tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90430027248411844832024-03-05T17:28:34.018-06:00Life with Ana KateOur beautiful girl born in Vietnam...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger496125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043002724841184483.post-82228008115564019892013-12-06T09:17:00.001-06:002013-12-06T09:17:47.355-06:00How to Take Great Holiday PhotosIt's that time of year when I am in a rush to get my Christmas cards completed and sent out. Sometimes finding 'Christmas card worthy' photos can be tough. Most of my friends don't want to pay for professional photos just for their holiday cards, but it is so easy to create your own setup and take them yourself. You might be surprised to know with a few props and a bit of strategic editing you can make your photos look professional and get it done in one afternoon! Here are some tips and tricks that I use when creating a setup in my home.<br />
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<li>Find a room with good natural light and set up with that light to one side of your backdrop. (In my setup below there is a large window to the left of my backdrop.)</li>
<li>Select a backdrop. You can use fabric or blankets, anything large enough to fill your camera frame. You could even use a plain wall for your backdrop.</li>
<li>Add props. Twinkle lights, Christmas Tree, hats, etc. Your options are unlimited.</li>
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In the photo below I set up two inexpensive backdrop stands, clipped up a white cotton backdrop, and added several strands of twinkle lights. My backdrop wasn't as long as I wanted so I also added a fuzzy white rug.<br />
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<li>If you are using twinkle lights see if you can adjust your camera settings. I use a dslr and a lens with a very shallow depth of field which makes the twinkle lights appear as bokeh (blurred). Some point and shoot cameras will allow you to adjust the settings, so its always good to check your manual. </li>
<li>You can also create that blurred background look through editing. Ipiccy.com is a great free photo editing site that has tons of options and professional tools. I use photoshop, but did very little editing to these photos. </li>
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So here are the final results from a quick session with my favorite model. ; )<br />
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So, now that I have some adorable photos it's time to choose a card. I am loving all of the holiday cards at <a href="http://www.tinyprints.com/">Tiny Prints</a>! There are so many <a href="http://www.tinyprints.com/shop/picture-christmas-cards.htm">beautiful cards</a> that it's hard to choose just one! All of the cards I played with were customizable, so I could choose the color, shape, etc. Can you tell I definitely have a favorite shape? Ha! Here are just a few of my favorites:</div>
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I thought I would post my most recent DIY project. We moved into a new home this year and after replacing all of the wood floors and painting the kitchen cabinets, I needed a break from all things DIY. This month I have finally decided to start hanging pictures and putting up drapes. We have two bay windows in our house which poses a bit of a problem with drapery hardware. I know they sell some special bay window hardware, but it is hard to find, difficult to measure for, and can be expensive. I saw an idea somewhere (possibly Pinterest) to make your own bay window hardware using pvc pipe and spray paint. I cannot remember and cannot find that link anywhere, but a big thank you to whoever came up with the idea. It worked brilliantly! Now, you will notice the paint looks unfinished near the ceiling because we are adding crown molding that will cover that. I thought about hanging the drapes higher, but finding suitable longer length drapes has been difficult too. I found these linen drapery panels for $19.99 for 2 panels at T.J. Maxx! <br />
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A great price and very nice material, so I went with the shorter length. (They were a bit short of the floor however, so I had to rip the seam out and re-hem them.)<br />
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So here are the materials.<br />
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My husband figured out the measurements and angles that we needed, I spray painted the pvc pipe and the finials. We just bought 4 brackets that matched our spray paint color.<br />
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You can see in the picture that it really does look like a metal curtain rod. I am pretty pleased with this project. It fits perfectly and didn't cost a lot.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043002724841184483.post-89777618810124152292013-11-21T19:39:00.000-06:002013-11-21T19:39:35.603-06:00Newborn Photography | Baby AlizaI got to spend last Wednesday morning with my good friend <a href="http://www.amandabidwell.blogspot.com/">Amanda</a> and take newborn photos of sweet little Aliza. We also got a couple with big sister Amelia. I thought I would share just a few of my favorites from that session. Aliza was so calm and peaceful throughout the session, such a good baby, and absolutely precious!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043002724841184483.post-86120455406649022792013-11-05T12:25:00.002-06:002013-11-05T12:26:02.027-06:00i heart face | Pets<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>This photo was submitted to the I Heart Faces photo challenge – </em><a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/" rel="follow http://www.iheartfaces.com/"><em>www.iheartfaces.com</em></a></td></tr>
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I haven't participated in these photo challenges for quite a while, but then again, I haven't posted to my blog in a year either. I'm not sure I'll start updating my blog again anytime soon, but I think I will enter more photos in the <span style="color: red;">i heart faces</span> photo contests. This week the theme is pets and although this isn't a photo of our pet, it does fall within the contest guidelines. I captured this photo on a class field trip to a local farm. My girl loves all animals, and I was able to capture a sweet moment as she was petting a baby goat. My favorite of the day!<br />
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<a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/"><img alt="Photo Challenge Submission" src="http://www.iheartfaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/I-Heart-Faces-button.jpg" title="I Heart Faces Photo Challenge Submission" /></a><br />
Read more at http://www.iheartfaces.com/how-it-works/grab-a-button/#i5xqd8FwKjPzjgvT.99<br />
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Please go check out all the other amazing 'pet' photos at <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/">www.iheartfaces.com</a></span><span style="color: black;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043002724841184483.post-35039899435849070802012-11-28T10:21:00.001-06:002012-11-28T10:24:08.718-06:00Pictures and a holiday update!I am finally getting around to posting again! It’s been a busy couple of weeks. I was sick for a week after my last post with a horrible cold and didn’t feel like doing much of anything. Then, the Sunday before Thanksgiving my cousin Taryn and her kids (Logan & Piper) came to visit and stayed the week. We had such a wonderful time! Taryn enjoyed a spa day with Whitney one day and another day I was able to do a photo session with the kids. Ana Kate and I both enjoyed the week off of school, but wow….the first day back this week was tough! We’re already looking forward to Christmas break. ; ) I am just now setting up my Christmas tree, so that will keep me busy this week.<br />
And on to photography……<br />
First a few of the many faces of Ana Kate…..random from a recent session where I was attempting to get Christmas card photos. We may have to try again, but here is a peek:<br />
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Also I want to share a couple of my favorites from a recent family session I did for my friends Mark & Rena (such a sweet family):<br />
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And last, but not least…..here are the photos of Logan & Piper….love them SO much! (And 1 of Taryn who hates having her picture made, but she’s so pretty!)<br />
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I will have more posts up this week, one of which will be about a really fun photo challenge!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043002724841184483.post-39753371790016150172012-11-12T12:31:00.001-06:002012-11-12T12:33:38.834-06:00Busy Saturday, Slow Sunday We had a busy Saturday and a very slow Sunday. Saturday morning I took some family photos for some friends of mine. The weather was perfect and I captured some great shots. I’ll post some of them after I’ve edited their session. We had a wedding to go to Saturday night and Ana Kate was SO excited. She has never been to a wedding and she could not stop talking about it. She couldn’t wait to see the bride walk down the aisle and for them to kiss. (She’s obviously been watching too many princess movies). She was very good at the wedding and sat still and was quiet (for the most part). She did have a funny moment though. I’m not sure it will sound nearly as funny as it actually was, but I’ll try to explain it. Our friends Deric, <a href="http://amandabidwell.blogspot.com/">Amanda</a>, and Amelia were sitting beside us and Ana Kate kept sitting on Doug’s lap in order to be closer to Amelia. At one point she moved off Doug’s lap to stand up in the aisle in front of us. When she got up we heard a big poot (that’s the word we use for passing gas as I don’t like Ana Kate saying the other word). At first I looked at Doug and then back at her and said, ‘Ana Kate!’ (obviously implying that we don’t do that in public, much less at a wedding during the ceremony…) She turned around and I’m not sure why, (maybe we cause we were all looking at her) she smiled and gave us a big thumbs up! I lost it, I can’t remember the last time I laughed so hard while trying to be silent. Just when I thought I could stop laughing I looked at Doug and he was shaking with laughter as well. I couldn’t see anyone else from my spot, but Amanda told me later that she had tears from laughing so hard. It really doesn’t sound that funny and maybe it was worse because we were supposed to be quiet, but oh my….we found it hilarious at that moment. I wish I had a video of it to harass Ana Kate with when she’s older. : ) So that was our entertainment for the evening. I now wonder what the people sitting behind us were thinking. Maybe they were laughing too? Who knows…..<br />
We went out to eat after the wedding and by the time we got home I started feeling terrible. I think I caught Ana Kate’s cold and on top of that I also got a migraine. So I went to bed and spent most of Sunday in bed. I did take a few minutes to go outside and snap some pictures of Ana Kate playing in the leaves before it rained. The fresh air made me feel slightly better, but I just couldn’t shake the migraine until late Sunday night. So thankful to be feeling better today!<br />
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The time change threw us off a bit on Sunday, but after relaxing all morning we did some shopping. Late that afternoon we explored the trail near the Crystal Bridges museum and it was beautiful there. Ana Kate had a wonderful time and actually asked me to take her picture. She also made some new friends by the time we reached the end of our walk. : )<br />
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We’ve been working on a couple of home projects that are almost completed. I’ll be putting together a post of before/after photos soon!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043002724841184483.post-50692162034163314902012-10-31T13:53:00.001-05:002012-10-31T13:56:22.597-05:00It’s Been Awhile…but we're still here. I don't even know quite where to begin. I almost can't believe I haven't posted in over a year.....a year! Yikes! We've celebrated holidays, birthdays, an anniversary. I had surgery in the spring and spent most of my summer recovering. And...most recently Ana Kate started Kindergarten and shortly after turned 5! I can't believe my baby girl is in Kindergarten....where did the past 4 years go?<br />
So, first of all: Why has it been a year? Originally I think I was just burned out after doing the 365 project. I loved it and kind of hated it all at the same time. I love that I have every day of 2010 documented, and I love having the photos, but at the same time it completely burned me out on blogging and photography for a while. I haven't taken very many photos in the past couple of years. I also burned Ana Kate out. She started running from me every time I grabbed the camera. We are finally getting back to normal (as normal as it gets around here) and she likes having her picture made again, and I miss photography and blogging. I also really miss having our lives documented, so that we have it to look back on. So, here we go. Let's see if I can keep it up. : )<br />
Just to update on what's been going on around here. I had a surgery in the spring (hysterectomy) to help with some issues that I'd been having and I also found out I have hypothyroidism the week I had surgery. So between some surgery complications and adjusting my thyroid meds I had a crazy summer. It was basically filled with doctor's appointments and trying to take it easy at home. I was finally feeling back to 'normal' by the end of July and I actually feel pretty good now which is amazing! <br />
Towards the end of the summer I joined a summer bible study and some of ladies were asking me if Ana Kate was going to Kindergarten in the fall. I told them I wasn't really sure since she wasn't going to be 5 until the end of August, but I was encouraged to check into it. So, I did. Obviously she couldn't start public school because the cut-off here is August 1st. I hadn't really planned to send her to public school anyway though. I wanted to send her to private school, so we scheduled an interview and evaluation and before we knew it Ana Kate was enrolled in Kindergarten! I am so glad we did it. She loves school and has the most amazing teacher! We just had her parent teacher conferences today and she is on track and doing wonderful! I feel SO blessed that we found the right school for her. So, I'm sure I could say more, but I'll just add some pictures to complete the update. Oh....did I mention that Ana Kate got a puppy at some point in the last year? And we ended up with Whitney's puppy too. Not sure how that happened, but we now have two new dogs in the house. : )<br />
Some pictures from last September 2011:<br />
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Family Vacation from October 2011:<br />
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Christmas Pictures of my girls:<br />
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Ana Kate enjoying the gulf coast in April and Whitney’s 21st birthday cake:<br />
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Ana Kate’s First Day of Kindergarten:<br />
Happy before leaving home….<br />
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Not so sure at school, but she ended up having a great day! <br />
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Ana Kate and her new puppy:<br />
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I have the birthday pictures somewhere, but I can’t find them. I will add them to this post when I figure out where they are. Hope to update more often now that I’m back on track. I got a new portrait lends (which I took these last two pictures with). I love it so far and I’ll hopefully do a photography post on it soon!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043002724841184483.post-82160560151620789232011-09-20T12:48:00.000-05:002011-09-20T12:48:59.505-05:00i heart faces | A Touch of Sun<br />
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This week the theme at <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/09/photo-challenge-light/">i heart faces</a></span> is 'a touch of sun'. When I heard the theme I immediately thought of a photo session I did for a sweet family in April. Oh a whim we decided to try and get a few shots in the trees before sunset and this shot ended up being my one of my favorites. To check out more great touch of sun photos go to <a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/">http://www.iheartfaces.com/</a>.<br />
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First thing this morning Ana Kate ran and got in bed with me and said, 'Mommy is it my birthday?' When I told her yes she kept saying, 'I can't believe I'm 4!' So cute!<br />
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We had a great day today. We made a quick trip to the store to pick up Ana Kate's cake and she was super excited. I let her open up a few presents this morning, but made her save a couple for when Daddy got home from work. We had a small family party and will have another one this weekend when Doug's parents get here. <br />
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I can't believe my baby girl is already 4. Time goes by so fast. She has grown so much and I love her more and more each and every day! <br />
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Here is a collage I put together of her 1st four birthdays.<br />
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More pictures to follow (as soon as I get them all edited...). : )<br />
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This week at <a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/"><span style="color: red;">i heart faces</span></a><span style="color: black;"> the theme is pet week. I haven't entered the weekly photo contests for quite a while, but when I saw the theme a recent photo came to mind. In July I did a mini photo session for my daughter and her boyfriend along with their new puppy Meeko. Meeko is precious and I'm in love with his beautiful blue eyes. I had several to choose from, but this one is my favorite.</span><br />
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I've been doing a lot more sewing lately. I made several pillows for Whitney's new house. I also purchased a dress pattern from to make a knot apron dress for Ana Kate. I was a bit scared to attempt it, but the pattern was SO easy to follow. Check out the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/littlelizardking">Little Lizard King</a> shop on Etsy...she has lots of great patterns available for purchase. Here are the two dresses I made for Ana Kate.<br />
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I made another tiny one for baby Amelia and I'm working on another one for my cousin's daughter Piper. I didn't take a picture of the pillows I made for Whitney, I'll have to post them next time.</div>
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I also mentioned in one of my last posts that I had ordered a new camera bag/purse. I have been using it for over a month now and I love it! I can totally carry my camera AND my extra lenses along with my wallet, keys, lotion, lip balm, etc. I even carry it when I don't want to take my camera with me because I love it so much! If you are in the market for a camera bag that doesn't look like a camera bag, check out <a href="http://kellymoorebag.com/">Kelly Moore bags</a>...they are amazing! *</div>
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I haven't done many photo sessions lately, but a couple of weeks ago Whitney asked if I would take some photos of her and Josh and their new puppy Meeko. I got several great shots, but here are just a few of my favorites.</div>
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My beautiful girl.</div>
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Isn't Meeko adorable!<br />
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I just celebrated my birthday and couldn't decide what I wanted for a gift. Doug got me 18 red roses and they were beautiful! He said he never knows what to get me, so he went with flowers. I don't really ever tell him what I want and I definitely don't really need anything. But I recently have been looking at electronic cutting machines and decided I had to have one. : ) So as of today I'm the proud new owner of a silhouette! I just took it out of the box and got the software running, so I haven't played with it much. I'll do an update with some completed projects sometime soon. I'm excited to see what all it can do!</div>
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I took a few pictures of Ana Kate yesterday afternoon. She was being silly posing (as usual), but I managed to get a few good ones. She is such cutie!</div>
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Can you see the mischief in her eyes....<br />
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Giving me the pose I asked for, but somehow you can see she's not into it....<br />
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I'm thinking of starting up a new blog that focuses on sewing, knitting, photography, crafts, home decor, etc. I'm not really sure what I'm going to do, but I don't want to clutter up this blog with all of that stuff. I prefer to keep this as a journal primarily for Ana Kate (and our family)....so I'm still trying to figure out what I'll do. We'll see. : )</div>
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*Just a little disclaimer....I am in no way affiliated with Kelly Moore Bags and they have no idea who I am. I just happen to love their bags!</div>
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Today we are celebrating our Forever Family Day! Three years ago we traveled to an orphanage in a small, remote province in Vietnam and held our baby girl for the first time. I can't believe its been three years....and Ana Kate has grown so much. I thought I'd include a video of our first meeting along with some other clips from our first 3 days in Vietnam. Please excuse the watermark on the video (I am testing out new editing software), and it is long....but SO precious. Ana Kate and I watched it today and it just amazes me how much she has changed and grown in the past 3 years. <br />
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I almost forgot how little she was when we first met. She started walking the 2nd day we had her and was such a smart girl. She learned so quickly and hasn't slowed down yet. She is such an amazing blessing!<br />
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We decided to go out to dinner to celebrate and we let Ana Kate choose where. She chose 'China Food' as she calls it. So we had a great dinner and then I took a few photos outside when we got home. Happy Forever Family Day Ana Kate...we love you!!<br />
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The other photo shoot was for a sweet family I met through my friend Amanda. We did the Siegler family session at a lake trail around sunset one evening and I love the way the pictures turned out.<br />
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We also celebrated my Mom's birthday, my Dad's birthday, our 7 year anniversary, and Doug's birthday! Lots of April birthdays around here. : ) I really didn't take photos of much since I was in full on editing mode at the time. I am trying to get better about taking personal photos more often, but I think last year's 365 burned me out a bit. I ordered a new camera bag/purse that I hope will make it easier to lug my camera around with me more often....we'll see if it works as I envisioned when it arrives sometime the end of this month. I have the Epiphanie Ginger bag, but it just doesn't work well for me. I really need to sell it since I have only used it once.<br />
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On to May....<br />
First off another photo session. I did Amelia's 3 (almost 4) month photos and they turned out SO good! I am still keeping her on Fridays and I can't believe how much she's grown! She is the sweetest, happiest baby and is so easy to take care of. Ana Kate loves her and is always excited on Friday morning when I tell her Amelia is coming over.<br />
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I celebrated Mother's Day at home with my girls and it was wonderful! Whitney got me a gift certificate for a pedicure at her salon and I can't wait to use it!<br />
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I know I mentioned in my last post (which seems like ages ago) that my Aunt Sharlette had been diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. The cancer progressed very quickly and the week after Mother's Day my uncle also went into the hospital (complications of advanced Alzheimer's). So my cousin called and asked if I could come and care for my Aunt while she was at the hospital with her Dad. Ana Kate and I packed up and made the 4 hours drive and ended up staying for 5-6 days. It was nice to visit with my Aunt and I had a wonderful time catching up with Taryn. Ana Kate and Piper loved playing together. It was a wonderful week and I'm SO thankful that I had that time with my Aunt Sharlette. She died the morning of May 31st and it was much sooner than we had originally expected. I will miss her greatly, but I am at peace knowing that she is no longer suffering and has gone home to be with the Lord. There is so much more I could say about my Aunt, but I think I will save that for her Memorial, which will be held later this month.<br />
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On Memorial Day weekend we planned a quick trip to Florida to visit the beach and Sea World. Ana Kate has been asking to go to both places for a while, so it just worked out that we got flights and Whitney got to come with us too! I can't remember the last time we had a family vacation with all of us. It was wonderful! We headed to the airport on Friday evening and didn't get to our hotel until late that night. Ana Kate was a little stinker in the airport....she thought she needed to ride on my carryon bag all through the airport, but at least I knew exactly where she was. : )<br />
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On Saturday, after breakfast we headed to Cocoa Beach. We were a bit disappointed at first because there were hundreds of little jellyfish in the water and on the beach. It even made <a href="http://articles.cnn.com/2011-05-30/us/florida.jellyfish_1_stings-jellyfish-vinegar-solution?_s=PM:US">national news</a>. By the afternoon if was better, but Doug did get stung. Ana Kate managed to avoid the jellyfish and she LOVED the beach!<br />
She was sad when we left. We got cleaned up and went to dinner and then did some shopping around town.<br />
For some reason when we first got to the beach my camera fogged up. I assume it was because it was so hot outside and my camera had been in the air conditioned car.....but it's never happened before. It cleared up quickly though....and only showed in this first picture. I included some of the pictures that Whitney took as well....so I'm actually in some of them. : )<br />
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Me & Whitney at dinner Saturday night.<br />
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Ana Kate sorting her shells that she bought.<br />
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On Sunday we got up early and headed to Sea World. It was very hot, but we had a wonderful time. Ana Kate loves, loves, loves dophins. She has been talking about dolphins as long as she's been talking. We did the up close tour with the dolphins and she LOVED it! I have to say I thought the dophins were amazing as well, SO beautiful and intelligent! Whitney did the up close penguin tour and she enjoyed it too. The shows at SeaWorld were amazing...our favorite was Blue Horizons....Ana Kate's favorite things all combined, princess, dophins, and birds. : )<br />
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We went to Universal's city walk on Sunday night for dinner and then enjoyed some shopping on Monday before catching our flight home. It was a wonderful vacation and we plan to try doing this more often in the future.<br />
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It is so hot outside here that I think we skipped spring and went to straight to summer. We've been taking trips to the splash park and setting up Ana Kate's little pool on the back deck. She also started back to school for the summer session and she loves it! We will stay busy this summer and hopefully I will be posting more than every 2 months. : )<br />
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I've had a crazy busy week which has resulted in no posts, photography or otherwise. I kept baby Amelia on Wednesday and Friday for the last couple of weeks and she is SO sweet! She is a super easy baby, but it's definitely different have two little ones to look after instead of just one. I also went to meet my cousin Taryn on Thursday night to pick up her daughter Piper. Taryn needed some help while my Aunt Sharlette had surgery and was in the hospital, so I offered to take Piper for a few days. Piper is 18 months old and she and Ana Kate are having a blast together! Yesterday I had Amelia, Piper, and Ana Kate....it was a lot of work, but fun! Good thing I drive a suburban....the back seat was completely full of car seats! We went to MOPS and had a great time and then did some shopping. Doug was off work yesterday, so he went shopping with us, which helped a lot. It's definitely not easy loading and unloading the car with 3 kids age 3 and under. But we managed and everyone was happy. After Amelia went home I made dinner and Piper fell asleep in her high chair while she was eating....I guess we've worn her out! <br />
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We woke her up and took the girls to the park for a while so that Piper wouldn't be up all night. I didn't take many pictures, but hopefully I'll do better this weekend.<br />
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I haven't posted in what seems like ages! It's been super busy around here and I have been really sick with a sinus infection as well. I am finally starting to feel normal again after a round of antibiotics. I'm hoping to post more often now and finally get another photography tutorial done soon.<br />
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Last week I started feeling terrible and finally went to the doctor and started medicine on Tuesday. On Friday my aunt was having a biopsy done in Mountain Home, so my Mom, Ana Kate, and I drove over that morning to see her and didn't get back home until Friday night. It was nice to see my Aunt Sharlette and my cousin Taryn, but the biopsy wasn't good news. My aunt was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and is now waiting to see the oncologist and schedule surgery. It wasn't the news we wanted, but it was expected. We are praying every day and hoping for a good outcome and to accept God's will in this. Please pray for my aunt's healing and comfort and for peace for the family during this battle.<br />
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On Saturday we woke up to a beautiful day! It was warm and sunny so we decided to have a picnic and then hike around the lake in Fayetteville. We walked about 5 miles and some of it on a dirt bike trail, so it took us a couple of hours (of course we were lugging a stroller, roller skates, and a scooter with us). I think next time we'll pack a bit lighter. : ) Ana Kate had a great time and Doug and I even got a bit of a sunburn. I also lugged my camera around the trail, but only ended up taking a few pictures.<br />
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On Monday I went with my cousin Jennifer to the Fayetteville MOPS meeting because Michelle Duggar was the speaker. She has some wonderful advice and is SO sweet and nice. I even won one of the door prizes, a signed book! Some of her older girls were there as well and played music for everyone. They are an amazing family. I get stressed out with my two girls, I can't imagine 19! Amanda and her sister attended the meeting as well, so Amanda took my picture with Michelle. I look like an amazon in this picture, but I'm just 5'6"....Michelle is a lot shorter than she appears on tv. : )<br />
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Finally today Ana Kate had a program at school where each of the toddler and pre-school classes sang songs for the parents. I got Ana Kate all dressed up in her green for St. Patrick's Day and put her hair in pigtails....she looks SO cute! Before the program started they warned us that the kids might get stage fright because of the full auditorium, but I wasn't worried about Ana Kate. She LOVES to be on stage. She sang and danced and waved at me. In between songs she yelled, 'Hi Mommy!' I am so proud of my girl. I took these pictures before school this morning.<br />
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Not much else going on here. I have a busy day tomorrow and then next week we'll be keeping Amelia for a couple of days because Amanda is starting back to work. It will be SO much fun have a baby around....Ana Kate is excited too! I know Amanda is sad and anxious to leave her, but we will take the very best care of her. Hopefully I'll post a photography tutorial soon....being sick put me completely behind on everything, but I'm slowly catching back up.<br />
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We had a cookout at the lake on Sunday (where Doug's parents are staying while they're in town). Ana Kate loved it and especially loved roasting the marshmallows over the campfire.<br />
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A couple of pictures of my pretty girl before school on Monday.<br />
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A sewing project I completed on Tuesday....a book bag for Ana Kate. She loves it! I plan on making a few more, they are super easy and so adorable.<br />
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Hopefully I'll do better at posting this month. I plan on taking more outdoor photos this week with the warmer weather.....and I have a couple more photography tutorials that I would like to post. So, check back later this week and next week!<br />
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I was all set to do a photoshop tutorial, but I decided do something a bit more in depth from my last photography tips <a href="http://anakatelinh.blogspot.com/2011/01/mommy-photography-tips-background.html">post</a>. I wanted to talk today specifically about shooting in manual mode for dslr's. It took me quite a while to start shooting exclusively in manual mode because I would forget to change my settings while chasing my toddler around. I would get quite frustrated and discouraged when half of my images were either over or under exposed, blurry, or grainy. It takes a while to get used to it, you just have to stick with it and practice! Now I really don't even think about it, I always shoot in manual. So, I thought I would go through the things I do to zero in on the correct exposure while shooting in manual mode.<br />
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1)First I set my ISO depending on light conditions. If I'm outside and it's sunny and fairly bright then I'll set my ISO to 200 or less. If I'm in the shade, then it might be 400, indoors it can go up to 1000 depending on available light. (Keep in mind I do manual, NO flash photography 99% of the time, so ISO is very important).<br />
2) Once I've got my ISO determined I will set my aperture. A smaller aperture (high f-number) increases the depth of field and will bring the background and foreground into focus. A larger aperture (low f-number) decreases the depth of field which softens the background and focuses on the subject. For portraits you will want to work with a larger aperture or low f-number. I don't change this much, I usually shoot pretty wide open (lower f-stop), usually anywhere from 2.2 - 4.5.<br />
3) Next I spot meter off the skin. I mentioned in my last post that you will need to determine the appropriate metering mode for the type of pictures you are taking. Since I do portraits I find that spot metering work best for me most of the time. I spot meter off the skin of the face primarily and it works very well in most situation. Next (while keeping the spot meter where I want it), I will adjust my shutter speed to achieve the correct exposure. I will spot meter and adjust the shutter speed for every shot.<br />
4) Then I focus in and take a couple of shots. (I use single point focus and move my focus around where I want it to be manually....so that's another thing I adjust with every shot). I then check them to see if (a) the exposure looks correct (not too dark or too light)....{I will explain how a histogram works in a future post, but it would be worthwhile to read about it in your camera manual} , (b) my subject is in focus, and (c) the shot is sharp (not blurry). If my exposure is incorrect I will re-adjust my ISO, aperture, or shutter speed depending on the issue and take a few more shots. You could do these adjustments in a variety of ways and there is no exact formula....but the more you practice the easier it will get to find the right balance. I often find that if the picture is blurry then I need to bump up my ISO and increase my shutter speed. If the focus area is too small (like only on the eyes of my subject rather than the entire face) then I will check my aperture and adjust it to a higher f-stop number or possibly. If the pictures appear grainy (higher ISOs will produce more noise and result in a grainy image), then I don't have enough light and will have to supplement my natural light with indoor light, or move to a difference area (for me that would be outside) in order to lower my ISO value.<br />
I realize this might not make a lot of sense to many, but if you get your dslr manual out and read through it, then this might make sense. : ) There is no one perfect formula....the correct exposure can be achieved in many ways, this is just how I do it. It took me a while to 'get' the way it all works to create the correct exposure. Also I have to put it out there that I am not an expert and I'm 100% self taught, so I may not explain everything correctly (technically or otherwise)....I have a degree in marketing, not photography....so keep that in mind. : )<br />
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I just hope that those of you who want to learn more about your dslr and are shooting in manual will get something out of this.<br />
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This morning we were up early to go pick-up Whitney and get her to work by 9:00. The roads are still so bad from our Tuesday snow that I just felt better taking her to and from work to keep her safe. As soon as I got home from dropping her off it started snowing again!!<br />
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After I took that picture we got at least 4-5 more inches because it snowed the rest of the day and night. Whitney soon called and said they were closing early, so we headed back to pick her up. We decided to do some shopping at target and then we took her home. I think the parking lot at her apartment was worse than the roads....they really need to clear it off! By the time Ana Kate and I got home the roads were getting even worse (if that's possible). I can still get out and get around, so it doesn't bother me too much, but if the roads don't clear they will continue to cancel school for Ana Kate....and she misses it. : ( I am also missing my bible study and MOPS....so hopefully we'll get back on schedule next week. According to the forecast we won't be back to 'normal' until next Friday! The snow is pretty, but I'm ready for it to melt.<br />
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Not much else going on here today. Ana Kate always wants her hair in a ponytail and braid, but I switched it up today and gave her pigtails. They were SO cute and made her hair look really long, I had to get some pictures of her, so she modeled for me.<br />
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I did not finish my photography post, so I will get it posted either tomorrow or Sunday. I would love to hear what type of tips tutorials that you would like to see. Photoshop tutorials, how to work in manual mode, backdrops and session set-ups?? Just let me know. I have tons of cool tricks in photoshop, but not sure how many will actually use photoshop for editing. Anyway....I'll get that out there this weekend.<br />
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Not too much going on around here this week. We've been snowed in the past two days and I'm guessing we won't get out much until Friday or Saturday. Ana Kate doesn't have school tomorrow and my bible study is cancelled, so we'll have to figure out something fun to do together. I love staying home and it takes a really long time for me to get cabin fever....but we might venture out tomorrow to do some shopping while everyone else is staying home. I have a 4-wheel drive SUV, so I think we'll be fine. It's SO cold outside though...down to the single digits, I can't believe it was 70 degrees just 4 days ago...crazy!<br />
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Anyway, while we were snowed in I decided to try out some new photo set-ups in my studio and I love the pictures I captured of Ana Kate! She wasn't into posing, but I promised her a popsicle if she tried....so she gave in. I think she did a great job! : ) I am working on another photography post/tutorial for tomorrow or Friday, so come back and check it out.<br />
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I have two beautiful girls…Whitney (who is 19) and Ana Kate who is 3. When Doug and I got married Whitney was 13, so he had quite the initiation into parenthood. After we had had been married for 2 years we decided it was time to have more children and we knew that we wanted at least 2 more. Whitney never missed an opportunity to let me know that she didn’t appreciate being an only child, so we took that into consideration. <br />
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I initially brought up adoption to my husband. At the time I wasn't really sure where my passion for adoption came from…I just had a weight on my heart for all the children in the world that needed a family and I believed this was the path to our child(ren). I now know this is something God put on my heart. We both prayed about it and did a lot of research on adoption and soon decided to move forward. One thing I want to be clear about is that we chose to add to our family through adoption. Many people think that adoption is for those who cannot get pregnant and the ‘last option’ after failed fertility treatments. That isn’t always the case. Adoption was our first choice...and that is true with many adoptions.<br />
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So then came all of the decisions…domestic (open or closed), international (which country)….we read a lot of books and finally decided on international adoption for a variety of reasons, but mainly it just ‘felt’ right. <br />
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We began searching for an agency and chose ours based on 3 main things:<br />
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1. Christian based<br />
2. Small<br />
3. Local<br />
When we first talked to the couple that ran the agency we thought they were wonderful and we soon realized that not only did we attend the same church….but we attended the same Saturday night service! This was a wonderful 'coincidence' and gave us the feeling that we were on the right path. <br />
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Then came ALL the paperwork…<br />
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Once we made the decision to adopt internationally we reviewed the countries and decided on China mostly because of the stability and reliability of their program. The paperwork involved in international adoption is mind numbing! I embarked on a 3 month process to put every relevant detail of our lives into a huge dossier to send to China. This involved full physicals and blood tests, police background checks, financial statements, fingerprints for the state dept., etc. I really never knew before how complicated this process was.<br />
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As the dossier was nearing completion and there was nothing more left for me to ‘do’, I began to read obsessively about international adoption and specifically China adoption. I read every blog that I could find and I realized that while the current wait for referral was 14-18 months they were predicting that it would get longer. One day I stumbled onto a site that said for those just beginning the process, the wait for referral would most likely be 5 to 6 years! After hearing that I couldn’t stop thinking about it….could it really take that long? Shortly after that Doug and I went out to dinner one night and out of the blue I said to him. "We talked about adopting more than one child, right? What if we ask our agency if we can start a 2nd adoption now…from Vietnam?" He agreed with me, our agency agreed, and I quickly started compiling our 2nd dossier! I now know that that thought didn't come from 'out of the blue', that is was God's way of leading us to our daughter. Vietnam was a program we had originally talked about, but the process was not as structured and we knew that there could be a lot of changes along the way. This was very scary and why we had avoided it at first. Our agency had urged us to consider Vietnam (they have 3 daughters from Vietnam) and had a heart for that country. So again we felt that God was working to make sure we were on the right path. Once our Vietnam dossier was complete all we had left to do was wait...<br />
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And wait, and wait. Wow...this was the most excruciating part of the entire adoption process. There are just so many unknowns and it was a very stressful time for us (me in particular). I had stress on a level that I had never before experienced. I had heart palpitations and other classic symptoms of anxiety. I would pray and pray and try not to be anxious, but I couldn't seem to overcome it. I eventually had a mild case of shingles brought on by stress and I decided I needed to just calm down, but that was easy to say and hard to do! I convinced myself that once we had our referral I would finally be able to relax. Oh, how funny that sounds to me now.<br />
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Finally, on March 15th of 2008 we got our referral for a beautiful 6 month old baby girl. Her pictures were amazing…she had the biggest dimples and looked so happy and healthy. I couldn’t wait to hold her in my arms. Of course once I had those pictures my anxiety kicked into overdrive...there was no relaxing! I prayed for her daily and constantly worried....is she healthy, does she have enough to eat, and is someone holding her when she cries?! I continually worried for her and I knew that I would never really relax until I held her in my arms.<br />
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After almost 3 more months of waiting we finally got our travel approval on June 6th, then the very next week (June 13th) we were on a plane on our way to Hanoi. We finally held our baby girl on June 15th, 2008 which just happened to be Father’s Day…so that was really special for Doug. We had our adoption ceremony the next morning and Ana Kate was officially ours!<br />
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Looking back on our adoption I would have to say that year of waiting was one of the most difficult times in my life. But every minute was more than worth it because Ana Kate has been one of the biggest blessings in our lives! She is an amazing girl with an amazing spirit and I thank God for leading us to her! This is a poem I found during the wait and it fits so perfectly.<br />
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THE GIFT OF LIFE<br />
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I didn't give you the gift of life,<br />
But in my heart I know.<br />
The love I feel is deep and real,<br />
As if it had been so.<br />
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For us to have each other<br />
Is like a dream come true!<br />
No, I didn't give you <br />
The gift of life,<br />
Life gave me the gift of you.<br />
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--- Unknown<br />
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So there it is...very long, but our wonderful, amazing adoption story. If you would like to read more about our adoption journey (and see tons of pictures) please look back over my June 2008 archive here on the blog. Our baby girl is amazing and we love her so much. A few months ago after spending an afternoon with my friend Amanda (who was expecting baby Amelia) Ana Kate and I had the most amazing conversation. We were in her bedroom and looking through her picture album of Vietnam. She was looking at her tiny baby pictures from when she was only a few days old and she said, 'Mommy, I wish I was in your belly before I was born.' It was one of the most precious things I've ever heard and absolutely amazing considering she is only 3. To think she grasped that concept blew me away! I just told her it didn't matter, that she was Mommy's girl and we found each other and that's all the really matters. We both said a prayer of thanks....and we do that often.<br />
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I took this picture of Ana Kate before school this morning....she is growing so fast! <br />
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I have to include that we are still waiting on our China adoption (it's been almost 4 years now). We are in the process of switching to the special needs program and I will update this blog as we proceed with that process.<br />
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I did little miss Amelia's newborn photo session on Saturday. She was only 5 days old and she did great!! She barely cried at all and was super sleepy through the entire session. Here are just a few of my favorites.</div>
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<li>First and foremost take lots and lots of photos, especially when you are trying something new. I read somewhere that typically only about 30% of your photos are worth keeping from each shoot. I find that to be pretty accurate. If I take 200 photos at a session I will have at least 60-70 photos that are keepers. The problem when photographing your own kids is that it's hard to trash even the bad photos. : ) I have that problem too, but I've been trying to take a more technical eye to my photos of Ana Kate. And the more photos you take, the better you get.</li>
<li>Don't try to take the 'perfect' posed photos. Let your kids play and capture the natural movements, expressions, and smiles. I love the natural un-posed photos more than anything.</li>
<li>Remember to get down on your kids level when taking photos so they aren't always looking up at you. I often am down on my knees and even sometime on my stomach when taking pictures of Ana Kate.</li>
<li>When having difficulty taking photos with an active toddler, try giving them a toy as a photo prop. I am constantly chasing my 3 year-old and I find just giving her something to play with really helps. Bubbles, an umbrella, a guitar. It keeps them interested and you get your photos!</li>
<li>Don't worry about always having a smile on your child's face. Some of my favorite pictures are of my daughter with a serious or pensive expression on her face. I often have people ask me how I get her to do that. I just take lots of pictures and I don't always expect her to smile. When you continually ask them to smile, you will usually get really fake smiles. I find getting them to laugh is much better is you want a smiling picture.</li>
<li>When taking close up photos of the face always focus on the eyes (specifically the eye closest to you). This is especially important when using a wide open aperture on a dslr camera. I typically have my aperture (f-stop) set at 2.8 - 4.5 for close up shots.</li>
<li>Spot meter off the face. I always do this. I have read many other ways to do metering, and I've experimented greatly, but I find this to work the best 90% of the time. (Keep in mind this works 90% of the time for me because I mostly do portraits.)</li>
<li>Play around with editing. I often see great pictures of the subject, but the photos are too dark, or the eyes are shaded. You can fix these problems very easily with just a tiny bit of editing. I use photoshop for my editing, but there are some great free editing programs out there. (picnik, picasa, etc.) Even using your computers editing software is better than nothing and can make a huge difference.</li>
<li>Keep the background simple and free of distracting objects. This is mostly important indoors, but can also be a factor in outdoor photos. Just be aware of your background and try to keep it simple.</li>
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I have several other tips, but I think I'll leave those for future tutorials. Since my last point was about keeping backgrounds simple, I thought I would do a tutorial specifically on how to make a great professional looking background very easily.<br />
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Here are a couple of pictures I took today in my studio of Ana Kate:<br />
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Ok....so not necessarily the best pictures (check out her fake smile above), but they'll work for background demonstration purposes. Granted this background pattern is a bit busy....but I was trying it out for some Valentine's photos. I typically will use a a solid background. I do have stands for backdrops, but thought I would show you how to do it with everyday items around the house. </div>
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Here is how I set it up:</div>
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I just draped 3 yards of fabric over two bar stools and angled it towards the light. This wasn't quite tall enough to get a picture of Ana Kate standing, but worked great with her sitting and would be tall enough for a younger child. The fabric cost less than $15 and you could use any type of blanket, quilt, sheet, or throw.<br />
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I hope this helps out with your photography. Please leave a comment if you have specific tips and tutorials you would like to see.<br />
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Yesterday we woke up to snow on the ground and it was still steadily coming down. Ana Kate was super excited about playing in the snow, but we were both a little bummed because Ana Kate's school and my bible study were both cancelled. : ( There were only a few inches of snow in all, but the roads still had sheets of solid ice on them when I ran to Hobby Lobby around 5pm. So, today my MOPS meeting was cancelled as well. Hopefully we'll get back on track next week, but I here the forecast is calling for more snow on Sunday. Ana Kate did play in the snow with Doug when he got home from work. She had lots of fun making snow angels and throwing snow balls. She wanted to build a snowman, but the snow was too dry to hold together for that. I'm sure she'll be back out in the snow every day until it melts. She loves it!! I didn't take any pictures of them out in the snow yesterday because I was busy cooking dinner. I will try to get some snow photos today.<br />
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I have been knitting more since we've been stuck inside and found a couple of new patterns that are quicker. I finally finished Ana Kate's 2nd hat (which I started over a month ago). I love the way it turned out and I especially love the bright colors! She loves the flower too!<br />
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Last night I made a baby hat using one of my new patterns. I plan on using it for a photography prop and also making them for shower gifts. It was super easy to make and I finished it in about 4 hours. It turned out so darn cute...I just love the pom-pom 'ears'. I can't wait to try it out on Amelia when we do her photo session. I am also working on a baby cocoon for a photo prop and hope to get it done today or tomorrow. <br />
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I am also working on a photography post with lots of tips and a tutorial. Be looking for that later tonight or tomorrow. I have tons of tips, but I'm starting with a few simple things that Mom's can do to take better photos of their kids. Be sure to come back and check it out!<br />
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