Monday, January 31, 2011

Sunday, January 30, 2011

January 29,2011

Laser pointer and glass bottle

Friday, January 28, 2011

January 28, 2011

The drawing I have been working on :)

Thursday, January 27, 2011

January 27, 2011

Auntie C opened her surprise from Snugs at Office Night tonight :)

Auntie Carolyn LOVES surprises (Jan 31)

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

january 26, 2011

My favorite event

January 25, 2011

Practiced a bit with Flash while using a long exposure

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

January 24, 2011

This is Hannah, the granddaughter of on of the ladies I coach with. 
I'm still messing around with the settings on the camera Auntie C is letting me borrow to find the best indoor shots. 

Sunday, January 23, 2011

January 23, 2011

After an emotional troubleshooting session involving Me, texts from Auntie C, and my new flash, we finally found out that the batteries were just shitty...
I swear, batteries and I will be enemies to the end.

Anyway, I practiced photographing a glass Lemonade bottle in hopes to learn how to balance my flash.
After a bit,  I got some nice balanced photos (plus the flash was getting a bit warm) so I loaded them onto my comp to see what I got.

The forth image in was an underexposed image that was just the reflection on the top part of the bottle, the rest was black.  
So I went back to take another batch trying to recreate it but expose it just a little more to get more of an outline... Well... this is what I got. 

That "Calypso" Ruined everything. 

But I shall try again with a non-labeled bottle next time. 

I looked it up, and there are other photographers that have played with this same idea. I probably saw a photo like this a while ago and subconsciously I am full filling that urge to replicate it. 

But, once I am able to replicate it, I can put a personal edge on it and hopefully someday make it mine :)


January 22, 2011

The melty Grilled Cheese Heather and I made before our mini DEXTER marathon :)

Friday, January 21, 2011

January 21, 2011

The flash came in the mail today!

Thursday, January 20, 2011

January 20, 2011

My shoes waiting in the waiting room with me

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

January 19, 2011

The sunset was really a bright, warm looking one today.

January 18, 2011

Kev and Richie having a midnight snack (On the right)
After I took this picture I remembered the photo on the left of Richie and Kevin in Kindergarden

Monday, January 17, 2011

January 17, 2011

My gymnasts on the beam.
p.s. Thank you Auntie Carolyn for letting me borrow your camera!

January 16, 2011

Went on a photo shoot with Jenn's Friends Jordan and Rachel.

They wanted Auntie C and I to take Promotional photos for their next big show.
Look for the posters, they'll be up around the Chicagoland Region :)

Saturday, January 15, 2011

January 15, 2011

Putting in the kitchen counter. 
This is one of the final steps at the Stanley house

January 14, 2011

One of the cheerleading pictures I got today using Auntie C's Rebel

Thursday, January 13, 2011

January 13, 2011

the perks of being a puppy

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

January 12, 2011

the perks of going to menards the day before

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

January 11, 2011

In Grandpa's car on our way back from Menards

Monday, January 10, 2011

January 10, 2011

What's left of our snowman

January 9, 2011

Auntie C and I mounted our Photos today! 
The Squirrel, Humming bird and the dandelion are Auntie C's, the rest are mine :)

Sunday, January 9, 2011

January 8, 2011

Went sledding, ended with a beautiful sunset!

January 7, 2011

What I have started on my coffee amalgam photo

Friday, January 7, 2011

January 6, 2011

The "colorful" version for world cup coffee

Thursday, January 6, 2011

January 5, 2011

I just wanted to see if I could change the background of this picture. The majority of the photo was photoshopped yesterday, but I had some finishing touches today... I'm still counting it as yesterday's photo

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

January 4, 2011

Another idea for World Cup Coffee I played around with today.
I kind of see this one as more like a Place mat or something ha!

Monday, January 3, 2011

January 3, 2011

Something I photoshopped for World cup coffee

January 2, 2011

ABC and I took pictures of Katie at coffee creek :) I took these pictures with auntie C's Rebel Xi

Saturday, January 1, 2011

January 1, 2011


Dangit! I typed 2010!
Uncle Bob watching the puzzle come together before his very eyes

December 31, 2010

This is Heather, she was boiling chicken for a chip dip, and THEN out of no where, a chicken jumped out of the hot boiling water. Heroically, Heather caught that chicken between her knees and saved it from hitting the floor!
This is her face in the aftermath.
Good catch Heather!