Was fun. Was REALLY fun. Josh was off of work, the kids were surprisingly on amazing behavior and family fun was all we wanted to do. Crafts, skiing, sledding....all good. My kids like to play in the snow. It's cold people...real cold. Like 20 cold, but the kids love it and truth be told.....it makes me feel like a kid, so....I in turn like it....:) hahaha. Anyway
I had the chance to catch up with some good friends recently over tea and scones. I was so grateful to have been able to document the real-life theatrical faces that we have....well, Ashley had them this day, but usually the dramatic faces are mine. Krysta treated us to a dramatic reading and I got to photograph baby Ellie!!! She is so much fun to photograph because you don't always know what you are going to get. It was a lovely morning in Krysta's new kitchen....grateful for good friends. :)
I am currently looking through old photos of mine and seeing what kind of butcher work I did on these 5 years ago. I mean, every photographer when they start has a very different look to their images compared to now. It's a constant work in progress. I love to see where I have been to where I am now to where I want to go. I have had mentors and friends who have come along side me to help shape the photographer I am today. I have so much further that I want to go, but I'm grateful to those who have lent me a hand along the way. I only hope I can do that for others. Enjoy photos I took 5 years ago and have re-done. :)
I had about 3 minutes to capture Kayla's photo before Tae Kwon Do. She was super excited because there was a time when she would say as a kiddo "MOM, another photo??" So, I have had to sneak photos of her here and there for the last few years. This time, she was all about it. YES! I was so excited because she looked to fabulous in her coat with her fur hat that it took everything in me to get to our destination without pulling the car over at random corners. This peanut is almost 10.....10!!! Holy smokes! I just can't believe it! I'm grateful for her spirit, her love for others and her compassionate heart. Cheers to my little eskimo!
This is what I said to Hilary last week, "Can I swing by for 1 shot?". I had an idea of double exposure. Anyone know what that is? In the film days you took one image and put it on top of another to create this cool effect, double exposure. I have always been intrigued by this style and tried to figure it out with just my digital camera. I have done this before in Photoshop, but never within my camera. Most DSLR's these days have this capability in the menu settings. On the Nikon this can be found by pushing Menu, then click on the camera icon and then it's at the bottom (Multiple exposure). Anywho, I called Hil and said, lets play. It was super short notice, but I showed up and she looked like she was about to step out to NYFW. Sheesh! Lucky for me....it was time to play!
