Showing posts with label i heart faces. Show all posts
Showing posts with label i heart faces. Show all posts
Sunday, May 23, 2010
11:50 PM | 
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I didn't notice my husband and brother in law in the shot until I was editing it later, but I am so glad I didn't do a more shallow depth of field!
He was smiling at me, BIL was smiling down at his girlfriend and Kodak was asking a very appropriate question. Guess we know the answer to that one. =)
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And hooray for funnel cakes!
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
We were supposed to do something out of the norm this week. Different angles, different heights, holding the camera tilted or whatnot. As long as you're out of your comfort zone!
Usually, I like to take photos of Allen from either his eye level, or lower. This shot was purely 'accidental' because I was just playing around with settings before getting down on the floor, but I love it!
So here's my unusual (for me) angle of my sleepy little man.
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And as usual, head over to
for all of the other wonderfully weird angles.
Monday, March 8, 2010
I didn't think I would have anything to enter for this week's challenge. The weekend was busy, and flew by way too fast. Allen can't jump high enough for me to capture, although it is very cute when he does, like a tiny bunny hop.
Looking at some older photos, I came across a few that I was able to clean up however. Back then I loved taking photos, but didn't really focus on composition or angles and they were always taken on full automatic. I don't even think my point and shoot has any manual options.
But while these aren't phenomenal or creative, they do capture my husband's joy. He's a basketball nut, and ever since meeting me, hasn't gotten to enjoy it as much as he used to (every day!).
So here are two shots of him catching some air while playing ball with fellow resort guests. I do hope that our son picks up on the game by summer time so I can get some great shots of them playing together. (Now that I know about shutter speed and am incessantly bugging him for an SLR.)
See all of the great entries on
Monday, March 1, 2010
guest fan judges want to see all of our funny shots. Be it funny faces, hilarious poses or whatever else has given you a laugh when you looked back on it.
The photo on the challenge page is worth a look all it's own, my coffee almost came right out through my nose when I saw it this morning. I can't wait to see the other 700 or so entries when this challenge wraps up tomorrow!
Here are some of mine. I don't usually hang on to less than picture perfect shots, but I'm glad I kept a few of Allen's unintentionally funny faces now.
Here, he was trying to give me his best cheeeeeese face, while also trying to close his eyes at the perfect moment just to hear me make a grrr sound. That's his favorite. =)
This year, we got him this singing hamster card for his birthday (in addition to toys of course), and as you can see, he went nuts over it. It plays the Hamster Dance Song.
And here are a few of my husband, from our vacation in Curacao.
He became obsessed with coconuts, and a large chunk of our trip was dedicated to him hunting them down. He threw things at trees, jumped off of chairs, tried to chew through the outer shells, cracked them on cement patio corners and in our shower... it even went as far as bashing a poor coconut over and over with a stick. I wish I had my camera for that one, he looked like a cave man.
Teeth vs. coconut.... teeth FAIL
Concrete vs. coconut... success!
This was a ton of fun, and a work out and a half!
So those are my entries, hope you got a chuckle or two!
Monday, February 22, 2010
This was taken during my son's first haircut, last summer. We were so nervous as to what his reaction would be, but thanks to my husband's long time barber, our little man had fun!
He got to watch other men getting haircuts for a few minutes. Then out came a bowl FULL of lollipops. This was before he knew what they were, so he was just content to pick through all the colors. The barber even let him turn on the buzzer a few times! What's not love?
As soon as the weather warms up, our little shaggy headed monster needs a return trip. I can only hope it goes as smoothly as the first.
Do you have any tricks for getting little ones to sit through haircuts?
Check out all the beautiful (and touching) entries this week on
Monday, February 1, 2010
There's a fabulous challenge up at this week. It's to tell the story of your favorite romantic place through photos.
this week. It's to tell the story of your favorite romantic place through photos.Our honeymoon location easily tops that list, and considering I got well over 1000 shots during a one week span... this should rather easy! The hard part, once again, will be to narrow it down to my most favorite shots. Wouldn't want you guys to wait ALL day for the post to load. =)
So without further delay, I present to you.... Tahiti!
Hm okay, it didn't really start out with that view, but it's a little more dramatic than:
Granted after about 36 hours of no sleep (I'm terrified of flying and there were 2 extremely long flight involved), the picture above holds more value to me personally. It's proof that I made it without having to down a bottle of Xanax in the process!
After a 2 hour layover, we got on a little puddle jumper, and shortly thereafter landed in Moorea.
While we waited for our room to be prepared, we got to relax by the pool. It was such a treat after the long flight that I felt that I could have laid there forever and be happy.
We explored the little island thoroughly over the next few days, taking in all of what it had to offer. Feeding sharks and sting rays, picnic on a private motu (tiny island), local restaurants, and on the last day we rented a scooter and circled the entire island. Surrounded by so much beauty and perfection, it was impossible not to feel love. For each other, for nature, for the friendly locals with their lyrical dialect.
Here are a few more of my favorites from Moorea.
After a few days, it was time to move on to our next destination, the beautiful Bora Bora. We boarded another small plane, and within an hour were what was to be home for the next 5 days.
I was absolutely floored by the beauty before we even landed. Encircled by a pristine turquoise lagoon, Bora Bora consisted of a chain of smaller islands encircling the main island. To get to the hotel, we had to take a 20 minute ferry ride (not that I was complaining!).
Our hotel was beautiful, the first shot is the view we were greeted with upon arrival. I knew then that I could definitely spend my entire life here. I think I'd be happy cleaning rooms for a living if it meant looking at such scenery every single day.
The view from our room was absolutely incredible, and I especially enjoyed laying out on the deck at night with a glass of wine just staring up at the sky. Unfortunately I couldn't get any decent night shots, even using the tripod. =(
But here are some of my favorites from Bora Bora.
(These fishies swam over every morning for some breakfast. We had a sliding glass top coffee table in the room, and it was incredible watching all the colorful fish swimming around the coral.)
And with that glorious sunset, we said farewell to this magical island. Our days were spent snorkeling, swimming, lounging and laughing... our evenings filled with fantastic food, fun company and ofcourse, lots of honey. =)
It's too easy to fall in love with this tiny island, and I'm still trying to come up with how we can make it our permanent home. Maybe one day we'll hit the mega millions jackpot!
Until then, whenever I need a mini vacation, I look through our pictures, close my eyes and envision myself back there.
I can't wait to check out all of the other entries and getting to know everyone better! Did you share your most romantic spot this week?
Monday, January 25, 2010
I'm just not sure if I should have left him more 'blended in'. What do you think?
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Monday, January 18, 2010
This week made me realize that I don't take nearly enough group shots! I love to focus in on detail, so I guess the 'big picture' doesn't interest me much lol
I think this weekend, I'm going to set up a tripod and 'bother' my men with trying to get some family pictures... with me in them. Right now it's looking too much like my husband is a single father with a camera crew!
I did manage to find one picture that I liked enough to submit, and that had more than two people in it.
We were going to check out a new brick-oven pizza restaurant (Toby's) with our friends, and Allen was so happy that he finally got to see Jasey again, that he held her hand for a good 20 minutes.
Yummy pizza was enjoyed by all, and an even yummier Nutella filled Calzone brought the evening to an end. Allen babbled all the way home in the car, even though it was about 2 hours past his bed time. Ahhh sugar highs!
made me realize that I don't take nearly enough group shots! I love to focus in on detail, so I guess the 'big picture' doesn't interest me much lolI think this weekend, I'm going to set up a tripod and 'bother' my men with trying to get some family pictures... with me in them. Right now it's looking too much like my husband is a single father with a camera crew!
I did manage to find one picture that I liked enough to submit, and that had more than two people in it.
We were going to check out a new brick-oven pizza restaurant (Toby's) with our friends, and Allen was so happy that he finally got to see Jasey again, that he held her hand for a good 20 minutes.
Yummy pizza was enjoyed by all, and an even yummier Nutella filled Calzone brought the evening to an end. Allen babbled all the way home in the car, even though it was about 2 hours past his bed time. Ahhh sugar highs!
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