Day 114

I hope you all had a fantastic Easter/Resurrection Sunday! It was such a beautiful sunny day today, the only drawback for us was that my hubby had to work. Luckily, he works only minutes from his mother's house, and that is where we celebrated our Easter dinner. 

We stopped back by the firehouse, and said hello. We also delivered some of his mom's chocolate covered strawberries. That made his day. The boys played basketball for a while, and the girls tried out their strength on the weight benches and machines. 

So, it would make sense, my photo would be the strawberries, right? Wrong. The lighting was all off. :) I went with the eggs from yesterday that were on the ground for the little ones to find at church. They were all so precious running off to "find" the eggs that laid before them. I had to do it.

I will also get back on the bandwagon for getting to all of your sites. I've been so swamped, I'm just lucky to throw a photo up here. Thanks for all of your awesome comments! I love to comment on your beautiful photos as well... I'll be around soon! :)

Day 114

Settings:

ISO 200, f/2.5, ss 1/2500, 50 mm

But, with all that said, I also had to throw in a picture of my 3 kids and my hubby. 4 people I love SO much! My family...at the firehouse...at Easter.

Day 41

I had a newborn shoot today! A friend let me take photos of her little one with some hats my friend made for her business 4sisterscreations on Etsy.  And, since I needed a baby for my portfolio, it's a win-win-win! I absolutely love babies! I could hold them all day long.. since this is all I got to today, I'm posting one that I've finished. 

Samuel was such a good baby! Isn't he so sweet? Mom and dad were so generous and laid back which made it a wonderful first newborn shoot. Then dad is actually a professional videographer, and I thought I'd be intimidated, but he was really kind and showed me a lot of cool tricks and tips. I absolutely loved it!

Day 41

Settings:

ISO 200, f/4.5, ss 1/25, 50 mm, no flash

Day 7

This month it's going to have to be all about lighting. It's a tough time to get right. January is overcast, dark, then mixed snow or rain.. never know what you're going to get. 

I stopped the car and took a few minutes before this one's ski trip to work with some lighting in snowy conditions. It was very light snow where some had already accumulated. I liked the background with the trees and the almost untouched road until some dude flew past us right before we got out of the car. (ruining our untouched road) So, we opted for the trees.  :) 


I've realized in this business, you have to be very flexible! 

Day 7

Settings: 

ISO 100, f/1.8, ss 1/50, 50 mm, no flash

Day 1

Okay, I'm finally going to do it. I will take a photo every day for 365 days. Why? This has become a popular challenge across the blog world, and I've seen people grow so much in that year. What to do? 

• Read in my manual every day, and use that knowledge to photograph something for that particular subject. 
• Post 1 photo each day for 365 days. 
• Look at professional images each day whether it be books or online. 
• Be more creative! 

I must admit, I'm a little nervous. Not sure I can complete this challenge, but have every intention of doing so! 

If anyone else is on this journey, feel free to join in and give constructive criticism. I am a bit shy to throw the first photo up. I don't know if I should photoshop or throw the images up there untouched..what to do what to do...

I guess I will figure it out as I go.

I will be posting each image here to organize it for my own sake, I will urge you to also start your own 365 blog to archive your photos. I've also started a Flickr group called kara's 365! That way you can add your own photos and join us all on the challenge! Invite your friends, it will be a great journey!

Happy 2011! It's been an up and down year for us, I pray that it is a wonderful year this year for all my friends and family! 

365 Day 1 

Lighting. This is the hardest for me to get right when the sun isn't shining through. 

My settings were:
ISO - 800, f/5, Shutter speed 1/60, 90 mm, No flash, tungsten light setting

My thoughts: It's still a little grainy, but that's understandable with an ISO of 800. I was more worried about the lighting, and it not being too orange having the blond haired girl with such light skin and an orange flower. So, that in itself is usually a challenge for me.