Another share :)

Just a couple from the little girl session I did this morning :)

More sharing to come as I also did an engagement session today that I can't WAIT to go through and edit! :)

A couple quick shares :)

Here's a couple from that studio session I mentioned in the previous post :)

Sharing :)

I will still be sharing photos on this blog even if they aren't daily or weekly or whatever. They will be just for sharing and I will post whenever I can :)

So, here's my first "share" :) I was clearing out my memory cards and working on editing from my studio shoot tonight for class tomorrow and I came across this picture I took on Sunday.

Enjoy :) More to come over the next week since I had an AWESOME! studio shoot tonight :)

Game Over :(

For those that have been following, this is a sad post for me to post....

I have decided to discontinue my 365 project for this year. It has become more of a chore than something that I look forward to doing every day. With the amount of school work that I have been doing over the last month and a half, it has just been overwhelming. I know this is something small to cut out of my schedule, but every little bit will help at this point. I feel like I need to be focusing more on school work rather than my "fun stuff". I haven't even touched knitting and crocheting in the last month. Now THAT is a problem!

I appreciate all the "love" I've gotten in the time I've been doing this project. Unfortunately, I am laying it to rest.

Have a good year and be sure to let me know if you kept any new year's resolutions this year!

Day 45: Busy busy busy!

Yet another busy day :) Had a good time with some friends though and that's what matters :)

Day 44: Was a ....

Bad day... Just all around a bad day... Gonna have to make this one up :(

Day 43: Nathaniel

This little guy was a joy to work with :) Had the best "handsome prince" smile I've seen in a while :)

Have a good day :)

Day 42: Another Studio Shot!

And I am pretty gosh darn happy with it :)

Here it is :)

Have a good night everyone. I have about 150 more photos to go through  :)

Day 41: Oops

Man I have a lot of making up to do.... Will be in the studio tonight so I'm sure there will be some good images to come :)

Day 40: My Valentine

Yup, the only man in my life who really matters :) He will be my valentine until he feels he's too old for it... Hopefully by then I'll have a "My-Size-Valentine" :)

Have a happy Hallmark Day everyone :)

Day 39: The Life of a Student

Here's what it looks like next to my "desk"/"hole" on a regular basis... Just a pile of text books ready to be read... Oh. Joy.

The top left book is for Western Civilization. The book in the top right corner that you can see "lator" on is the book called "The Translator". It's a man's memoir of his time in Darfur during a huge genocide war type thing. Very good book! The book that is under that is my Cultural Anthropology book. Then the book with the little lizard guy is my Biology book. WOOHOO!! This is what I spend the majority of my time looking at. Now that you all have seen them all, I must get back to reading and studying. I have 2 exams this week.

*Note: Even if I am not logged on to Facebook, my blog posts will still show up as I have them coming up through an RSS Feed. My blog is another good way to get a hold of me if you don't want to use a phone to text or call. I get an e-mail to a very frequently used e-mail address if you comment on my blog :)

Have a good night everyone :)

Day38: Mounted Photos :)

I self-mounted the first few photos for my upcoming photo wall :) I need to get some more good photos printed and mounted though :) I have TONS that I want to put up. Some photos need some re-editing done as well. Can't wait to get it all done!!

They were really easy to mount... I got some black foam board from Michaels and an x-acto knife that has a blade that is deeper than the foam board. I got some spray adhesive called "Photo Mount" as well.  I cut a piece of foam board to fit the photo, sprayed on the adhesive, put the picture on, trimmed the edges where they needed it and done :) I'm still not sure how I'm going to hang them on the wall. I can't use straight pins for each individual photo, and I also can't use anything sticky (parent's rules...)... I am open for suggestions :)

Have a good day everyone!

Day 37: Not Weight Watchers Friendly

Well, when it is a "work day" in the lab at school, we get fed for free :) As well as getting 25 free prints...

Soooooo... here's breakfast! :)

yum yum :)

Have a good day everyone :)

Day 36: Nuffin

Got nothing for today. It's 10:45 pm and I had planned on already being in bed. Not going to have anything for today. Tomorrow is more likely since I will be at school most of the day and actually working :) Yes, working. Not in class :) Can't wait! :)

Day 35: Sneak Peek!

Here's a sneak peek from my time in the studio tonight! I love these two little boys! They are so much fun, very smart, and very creative! We had a blast!

And on that note, it's bed time! Have a good day tomorrow!

Day 34: My Brown-Eyed Girl :)

I love her so much! :) So, here's another picture of her cheesin' for me :) Nothing special to post about today... Well, Anna is definitely special :) But I mean nothing to "talk" about today :) lol

Have a good day everyone :)

Day 33: Teasin' my pupperzz!!

If you think your dog is a 4-legged, furry garbage disposal... You should see mine ;) All I had to do to get her to perk her ears up was say her name and hold up my pint of Ben & Jerry's Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream :)

Good night world :)

Day 32: New TV for the Super Bowl!!!!

First, I need to start with...


GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PACKERSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They sent the Squeelers packin'! I was happy :)

Anywho, while the kids and I were away this weekend, my parents bought a 50" plasma TV. Perfect timing! The Super Bowl was AWESOME on this TV :) Much better than any other TV I've ever watched it on! Here it is!

Well, now it's homework time :) LOL

Day 31: Granny Squares!

Well, ever since I learned how to crochet on my birthday, I've become a little bit obsessed lol :) I bought a book that has 99 granny squares to crochet. Soooo, here are #s 5 & 6 :) I am working on #7 still :)

That's all :)

Day 30: Crazy kids!

We spent this weekend with my friend Aneela :) She is a wonderful person and we really enjoyed ourselves with her and her silly little boy Luke :) So here is a silly picture of Luke, and a silly picture of Anna before she decided to get sicky!

Silly Mr. Luke :)

Silly Ms. Anna :)

Have a good day everyone :)

Day 29: Nil.

Yeup, another day missed...

I think at the end of the "365", I'll add on a day for every day that I missed :)

I have pictures for days 30, 31, and 32 :) They are coming soon :) Have to get them off the camera :)

Day 28: A night in the studio!

Well, I only have one photo edited so far, there will be more added throughout the night. I just wanted to make sure that I got something posted today for the 365 :) Sooooo, here's Caleb in his wagon!

That's my handsome man! :) 

Have a good day tomorrow everyone :)

Day 27: Another lighting test

So I got my flash bounce/soft box type thing today from Adorama. I got the Lumiquest ProMax UltraSoft Bounce Flash Device (http://www.adorama.com/LQUSB.html). I decided to do a few "test" shots with it of Caleb sitting on the floor watching TV... So, it's nothing special, but here we go :)

This is with the softbox on my flash and my flash pointed straight up at the ceiling. The softbox/bounce card directs the flash at a 90 degree angle and then diffuses it giving off this lighting. 

This is with the softbox off and the flash pointed straight at the ceiling. This essentially just bounces the light of the flash off the ceiling in order to light up the room. 

This is bare flash pointed directly at a 90 degree angle towards Caleb. Yuck! 

The settings were the same for all 3 images. I had my Vivitar 285hv set at 1/2 power (It's a manual flash, so it doesn't matter what the camera settings are, the flash is what gets adjusted mostly rather than the settings on the camera). My camera settings were:

Shutter speed: 1/200
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 400

Just thought I'd share :) Have a good day everyone :) And if you got hit with the snow and/or ice storm, be safe!