Archive for April, 2008

Fisheye Fun!

April 24, 2008

I rented a fisheye lens (Nikkor 10.5mm/2.8) for this weekend (I’m headed to Monahans Sandhill State Park to spend some time with my sister), and I’ve been having fun with it :)

I really love the “big sky” effect from it – it rocks! (of course it did *not* hurt that the light was freaking AWESOME today – it was overcast behind me, where the sun was, so the light was soft, and lovely, and the rest of the sky was blue and cloudy, and so pretty!) It’s going to be super cool in the desert with sand dunes, I cannot WAIT!

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A walk around my yard :)

April 21, 2008

I hadn’t really shot much the past week, so I figured I’d get out for some inspiration – I live on 9 acres and there’s always *something* to photograph :) I haven’t done a “shoot” like this since college really, but it was nice, and relaxing.

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I did my first official “practice” session!

April 14, 2008

Isn’t she pretty? I am so thankful my friend Lamar let me transform her living room into a studio to photograph her (pregnant with baby Andrew) and her husband :)

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Outside with my daughter :)

April 11, 2008

It’s hard to come up with ideas for her outside – she’ll sit still for a few minutes if I give her an interesting place to sit. Otherwise she’s running around and doesn’t stay still long enough for me to get any decent captures.  She can be a little whirlwind!

We did alright today though.. I’ve been working on full sun again, and I decided to go waaaaaay back on our property to the only place with nice open shade (well, other than the side of our house, right outside of where my youngest was sleeping, which probably wouldn’t have worked well for long!), which was within the “wind break” that marks the back of our property, and the beginning of the 152 acres behind us.  It’s basically a 20-30′ wide length of trees that goes across the entire property line. I think our neighbors are growing corn this year.. we’ll have to sneak out there for some pictures soon, before it gets too tall (and maybe then, too.. lol).

There’s actually a “sometimes stream” just behind her (she’s sitting in a slight berm that makes up the bank) but it’s dry right now, otherwise I’m sure she would have been a muddy mess before I even got to sit her down!

Kaia

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My flower girl

April 8, 2008

The bluebonnets are still not in full bloom, but we’re making do with what we have :)

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