My Beautiful Backyard

I recently moved back to Tennessee and I have been missing Alabama. There is not a lot to do here in the boondocks on most days. One thing about this great state though is the beautiful land and scenes. It is a shame not to be out shooting every day but I hadn't had the opportunity. I felt I was losing touch with myself and my camera. So, I had to make time to get out. This didn't take much effort but it did me a world of good just to step out my back door with two adorable subjects.

Reflecting Tonight

I have been sitting here tonight thinking back on the airport shoot. Thinking about how life doesn't always go as we plan. The shoot had it's problems, the battery didn't have enough power to run our lights, we would have had them too hot too fast if it did. Even though, it turned out to be a great shoot with some great people. Sonny, our model, was wonderful to work with and I hope we did her beauty justice.

So, I haven't kept on my blog like I should have but I have had some awesome shoots with the Studio class that I will be sharing over the next few weeks. We have had some beautiful models that were nice enough to let us dress them up, pose them, and take great images. And here are the first of the photos I would like to share.

 

Henna For A Day

Today, in class we had guests. Michelle Liquori Ross and Doneen Bean Liquori-Martin Who are both fabulous ladies. Michelle is an awesome artist that created some wonderful henna pieces for us. Doneen modeled the piece she got on Friday. I enjoyed having them join us for class and appreciate the time and effort they showed our class.
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Today's Shoot

Today in class we attempted Hollywood style photos. I didn't shoot a lot with the lights. We only have three pocket wizards in the studio and there are eight of us so we have to share. That leaves us limited as to how long we can each shoot with the strobes. Anyway I got a few without the strobes that turned out pretty good. I took three and did some edits to them. One of Sarah and the other two of Lana our instructor. Don't know which of the two of Lana I prefer. Let me know what you think. You may not even like any of them.     until I return 

Just a quick note

I just wanted to stop in and say that I have had a headache for two days now and I will get back to it when I can function a little better.   until I return

30 Day Challenge

 In studio class today, technically yesterday since it is 1:30 in the morning, we went to the lab. We were given an image that was not very appealing and told to open it in photoshop and edit it to make it pretty. Lol So everyone explored but I do not know that anyone who has never worked with photoshop learned anything.
 As well as playing with photoshop we were given a 30 day challenge that I suppose I will start today. The first photo on the list is self portrait. This is going to be a hard one for me. I am not one for having my photo taken, in fact I hate it. So I am trying to come up with a creative way to portray myself without actually taking my photo. Well I will be glad to have the hardest one out of the way.

 Since we didn't take any photos in class and I didn't keep my PS work, I am going to post an older photo that was taken and used by Calhoun Community College for a fundraiser.    until I return

In The Studio

So I haven't been here for some time now but I have circumstances that will help keep me motivated. Which I find to be a blessing and a curse. Lol. Like I have said in previous posts, I am a photographer and enrolled in collage. This term I am taking Studio 2 and one of my requirements is to mantain a blog. So instead of creating a new one I decided to just use my neglected one. My goal is to post every Monday and Wednesday since those are my class days. I will be writing about the things we cover in class as well as just life events. I will also be posting photos.The instructor that we have had for years has retired. So my first photo will be of our new instuctor. I hope you will join me in this new adventure.           until I return

Bless His Heart

I am a photographer. I strive to one day be a professional and I love to practice on my favorite subjects, my family. I am very lucky to have a daughter who will bring her husband and babies along on shoots to amuse me. Lol

My grand babies are precious and are great on our adventures just to be two and three years old. We go on walks and drives all over town for our pictures and they seem to enjoy it.

They are both good at posing for me but I didn't realize just what the oldest would do until we found a little prayer garden in a church yard here in town. He was a angel that day. I asked him to kneel down and pray for the shot and he did not hesitate. He even patiently moved around a few times to get the perfect picture.

To me the times I spend doing the thing I love, with the people I love, are memories in the making. I hope it is for my grandchildren also, because our memories are what connect us to others.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I just wanted to drop in and tell everyone a Happy Valentine's Day. I hope it is filled with lots of love for you and your families.

Learning HTML

So here is how it goes. I am trying to learn html. My daughter is here giving me a few lessons. I really hope she is a patient person. I have a bad memory. So far it's cool. I think it will be nice to be able to edit my own site. Anyway I am going to view this and see how it checks out. until i return.

I need help.

I am trying to add a playlist to my blog with no luck at all. I went to Playlist.com and created one but have yet to figure out how to incorporate it into my blogspot. If someone could help me I would greatly appreciate it.  Thank you.

One World- One Heart give-away

While reading through a few blogs to past the time I ran across a wonderful event to help bloggers connect with one another.

There is an abundance of talent to be discovered if only given the chance. This is that chance. And although I dropped in a little late to participate I would love to help get the word out  to others about the event.

One world – One heart is definitely worth taking the time to check out. Who knows you may even win a gift. I will be back next year as a participate. Thank you for your time. Looking forward.  until i return

OWOH link

http://oneworldoneheart.typepad.com/one_worldone_heart/2008/12/whats-it-all-about-important-information-about-owoh.html

A love hate relationship

Sunday and Monday it snowed. It snowed for a long time for here. It was very beautiful and I love the beauty but it had our hills and curves quite slick. On Monday there were twelve cars wreck on just one hill close to the house. And that is where my hate comes in. I am deathly afraid of the roads when they have snow and ice. So I am usually stuck at home going stir crazy. I guess just the thought of not being able to get out if I should choose is the problem. I was thrilled to make a trip to Wal-Mart today and I guess that shows you just how desperate I had become. Anyway, things are back to normal if there is such and I am glad to be free again. until i return

Lady Beetles

I have always thought lady bugs, not the bug itself but cute little pictures and drawings and the likes, where cute. But around fall we developed a problem with them. We couldn’t go out of the house without being attacked. Then they started getting into the house. They covered the lights and the ceilings. As it started getting colder some of them started to die. Then they wound up on the floors and counters and everywhere else. I began to hate them, even all the cute little pictures. So I did a little research and found out that what we had was not really a lady bug. They were lady beetles. Asian to be exact and they do not have a known predator in the U.S. In fact there is also no pesticide for them. So my vacuum has seen overtime and I will dislike the lady bug and beetle from here on out.

 

Ovation channel

Ok so. I am about to show my hebetude by saying I really do not know how to respond to comments therefore I am posting this blog in response instead. I was asked about my Ovation channel site by Melissa and I would be proud for you to check it out. It is a work in progress and hopefully will grow along with my abilities. Thank you for your intrest. http://community.ovationtv.com/norulesart

Classifieds

Muse Wanted
I am looking to fill a full-time position. Must have a sense of humor and love music and travel. Flexible hours and spur of the moment availability required. No really. Apparently my muse has taken a permanent vacation and I feel as though I will explode if I do not relieve some artistic frustration.
Have you every felt like throwing your hands up, leaning back and screaming at the top of your lungs loud and long? Howling at the moon? Turning the music up full blast and dancing naked around a campfire? lol. My only source of relief is to create. Oh to pass this creative ball of gas. til i return

Christmas is over!

So Christmas is over and I am both happy and sad about it. I am happy it is over because it is such a stressful time. Crowds of people. Most of them hurried and rude. You truely get to see the good and the bad of the human race but I will not dwell on these things. I am sad because I enjoy making cards and there is no better time than the holidays for card making and giving.

Tomorrow is my birthday and the fourth is my 20th wedding anniversary. I can hardly believe I have been married for twenty years. It is amazing to think about the fact that I now have been married over half of my life. WOW!

Today my husband was working helping his mom and step-dad with their house and the nail gun miss-fired and shot him in the hand. It was buried about an inch and a half and he had to pull it out.

Well, I guess I am going to stop for now but I am going to post a picture of my grandson before I go. until i return

art site update

Well tonight I have been updating my Ovation site with pictures, drawings and paintings that I have had done for a while now. I haven't done any new works lately. I have been busy working on my Christmas cards and helping take care of my grandson. I have really enjoyed spending time with him but I wish my daughter was better. She had her wisdom teeth cut out and her jaws have been giving her trouble. She has dry sockets. No she doesn't smoke and hasn't used a straw. She is a mouth-breather, she breathes through her mouth when she sleeps and I am sure that is what has caused her troubles. Anyway, I hope to get back to some painting soon. I have one that I started a while back that I would like to get finished. Well it is 2:10 in the morning and I am getting pretty sleepy and I just got my pictures uploaded so I think I am going to get some sleep. til i return

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Well, the reason I came here to blog was for the atc club but I haven't really done anything with it. I made the eleven cards for the month of November but did not send them off. Then I designed a card for the month of December but never made them. But for some good news. I have somehow managed to get my daughter enjoying a bit of card making. Mostly romantic greeting type cards for her bf but so what it has got us spending time together doing something and I am enjoying it very much.
Today I am going with my daughter, her bf and my 7 month old grandson to have their pictures made. They have been wanting to have pictures made so I told them I would do that for them for Christmas. She just had five wisdom teeth removed so I hope she isn't swollen badly. I would hate for her to look like a chipmonk in her first family portrait.
Well I could probably rattle on all day about things that if anyone screws up and reads this would find very boring but I think I am going to spare the poor soul this time. til i return.