I Heart Faces / A Touch of Whimsy

When I saw that this weeks I Heart Faces challenge was a "Touch of Whimsy" I immediately thought of this photo I took of my friends daughter. It's one of my favorite pictures of her. She was playing with her hair because she was still trying to warm up to the idea of being my model! I think it made for a super cute whimsical head shot!



Don't forget to stop over at I Heart Faces and see all the amazing photographs with just a touch of whimsy"!

Not Just for Recipes Anymore!

I have been a longtime fan of the Pioneer Woman. If you have ever wandered over to my recipe blog, then you already know this! I have always gone there for delicious recipes, but now I have been wandering over to her photography tab and tonight I saw she has a photography assignment up for Funny Faces!

So, I of course immediately thought of this photo I took of Shaun on Sunday!

I Heart Faces / Let's Hear it For the Boys!

In honor of Father's Day this weeks I Heart Faces Challenge is Let's Hear it for the Boys! Between my husband and three boys, I have plenty of "boy" themed pictures to choose from but I am choosing this one because I snapped it on Father's Day yesterday and it shows off (in my opinion!) why my boys have the best Daddy in the world! I snuck up on their little heart to heart to snap it and the joy on David's face warms my heart!

I am also proud of this picture because I am getting more comfortable shooting manual! I think it shows from a year ago when I first got my first DSLR and basically used it as a fancy point and shoot!





Don't forget to honor all the dads, brothers, uncles, sons, men and boys by stopping over at I Heart Faces and checking out the other great submissions! Or sign up and share your own photo honoring the boys and men in your life!

I Heart Faces Photo Challenge / Bright and Vivid

I was introduced to this site by a friend and decided to check it out when I decided to take my interest in photography to the next level. Today I am entering my very first challenge. I'm a newbie, so I hope I am doing this right!

The challenge is bright and vivid and so I am entering this picture of my one year old Evan with the big red car he couldn't stop playing with at a friends house! Nothing says bright and vivid like a Little Tikes Cozy Coupe Car!



Please check out the I Heart Faces website, enter a photo of your own or get inspired by others, like myself, who love photography and want to get better!

The Photo that Started it All

This is the photo that started the research, the google searches for online tutorials and the amazon.com orders for books on exposure.

A New Blog, A New Adventure

I am taking my love of photography to the next level. That means practice, practice, practice! Ever since I can remember I have always loved taking pictures. It was with an old school 35mm point and shoot FILM camera (do they even make those anymore!) but still I always carried it with me where ever I went. As anyone who knows me can attest to, I spent hours and hours surrounded by my photos, organizing, labeling and putting them into albums. Now we enter the digital age and I do the same thing, just on a laptop and a beautiful program called Photoshop!

I have a long way to go before I can call myself a pro, but I'll get there and this blog is going to help me along the way. I found a few websites that post weekly photo challenges and I am going to start participating and documenting my results on this blog. From what I have read and been told, this is a great way to work on fine tuning skills! I am excited and I am looking forward to seeing where this takes me!