Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Just Playing Outside.........

It was so pretty outside today! Even though it's still cold up here in northern Indiana, the sun still stopped by to say Hi today. :) I miss the sun. He hasn't stopped by too often lately. February tends to be a dreary month, although it's been rather fair this year. But alas....the snow came to visit us again and probably intends on staying until late March. I hate uninvited guests. :) I'm definitely a fall girl......and I'd even settle for spring. My little friend Sarah stopped by today....I saw her cute coat, the sun was just coming down, I had dinner on the stove....But yes, I grabbed my camera, grabbed my Sarah....and out the door we went running! It's a sickness you know.
And yes, as always....Captain Jack had to get into the action! I love my puppy.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Let's Look At Some Macro........

Ahhh, macro. I love macro photography. Especially when you can't quite tell what you're looking at. Thats the best kind. :) So, I went out into my backyard and was surprised at all the goodies I was able to find. I'm going to do some more marco..........it brings me happiness. :)
This is an old screw I found laying on the back of one of our worktrucks........I love this strange picture for whatever reason...
Yes, a garden hose.............why not?
Love this one too. :)
And this one.....
My beloved Bible...............I know, the pages should be a little more worn out looking. :)

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Just a lil' Mindy.....

Okay, I know I said macro yesterday......but, I decided to go with portrait instead. Why, you may ask? Well, since you asked..........because I LOVE taking pictures of my children. :) So there! That's the truth. I'm a little partial to them. Although I am not one of those moms who think their children are perfect. This one can be mouthy, bossy to her little brother, the ultimate eyeball roller and she sometimes just doesn't want to do the dishes. Yes, it's true. She's normal. And I love everything about her. :) Isn't she pretty? lol
Plus, she loves to have her picture taken now. Last year? Well, that was a different story!
Yes, I know.......she's breathtakingly beautiful. I wonder where she gets it from? :)

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

I'm a Desperate Photographer......

This is all I have for you today. I'm almost ashamed to admit I really don't have much to post today. :( But I had to put something up! My goal for tomorrow is to shoot some macro shots. We're having this unbelieveable weather here in Indiana right now. It seriously feels like spring! Sorry my little "green" friends out there.....I'm just not buying the whole global warming gloom and doom ticket though. :) But nevertheless, tomorrow will be my macro day......and I don't mean macro.....oni and cheese day. Although, that kinda sounds good too. :)

Saturday, January 31, 2009

I Think I'll Be A Pet Photographer....

That's it! I seriously LOVE taking pictures of animals. I'm not sure why. But I seem to have more patience with them then lets say.......a large group of human beings that all seem to want to do their own thing. :) They are so sweet...and I love their expressions. I really believe I'm meant to work with kids and animals. Big people scare me. :) I need to get over these roadblocks in my career.....I know. I'm trying. The above picture is of my calico cat...Miss Kitty. She is patiently waiting for her dinner...at the kitchen counter. No, she doesn't eat her dinner there....she just thinks she's human. Sigh......if she only could appreciate being a cat. :P
This is my sweet Lila. She's so cute! And she absolutely LOVES being photographed. Although tonite she seemed a little "over" the whole picture thing but she was a good girl and did a wonderful job!
This is her sad look...........I had my daughter speak firmly to her to get this look. Yes, I will go to any means to get my shot. :P Thats how I roll.
This isn't exactly the shot I was looking for....but, it shall do. Yes, she is being forced here. She doesn't know she has any animal rights....shhhhhh, don't tell her!

Friday, January 30, 2009

It's My Birthday and I'll Cry If I Want To..............

Yes............it's my birthday today. lol And I'm 29 years old.............okay, maybe I'm not........but it's my story so I'm stickin' to it. :) But anyway, I'm just not very excited about my birthdays anymore. ;) And it's not because I'm getting older......I really don't mind. It's just that I think the older you get, the less exciting it seems. :) Does that make sense? I mean, when we were kids, everything evolved around it either happening 'before' your birthday or 'after' your birthday. :) One's birthday became the center of our own childhood timeline even to the point where we're not just 12.....but 12 and one half! Growing up becomes our one and only goal in life! First we want to be able to go to school, then we want to be a double digit, then we want to be a teenager, then we want to legally be an adult and then we want to be old enough to walk into a bar and order a drink. Even if we didn't drink! It was just the whole principle that we could! And then..............well, you get married, have kids and then you die. :) Okay, just joking.....there really is a lot more to life than that! lol Okay, I'll tell you a secret if you promise not to tell anyone else................................this is my last year of my 30's. Yes, next year will be my big 4 0 !!!!!! Yikes.
On a upnote.....I went to the doctor's office with my 20 year old son about 8 months ago and I noticed that the nurse was looking at me strange. As my son and I cantered playfully back and forth, tossing insult for insult :) I threw out there the whole...."I'm your mother and you'll do what I tell you to!" threat. Well, the nurse stopped and looked at me and said, "Oh, you're his mom???? (She thought I was his girlfriend!!!!! Ewwww!!!!!) She smiles and turns and as she's walking out the door, she yells back over her shoulder..."Well keep using that moisturizer sweetheart...it's working!")
So, yea........I'll hang on to that story for awhile. It makes me feel good and kinda weird at the same time. :) But I'll take what I can get!
So what do I want for my birthday???? Well, let's see..........I want a free trip to Thailand with Bobby and Lindsey Earle or I want to go sip mocha's with Jasmine Star and have her teach me EVERYTHING she knows about photography!!!!!!!!! Or I want to go sliding down my multi-colored rainbow into my gumdrop lollipop land of imagination!
lol..........okay, what I am really GETTING for my birthday are some Totally Rad Actions that I have been coveting for some time now. :) My husband asked me what I wanted and I told him some TRA's for my PSCS3! He said....."Huh?" I sadly shook my head and said, "Just say yes or no." He's a rightside brain person you know. Everything is black or white, good or bad, wrong or right (which he says he is most of the time). So he said, "Oh, okay.....yes." I love him. No questions asked. :) He figured it was some silly photography thing again.
The above picture of me is from this past June when my husband sent me to Israel for our 20th wedding anniversary. It was a one way ticket......I never did figure that out....hmmm. But I love this picture because this is on the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee in the exact place they believe that Jesus called to his disciples as they were fishing out in the water. And after Peter realized that it was his Lord calling to him, he jumps into the water and swims as fast as he could to the shoreline. They had believed that Jesus was still dead. Jesus had prepared breakfast for them there and that's when He asked Peter...."Do you love me, Simon Peter?" three different times. Him asking three times represented the fact that He had forgiven him for denying Him the three different times during His trial. How can you just not love Jesus?

Monday, January 26, 2009

Natural Light.......

I've been learning about natural light. It really is a photographer's best friend. As I continue with my studies, I have to say that I am throughly enjoying this lesson on natural light. And I'm have a ton of fun taking pictures and trying different aperatures and ISO's. In other words, how much light I allow into my camera through the lens and how fast my shutter goes. :) I'm getting a little camera smart......so watch out! That could be dangerous. :) So here are a few pics from this week that I like. I'm still playing with Photoshop and 'actions'........love actions....I really do. :) I'm in heaven.
This is Jonny.........the masked man. And this is what he does. :P
Isaac................Jonny's friend forever.
I snapped this down the street while driving in my car.......yeah, that's how I roll.
Snapped this while sitting at a traffic light in downtown Mishawaka. It just makes me feel good looking at this picture.