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Truthful Tuesdays

All I really want for Christmas (that money can't buy b/c w/ money I will get a 50mm 1.8 lens!) is to get caught up to current day on this blog!  I am posting pictures from March 2009 right now.... I WILL get there... eventually.  Hopefully during the holiday break from work I can get some done.  I also really want to get caught up on Z's baby book.... I have a gorgeous scrapbook for him that I've barely done anything in b/c I am too busy playing with photos.  ;-)

To piggy back on Elizabeth's post in a non-photo kind of way... Two years ago I got my present on Christmas, I just wouldn't know if for 2 more weeks....I've got my boy... now I just need a girl ;-)  Hopefully when the time is right.  Heavens... then I will even MORE pictures to take and less time to edit them (so hopefully I will just get them all right in camera).  I love it :-)

Not Me Monday!

  




Because I am an avid photographer with all the time in the world, I would make sure to get class assignments done on time.  I'd spend two whole weeks getting the best pictures I could.  I would never ever try to get all the shots I need for the assignment in one or two days of shooting, and heavens forbid, I would never EVER forget to take my camera with me to work on the 2nd day to make sure I had another chance to get the needed shots.

Nope, not me!

This will have to do.......

 

Better luck next week I guess....

Random post....

Ug, so I am tired and have a yucky cold, but I haven't posted in a while... so here is a half hearted attempt:

A cute nakie baby shot inspired by CoppieCat:
http://coppiecat.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html

More unique perspectives, i like them! (darn it, I wish I'd stop cropping in too far!):

And of course.... Lessons learned: you know, OTHER than not cropping in too far!

1) Don't use a shutter speed of less than 1/60 when taking pictures of moving children!

This one finally worked out.... but only b/c he held still for a second:  But I learned that white props again, will over expose a lot.

2) Something needs to draw the eye to set up an axis line.  This pic feels so "off" b/c it feels tilted.

3) DON'T shoot in high sun or use it as a background.

 4) Watch the background for things that will stick out in funny places (such as making Z look like he has a lot of hair (it is a bush in the background).

YEAH, next post I get to delve into our mexico trip pictures (from March 09).  Yippie!

Truthful Tuesdays

I encouraged my son to crawl (in fact, I think I begged him), and I do love this.... his cute reaching out to me and the camera...

But I also **HATE** it b/c then I miss a cute shot :-(  or I cut off limbs...

 

But I guess it is worth it... b/c then I get cute shots like this...

and this....

I used to always ignore these shots... but this post made me go back & look at them anew.  They are so real.  They are so what our life is right now... me chasing my crawling (soon to be walking) boy who gets into everything!!!  I am sure I will look back and these and will miss this stage too.

Oh yes, and to answer Elizabeth's Truthful Tuesday question on Confessions From A Working Mom ...

It is TOO early to decorate!  Lol, especially with a toddler!  I shudder to think of the trouble the tree will create.  We usually decorate the first weekend in December, but who knows when it will happen this year.

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Not me Monday!

Jumping on the blogging train... but in a photo kind of way....

As you saw in my previous post... I would NEVER EVER let my baby fall over backwards while taking his photo, that would be a horrible thing to do! 

Not only that, I definitely would NEVER EVER continue taking photos of him when he started crying after said fall. 

I also would never let my son take in a mouthful of rocks while taking his picture at the park.  Now THAT would be disgusting!!!!  A good photographer would never allow that to happen... not to mention a good mother!

Of course I would never say it was worth it for some cute shots!

Lessons learned while photographing a 6 month old

Pick props wisely (watch out for a lot of white, which can easily be over blown)

Use a diaper cover ;-)  Dispo diaps just aren't attractive to photograph.

If they can't sit up consistently yet, put a pillow behind them so they don't bonk their heads ;-)

Frame the picture wide so as to not cut off limbs... and get a new perspective by putting the camera low.

Why are crying babes so cute to photograph?

In the midst of a nice portrait session February '08....

I discovered that baby butts are cute!

So I took a few pictures....

 

And tried an edit (do you like it?  Can you SEE any other edits I made?)

But someone became unhappy....

But... I discovered that was cute too.... so I tried another.

Aren't I terrible?
It remains one of my favorite shots ever.

Evolution of a sneeze....

'nuff said.

:-)