Amelia {2mo.}
So Amelia has been giving us the sweetest smiles and I wanted to capture a picture of it– took her up to my studio and she just would not wake up– she slept and slept and slept 
I might be a bit biased but I think she is so beautiful! I look at her and think of how fresh from heaven she is and wonder at the knowledge that Heavenly Father has trusted me to care for his beautiful daughter and I pray that I will do alright. I’m so thankful for her and the little bundle of joy and love she is!
Project 52 week seven {Vintage Ellieana}
One thing that I have learned from this Project so far is that
I absolutely love my little umbrella and off camera flash– {something I didn’t really foresee happening}
But it is pretty much miserable and cold outside here most days in the winter and very cloudy so even with my big windows I still don’t get a whole lotta light– so makeshift sun just upstairs whenever I want it– so fun!!
{50mm lens f 2.2 SS1/250 iso100 Shoot through umbrella with flash}
Lately we’ve had just a lot of impromptu photo-shoots just because we could! I bought this cute little dress from D.I. a few months ago for $2 and have absolutely adored it on my little Ellieana- so I wanted to get some shots with her in it before she outgrew it.
I’m working towards saving up for some nice seamless paper backdrops and stands but until than we’ve just used our little wall. Which is kinda a little boring and plain I’ll admit it– so for these shots I was mainly messing around with editing styles– seeing if I could make something somewhat boring {other than my adorable model!} into having a little bit of style.
{50mm lens f 2.2 SS1/250 iso100 Shoot through umbrella with flash}
I love the look of faded hazy photo’s but I like my subjects to still have their coloring and bright eyes– well that is something that I have found can go very very wrong and just look weird so I was practicing that on these– still not really feeling like “yes! That is the look” but I’m okay with them We’ll get better and keep practicing!
We’ll get better and keep practicing!
{50mm lens f 2.2 SS1/250 iso100 Shoot through umbrella with flash}
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Project 52 week six {Tabletop photography}
Forever ago when I first started blogging {I think in 2008} I was pretty lonely- it was me and my two toddlers, the hubby worked full time and was going to school full time so I never saw him– and I well never saw anyone really, that was when I discovered the beautiful world of blogs–
and I felt a bit connected to the world again
Well I found A Little Sussy that year and that started my whole love affair of photography– I loved her style of photography {still do} and while I’ve played and learned and just had photography mainly a hobby all these years- I still have coveted her pictures.
I knew she started offering online classes but I just was always nervous to take them and we always have seemed to have some project or other going on -ya know what I mean!?
But this year Dave after hearing me ohh and sigh and covet taking a class for so long- decided to get me one for my birthday.
So I’ve been taking Tabletop photography and have loved learning all the stuff and doing the homework, and even getting feedback from Nicole! It’s been lots of fun!
Here’s some shots of my homework that I’ve turned in so far
Learning about lighting
and learning about high key and low key styling.
There has been no editing allowed so I’ve had to make sure that I’ve gotten everything good in camera which sometimes is hard– it’s so tempting to just go fix that corner or add a little dodge and burn here Ahh I might be a bit of a photoshop junkie Anyways if you’ve never seen her work or classes you should check them out– I’ve coveted learning Illustrator better for a while now– crossing my fingers I get to take that one someday!
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Ahh I might be a bit of a photoshop junkie Anyways if you’ve never seen her work or classes you should check them out– I’ve coveted learning Illustrator better for a while now– crossing my fingers I get to take that one someday! Project 52 week 5 {Head shot}
So for week 5– I was working on an Issuu magazine and needed some images of me for an about me page.
Ugh– I hate having pics of myself done- first off I have a really crappy crappy tripod that I hate so I avoid it light the plague so that requires me to ask {beg} my honey to take some shots for me–
Translated down that means I have a time limit of about 6 shots- to get it right in– adds just a little stress– I’m thankful that he is willing to do it for me even though he gets sick of it fast {especially with head shots–”you looked fine in that one” to which I just cringe} Come on I can’t be the only one here that feels this way!
Someday-Please SOMEDAY let me get one that possibly feels like and looks like me to me! Well at least that is the wish, until that day I guess I can live with these
f 2.8 ss 1/250 Iso 100 flash at 1/16 power with shoot thru umbrella
f 2.8 ss 1/250 Iso 100 flash at 1/16 power with shoot thru umbrella
Same camera settings different editing style– one I took the contrast down and adjusted my tones in curves, the other I brought up the contrast.
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Project 52 week four {under the sheets}
So I so slacked this week– I’ve been super busy with other projects and I’ve been trying to round up and organize some stuff for a different photo theme I wanted to do- so ya– I slacked.
I have to admit I really am drawn to the lifestyle portraits and would like to work on that side of my photography– So for this quick{we’re talking super quick here people }
} Photoshoot I grabbed a sheet threw the kids on the bed and said have fun :)
Lighting wasn’t great and while I like the pictures for my kids cute smiles I still have yet to find the “right” black and white conversion process that I like– I’m so tempted to just search out some actions- but I really like to try to figure it out myself in photoshop and make my own action- that way I actually learn something… but it feels like I have been trying forever to find that right black and white!? We’ll get there eventually I hope
50mm f3.5 ss1/50 iso 400
50mm f3.5 ss1/50 iso 400
50mm f3.2 ss1/80 iso 400
Payton was our lovely focus and button pusher for this one I really am super lazy when it comes to my tripod I need to learn it better but when there’s a little boy eager to help and take pictures I take advantage of that
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I really am super lazy when it comes to my tripod I need to learn it better but when there’s a little boy eager to help and take pictures I take advantage of that 
