i<3Faces Jewelry Giveaway

This is exciting!! Over at I<3Faces they are having a jewelry give-away. Today was the first time I had seen the jewelry at The Vintage Pearl, and it is absolutely beautiful!! Check out the contest here http://iheartfaces.blogspot.com/2009/09/vintage-pearl-jewelry-giveaway.html

My first real attempt at editing...

I downloaded Picasa (a FREE photo editing program from Google) a couple of weeks ago, but I haven't really played with it much. Lately, I've been looking at a lot of photography blogs, and I've seen that I really need to learn to edit my photography. So I played with it a bit today. I would love to have your opinions on what I could do better or differently!

Here is the before:



Here is the after:

i <3 Faces "Before and After"

This week's i<3faces photography challenge is "Before and After". I got my DSLR, a Nikon d40, last fall, and I've learned a lot since then. I've learned to turn off the flash whenever possible, to get in close to my subjects, and to pay attention to backgrounds! Another really important thing I've learned not to do is "pose" my girls; sometimes the best photos are the ones that I make when they aren't looking at the camera! I am still not really doing any editing, but maybe that will come next.

Before:




After:

Nostalgia

This week's theme is "nostalgia".   I took this photo at a church picnic this summer. This beautiful woman is one of dearest friend's grandmother.  Miss Georgia just turned 90.  She is such a remarkable woman, and I feel very blessed to know her!!

Thematic photography Assignment

I missed a week, but I'm back this week.  :)  This week's assignment is "Abandoned".  When I read about the theme, I knew that I had my subject.  This abandoned little garden cherub always makes me sad.  I was going to post it in black and white, but there is something really wrenching about those piercing blue eyes.

Another photography challenge!

Thank you, Heather, for showing me another photography challenge.  This one comes from www.iheartfaces.com  This week's contest is Feet!  Here is a cute one I made of Emma's sweet feet last fall!

Thematic Photography

I am trying something new!  I am going to start doing the assignments posted here on Thematic Photography.  Lately I haven't been inspired in my photography, and I think this is just what I need!!

This week's assignment is ODD!  I don't think you can get any more odd than a goat on a bench.  LOL!