Oh do I have so much to learn about shooting weddings! It was nice that this was a very low pressure wedding of a friend. Here is just a random sampling of how all the shots turned out. CC away so I cen get better at this. I really want to grow and learn! Thanks!



This one was posted a couple days ago and there was a recommendation for this in B&W - great idea! I like it much better, the green was distracting!

Here are some boring shots of the Groom and Best Man. Nice guys but the photographer needs work! CC??

I tried this one in B&W too. I was really disappointed that we did not have time to get many shots of the Bride, getting all the girls ready took a long time and that cut into picture taking time.
This was just a sweet moment between the two while her mother sang a song but I really don't think it's a good image at all:
The kiss at the cake...

I just feel like all the shots are boring and just plain no good in general. I know what I see wrong in them but would also like to hear it from you so HHCC away and let me know what I shoulda/coulda done to get better shots.

Jeremiah's newest obsession? This summer he discovered the movie TOY STORY. My aunt gave him a copy of this movie and he's watched it EVERY day since! And two weeks later, he was ecstatic when he discovered there was a sequel. Then Grandma (who has no idea what Toy Story is) just happened to decide that J needed a Mr. Potato Head. Well, let's just say Jeremiah was beside himself with joy at his new "Toy Story Tato Head" toy. What happened to that kid who would spend the entire day drawing? He did not touch his "draw" (doodle pad) for two days. He played with Mr. Potato Head endlessly and took him everywhere - even to bed! Then Daddy found Buzz Lightyear at a collector's mall and Jeremiah is on cloud nine. So what did I find when I peeked at J while he was taking a nap? He was all curled up with Mr. P and Buzz. He actually had "Tato Head" tucked under his arm but by the time returned with the camera, he had rolled over. But it's still so cute to me to see him in love with his toys! And guess what. Daddy found a Woody the Sheriff online and so J will be worthless come the end of the week...



Here is "my favorite deputy":

I've been tagged to tell 8 habits/facts about myself. I don't know if I'm interesting to list 8 things, but here they are anyway...

1) I LOVE LOVE LOVE mysteries. Even the old movies that come on tv. If I get a new book to read, I kiss my family and tell them I'll see them again when the book is done because I get SO addicted until it's finished!

2) I really enjoy working with the youth group at church. I love teens because they are so alive and passionate and just FUN! Never a dull moment for sure! I think this age group is so great and hope I can always have a place to be there for them.

3) I like drama. Not the bad kind people have! Although I don't do it very much, I love to perform in front of people in plays or miming or signing a song... I just love to perform!

4) I'm addicted to "The Next Design Star" on HGTV. I hardly ever watch reality TV but something about this show is just fun! This is the only show I know of that I made sure I was home on time to not miss a moment!

5) I think I'm also addicted to creativity in general! I love to make things even if it's just a little card for someone's birthday, scrapbook layouts or a quilt for my son's bed. Photography is filling up most of my time right now but I still get an itch to do something else now and then!

6) I love food. I love to eat. I can eat almost anything and I probably will! My DH called me a pig on our first date because he dared me to clean my plate and I did and then some! LOL I can out eat him anyday (no small feat if you've seen the skinny guy!). I can pack it away and enjoy every bite! YUMMY!

7) Others mentioned nails so I will too - I don't like my barefeet to not have polish on the toenails but I cannot stand polish (even clear) on my fingers.

8) I like to learn new things. I feel alive when I am learning something new. And when I learn something interesting to me, I need to really study it and figure it out. I just like to figure things out! I love puzzles and riddles and mysteries...

I guess this just ran full circle to I need to now figure out who I'm going to tag! I have NO IDEA who has been tagged so if you've been tagged, don't worry about it!

I tag:
Lindsey
Noni
Sam
jenlex04
Meldan (Melissa)
JaimeP
Erin
and I can't think of another! LOL

My first wedding! As crazy as it was (and it was a crazy day!), I think I may actually enjoy weddings. Now I just need to get better at them! My favorite part was capturing the details of the day. All the little things that the bride takes great care in picking out that sometimes go unnoticed as the day goes on and the anniversaries add up. But then I've always liked little details about everything! Here are some of the images from the details of my first wedding shoot. Oh do I have SO MUCH improvement to make! I am hoping to learn fast so I can continue to do weddings. It's such a great feeling to be a part of an important day! Thanks for looking! Please CC - I want to learn!





Oh and by the way... this is not the A&S from the engagement shoot I posted before. This is a different A&S! The engagement A&S couple's wedding is next month!

For a long time I really wanted a great image of the three of us on a canvas. I was told about this special through http://www.canvasondemand.com/ and decided it was time. So I quickly spiked up J's hair, assembled us in front of a black background, set the timer and hoped for the best. I only got a few shots from my camera-tired guys but I was thrilled with the last one. I sent in my order for a 16x16 canvas and received it today! I was SO blown away. I totally LOVE it. I was so excited!! I think it looks so incredible! I can't wait to order more and think everyone needs a great image printed on a canvas! Here is the image I used:

Friends A & S are a fun and sweetly romantic couple! Here are a few from their shoot earlier this week:




Thanks!

"That was easy!"

I keep seeing these cute little cupcakes everywhere! I finally found them and bought some for J. He loves them! They are so tiny they are adorable! So I was weeding through some old images to clean out files and found this one from last month's youth group picnic. And lo and behold... there is my hand holding the cupcake. So there you have it - I have a pic to post for this week's theme! J calls these "I scweem Cup-a-cakes". For a kid who doesn't eat ice cream, he sure seems to have a fetish about them this summer! TFL!

I'm trying my hand at photography these days. I've been meaning to post before and after images of my progress and what better week to do so than "hand" week!

Last year I took J to get his pics made when he turned two. Oh what a cute kid I had all slicked up and looking sharp. Grandma came along to help get some smiles. BUT... (here it comes) J threw a HUGE fit and would NOT go into the studio. He screamed and kicked and begged and pleaded... We even tried to bribe him with crayons and a tricycle... to no avail. After multiple attempts I grumpily gave up. Sitting around at home pondering ways to get him into picture taking mode I decided to try it myself. What harm? Safety of our own home, no embarrassing tantrums in public (him or me! LOL). I took several that day and here is one that I actually liked:

Okay, so I've revealed an embarrassing moment of my past and now (in an attepmt to redeem myself) I'll post a few I took yesterday. Although maybe a year from now I'll redo this post and these last pics will be my embarrassing ones! HAHA!

New Challenge! This week's is: Minimalism. Lots of space and your subject takes up minimal space. This is an example but I am not so thrilled with it. I think I really need to get my creative juices flowing...