...more infant session....

I just finished editing all the pictures from the infant session. I'm getting better with Photoshop, but still feel like I have so much to learn. I was pretty pleased at the post processing result on these photos. Hopefully the proud parents are even more pleased :)

This was using a black/white layer and the eraser feature to expose the color layer beneath


This is the vignette feature that I just found earlier this week....


This is straight out of the camera, it could have been post processed, but I liked it the way it was


This is one of my favorites - I used the vignette and the black/white layer

My first infant session

This Sunday I was fortunate enough to have the chance to take some pictures of a friend's new baby who is only 3 weeks old. He was cute as a button sporting his very 1st Halloween costume...

Diva....In Training

Addyson has always had an obsession for shoes. I'm not quite sure when it started, but I fear that I will have a serious problem on my hands when she hits junior high. When I say obsession, I mean it to the full extent. She will do whatever it takes to try on a shoe, no matter if it's mine, her dad's or a child in daycare. If the shoe is not on your foot...she's trying to put it on. Recently I bought her some cheap dress up shoes from the dollar store. She now clops around the house AND outside like a little diva...

It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown....

This past weekend I took Addyson to check out the neat pumpkin patch that is setup every year at a local church. All the kids have a great time sorting through all the different types of pumpkins. This year Addyson loves the pumpkins, but is still in love with corn...

...Country Way of Life

My husband's parents live out in the country and everytime we go to visit I want to take pictures of the pastures and cows. This time I finally quit talking about it and just did it. This is one of the many old and worn barns that you see scattered along the highways, each with their own character and story to tell. I played around with the pictures and tried different filters in photoshop. I was pretty happy with the results:




This is a small little church located on a gravel road down the road from my inlaws. The post processing I did reminds me of a photo that would have belonged to my grandma...


And this was my favorite picture of all...this longhorn must be used to the site of camera's because he posed for me like a pro. This is straight out of the camera:

...Antique Weekend

Beginning the first weekend of October, vendors from across the country converge on pastures along country roads in Warrenton, Round Top and Fayetteville to offer up their best crafts, collectibles, junk and more! We usually try to make it out to see what kind "treasures" we can stumble across. I made sure to take my camera this time and found a pretty disturbing sight....I'll call this Valley of the Dolls...

You definitely see some odd things out there and this was by far, the weirdest. It was a see of doll heads...I'm sure someone appreciated them...I appreciated the odd picture.