A Tale of Two Newborns

and the moral is… Exhausting! But exhilirating.

As luck would have it, all three of the newborns that I had lined up to shoot (that sounds very bad doesn’t it?) were all born within days of eachother, which meant that…

Photography Basics: RAW vs. Jpg

I was pleasantly surprised at how many of you lucky ladies said you got a new DSLR under the tree for the holidays, so I wanted to do a quick little primer on RAW vs. jpg:  What is RAW (hint:…

Wordless Wednesday

Ok, I lied – not really wordless..

So I’m on my way to meet and photograph our dear friends’ new baby – I’m so excited and nervous. It’s my first newborn shoot. Well, not exactly my first, but the first…

A Few Shots with the Canon 85mm 1.8

All images shot with my Canon digital rebel xsi and Canon 85mm 1.8 lens at these settings:
f2.2
ISO 100

It’s been a few months since I got theCanon 85mm 1.8

Becoming Alone

As I sit in the guest bedroom of my parents’ house, Jasper sleeping in the room next to mine listening to the angry rain outside the window I think how fitting it is that our marriage also began in a…

Phalate Free Rubber Duckies on Clearance Now!

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I don’t know who referred me to the Mini Social Website, but who ever it was cursed me to receive a daily email with adorable new products.. on sale.. for a limited time only!! Don’t you know…

Happy 9 Months Jasper!

Playing with my new speedlite

Shot with my CanonRebel  xsi, Sigma 30mm 1.4 lens and canon 430 ex II speedlite at F 2.2 and ss 1/80th.

9 Months.

6570 hours, 273.8 days, 39.11 weeks, .75 years!

You are…

A Facebook Family Reunion!

This past Saturday I met my mom’s first cousin Wendy for the first time. You heard me right, for the first time ever!

And not because she lives in some far flung part of the earth, but rather because her…

Planet Pixies Earth Day Giveaway Winner

And the winner is (drumroll please….)

Erin!

Erin will be getting her choice Maia the Tree pixie in the mail

Don’t forget you can order your own pixie from the I love my planet toys online

I Survived!

Not a real post today as I’m busy working on a tutorial for Photoshop Friday, but I just wanted to pat myself on the back a little..

You see, Jeff has been away for the last 1o days traveling for…