Learning curves.

Ok so here goes I am trying to learn to take set up pictures instead of just candid. Since Brother-in-law Will is off to Afghanistan in June I figured Jo and Will would be willing subjects...and they were, YAY! Here are just a few that I have finished.



This was in the rain and not a bunch of color so I am learning how to add color...and if you really know me you know I am color challenged. So much so that Jesse picks out the colors for my quilts. But I figure practice makes less suckiness.



Ok so I will leave Will and Jo's session section with my all time favorite FAVORITE picture of all time, and guess what I didn't even change anything on photoshop...yup this is straight out of the camera






So...I am not a portrait type of photographer. I like to take photos of real life. Of moments and communication between people. But I am learning to branch out. So when one of the girls in my youth group needed senior shots...cheap. I said hey I will do it for practice but don't expect much...but they will be free. So bless her heart Mariah was such a trooper. Here is the a few of the results. There were some major learning moments in doing these but all were helpful and good.


I am still amazed that sometimes things just work out even if you don't think they will. This shot was at a bluff down here at like 10pm and I thought it would be great to get a shot of mountains and such at sundown. Well not the greatest for portraits but as we where leaving I turned away from the sun and got a few great shots.


This shot I like but there were some technical issues on the original. But praise God for the invention of Photoshop! I have had it for a few years but I have been too intimidated to actually use it. After a lot of prompting from a few friends I sucked it up and learned. Good old grandma GOOGLE sure comes in handy when you have questions.


This is my favorite I think...

So there it is. All the things I am learning. I have a long why to go but I think that the more I use the camera and computer the more I will get it...some day I might be as cool as my good friend Katie over at Katie Cannon Photography (yeah you should check out her website). She is my go to for photography questions as well as being one of the greatest friends a girls could ask for!
But for now I will keep on keeping on.