Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Signs of Spring

I couldn't help but capture the first signs of springtime in my yard. :)



Sunday, February 21, 2010

Macro

A spontaneous photo shoot of my niece, in macro



Love her!

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Ice as Nice

More icicles than I have ever seen. This one is looking out our back door...



Saturday, February 13, 2010

Snow Days...

Trapped inside by the onslaught of snow we've received in the past week, I've ventured to take some photos of my kiddos. Now, all that pent-up energy did not bode well for posing for photos, but I caught a few! Here goes...











My "baby"




Monday, January 25, 2010

Mid-winter playground jont

Taking advantage of the blue skies, sunshine, and mild January weather!



Friday, January 8, 2010

Flash

My application requires examples of use of "on camera" flash, so here they are!

There is just so much love in this photo. :)

Toby being Toby


Too much fun! The chocolate cake smear on the cheek says it all :)

My niece, Ally, enjoying playing the plastic piano

Shot of my niece, Rachel, in the midst of Christmas present opening (I just have the cutest nieces!)

“A smile happens in a flash, but its memory can last a lifetime.”

Friday, January 1, 2010

"Little moments can have a feeling and a TEXTURE that is very real." ~Ralph Fiennes

Experimenting with adding "texture" to photos...

Original:


With "texture"

Texture by Paul Phung found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/rephotography/2526565056/

Original "straight out of the camera"

The "antique" look

Texture found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/spiritual_marketplace/3173902764/

Original "straight out of the camera"

Texturized ;)

I obviously didn't take this photo (since I'm in it) but thought the editing came out ok.

After


Original "straight out of the camera"

Edited:

Texture found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/borealnz/3067838594/in/set-72157610307314214/

Of course, now I need to "develop my eye" for when to apply it and to which photos. Yet, I'm excited about this new (to me) technique! I'm having fun finding my own "textures" (many you can get off flickr as noted above). The ones that aren't noted, I created.

"I search for the realness, the real feeling of a subject, all the texture around it... I always want to see the third dimension of something... I want to come alive with the object."
~Andrew Wyeth