Fun at the Pool

The kids and I headed to the pool tonight. Can you tell I was out-of-sorts... I took pictures of flowers (me, really) and tried some off-center shots.

I really disliked this one in color and could not make it better. I love it in B&W!


These two were getting along so well!


Caleb in for a swim.


The flowers by the pool.

Another silhouette and a self-portrait

Here is the other silhouette picture I liked from Memorial Day weekend.


And here Doug and I decided we needed to be in a picture together so we used the timer. Nyah obviously thought the picture should be of all three of us. This picture just makes me smile.

More Face Favorites...

Deciding which face to enter into the contest was so NOT easy. I spent a while going through just a few folders of pictures. Here are a few more of my favorites... some I love for their silliness and others for their details.

Taken this April with my Nikon d200:


Taken last summer with my old point & shoot camera:


Taken this past weekend with my Nikon d200; I have posted it previously but "finished" it differently this time:


Taken this April with my Nikon d200:


Taken last summer with my old point & shoot camera:

Photo Class

Well, I am taking an online photography class about photographing people so my camera has been out in full force this week. The class has been focused on lighting so far. Here are some of my favorites from the last few days. I have done some edits in Photoshop so I'll tell you what I have done...

Brynn ~ I airbrushed her a little bit as she has a rash on her face.


Nyah ~ I used the "vintage" action on this one just to play around. I love the look on her face in this picture and the one after... she had just spotted big brother Caleb riding his bike across the golf course on his way home.


Nyah ~ A black and white action obviously.


Nyah ~ No edits.


Brynn ~ A little airbrushing around her mouth and cheeks.


Nyah ~ No edits.


Brynn ~ Same airbrushing.


Evan ~ No edits.


Nyah ~ Cropped.


Brynn ~ Cropped & same airbrushing

Some picture playing...

A few more...

Playing a bit more... I am not playing favorites... Brynn is the only one who will humor me and pose though I get five minutes MAX per session! :)

Sisters and Bath Fun

Nyah had a haircut while in the bath... that should explain the small pieces of hair I thought I washed away! :)

Goofy...

Too fun!

Eyes... photo 2

Love these eyes too!!

Warm Fall Days

The weather here has been beautiful so I have been able to take pictures outdoors... my favorite place. Here are some of the kids that I like the best even if the pictures themselves are not the greatest. I am still in manual mode for most of them, some are shutter-priority and some are aperature priority - but no auto mode. I increased the ISO today because my pictures were dark (cloudy but I didn't want to use the flash) and found out I don't really like pictures taken at 400 or more ISO.

Brynn, edited exposure only to lighten it a bit...


Caleb... not edited. I am working on my "sports" photography, though my camera limits a lot. Notice his hands are barely touching the ball so I did catch some action.


Price... exposure only edited to lighten.


Caleb... unedited. Just like the photo.


Nyah... exposure changed to brighten it a bit.


I used a black & white filter on this one but not 100% black & white... just fading towards it. I'm not sure I like it better.


Nyah... I love this picture. I held the camera at an angle per a recommendation from a photography website I frequent. I did it for 10 pictures and this is the only time I liked it. I think you need a very plain background for it to work.


Evan... unedited.


Evan... exposure adjusted to brighten photo.


I used Picnik online to edit the pictures.

Cleaning up...

Her nose. Her neck. Near her brow. Even in her hair!



But it was fun!