Simply Me

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Forgot to Blog This.

My adorable friend over at The R House reminded me of my cute little pass along card that we sent out this year with our Christmas cards. I meant to post a photo of it right after we finished it, but seriously, we were rushing and pushing to get it finished in time for Christmas. Anyway, I think it turned out wonderfully, and everything just meshed into place. Leisha helped me with the design. So, if any of you adoption friends out there are interested, drop me a line, we can make a fun and creative card for you too. The printer did an amazing job with my not so usual size. They are 3x3 inches with the photo on one side and the information on the other. They are different I know (thank you DT for making this all possible! ) but they say exactly what I wanted them to say. I only have about 20 left and I stare at them everyday. I just love them. I'm weird I know. :(

Anyway, just wanted to share!

Monday, January 07, 2008

Snow Day.

Really wanting the time for updates. Life has been busy here. Hopefully may slow down by next week. I started school today so that is probably a huge joke. But one can hope right?

Just wanted to give you something for coming all the way here. Hope you are all enjoying the new year.

Friday, January 04, 2008

Love finding things like this.

Thanks.

I knew I liked Ron and Jessica.

My heart is full. So many thoughts that run through my heart and mind for so many of my dear friends. I love you guys.

Photoshop

I definitely have a love/hate relationship with this program. As a photographer, I become really frustrated, sad, even depressed at times when I search sites and come across amazing images and wonder, "How can "I" ever do that?" It isn't so much an envy as it is my brain not being able to wrap my thoughts around how a particular photographer does something, figures something out, when I feel like I am ten steps behind. Part of this is that I love the simple, the actual, and I don't like to spend hours and hours messing around with a photo in Photoshop. I guess I am not even sure if that is what people want. Do they want this spectacular image, or do they want themselves? I guess there is no right or wrong. So, this past week I put my camera down, studied a few sites, learned a few tricks, and put them to use. I am not sure if I will ever use them on clients yet. Perhaps, maybe as I grow. But for now, it was fun to play. I picked up the camera today, I was hungering for it, it seems I always wait for the most challenging light (winter isn't helping much in my house...and neither was the quickly moving little girl...) but here is what I came up with. The photos on the left would be my normal edit, the photos on the right would be the play edit.

And yet, I fear that there almost isn't even a difference.

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

What is wrong with this picture?

Could anything else be more utterly contradicting?

Feeling GRUMPY

Nice photo eh? I didn't take it, and it is old...and it is hideous. But sums up how I have been feeling today. My computer decided to go kaput on me Monday. I have never known such fear in my entire life. Thankfully some really smart dudes at a really AWESOME place helped me out. THANK YOU. They saved ALL of my personal photos from MAY! I have been SO bad about backing up MY own files. Of course the week I finally can get to them my computer crashes. Anyway, I am back in business, I will be answering my massive amounts of e-mail starting tomorrow, and just blogged a session. Hope all is well in your world. Happy 2008...a year I am looking forward to for so many, many reasons!

Oh, and to answer your questions about J's post. The photos were taken at Kennicott Copper Mine, and all of the photos with me in them were set up by me and taken by sweet Hubbs. The rest were my doing...glad you all enjoyed.