02.18.08

Coloring!

16-35mm lens @ 31mm | 1/50 @ f/5.0 | ISO 640
pp: defog, crisp color boost, resize and sharpen for web

02.17.08

Another In the Series of Katie Is a Nut

Note: Technically speaking, not wonderful.
Note2: But geez! My kid! So weird!
Note3: This is the very small end of my coffee table that usually houses blankets and throws for using on the couch. She has taken to stuffing herself in there for about 30-45 minutes every afternoon. I’m hoping this is just a phase?

16-35mm @ 16mm | 0.3″ @ f/3.5 | ISO 640
pp: ugh. I don’t want to talk about it.

02.16.08

Note: I painted the laundry room today with half of a $5 gallon of “oops” paint from Home Depot. I LOVE the color. My mom is a little more hesitant.
Note2: As she was leaving, I might have said, “You MUST exit the house through The PORTAL OF SUNSHINE!”
Note3: Which may have led to a discussion about how as much I like the color in there, there will never be a color that would inspire one to do laundry. You would never say, “oh, lovely laundry room, thy color is so beauteous that I MUST washeth thy filthy clothing!”

16-35mm lens @ 16mm | 1/2 @ f/5.0 | ISO 400 - on a tripod
pp: corrected for white balance, resized and sharpened for web

02.13.08

Kinda Wish it was True

Note: Can you tell she’s eating a RED sucker?
Note2: Who needs a sappy Valentine’s Day Shirt when you can have a pink shirt with altered ad slogans on them?
Note3: She asked me what it said and I said, “It say’s ‘I’m a beautiful princess’.” Because I am a BAD MOM. And because I knew she wouldn’t understand what it REALLY says. And besides, she won’t know the truth until two years or more from now. So who cares.

16-35mm lens @ 28mm | 1/80 @ f/5 | ISO 1600
pp: noise reduction, defog, crisp color boost, peta’s color pop at 15%, burned out some background detail, resize and sharpen for web

Broken Link Correction

It seems I forget a teeny tiny bit of important code when linking over to Shannon’s blog from Last Saturdays’ Featured Student. But it’s all fixed now so GO LOOK AT SHANNON’S STUFF.

I think I need to add a new category: “I am an Idiot”

02.12.08

Self-Portrait Tuesday: Finger Spelling Edition

Note: Valentine’s Day Love coming your way soon…. this is the Preview.
Note2: I think I did the “o” wrong…. shouldn’t it be facing to the side? hmmmmm….. oh well.

16-35mm lens @ 35mm | 1/40 @ f/5 | ISO 1600 | tripod
pp: merged four shots together - a bunch of masking here, defog, saturation punch, deep saturation boost, peta’s color pop, resize and sharpen for web

02.11.08

Tiny Player

Note: I am losing at what appears to be Hobbit Uno.
Note2: Elijah earned enough Compliment Cards (you earn them by being nice to classmates and helping them or saying nice things about them) that he got to pick a prize from the treasure chest. He chose these teeeeeeny tiiiiiiiiiny little Uno Cards and then insisted that we play a game with them.
Note3: He had Uno. He won.

16-35mm lens @ 35mm | 1/40 @ f/5.6 | ISO 1600
pp: defog, Peta’s color pop, resize and sharpen for web

02.10.08

Humoring Me

Note: This is my AWESOME friend Lisa, who is also sitting next to me as I type this. She Rocks. She is TOTALLY RAD. She is BITCHIN’! (sorry mom!)
Note2: I wanted to play with some things with a flash and my kids? They are no bueno with the “sit still”. Lisa is Sort Of better. She makes faces. And she points. BUT. ALSO. THE AWESOMEST. (still sitting next to me)

16-35mm lens | 1/50 @ f/5.6 | ISO 1250 - off camera flash fired at 1/16th power
pp: defog, crisp color boost, erin’s color boost action, peta’s color pop, resize and sharpen for web

02.09.08 - Featured Student

By Shannon Gibbs

Note: Dude. Too Young for You. Promise.
Note2: Totally cute though, HUH???? It’s Shannon’s little brother, so be careful what you say.
Note3: Want to see more of Shannon’s Work? Sure you do!
Monkey Oranges Photography

02.08.08

Crashed Out

Note: Next time you fall asleep while wearing a fairy costume, make sure you cram your head under three pillows and bury yourself in the corner. Don’t forget to plug yourself in to recharge.
Note2: Kids are weird. Could you sleep like that? Nope. Me neither.
Note3: I WANT A NAP, TOO!

16-35mm lens @ 35mm | 1/80 @ f/2.8 | ISO 1250
pp: defog, crisp color boost, resize and sharpen for web