Practice makes perfect

I've been spending more time on my photography skills. I am especially proud of this shot!



I used my homemade lightbox and bounced my flash off the top of the box. I had to adjust the white balance a little and dodge the edges. Overall I'm very happy with this one. I'm tempted to have it printed in a large print.

Here's another of LJ. I tried to go for a vintage feel with this one.



I've been really wanting to take railroad shots with the girls and I got a few today.



And the only good ones I got of Trinity were in front of the old condemned post office building.

More shots

I'm determined to learn the language of photography. At the moment, however, it's proving to be a tad out of my reach. I hear the words, but they don't mean anything to me. I set up my homemade backdrop tonight (easy peasy dye job on muslin...$6 for a backdrop that is 6 x 3.75. Big enough for headshots and almost big enough for toddler body shots. It needs to be a bit longer so I can position the subject further away though.) Alyssa was my most willing model tonight, but I got a couple cute ones of T-bug too.




The scarf was a big hit. We ran in the $$ store to get foam core board for my lightbox and came out with a light pink and hot pink fuzzy scarf. Made for a cute pic paired with Alyssa's cap.

Here are a couple of Trinity. I didn't edit these any.

Turning two is no fun

I love this shot. Hate that I cut his head off though. He wasn't in the picture taking mood, but I was playing with some camera settings and he was my only victim.

Photo shoot

I'm having fun getting back into photography and LJ is letting me take pics of him again. Set up a little backdrop and got LJ ready for some pics. Hoping to catch a good 2-year portrait. This one will work until I can get a better one. Wanted him to wear his cute Easter vest, but I don't have a shirt for him to wear under it yet. He's such a ham.