Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Isabelle attempts a macro....

I think this is the first time I am posting not because of a specific photo challenge but just because I really love this picture.

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Black and White Wednesday

This is one of Isabelle's best friends. We're so happy we got to hang out with you guys at the zoo yesterday!

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the long road

Arts and Crafts Challenge

The photo challenge this week over at the Yellow House is Arts and Crafts. I love the texture of these paintbrushes!

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Touch up Tues!

This is my first time participating in Touch up Tues. Post processing has always been my achilles tendon. I feel like a kindergardener every time I open LightRoom. Part of it is that my style is very minimal. I want my pictures to look like I didn't have to touch them afterward. But of course I do. Especially now since I'm spending more time shooting in Raw.

Anyhow, I was looking through some older photos and came across this one. Shot in auto mode before I had any clue how to use my camera, it was in serious need of some adjusting. I feel like it's still a little off in color, but a lot better than the original!

SOOC:


And my edit:


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Simplicity Black and White Photo Challenge

I've posted this picture before but it's one of my favorite black and whites!

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Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while!

I wish I could say that I was confident enough in my photo skills to get consistantly good photos every time. But I don't. Most days I'm lucky if I get one or two photos that I truely love and feel proud of. Yesterday was one of those days. Isabelle is not nearly as cooperative with me when it comes to taking pics as Sophie is. So when I get a genuine smile from Isabelle (instead of her quick-take-the-pic-so-I-can-have-a-sucker face) it really makes my day.

Since photography is a hobby that has really taken on a life of its own for me, I need to be reminded sometimes why I got into it in the first place. I want to preserve smiles like this.

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