My Excuse

I knew that I hadn't posted for a while, but I checked and it's been nearly 3 months! 

Yikes, where does time go? 

 

Six weeks ago today, we brought home our new baby girl! She's precious and she's my excuse for not blogging. (and not cooking, not cleaning, not showering until noon, not sleeping, etc.) I certainly haven't stopped taking photos though, and over the next week or so I plan to show you what I've been up to!

 

 

 

The {I} Family 2012

This is the second year I've photographed this fun family and their kids just keep getting cuter.  After the family photos, the kids got to play in the fountain.  They got soaking wet and loved it!

End of July

I can't believe it's the end of July!  It's already been a year since I started this photography blog!  I haven't been perfect about posting every ten days, but at least I've been shooting regularly, which was the whole point for me.  I'm so happy with the progress I've made over the last year and the fun I've had trying new things.  A HUGE thank you to everyone who has let me photograph them!  I appreciate your patience support, and kind words.  I LOVE photography and that love just keeps growing!

Here are several that I've taken this month, but hadn't gotten around to posting...

A July post just wouldn't be complete without some fireworks!  We love going to Melba for their 4th of July celebration!



Also this month, I made a quick trip to Utah for my annual girls' weekend and got to spend one morning with my nephews.  Are they cute or what??

And finally two sneak peeks of the family sessions I did this month.  More to come soon!

Juniper Mountain Camping Trip

We went on a quick camping trip to Juniper Mountain in Owyhee County on Friday.  My hubby got to do a little scouting for his elk tag this fall, the boys played in the dirt, and I had another chance to try some night time photography.  We left later than usual to avoid the heat so I was able to get several sunset photos as we drove down.  It's amazing how much the light changed in such a short period of time!

My 4 year old wanted to take pictures of the moon again so I got everything set up while they roasted marshmallows and then he got to come over and click the remote.  For not being a full moon, it definitely put out plenty of light.  The moon overpowered the Milky Way enough that it was much less prominent than I would have liked, but I was happy since these were my first real attempt at photographing it.  I also tried star trails for the first time!  I only got two decent shots before getting too tired to keep trying.  The exposures were close to 30 minutes each to capture the movement of the stars around the North Star.  The moon was bright enough to light up the trees!

Reynolds Creek

My hubby and I took a drive to Reynolds Creek in Owyhee County last month and I had a chance to get lots of photos with my new wide angle lens.  I made the poor guy stop the truck so many times that he may not take me again if I have my camera with me!

This was also one of my first attempts at an HDR (High Dynamic Range) image.  Basically, HDR is the merging of multiple exposures to get an image that will more accurately reflect the wide range of intensity levels seen by the human eye.  Without HDR, either the canyon would be properly exposed and the sky would be blown out or the sky would be properly exposed and the canyon would be almost completely dark.  I plan on working on this technique more in the future, so stay tuned...

And what drive out in a rural Idaho area would be complete without some rusty metal?  The color versions were nice, but these photos were just screaming for some warm black and white processing...