Monday, May 7, 2012

Our Week In Photos~ {Project Rewind}

Our week pretty much consisted of... 
daddy coming home, playing outside in the sunshine, eatn' pop-cycles, & playn' in the water.
It was a good, sticky fingers, lots of sunblock type of week!
Haven't seen daddy for 3 1/2 day kind of hug!

Donald Duck came home w/ daddy...
Jaxy did NOT like his surprise!
Who knew Donald was so scary?

Kinda love the huge sun flare around the flowers.


Take note of the orange pop cycle.
(Falkor must be doing some type of Jedi mind trick...)

Lol... one determined pup! I helped him out, don't worry.

Washn' his ride, YO!

Yahhhh....? Hmmmm...? No clue. Lol)

LOVE you, you crazy, sweet, brilliant little man!
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<<FAVorite photo from April>>

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The Paper Mama Photo Challengeand
 then, she {snapped}Sweet Shot Day
Inspired by Family MagazineInto the Land of Photography
Chic Homeschool Mama



Saturday, May 5, 2012

Scavenger Hunt~ {week 27}

<<Shadow, Keys, Smile, Unedited, & Fish>>


Hey all.
It's so nice to link up w/ the hunt again, 
I REALLY missed you guys last week.
We love you Ashley, 
& you have surely been in our prayers these last couple weeks. 
Good to be back!!

1. Shadow
My little Casanova is finally learning, we don't pick the neighbors flowers for mommy!

2.Keys
No wonder I'm always loosing my house keys.

3. Smile
Double smiles.
My "try" for this weeks Tutorial Tuesday, high key photography.
Tow Mater & My favorite little smile. OHHH. LOVE this fella.

4. Unedited
Arrrrr... my sweet little nephew Noah turned 4 last weekend...
AND I (me!!!) got to shoot his pirate party! SO excited to share all the shots soon!
DUDE. It was REALLY hard for me not to edit this!)

5. Fish
Finger paint stained fingers playing w/ Mr A. Fishy against the rainy window.
I asked Jax if mommy could borrow his lashes, but he said...
"NO, mama...please NO!" Lol)
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Tutorial Tuesday

Finagle a Foto #12~ {Best of the week}

**Hello Friends**
Welcome back to another fun week,
<<Finagle a Foto #12>>
Come link up your best shot(s) of the week
Show one, show all,  anything goes
{best of the week}.
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Before I introduce this weeks fab guest host,
I want to extend a BIG thank you to our last weeks guest,
**Her #1 top winning photo**
 from last weeks FAF #11 {8pm} & {Door} challenge
Becky loved the moodiness of the shot, the wonderful angle, & how it brought back childhood mems for Heidi!
Heidi, please grab your winning button here!

Thank you Miss Becky, you rock!
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<<Finagle a Foto #12 >>
Introducing a wonderful bloggy friend, sponsor, & A-mazing photographer...
I get inspired by the love & character she captures of her sweet little man, Joshua! She is just all around wonderful, I know you'll love her...
Stop on by & say hello!

Name: Kelly-Marie
Blog name: Our Footprints On The World
Describe yourself in three words:
Laid-back (Is that one word .. I guess so), trustworthy and friendly.
What does photography mean to you:
I feel like all though school and things I have never picked up a hobby that I am good at or have enjoyed for more then a week. Then my little guy was born and I just couldn't help taking pictures of everything he did (not that he did a lot when he was first born). Then my sister came along with her fancy camera and took one picture of him which looked so awesome and it was then I knew I wanted a DSLR myself. Since then my love for photography grows more and more as I learn new tricks. For me I just love capturing my little guy. 
What are you working w/ {camera, lens's, fav editing tools, accessories}:
I have a Nikon D3100 with a 50-200mm lens.
To organise and do some basic editing I use a free, yes FREE! programme called Photoscape.
Then If I want some more fancy editing or text then I use things like Piccy.com.
What are a few items on your photography gear wish list:
My poor hubby is always getting told what new lenses I want to get. I think my next buy will be a 50mm prime lens to get those sharp shots.
What is your most FAVorite photograph you've ever taken, & why:
Ok I have a few and yes they are all of Josh, he's my baby what can I say :D
Two of them really capture his eyes beautifully and the other is just the most cutest face ever.
Where would you like your photography journey to be in a year:
Well I actually have a few people lined up wanting small photo sessions with me, so hopefully one day I would love to create a small photo business specailising in children's photography. With maybe an extra little one on the way in our little family to photograph ;)
Thank's so much Kelly!
 She's excited to see every ones pixels!
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<<Finagle a Foto #12 {best of the week} link up>>
My takes:
Well, these WERE my favorite shots of the week...
Again THOSE WERE my favorites,
until this happened...

Until daddy came home from being away on a 3 days business trip.
This little monkey MISSED his daddy bunches...
as you can see, daddy missed his boy.
(mama missed daddy too)

It's funny, these pictures are surely not perfect, overexposed,
 (remember I'm on the 30 day shooting manual challenge)
but I LOVE them.
This is the perfect example that a photograph doesn't have to be technically "perfect"to be Amazing!

I hope ya'll link up with out {best of week}, ANYthing goes!!
Can't wait to see your pics!
We would LOVE for you to join us!
1. Please be a follower HERE and of my Co-Hosts *Kirsten & * Marilyn
AND our guest host Kelly-Marie
Feel free to show off shots that lead to your perfected photo of choice!
{Lets us know to follow YOU too so we stay connected!!!}
2. MUST be your OWN shot, please do not finagle other's work.
3. Please Link Back To Your ORIGINAL Actual Photo Post.
4. Please display Finagle A Foto button on your post.
5. Help Us Know YOUR Favorites By "Liking" The Photo
6. Winner gets to help us choose the challenge themes..!!
7. Visit around and check out creative versions of the focal point of the week!
8.Give some comment LOVE. Everyone loves & little LOVE!
*NEW CHALLENGES WILL START EVERY SUNDAY*
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Happy Jax


Friday, May 4, 2012

a month in photos~ {April} / Favorite photos of the week!

<<April Favorites>>
 Did April just flown right on by or what?
It's been such a fun month in photos!
April's my 2nd month having my slr , Ceecee Canon, & I've LOVED every minute of it!

I started out primarily shooting in AV (aperture priority) mode, only shooting in manual about 50% of the time. 
Have a LOT of my pictures totally sucked... yes
Have I missed a few precious never get back moments ... YEP.

But.
The shots that I have set up correctly, & captured my little monkey perfectly~ make my heart go pitter patter.
AND I am sucking a little less every day! Lol)

I've made a promise to my BBF ( Bloggy Besty), my girl, aka the sweetest mama I know, Kyna, that I'm going to ONLY shoot in manual for the next 30 days. Her photography inspires me SO much. 
Wish me luck ya'll. I am kinda FREAKED OUT. 
(This should be fun...?!)

Here are just a few of my fav's from April.
Gosh. I truly am one lucky girl. LOVE my little family.

<<April 2012>>


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<<My favorites from this week>>

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Wordless Wednesday~ Show me the money


Remember this lil cutie pie...?

Well.
He ain't got nuttn' on my little cutie patootie.
Someone had some fun, the adorable kind, playn' w/ mama's glasses.


I couldn't resist adding the b&w version.
 I just adore b&w photos, they bring out so much character... 
& this guy is all character... let me tell ya.)
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and
 then, she {snapped}

Black and White Wednesday