31 January 2010 - Sing Unto the Lord






















My brother is one of the worship leaders at my church. During service, I took the flash off of my camera, turned off the focus beep, and attempted to take pictures without anyone noticing.

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Lens: EF50mm f/1.8
Exposure: 1/50 at ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO 500
Flash: No

Post-processing:
Ran Dfine 2.0 to reduce noise
TRA – Oh Snap at 75%
Pioneer Woman – Seventies at 50%
Applied 2 textures from Emily Powers’ Phototology

30 January 2010 - Tickle Time

I was tickling my youngest and decided I wanted a photo of her laughing. So I tickled her with one hand and took pictures (without looking) with the other. I got lucky.

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Lens: EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/60 at ƒ/3.5
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO 400
Flash: Yes

Post-processing:
Four Hens – Creamsicle at 50%
Applied 2 textures from Photo Dress Up by JM Designs and masked them off of her face

29 January 2010 - Lions and Tigers and Dragons, Oh My!

I took my girls to the zoo today. I may or may not have told my oldest that the Komodo Dragon would eat her if she wasn't a good girl.

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Lens: EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Exposure: 1/250 at ƒ/5.6
Focal Length: 300mm
ISO 800
Flash: No

Post-processing:
Cropped and sharpened in Lightroom
Pioneer Woman – Boost at 100%

28 January 2010 - New Toy






















Somebody's playing with Daddy's new nook.
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Lens: EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/60 at ƒ/3.5
Focal Length: 33mm
ISO 400
Flash: Yes

Post-processing:
TRA – Oh Snap at 100%
MCP – Eye Doctor at 50%
Pioneer Woman – Seventies at 75%

27 January 2010 - Dog Tired

I had no inspiration today. Luckily, Atticus did not seem to mind me sticking my camera in her face while she tried to rest. Of course, she knows better than to complain when she is taking up most of MY bed.
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Lens: EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/60 at ƒ/5.6
Focal Length: 95 mm
ISO 400
Flash: Yes

Post-processing:
Boutwell Magic Glasses at 100%
TRA Dirty Pictures - Lola Lovespell on Overlay at 50%
TRA Dirty Pictures – Lex Drillington on Overlay at 50%

26 January 2010 - Mediocre Moon

I was experimenting taking pictures of the moon. I usually shoot in aperture priority, but for this experiment I played around with my shutter speed. I took 35 identical shots of the moon, making minor changes with each. This one had the most detail without being too dark.

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Lens: EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/1000 at ƒ/5.6
Focal Length: 300mm
ISO 400
Flash: No

Post-processing:
Cropped and sharpened in Lightroom
TRA - Oh Snap at 100%

25 January 2010 - Paper Boats






















It rained this morning, which meant a change of plans. I showed my oldest how to make paper boats out of construction paper. Then we ventured out into the rain and set a few of our little boats afloat in the puddle at the end of the driveway. She loved it.

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Lens: EF50mm f/1.8
Exposure: 1/4000 at ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO 100
Flash: No

Post-processing:
TRA – Oh Snap at 100%
TRA – Cool as a Cucumber at 100% (masked off of boats)
TRA – Pool Party at 50%

24 January 2010 - Dancing in the Dark






















When I asked my daughter what I should take pictures of today, she asked me if we could go take pictures in the dark. I decided it would be fun to see how my flash could light her up. When we finished, she ran around the backyard pretending monsters were chasing her.

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Lens: EF50mm f/1.8
Exposure: 1/60 at ƒ/2.8
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO 400
Flash: Yes

Post-processing:
Ran Dfine 2.0 for noise reduction
TRA – Oh Snap at 50%
TRA – Boutwell Magic Glasses at 50%

Scrapbook Layout - Week 1

January 1 - January 7

My goal is to create one page for every week of the project so that I have a complete book at the end of the year. It turns out that I am already behind on this project.

Week 1 Layout Credits:

- A Little Griddy {Papers} by Elise’s Pieces Designs
- Font: Century Gothic

23 January 2010 - Gulf Fritillary

The family and I went on a nature walk today. This little guy asked me to take his picture. And then he flashed those bright orange wings at me. How could I say no?

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Lens: EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/400 at ƒ/7.1
Focal Length: 300mm
ISO 640
Flash: No

Post-processing: Cropped and sharpened in Lightroom
TRA - Oh Snap at 100%
TRA - Boutwell Magic Glasses at 100%

22 January 2010 - Lack of Creativity

I have had a NyQuil hangover all day. I managed to take this picture without even getting out of bed.

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Lens: EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/60 at ƒ/5.6
Focal Length: 105mm
ISO 400
Flash: Yes

Post-processing: Cropped and sharpened in Lightroom
TRA - Oh Snap at 100%
TRA - Boutwell Magic Glasses at 100%

21 January 2010 - Splish Splash

"Splish, splash, I was taking a bath..." The bubbles on her head are my favorite part.
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Lens: EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/60 at ƒ/5.6
Focal Length: 95mm
ISO 400
Flash: Yes

Post-processing: White balance adjustments and sharpening in Lightroom

20 January 2010 - Test Shot

Yesterday my baby girl pulled my camera off of a table. My heart stopped as it came crashing to the floor. I spent part of today taking random test shots to make sure everything still works.

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Lens: EF50mm f/1.8
Exposure: 1/5 sec at ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO 400
Flash: Yes

Post-processing: Cropped and sharpened in Lightroom

19 January 2010 - Monkey See, Monkey Do


This one has been mimicking me a lot lately. It's kind of fun.

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Lens: EF50mm f/1.8
Exposure: 1/1000 sec at ƒ/3.2
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO 200
Flash: No

Post-processing:
Cropped and sharpened in Lightroom
Two textures from Texturelicious, Volume 1 by Kasia Designs applied in Photoshop (masked and blended on Soft Light)

18 January 2010 - Baby Mine


The lighting was wrong. My camera settings were wrong. The lens was wrong. But when she looked at me through the lace curtains, all I could think was that I must capture this moment. I love this picture.

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Lens: EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/60 at ƒ/4.0
Focal Length: 70mm
ISO 640
Flash: No

Post-processing:
Sharpened for portraits in Lightroom
Small vignette added in Lightroom

17 January 2010 - Plexiglass Slipper






















I live with a princess. She has the glass slipper to prove it.

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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:
Lightroom Present - Shabby Pickle Designs, Laura's Hazy (reversed the vignetting)

16 January 2010 - Vila Schmila






















My Dad, a man of MANY talents, is building a custom bookcase that takes up one whole wall of my house. I took a picture of the master craftsman in action.

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Lens: EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/200 at ƒ/7.1
Focal Length: 125mm
ISO 200
Flash: No

Post-processing:
Lightroom Preset - Shabby Pickle Designs, Laura's Pop-Up Book (minus vignetting)

15 January 2010 - Towering Beauty






















I chased this one around all day trying to get a decent picture. This was the only time she looked at me and smiled. She was in her playhouse and I thought she looked like a princess in a tower.

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Lens: EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/200 at ƒ/5.6
Focal Length: 135mm
ISO 320
Flash: Yes

Post-processing:
TRA - Oh Snap at 65%
TRA - Boutwell Magic Glasses at 50%
Texturized with 2 textures from my own collection, both set to Hard Light at 60%

** I've decided to keep track of how I took and what I did to each photograph. (Now I have to go back and add the info to the last 14 photos.)**

14 January 2010 - Double Take

Today was a good day for pictures. I couldn't decide on just one; so I posted two.

13 January 2010

I found this little guy hiding in one of my flower pots today. He turned out to be a very willing subject. I just couldn't get the camera down into the flower pot and in front of his face.

12 January 2010

Both of my girls were sick today. It killed me to pick up the camera. All I wanted to do was hold them.

11 January 2010

The temperature made it all the way into the 50s today, so I got out of the house and went on an impromptu photo safari. I still don't know all of my Florida birds, but I believe this is either a Great White Heron or a Great Egret.

10 January 2010

I had planned to photograph the cat, but this was just too sweet to pass up.

9 January 2010

36˚ may not seem cold to some of you, but I live in South Florida. It is COLD!!!

8 January 2010

"You talkin' to me?"

7 January 2010

An experiment with light and my favorite book... ever.

6 January 2010

A mid-afternoon, playtime portrait.

5 January 2010

Engaging in a pre-naptime ritual... reading.

4 January 2009


Life is a Bowl of Roses

(This photo is also titled: Taking some time to work on still life while the not-so-still lives take a nap.)

3 January 2010

Someone wasn't feeling the whole picture-a-day thing.

1 January 2010

Happy New Year to all!
Bring it on, 2010!