I Heart Faces Contest

This is a portrait of me and my youngest daughter. I am never in pictures with my kids so I *heart* this one. I am entering it into the I Heart Faces contest.

Trying to find the light.

Haven't posted in a long time

Here are a couple of recents. All natural light. Slowly learning but having fun at the same time!!

Happy Valentine's Day

Settings were aperture 4.5; SS: 200; ISO 250
Manual exposure 50mm 1.8 lens
AB800 to camera right and reflector to camera left.
This was the first time I used my seamless paper, so I wasn't really sure how that was gonna work out with one light. My poor husband was trying to hold Isabella in one arm and hold the reflector with the other one. I really got to get me a reflector stand. These are pretty much SOOC except I used an "S curve" action from Rita's coffeeshop. Because I have photoshop elements and it does not have "curves tool" like regular photoshop.
I see where I blew the whites in the pictures and I probably need to go back and fix that.

Sickness has hit my family hard

Wow it has been a while since I posted. Everyone in my family has been sick. Stomach virus to sinus infections.....ugh! Well I took some Valentine's pictures of Adriannah yesterday and I am going to post them soon. My laptop that has been giving me trouble has went out again....I want to throw it out the window. I am going to try to post those pictures later today.

Playing with my Alien Bees today

I wanted to get a few pictures of Isabella today using my AB's just to play around. Well I set them up in a spare bedroom (did I mention the bedroom is small) I metered and got my settings and done a few test shots and got her ready. I wanted a few naked hiney shots (I love babies) well she wasn't having it. So I turned on my little space heater (note to self warm up spot with heating pad next time)and finally I had to put a blanket down for her to lay on and then she peed on it (did I mention I love babies!) Didn't get alot of pictures she started to get fussy. I am pleased with a few of them but because the bedroom was so SMALL I really didn't have room to back up (I can't wait until I get my own house) So here are a couple. I will not post her naked hiney shots here.

Manual Exposure SS:200 Ap:5.0 ISO 250 Taken with my Nifty Fifty
AB 800 with softbox to camera right. Didn't use a reflector.

Been Sick....ugghh......

Well I didn't get anything done this week. I got a nasty stomach bug that lasted for several days, so I am looking forward to this week.