Emma-Lou

My little baby is growing up so quickly!

Mommy goggles on!

Pretty, Pretty, Princess

During our mini fam. reunion a couple weeks ago, all the little girls had a blast dressing up in princess clothes. Aren't they adorable! Thanks Ericsons; these were a lifesaver!

Last one for today... I promise!

Just had to end with sweet "J"!

How about that KICK!

I used the indie half-kick on these. What do you think? Is it too strong?

I'm not posting ALL of these pics because I think they're incredible, but because I hope that someday you people will give me some honest, hard core criticism :) (and because, well... what else am I going to do with them). I don't spend as much time ps-ing them as some people I know (you know who you are) so I can whip out a lot more.

I'M ADDICTED!

I'm posting so many of these because I can't choose my favs. I'd REALLY appreciate some help here, plus I'm just curious to see which ones YOU like! (P.S. I know I botched the middle one up; is it too weird?) (P.P.S. Anna, these girls have very pale skin. How do I give them a little more color without messing everything else up?)

MORE!

B&W??

I' not good at B&W at all!

Talk about CUTE!!!

We had so much fun taking pictures today; and although it's getting late, I just couldn't wait to photo shop just a few! I'm not the greatest photographer, but these girls are to-die-for CUTE!

I just couldn't resist!!

I was PRIVILEGED today to be able to take some pics of my BEAUTIFUL nieces. You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this opportunity! We've missed these girls since they moved away last year; and unfortunately, they will be on their way again soon :(

Such a cutie!!

I know I haven't posted in a while... sorry. Here are some of Bella that I took earlier this week during out mini family reunion. BTW, thanks to all the family for making last weekend so much fun! It was difficult considering the sad occasion that brought us together, but it was so nice to just be with family. Thanks to everyone else for your prayers and support!

I need HELP!

Some days I wish I had never even started with photoshop. I'm totally addicted and spend hours trying to "enhance" photos only to be completely frustrated b/c they turn out all wonky. I know I need to work on getting better pics to start with so I don't have to mess with them so much--AHH! Well, Krista's cute anyway.

Hurray for eyelashes!

When Anna was first starting out, she would always go on and on about "seeing every eyelash!" I guess it was ingrained in my head early on that that was of utmost importance! That is what we strive for, right girls! Well, I LURVE this picture, and though it's not the first time, I was sooo excited to see that the eyelashes were in focus! Click on these; it's pretty amazing to see all the details the rebel captures.

I HATE CROPPING!

The sprinklers came on while we were playing in our front yard the other day and Krista couldn't resist getting all wet (and I couldn't resist grabbing the camera)! I wanted to get closer, but water was spraying everywhere, so I decided to protect my camera and keep my distance. I LOVE the water coming off her chin! Anyways, I never know which crop is the best. PLEASE help me; which one do you like most?

Bella ("Her name means BEAUTY")

I was going to put "Beautiful Bella" for the title and then remembered that Bella actually means beautiful which would be quite redundant--hehe. These aren't the greatest shots of Bella; she was sick at the time, and I don't think she quite appreciated me placing her in a bunch of strange locations, trying to make her smile. Plus, she squinted every time she looked up into the camera (sound familiar Kare?) But she is so darn cute anyway, eh!?! Is my color too washed out?

Which one?

Do you like the indie kick, or subtle?

Beautiful Kadee Mae!!!

My niece is so GORGEOUS, and I've been dying to take her pic. ever since I got my camera! I finally got the opportunity to the other night while g-ma was babysitting. I don't think her mom knows about it yet- hehe.) Unfortunately, all she wanted to do was play--imagine that--so I only got a couple of shots. What do you think? How's the color?

All Clean!!!

Gotta love a sweet smelling, clean baby right out of the tub! My girls love bath time!

When will I ever arrive!?!

I am so frustrated with photography right now. I just don't feel like I'm ever going to get better. i want to be so good right now, but I know these things take time. I keep trying to remind myself that the important thing is to document my girls' lives. Anyways, these pics could have been really cute, except that my ISO was way too high. Needless to say, they were very dark and grainy, and in my attempt to fix them, I had to mess with the color a lot. I NEVER know how to get the right skin color--I'm sure I'm way off here as usual. If you really want to see some cute pics of my girls (including some from this same photo shoot) go to http://www.jennicaweeks.blogspot.com/ Jenn is getting so good!