all 3 year olds were this great!

So much fun !!!

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You wouldn't know it by looking at these images, but little Karlita is usually a ball of fire! She was angelic during this session! Love her!

First Communion

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Just a few of many..

Babe in the woods.....

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Looking forward to the weekend..

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I've been 'hired' by an in-law to shoot her daughter's First Communion photos.. so excited.. renting some L glass and hoping to book my weekend. Friday night, my sister and I are going to a new location to do another prom dress session, working on getting my Saturday morning booked, Saturday afternoon and early evening is BOOKED and then Sunday I'm meeting up with a local photography group and bringing a model with me! Can't wait to share these pics!

Color!

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All I took were 3 whopping shots...

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Guess what?!!? All three weren't too shabby!

Learning new things..

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.. on this photo shop journey...

Busy, busy weekend!

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I tried to 'book' my weekend as much as I could for skill building..so I did a mini-session with Noah on Saturday afternoon, posted below.. prom pics with Christian and his girlfriend later on Saturday afternoon, posted below, some todder shots at the park, early Saturday evening and 2 'sessions' on Sunday... whewww... I'm worn slick between all the standing, bending, sitting, kneeling and getting down on the ground to take all the images. Who knew it was such a work out. Here are a few more from my busy weekend ..

My baby's growing up..

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:o)~

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... and another..

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Dobeedopeedoobeedopeedooo! Beep-beep

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Got some seamless..

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Finally! Anneliese didn't care for it much.. here's a few from our torture session.

Day at the park...

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So many to choose from...

Love prom this year.. .

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Lost track of the day...

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Too lazy to look it up..

Just the kids..

Noah

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Another prom shot..

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Prom..

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Sweet feet........

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Project 365, Day 98

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Project 365, Day 97

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Project 365, Day 94

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Project 365, Day 91

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Project 365, Day 90

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Project 365, Day 88

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Project 365, Day 87

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What's wrong with this picture?!!?

Day number.. ?!!? What? Huh?

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Cold, wet and rainy.. calling for snow.. ugh! Perfect day for playing in photoshop. I took these photos of a brand-spanking new baby back in November.. wasn't completely in love with them, poor light, limited space... yadda yadda yadda..

Project 365, Day 81

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Spring has sprung! Finally..

Playing around in photoshop, going for a deep color pop.

Same pic, Cross processed....

And a couple more.. just for giggles.

Project 365, Day 76

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Project 365, Day 75

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Project 365, Day 74

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We don't see near enough of my Noah....

Project 365, Day 72

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Project 365, Day 71

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Project 365, Day 70

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Been doing a few exercises with a study group from the book called Understanding Exposure.. Here's a shot...

Project 365, Day 64

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Project 365, Day 61

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More fun playing around.. Can't pick just one!!

Project 365, Day 59

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This was fun!!

Project 365, Day 57

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Project 365, Day 56

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A promise for things to come?

Project 365, Day 53

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City sanctioned graffiti wall...

Project 365, Day 52

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Project 365, Day 51

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Wow.. I can't believe its been a week since my last post. So much for follow-through, huh!??! I've been busy making a slideshow of Anneliese's first year to send to family in Germany and Mexico. The video posted below was my rough draft, I finished another one yesterday that's double the length. Wheewww.. lotta work.. Now I have to do one for Noah.. 2.5 years worth of pics, it's gonna be a doozy.

Speaking of Noah, I was trying to be sneaky this morning when I went in to wake him. First, it was 10am and he was still snoozing.. and to top that off..he was snoozing with his Christmas hat! He loves that thing! I didn't get to sneak up on him and snap a few off before he woke up.. darn creeky stairs......

Preoccupied lately..

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Project 365, Day 45

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I feel a before and after coming on. Been feeling a little funky lately.. cold weather, cabin fever.. you name it. I hadn't picked up my camera for a couple of days, but I've been playing around in photoshop trying to master the black and white conversion. Here's a shot I took of Anneliese this afternoon...

Before..

After.. on this conversion, I did a gradient map layer, then curves, then added a brown fill layer and reduced the opacity to give just a tint of brown then topped off with a vanilla colored layer.

Project 365, Day 42

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Happy Birthday Anneliese!!!

Project 365, Day 41

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In a funk.. creative slump maybe.. this pic sums up my mood of the day.

Project 365, Day 40

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Project 365, Day 39

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So.. there's really an explanation to this image.. I promise! My eldest son, Christian, is a junior in high school. He's just started taking a photography class this semester and had to practice shooting an egg. So out to the backyard we went and shot pictures of .. an egg...wrapped in tulle.. tied up on the branches of a dormant honeysuckle vine. Tres very artistic, no!??!

Project 365, Day 37

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We interrupt the regularly scheduled programming..

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.....for the FLU! Noah had a stomach bug, then I caught it.. goodtimes! Hope to knock the dust off my camera later on today! I've missed that thing!

Project 365, Day 33

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Ever have one of those days? One of those days where nothing seems to go your way? Yeah.. well.. today was one of those. My little hunny seems to have caught a stomach bug of sorts and its been a fun day for all! This is the best I could do today..

Project 365, Day 31

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This was fun! Thanks Karen, for the inspiration on this! The pic of Anneliese is from a few days ago, the pic of Noah is from this morning and blended together to make one photo. I think I love it!

Project 365, Day 30

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This is one of those lucky shots.. my darling Noah did NOT want to sit still for pics. He was going a mile a minute and took a brief (mere seconds) break from being all wiggly and jiggly. I'm realizing more and more that I really like the look of old film.

Project 365, Day 28

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The most cooperative model I've ever shot!

And one more, because it's humpday! I'd put Anneliese in a drawer in Noah's room, opened up the shades and bounced the flash off the ceiling.. not too shabby.

Project 365, Day 27

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Photography as torture?!?! Somedays........

Project 365, Day 25

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Project 365, Day 24

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Project 365, Day 23

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It's a three pic day today! Here's Anneliese's birthday tutu all finished.. I love it.. not certain that she does.

Project 365, Day 22

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I'm so crafty :o)~ Making a tutu for A's first birthday!

Project 365, Day 21

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This is the little hunny I had the privilege of watching for awhile today.. aren't her eyes delicious!?!?

Project 365, Day 19

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This is one that I took last night and tried my hand at some HDR post-processing. Someday.. when I'm pro, I'd like to specialize in High Dynamic Range portraiture. We can dream, no?

Project 365, Day 18

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Since I was slacking off yesterday.. thought I'd post two for today!

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Project 365, Day 17

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Yeah, yeah, yeah... don't wanna hear it!

Project 365, Day 16

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Even sick.. she's cute.

Took both the babes into the doc today because Noah is on day three of fevers and sprouted a mysterious rash.. Anneliese just got her fever this morning. They both have strep.. even the rash is strep-related..

Project 365, Day 15

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On the mend, I hope. Poor little guy was up 3 times last night due to fever. He tells me he hurts, but can't yet verbalize where the hurt is. Nothing worse than a sick babe.

Project 365, Day 14

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My little guy is not feeling so well.

Project 365, Day 13

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Yeah...... I'm a slacker.. didn't pick up my camera all day long!

Project 365, Day 12

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Practicing diffused flash during dinner, the only time this kiddo sits still.

Project 365, Day 11

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My baby girl is 11 months old today! Not a lot of time for real practice throughout the day.. but snapshots count, no?!?! Pardon the dirty clothing, we'd just finished up a snack.

Project 365, Day 10

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Christian's girlfriend :)~

Project 365, Day 9

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Project 365, Day 8

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So... today I cheat a little... couldn't decide which one to post!

Project 365, Day 7

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The bane of my existence.

Project 365, Day 6

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She was supposed to be napping...

Project 365, Day 5

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Fun playing with the self-timer :)~

Project 365, Day 4

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Today I cheat a little. While I didn't take the actual shot today I did work on it in photoshop. These are my God-daughters, aren't they gorgeous!??!

Project 365, Day 3

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Normally, I don't like vintage that much, but this shot of Christian was just screaming for it. Tried to work a little with backlighting, it's much more difficult than I thought it would be.

Project 365, Day 2

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Such a beauty, my girl.

Project 365, Day 1

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Day 1 - Welcome friends! This is a birdhouse my little sister made when she was just a little kid. Its been hanging in front of my house for about 10 years. Its old, dilapidated and cute! Had some fun in post-production - going for an old vintage film look.

New Year Resolution

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Follow through! <---- Biggest challenge for me! Let's see if I can do this! In 2009 I resolve to take at least one photo per day and post it on this blog.. let's hope we'll see some improvement from day to day as I learn and grow as an aspiring photographer!

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New Camera!

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I've always loved photography! But never understood the technical aspects to taking a good photo. In addition - I've never really been able to afford a decent piece of equipment. Finally, in September 2008, I purchased an entry-level dSLR camera. It's amazing the difference a decent camera makes, but I learned too quickly that having a decent camera doesn't always make for great shots. In just two months I've learned enough to be dangerous and really foul things up! I'll be posting my bloopers here soon.