28 February 2010 - Sunday School by Pixar

My daughter wanted to show off her Sunday School project to you all. Apparently, King David is related to Shrek.

27 February 2010 - Baby Bear

My oldest likes to pretend she is a different animal every day of the week. She was pretending to be a small bear here.

26 February 2010 - Disney Darling

We took my oldest to Disney for her 3rd birthday. This is her sitting on Mickey's patio.

25 February 2010 - Sleeping Dogs

This is my baby Atticus, She slept through me taking at least 20 photos of her, flash and all. Her black coat is so shiny; it is really difficult to get a good picture of her.

23 February 2010 - Puppy Presley

Some other moms and I got together today for a playdate. I took some pictures of the kids playing, but my friend's puppy had that irresistibly cute thing going on. If only she would sit still...

22 February 2010 - The sweetest thing...

My daughter and I had a mini-shoot with some balloons from her birthday party. She was exceedingly happy to play with them in the backyard.

♫"The sweetest thing that you'll ever see in the whole wide world is a happy girl."♫ -- Martina McBride

20 February 2010 - Birthday Girl

Today my oldest turned 3. This is her telling me to put the camera down and stop taking her picture.

18 February 2010 - Thursday Night

Thursday nights are my favorite night of the week. Good company, really good TV (Thank you, Joel McHale), and a glass of wine.

17 February 2010 - Happy Birthday, Daryn

My brother-in-law's 27th birthday cake.

16 February 2010 - Sunshiney Smile

My younger daughter enjoying some fresh air and the feeling of grass on her toes.
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Lens: EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/320 at ƒ/10
Focal Length: 53mm
ISO 200
Flash: No

Post-processing:
LR Preset – TRA Smack My Pix Up
LR Preset – TRA Golden Age Medium

15 February 2010 - Self-Portrait

I attempted another self-portrait. The lighting was off on this one, but I really like that all you can see is the camera and my hand.
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Lens: EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/60 at ƒ/5.6
Focal Length: 135mm
ISO 400
Flash: Yes

Post-processing:
Cropped and color-corrected in Lightroom
LR Preset – TRA Smack My Pix Up

14 February 2010 - Aunt KaMoo

My older daughter snuggling with my baby sister, two of the prettiest girls I know.
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Lens: EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/60 at ƒ/5.6
Focal Length: 105mm
ISO 400
Flash: Yes

Post-processing:
TRA – Awesome B&W at 100%
TRA – Bitchin’ B&W at 100%

13 February 2010 - My Valentine

My Hubby got me flowers... so like all normal girls I screwed on my extension tubes and started taking pictures.
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Lens: EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Exposure: 1/200 at ƒ/4.5
Focal Length: 33mm
ISO 400
Flash: Yes

Post-processing:
Cropped and sharpened in Lightroom
LR Preset – TRA Crystal Ship Lite

12 February 2010 - A.P.B.

When asked about the mess in her room, my older daughter told me that her baby sister did it. This is our suspect.
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Lens: EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/60 at ƒ/4.5
Focal Length: 53mm
ISO 400
Flash: Yes

Post-processing:
Ran Dfine 2.0 to reduce noise
Four Hens – Sweet Cheeks at 75%
Four Hens – Creamsicle at 75%

11 February 2010 - Baby Feet

I love my baby’s feet. It makes me sad to know that she is almost a year old, because I love her being a baby so much. She is the sweetest baby I have ever met, from her head down to these cute little toes.
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Lens: EF50mm f/1.8
Exposure: 1/60 at ƒ/4.0
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO 400
Flash: Yes

Post-processing:
LR Preset – Nichole Van, Vintage Fresh
TRA – Claire-ify at 50%
TRA – Grandma’s Tap Shoes at 15%
TRA – Flare Up Golden at 20%
TRA – Get Faded Autumn at 20%

10 February 2010 - A Blur

Today was a blur. At 11:30 I remembered I needed to take a picture; I set my shutter speed to 1 second, faced the clock, hit the button, and spun.
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Lens: EF50mm f/1.8
Exposure: 1 sec at ƒ/5.0
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO 200
Flash: No

Post-processing:
Cropped, adjusted white balance, and sharpened in Lightroom

9 February 2010 - Devil's Food

Cupcakes: It's what's for dinner!
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Lens: EF50mm f/1.8
Exposure: 1/200 at ƒ/2.0
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO 400
Flash: Yes

Post-processing:
LR Preset – Shabby Pickle Designs, Laura’s Night Light

8 February 2010 - Kisses for You

Today I decided to play with my extension tubes. It was snack time so I started with Cheerios, moved on to M&Ms, eventually settled on the Hershey kisses; it seemed appropriate being so close to Valentine’s Day.
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Lens: EF50mm f/1.8
Exposure: 1/160 at ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO 200
Flash: Yes

Post-processing:
Cropped, adjusted white balance, and sharpened in Lightroom

7 February 2010 - Superbowl Sunday

Before we watched the game, my oldest and her daddy played golf, which is actually more like field hockey when she plays it, out in the back yard while the baby and I watched.
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Lens: EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/250 at ƒ/9.0
Focal Length: 80mm
ISO 200
Flash: No

Post-processing:
LR Preset – Smack My Pix Up*
TRA – Burn Out at 75%
TRA – Flare Up Golden at 20%

*Could there be a better name for an action/preset?

6 February 2010 - Snuggle Buddy

My oldest likes to snuggle in my bed on Friday and Saturday nights and watch old cartoons with me. Right now we're watching a lot of Looney Tunes.
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Lens: EF50mm f/1.8
Exposure: 1/60 at ƒ/4.0
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO 400
Flash: Yes

Post-processing:
Cropped and sharpened in Lightroom
LR Preset – TRA Brightside (Lite)

5 February 2010 - Internet Addiction

I love that little green light and cry when it is not on.
__________
Lens: EF50mm f/1.8
Exposure: 1/60 at ƒ/4.0
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO 400
Flash: Yes

Post-processing:
Cropped and sharpened in Lightroom

4 February 2010 - Make a Joyful Noise

I went to worship practice to take pictures of the band. Three hundred and fifty pictures later, this one was my favorite. I love that you can see the reflection of his hand in the guitar.
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Lens: EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Exposure: 1/60 at ƒ/5.6
Focal Length: 300mm
ISO 400
Flash: Yes

Post-processing:
Cropped and sharpened in Lightroom

3 February 2010 - Sew Cute

At some point during the day, both girls were being way too quiet. I went looking for them and found my youngest sitting in my scrap fabric basket. How could I not take a picture of her?
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Lens: EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/60 at ƒ/4.5
Focal Length: 60mm
ISO 200
Flash: Yes

Post-processing:
Cropped and sharpened in Lightroom
LR Preset - Pink Ink Studios’ Pennsylvania Avenue (added a vignette)

2 February 2010 - Paper Heart

So I had this brilliant idea for a Valentine’s Day card. Unfortunately, my model was not in the mood and was only interested in having a snack.
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Lens: EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/50 at ƒ/5.0
Focal Length: 70mm
ISO 800
Flash: No

Post-processing:
TRA – Oh Snap at 75%
TRA – Prettyizer at 75%
TRA – Wish You Were Here at 75%

1 February 2010 - Say Cheese

My oldest likes to play with my cameras and has been doing so even more since I started taking pictures every day. Today we decided to play a little game where I would take a picture of her and she would take a picture of me at the same time. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any film for the Polaroid, so the game was pretty one-sided.
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Lens: EF50mm f/1.8
Exposure: 1/60 at ƒ/4.0
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO 400
Flash: Yes

Post-processing:
Cropped in Lightroom
Pioneer Woman – Warmer at 100%
Pioneer Woman – Colorized at 75%

An Update - 3 February 2010

I have been a bad blogger. No updates for 3 days. Shame on me.

In my defense, I have been working on this for a contest.

I will be editing photos (which I am still faithfully taking) and posting some tomorrow.