I took Ian out for a mini photo shoot this morning. Tomorrow it is Emma’s turn

Last fall I spent a couple days at a really fun photography workshop with Ali Hohn. She came back to Utah for a few more workshops and asked me to help out.

This morning I went to lend her my equipment and brought Emma along to model for the people in the workshop. She was such a great little model. I took a few photos of her too, and thought I’d share them here. She did so well they begged me to bring her back tonight for the sunset shoot.

Stay tuned for a few more later!

I is for invisible:

K is for kiss:

My favorite photography forum, ClickinMoms, is having a photography challenge. They are hosting a contest where you take a photo for every letter of the alphabet. You can conceivably enter 26 times–one time for each letter of the alphabet. The one catch is that the photos have to have been taken since March 12, 2010. I participate in the I ♥ Faces challenges often, but I usually don’t shoot a specific photo for the challenge. I usually just find a photo that I have taken in the past that fits the theme. I thought it sounded like a fun challenge, so I decided to participate. I am so glad I did because I have been having so much fun with this challenge. It has really helped me to think outside the box and to be more creative with my photography.

We have been in North Carolina for spring break and we have been having awesome weather. I have been totally taking advantage of it and I have been shooting photos every day. I still have a bunch more ideas swimming around in my head, but I thought I’d share a few of my current favorites.

B is for bubble:

G is for grasshopper:

J is for jump:

T is for toes:

I have a few more, but I’m having trouble getting them to upload to Flickr. I’ll try to add them later

I am taking an online photography course right now and we are working on shooting in different lighting conditions. This assignment was supposed to be shot in full sun (gasp!) using backlighting. This is usually a situation that I avoid like the plague, however, this technique worked great. I had fun with her and I think these turned out great!

Here is my fix for the week. I didn’t do much to this one. Since this photo was underexposed it had quite a bit of noise. I ran Noiseware and it did a pretty good job of fixing it. Then I adjusted the white balance and changed the crop a bit. That’s about it!

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I had such a great vacation in Maui. It was extremely relaxing. I enjoyed being away from the computer and all the new responsibilities that I have lately with my new photography business. I enjoyed just taking a few photos for fun. I really enjoyed playing with my new Canon G11 camera, too. Here are a few snapshots from our trip to the Maui Ocean Center.

And here is my last sunset of the year:

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I have been the worst at taking photos on this trip! The good news is, I am really enjoying the trip. So much so that I want to enjoy the moments while they are happening rather than hiding behind my camera. I have so many stories I want to write about but I just haven’t wanted to sit in front of the computer.

Here are a few photos from the week.

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How sad is it that I am in Maui with 2 cameras and the only photo I have taken is with my phone!

Here is my “weekly winner”

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