Scouting New Location: Adams Park

So with only 1 car in the family, the kids and I have started taking the bus around town (and by around town, I mean to the Library). We keep passing this park that has this cute shabby building there. I thought it would be great to take pictures there so that was our adventure today!

It was bad timing though... 10:30 AM and the sun was WAY up. I tried to stayed in the open shade, which elimanates 1/2 the building. But I think I got some pretty good shots anyways.

That was his most natural smile... I hate when kids cheese it up lol



What can I say about this girl, she is TROUBLE!



Doesn't it look cold? Well, it WAS!



I love a great vintage action! Don't you?

I Love Photoshop!

Okay, yes, I realized that this post contradicts the post before, but I've got it all figured out!! Sort of... I figured out the action part anyways (thanks to a fellow ILPer!) I took some valentine's picture of Ms. S because she doesn't go to preschool and won't get to do anything fun with her classmates, so I thought she can make some cards herself and sent them to her cousins. We live for little things like this because, quite frankly, it's too cold to go outside and play! That and we don't have a car and can't drive around and explore Logan.

These 2 pictures are both edited in Photoshop Elements 7 and taken with my Canon Rebel xt and 50mm f1.8 lens. Usually I like the very natural looking photos but I wanted to be funky and fun for this shoot. (I use the term loosly becaues I am in no way a professional photographer!) I downloaded some free actions over at Coffeshop, applied urban action for the photo above and color pop for photo below.

Well, when you don't have a car and you live in a small town AND you are impatient, what do you do? you print your pictures out at walmart. It's one hour and 19 cents a copy. Mind you, without a car, one hour means nothing but it's better than waiting by the mailbox for 4 days if we do it online. I just have to wait till hubby gets home to pick them up :)

Playing with my camera

I've been trying to teach myself about photography and photoshop this past year. And although at times it has been rough, I'm pretty proud of how far I've come. I read tons on the internet and on my ILP forum, and the photography class I've been taking has helped me out a lot too. But I could not have improve one iota without practice, practice, practice! These 3 pictures are just the latest I've taken. I've moved on to RAW (woooo hooooo) and full manual. It is a LOT easier to edit this way but I don't have enough computer space to shoot in that mode all the time. I can't believe how much you have to buy to support this hobby! But I'm having fun trying to improvise :)

My handsome boy

Isn't he the cutest?? I may be biased but just LOOK! even with 2 front teeth missing, he is still as cute as can be! Fine, be that way, don't agree with me... but I know what I'm talking about, I promise you that!