Pictures anyone?

Mom and I took Alaura and Caiden to Hart Park today. I snapped bunch of pictures, here are some of my favorites. I'm still trying to figure out what I'm doing, but I don't think I did to bad. I didn't get to pose them much, so most of the pics are of them on the move (playing on the slides, swings, feeding ducks and playing in the grass) I'm still trying to learn photoshop (alot harder than I thought it would be, so these pictures are mostly untouched. Except Caiden, he fell down yesterday and scraped up his a bit, so I removed what I could. I'll post a picture of his "boo-boos"to show what I have learned on photoshop so far.

Alaura's very photogenic, so I always feel good after I snap pictures of her, Caiden on the other hand is a lot harder to get pictures of. I imagine that this is probably what it'll be like taking pictures of a lot of kids. Sometimes I forget that not all kids love getting their pictures taken like Alaura. I focused more on getting pictures of him since I always take pics of my baby girl. I think I'm going to do more out door pictures now. I always took alaura to studios to get her pictures done, I didn't realize what I was missing out on. Well, here are the pictures. The first one's of each of them are my favorites.

That's my girl!!!

Isn't he a cutie!!!

I'm sure gonna miss seeing the two of them playing like this. We'll just have to go to Utah and visit a lot.

Alaura's getting impatient, so i might post a couple more later. Let me know what you think. I'd love input about any of the pictures.

YUMMY!!!

Pictures

As you may or may not know I am trying to get into photography. I've been studying alot and practicing on Alaura (it helps having such a cutie to work with) I want to get into infant and children portraiture. I'm getting a few backdrops, and studio lights. We're slowing going to convert our dining room into a photography studio. I'll do family portraits too. I'm not sure what to charge or exactly the kinds of poses to do. Anyone who has any information or ideas please send them my way. I'm having the hardest time with ideas for baby boy pictures (6months and under). I want to get really proficient with photo shop so i can do birth announcements and all kinds of fun editing stuff.

Eric and I are also saving to get an even better camera for portraits. We're wanting to start doing weddings as a team. Engagement pics, Bridals and receptions (and weddings if we do non LDS weddings) are what we're hoping to do. We'll probably bring the lights and backdrop to the location to get the formal pic's (bridals, parents, bride and groom...) on a better background than cultural hall walls :) Outdoor weddings might not require this. Any one who knows any couples looking for engagement pics let me know. We need to start building our portfolio, so we'll do a couple sittings for free. Same thing for weddings. If you or someone you know still fits into your wedding dress and would be willing to pose for a bridal shoot next month please let me know. Or if anyone knows a photographer willing to have me shadow at an event, I'd be very interested. If you ever come across wedding poses you love or if you have any from your own wedding send them my way please. I'm always looking for ideas. I'm also wanting to do maternity pictures... I'm going to post pictures on my blog as I start doing them Please give me your honest opinions. Don't be mean about it, but if you don't like something please let me know.

Having said all that here are a few unedited snapshots I've taken recently of alaura. It's been kinda stormy outside so they're all indoors. Let me know what you think.

My mom and I took Caiden and Alaura to the local skating rink to play in some snow that they had brought in. They loved it. It wasn't very much snow, but it was enough. We want to take Alaura up to the snow soon. Don't you love the fact that Caiden has the pink gloves and Alaura has the blue ones?

Here are a few pictures of Alaura and Eric playing x box together. She loves doing things with him. I was playing with the manual focus on my camera, you may not be able to tell (because the pics aren't very big) But the top one is focused on Eric and the second one is focused on Alaura, which was exciting to me because Eric's in front of her!!!

My Robin Hood

I took these pictures of Eric shooting his bow. I tried to get it from different angles. What do you like the best?

Catching up

Alaura playing on her jumper. Don't you love her hair?

Randisue Kimberly and Wyate came over to play the other day.

Randisue called this Kimberly and Alaura's first Best Friend picture. Pretty cute picture .

I've been playing with my camera a lot lately, these are a couple of my attempts at up close pictures of kids faces. What do you think?

Alaura and kimberly being goofs

Robot Kimberly

Best buds!!

Ooops!!!

Eric playing with his Christmas present

We watched misty for a few days while Mom and Dad O were in Utah for Eric's great Gpa's funeral. Needless to say Alaura loved it!! I don't think misty minded it to much either.