City Girl!!!

Encouraged by Christi Nelson to crop this horizontally so Ainsley's foot is not distracting!

I love it!  Post processed in PS, with a layer from Florabella!

Ainsley!

More of Rawsii #4!

OK - These were done with the pre-set WB this time...  The coloring was much better than the first two attempts at the lake..  But, I wasn't pleased with the overall photos.  I had a lot of "blow outs" because of the natural light coming in the window.  Even though it was an overcast day...  I did end up using one of these, the second photo, for my assignment.  I love the catch lights in her eyes!  Even though this lesson really challenged me, I loved taking these photos over the weekend of Ainsley!  Thanks Ains!!

Hello Kitty!

Ainsley had a Target Photo Shoot today for their Back to School Catalog.  She is going to be modeling a cute little Hello Kitty Digital Camera.   I just love how Andie did her hair and makeup...  She looks so soft and pretty to me...  Is she really only going to be 8 in June...

Taken in Auto

55mm f/1.8D lens

Which One?

I have so much to learn in the Post Edit process...  I question the colors all the time..  Which one is better?  This was taken at dusk on our last night in Cancun...  I like the first one, but is it too dark?

Pure Joy!

This is one of those shots that just happened!!!  Ainsley was playing on the beach, and she asked me to take her picture jumping!  I set my camera on sport mode, and shot this.  I had no idea it would turn out to be one of my favorites from our trip!  It captures the fun we had!

The Pearl in Mexico

I am so thankful that Ainsley gives me some of my best opportunities to practice with my camera.   We are currently in Mexico, and I took these at our first beach photo shoot around dusk.  I edited them both in Photoshop.  I am taking the Jessica Sprague on-line course and I love the "Camera Raw" editing mode.  Here is one of my post-editing favorites....

Shot in P

Shutter 1/80

Aperature - F5.3

ISO 200

95mm

The Pearl Archives

I have been cleaning out my "closet" meaning my hard drive and I came across this photo taken of Ainsley last June.  She had just gotten home from a Target Photo Shoot for their Christmas Toy catalog.  It is one of my absolute 2008 favorites of her.  I don't have any clue what the settings were, but I love how the background is blurred in this photo.  I just wanted to include it here as a keepsake of the Pearl....  Now, what will happen when I really know what I am doing with this camera of mine!  Not sure I could improve this.  I do have that portrait lens on my wish list though!!

St. Patrick's Day!!

Green day at school!  I shot this at about 8am today.  Aperature Priority, ISO 400.  I bumped up the brightness slightly in PhotoShop Elements.