tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144865142024-03-21T11:56:20.112-05:00Verde PhotographyA glimpse into my life and my journey as a budding photographer.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-87961556442438348712009-05-09T16:50:00.001-05:002009-05-09T16:52:01.116-05:00New Blog HomeMy blog has a new home. I turned my site into a <a href="http://www.verde-photography.com">blogsite</a>.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-13749752882128859632009-03-12T00:29:00.002-05:002009-03-12T00:38:05.974-05:00Tick TockMy postcards shipped today!!! Now all I have to do is wait until Monday for delivery. Whatever will I do until then? Just wait anxiously? NOOOOO...I need to come up with a special for Spring! I'm so being a procrastinator.<br /><br />I ordered a white shoot through 40" umbrella today. I have a gold reflector and soft boxes, but the boxes seem awkward to take on outdoor shoots. Next week is spring break and Miss E will be at her grandpa's. I'm hoping to take the sis & sis-in-law out for some OCF. Of course it will be a trial run because I know nothing about OCF. Hmmmmm...maybe I should go read up on that.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-27888718163954744472009-03-08T19:59:00.003-05:002009-03-14T22:06:08.564-05:00Shhhh...don't tellToday we found what has to be the first bluebonnet patch of the year! But don't tell anyone. I want to have the scoop on the bluebonnet photos...lol. Miss E has gotten to where she tells me how many pictures I'm allowed to take. About half way through she limited me to 5 more. Of course those 5 weren't the best because she was ready to go in and eat. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0604copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0604copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0583copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0583copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0595copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0595copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0579copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0579copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0578copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0578copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0640copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0640copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0613copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0613copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I took this little one outside because her outfit just looked like it was meant to be photographed in the bluebonnets. Her parents loved the pics.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0653b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0653b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0653bwcopy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0653bwcopy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0646copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0646copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0675copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0675copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-1864047116005221972009-03-03T20:31:00.002-06:002009-03-03T20:52:19.866-06:00Friday weddingA couple of friends of mine got married on Friday. Friday at 5:30pm! Rush hour!!! LOL. It was a beautiful ceremony as most are. The bride was radiant and the groom handsome. I was not shooting, but I did take my camera and snuck in some shots.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/MKnRDwed/3321051109_fd894245d5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/MKnRDwed/3321051109_fd894245d5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/MKnRDwed/3321051037_e317cd4e9c.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/MKnRDwed/3321051037_e317cd4e9c.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/MKnRDwed/3321881132_73d8ce2614.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/MKnRDwed/3321881132_73d8ce2614.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/MKnRDwed/3321881070_5e7c93b6b3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/MKnRDwed/3321881070_5e7c93b6b3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/MKnRDwed/3321050621_c7e930ce94.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/MKnRDwed/3321050621_c7e930ce94.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/MKnRDwed/3321881398_e16f0cafcf.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/MKnRDwed/3321881398_e16f0cafcf.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/MKnRDwed/3321050689_c51de10d6b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/MKnRDwed/3321050689_c51de10d6b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/MKnRDwed/3321880990_defb997897.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/MKnRDwed/3321880990_defb997897.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-74936260080843117092009-02-24T20:38:00.003-06:002009-02-24T21:16:02.737-06:00Things that make you go hmmmm...I wanted to put up Zack Arias's video he posted on Scott Kelby's website but for some reason it runs really choppy when I embed it. Or maybe I'm just not a qualified enough blogger to add it. Is there a blogger test I should have taken or a course to learn how to embed a video to where it doesn't skip about 10 frames while it plays? (Also, I was afraid it would justify my entry into the photography geek realm. I say entry because I don't go completely ga-ga over photography stuff - just minor google-age on some things that I find completely cool and awe-inspiring.)<br /><br />Update on the postcard...still working on it. Trying to get it done before they tell me that I forfeit the prize due to procrastination. Durn me and my waiting. Tom Petty said that the waiting was the hardest part, but for us procrastinators it seems to be the easiest thing in the world.<br /><br />We finished up ADSR4. I was a little sad. Not only did we have wonderful prizes, but I got to work with Debbie again (which was great because I just adore her and her work). Participating also made me want to delve a little into scrapbooking again. With the photography I haven't really done much scrapbooking. I thought of doing a simple memory scrapbook page for clients of our session. So far I think that there's always one memorable moment in a shoot, so why not go that extra little mile and help them remember it as I do? Too hokey? I think it's a cute idea. Now I just have to motivate myself into doing it. There's that procrastination again.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-72284508248820571562009-02-17T09:31:00.003-06:002009-02-21T14:17:33.538-06:00Weekend fun!This weekend I got to have a shoot with a wonderful young lady. It was fun getting to work with someone older than 5...LOL. We went downtown (which I would secretly LURVE to do more of). Here's a sneak peek (please excuse the proof numbers).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/katriena/5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/katriena/5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/katriena/9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/katriena/9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/katriena/11.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/katriena/11.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-22040517503295821702009-02-03T19:18:00.002-06:002009-02-03T19:54:49.610-06:00Weekend at the parkMy sis and I took out her friend's daughters to snap some shots as a surprise. I was really pleased with how these turned out. We didn't get a ton of pictures, but we got some nice usable ones.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0234c.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0234c.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a> <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0234b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0234b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0222c.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0222c.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0222b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0222b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0198c.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0198c.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0185c.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0185c.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0168c.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0168c.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0172c.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0172c.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0154c.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0154c.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0139c.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0139c.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-35294258737026542662009-01-19T00:41:00.003-06:002009-01-19T01:06:55.959-06:00Call me cliche...I thought I would try the old wedding ring in the book trick. How do you think I did?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0284.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0284.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I also got Miss E outside because we finally had some nice weather.<br />Blowing dandelions.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0250.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0250.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />And just contemplating what she wanted to wish for before she blew all the seeds away.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0243.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0243.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-45921614061977277632009-01-14T16:42:00.002-06:002009-01-14T16:51:17.305-06:00New PicturesI got some new shots of Miss E this weekend. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0133a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 335px;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0133a.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3397/3193762268_b7af835918.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 335px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3397/3193762268_b7af835918.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I asked her yesterday if she wanted to take pictures for valentine's cards for her friends. She said "I will let you take my picture if you get out my guitar." The only guitar I could think of is my blue guitar, so I retaliated with "but that's my guitar." She promptly let me know that wasn't the one she was talking about. She says that there is one in the garage in her bench seat. "You just lift it up, Mom, and you'll see my pink guitar." Guess I'll have to trudge through the garage to see if she knows her stuff.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-45987735446517027552009-01-10T16:38:00.002-06:002009-01-10T17:02:57.466-06:00We made it through the first week!ADSR4 has started. I teamed up again with Debbie!!! She's such a great teammate.<br /><br />The first challenge was an individual challenge where we had to scrap a picture, but tear it. I had a really hard time with this one. I couldn't find a picture to tear. It just felt weird looking at pictures of DH & DD and thinking "How can I tear this?" I guess tearing a picture to me just has a negative feeling. So I decided to face my biggest fear and put myself in front of the camera. OK...I know this probably doesn't count because it's my eye only, but who wants to be skeered by the pudgy woman? Plus, do you know how difficult it is to get a good self portrait? OMG. Thenk goodness for the lovely invention of the DSLR otherwise I would have wasted 20 rolls of film. I would think that I had a good shot, and when I checked the camera I would be missing my head, or half my face (ok those were the early shots, but they were taken). So here's what I ended up with.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/challenge1copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/challenge1copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Our second challenge was a collaboration. We had several requirements like 3 pictures, 4 papers, 2 fonts, 8 elements, a title and journaling. Debbie provided the pictures and journaling! Such a cutie!!! She scrambled through her bin of elements, and I trudged through my ream of papers (LOL) and here is our result.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/challenge2W.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/challenge2W.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I haven't done much else with working on these LO's. I was looking through pictures from Christmas and realized that part of our pictures didn't download and I've formatted the memory card :-(Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-29732170799996356582009-01-07T10:24:00.005-06:002009-01-10T17:03:05.691-06:00Adieu, adieuWe need to take a moment of silence and bid adieu to Mr. Mustachio. Over the break DH decided to grow a lil' mustache. Yes, I am posting a picture and if he finds out I'm sure you will all be saying RIP to me. Of course this is Mr. Mustachio in the early days of vacation, so it's not a 100% representation of his state before his demise. (And no, Mr. Scruffmuffin Way Past 5 O'clock Shadow did not continue rooming with Mr. Mustachio when we returned. For which I was eternally grateful, as Mr. Shadow is NOT my friend and does not have the cuteness appeal of Mr. M.) He was a little fuller, not by much, but definitely had more meat on his bones right before the unspeakable. <br /><br />(please excuse the watermark as it's not my normal one. it didn't have one and i had to improvise without the proper font)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0164-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 335px; height: 500px;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0164-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Why all this hooplah over a mustache? Just because I'm me. I thought it was cute. OK....adorable. He doesn't grow it very often because he thinks it's too sparse. I'm not a fan of the big bushies or the ones that look like push brooms under your nose. Soup filters....ugh.<br /><br />Sooooo....if everyone would please join me for this one moment. **sigh**.......................................................................................... ok. Thank you for sharing in my loss.<br /><br />Have a superb day!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-56813258533430127092009-01-04T21:18:00.004-06:002009-01-10T17:03:34.127-06:00Rusty...So today we got the first challenge for ADSR4. A LO with a torn picture. Not really my forte, but that's what it's all about isn't it? Challenge!!! Bring it on, baby. OK...that was a little over-enthusiasm. I am definitely rusty on my scrapbooking. We had a prelim warm up assignment, and I was a little embarrassed. It looked so elementary to me, and compared to my stuff from a year ago it was a drastic regression. Saddens me a little, but it should also be motivation for me, I know. Let's all look at the positive for me.<br /><br />DD came back home today. I missed her so much. And then the attitude appeared. LOL...talk talk talk and not wanting to let adults talk. But eventually she changed it throughout the day. Papa got her a DS for Xmas and gave her $200 to go spend on games for it. The girl actually didn't want to go shopping. Yes, you read that right! A GIRL not wanting to go SHOPPING. But of course her Nini and I dragged her out. Girl earned her Power Shopper badge. Brought home 9 games, spent every dime, and went to 3 different locations (twice to one). I must confess that I weaseled one choice for mom and dad into it (personal trainer cooking, but she likes cooking with us so it's justifiable....right?). She and I played MillionHeir and I realized that the girl is smarter than me. Shhhhhhhh....don't let her know that. I was definitely stumped at some of the puzzles and after a few minutes and screen scrolling she chimed in with the right answer. Makes me a little sad but proud at the same time. (I didn't know that kindergarteners knew what tally marks were.)<br /><br />DH was sick last night so I didn't get to work on marketing items for the photo biz, or on marketing for our Valentine's Special. (No....I'm not making excuses for procrastination...all of you married women or women in relationships know how men get when they're sick. They want you to leave them alone, but they want to be all whiney and needy. It takes us to know what they really want. **sigh** Men...you can't do much else but just love 'em.) Working on those things will be my assignment this week along with work and ADSR4.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-58925925957973392312009-01-02T13:10:00.002-06:002009-01-10T17:04:13.474-06:00Back to the grindstoneWell, I'm back at work today. But the good thing is that they are letting us go home early today. Yay!!! That will give me some time to work on the Valentine's Day special I want to promote. I haven't fully decided on what it will be yet, but I think it will be a % off of the session fee. I haven't seen many other specials being talked about by other photogs, so I can't compare.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-24404230160668092042009-01-01T22:49:00.004-06:002009-01-10T17:04:55.452-06:00New Year all over againHere it is the new year. <br /><br />I'm at home with the furbabies. DD is at her PaPa's and won't be home for a few more days. DH went to work. What do I do when I'm home alone? Well...I updated the pricing on the website. I'm afraid it might be high, but in comparison to photographers in town it seems less. I don't feel like I'm underselling myself, so I guess that's a good thing.<br /><br />What else do I do? Go back and sort through summertime pics to edit. Look what I found...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/EBeach.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/EBeach.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I thought this was so cute. I did a gradient map with a slight sepia tone. I duplicated the gradient map adjustment layer and masked part of it. I lowered the opacity on the original gradient map adjustment layer to allow for some selective coloring (or at least soft colors). What do you think???Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-18490264198429802992008-12-31T14:45:00.002-06:002009-01-10T17:12:01.272-06:00Decisions....decisions....I'm off of work today. What have I gotten accomplished? Not much of anything. What was I hoping to get accomplished????? Well...I need to figure out new pricing for our packages or at least our session fees. I'm thinking of increasing the session fee, but making part of it applicable as print credits. I need to think of a special for valentine's day too. I know I want to have a special, but I'm just not sure what at the moment. I guess I should be trying to figure that out instead of blogging....LOL. Maybe I'll take a little walk to get the mail and something will come to me.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-60262287729148120762008-12-29T11:26:00.002-06:002009-01-10T17:12:46.869-06:00Pics from the weekendI think that this is one of my favorites from the weekend. I woke up at 6 AM to go out to take pics of the deer feeding. The deer were sneaky and were already out so <br />when I approached they scattered. I turned my attention to the sunrise instead. I waited and waited and waited for the freakin' sun to come out from behind the clouds. I guess good things do come to those who wait.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0120.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 335px;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0120.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />This is my second favorite. Of course I did a little post processing on this one. I muted the colors a bit and applied a plastic wrap to add an effect.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0024.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 335px;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0024.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />This is Bleaux. He's supposedly part wolf and part husky or something like that. His eyes are so pretty. A grayish blue. He can barely hear because he's so old, but we love him.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0019.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 335px;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0019.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />These two are new additions. This first one is Pea. The princess of the group, and only girl. She likes to sit with her herd (they're herding dogs and unfortunately right now only have 2 goats to watch over - 1 a piece)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0178.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0178.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />This is Poof. Notice his poofball appearance. He only likes you if you spend a little time scratching his tummy. Otherwise you don't matter to him. He's a cutey, but was always barking at something. No one really knows what, but I guess he did....or maybe it was just to hear himself bark???<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0080.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 335px;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0080.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />This is some of the scenery in the Texas Hill Country. We're surrounded like this on all sides out here. Probably one reason we like to visit....to get away from the city.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0094.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 335px;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0094.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />This last one is a sad, dying flower near the barn. I like to think it's a reflection of the cold weather (or constantly changing from warm to cold) that we've had. Poor thing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0011.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 335px;" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/DSC_0011.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-46750829521579876942008-12-27T20:26:00.002-06:002009-01-10T17:12:55.208-06:00Holidays winding downWell, we head back home tomorrow. I didn't get to take pics like I thought I would. But I did get some nice ones of the land and animals around here. I'll get them up as soon as I've taken a gander and processed them.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-38167841562246274052008-12-25T12:39:00.003-06:002009-01-10T17:12:46.870-06:00Any opinions....Can anyone tell me if they have any opinions about the white balance lens cap? I saw it on photojojo and decided to google it. I found this review.<br /><br /><a href="http://l7foto.fom/2007/05/31/white-balancing-lens-cap-review/">White Balance Lens Cap Review</a><br /><br />I did a search on ebay and found a lot for <$10. There are visual examples and results on the review, but that's just one review and I was wondering if anyone else has used this or a similar product. If so, what are your feelings on it? I know it's only <$10 but it's still good to have some feedback from others.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-44087382147784004582008-12-24T17:14:00.001-06:002009-01-10T17:14:50.846-06:00Watching is so much fun...Watching people play WII is so much fun. Especially if they have never played before. I'm sitting here watching DH's mom play WII. She's never played before so it's quite amusing.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-36243789532068658682008-12-23T07:53:00.003-06:002009-01-10T17:14:50.847-06:00DrearyWoke up to cold, rainy-ness this morning. Ughhh. DH isn't up yet, but when he does get up he'll be on a tear. He's going to do the floors and prep the cooking for tomorrow and Thursday. I AM NOT stepping foot int he kitchen unless directed to do so...lol.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-39925167256206181812008-12-22T16:28:00.005-06:002009-01-10T17:15:48.718-06:00Closer to ChristmasIt's getting closer to Christmas. There is still so much to do...I have to keep washing clothes and then start packing to go to DH's dad's house after xmas. I went through DD's room and got all the clothes that do not fit her anymore and have washed all that do fit her. I've start on my own laundry now.<br /><br />With it being so close to Christmas, there is nothing to do photography-wise, so I took my camera to my weekend job at the church. I snapped a few shots.<br /><br />The hymn is Oh Come All Ye Faithful<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/churchman.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/churchman.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/candle.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/candle.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/pastor.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q210/hverde/pastor.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Hopefully there will be good opportunities for more pics over Christmas and when we go visit family.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-34433555937735272122008-12-20T09:46:00.011-06:002009-01-10T17:15:48.719-06:00Makin my way in the world today....Oh my goodness. Has it really been since October? Well. I have said before that I am a terrible blogger.<br /><br />Well. The training position I applied for was frozen. I've since had an interview for a lead position on my team. We'll see how that goes.<br /><br />I had a special on portrait sessions a few weekends back. Two families jumped at the opportunity. I am really happy with the results from those. I can see that I am improving my skills. Which does make me happy!!!! Would you guys like a peek????<br /><br />These are the cutest 2 brothers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2RyZ9hV5CRoQ6bZ0nNdhMS781rqXnlz1NT6EFUFZt9zlTvhhp-JX8Gxr7NSHYfOmp8XE8UskvK3wsRPHJwnkyH6PZrgA6oknpvSMHi9SrZCRfJ7TGBnmQeFW-krbCE97VKENHw/s1600-h/DSC_0092.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2RyZ9hV5CRoQ6bZ0nNdhMS781rqXnlz1NT6EFUFZt9zlTvhhp-JX8Gxr7NSHYfOmp8XE8UskvK3wsRPHJwnkyH6PZrgA6oknpvSMHi9SrZCRfJ7TGBnmQeFW-krbCE97VKENHw/s800/DSC_0092.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281904133519964498" /></a><br /><br />This is them and their little sister.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQp5CVtZIgpaQUlfArSFFmHCQsJ6CRT7e0ziLVME_ZQ2BMz3IIVE-eo0bsRnEVgCW4Ir5ZZGxSDI1uQpXyeCy4mLkLvAbjED6GBvIv0WlDC9bQ9WPoveS8jAXAXwsHWj0mYV2lxA/s1600-h/proof24.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQp5CVtZIgpaQUlfArSFFmHCQsJ6CRT7e0ziLVME_ZQ2BMz3IIVE-eo0bsRnEVgCW4Ir5ZZGxSDI1uQpXyeCy4mLkLvAbjED6GBvIv0WlDC9bQ9WPoveS8jAXAXwsHWj0mYV2lxA/s800/proof24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281904355339884626" /></a><br /><br />This little guy ran all around as we went to a park he had never visited before. It was an adventure.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXy2DvTMiE1evkHzXrQ2N2YZAKNw2Ta193Jisw-dPFjT0xr4y9YIRGJWK31movzy_uXfGMOSw0mRR_qM2WRwlKOgXfJqXXaIIiyYk6q48HdmGXntoa2cDDbly-Fp221zPEu_pDXA/s1600-h/proof1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXy2DvTMiE1evkHzXrQ2N2YZAKNw2Ta193Jisw-dPFjT0xr4y9YIRGJWK31movzy_uXfGMOSw0mRR_qM2WRwlKOgXfJqXXaIIiyYk6q48HdmGXntoa2cDDbly-Fp221zPEu_pDXA/s800/proof1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281904542112495650" /></a><br /><br />He loved his "duck stick". LOL.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOus6UIUnbbF2nXMiER1_tgBHEtBFmUdMDnS62oeU-6YG6oGRFVdFoyqJDfq5zIBc3l7kf60qePAbML_nvfDObgpu7Jz5BZx7467nbg98Iv9qm0NfU7JVPyvWoPnHaj4X9IUGqg/s1600-h/proof11.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOus6UIUnbbF2nXMiER1_tgBHEtBFmUdMDnS62oeU-6YG6oGRFVdFoyqJDfq5zIBc3l7kf60qePAbML_nvfDObgpu7Jz5BZx7467nbg98Iv9qm0NfU7JVPyvWoPnHaj4X9IUGqg/s800/proof11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281904715001736098" /></a><br /><br />I snapped this one of my sister at breakfast. I like it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hxX7yVPkyP6LstM57DBfVxvG59cl_olTTDpG9TAo9bzpWPs9eGW98l6iUj3VgMLPEhzaM4CM9LAJNSAYxiTIyQ72KaSMxS66pSnzwTmsp-fju8MQ10oZ842GB-clXIeJjQj8ww/s1600-h/DSC_0056.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hxX7yVPkyP6LstM57DBfVxvG59cl_olTTDpG9TAo9bzpWPs9eGW98l6iUj3VgMLPEhzaM4CM9LAJNSAYxiTIyQ72KaSMxS66pSnzwTmsp-fju8MQ10oZ842GB-clXIeJjQj8ww/s800/DSC_0056.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281904872159594130" /></a><br /><br />We finally set up our studio lights!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtW3k3ydTFyP_9oV1KLg02Y2AcNvSRkst0TCgqkbZJNj_OdU2F7e7bvQf8YQNSQYzsb-ysDfeikBrYS7I2AVx-CHa-O8WZsPFP3DSFfPe2OzGsYtz-SLc1ggYPpWqMdSNO4FJ1gA/s1600-h/DSC_0159.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtW3k3ydTFyP_9oV1KLg02Y2AcNvSRkst0TCgqkbZJNj_OdU2F7e7bvQf8YQNSQYzsb-ysDfeikBrYS7I2AVx-CHa-O8WZsPFP3DSFfPe2OzGsYtz-SLc1ggYPpWqMdSNO4FJ1gA/s800/DSC_0159.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281901446526964674" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZApA5qLXrOOsmidALMUzQrlhXmHETuwLAgd4TPq-HQ_LVTSd9YQ4ZOL9o6Vh9WMjlUGKEMf0PdQi7jYR0MeYEIY8lr_BpQbULIdyYjP5im4SKWrzjKLdP4DVJ8ltzjh12ohQW3A/s1600-h/DSC_0135bw.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZApA5qLXrOOsmidALMUzQrlhXmHETuwLAgd4TPq-HQ_LVTSd9YQ4ZOL9o6Vh9WMjlUGKEMf0PdQi7jYR0MeYEIY8lr_BpQbULIdyYjP5im4SKWrzjKLdP4DVJ8ltzjh12ohQW3A/s800/DSC_0135bw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281902534333981874" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheX5eSix85czLoQUDO-wXJqYyiPDRnoBjCXQFVnGtPrqaLqZNJI4ohSyQpyzr-isnbAIcSsDzPWY99e5Kw0NJHPaLc-s7NAqdhUtywkVgWd2nKJg4362q9vMFUfknrIUs1jyx0Ow/s1600-h/DSC_0207+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheX5eSix85czLoQUDO-wXJqYyiPDRnoBjCXQFVnGtPrqaLqZNJI4ohSyQpyzr-isnbAIcSsDzPWY99e5Kw0NJHPaLc-s7NAqdhUtywkVgWd2nKJg4362q9vMFUfknrIUs1jyx0Ow/s800/DSC_0207+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281902708111845554" /></a><br /><br />DH is going to take on the studio stuff, unless he's not available. So I guess I have to learn more there. Plus I need to hone my exposure skills. And I need to start promoting the business more. I still need to get those portfolio photobooks done and get business cards and referral cards and what not....Moo cards are what I'm looking at for those. Just so much to do. Someone motivate me. Oh wait....I'll MOTIVATE ME!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />Wish me luck!!!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-19515271313430634732008-10-08T00:15:00.002-05:002009-01-10T17:15:48.719-06:00Eventful WeekendSo this weekend was my two family photoshoots. I'm pretty much done editing the first session and have to move on to the second session. I don't want to post any peeks until they've had time to look at them, oh and ah and all that jazz. Now I'm sure they're not 100% professional, but I can only get better with practice.<br /><br />Looks like one of my sis's friends wants to see if we would take pics of their cheerleading crew. 30 girls, 3 squads. DH was willing to shoot it alone, but I think it's definitely a 2 person job. He obviously wants to bite more than he can chew. If we do this, it will take us to a WNL (whole nutha level). We'll have to make picture packages and have them printed. I guess maybe I should start the research phase. LOL my fortune cookie that I traded with another guy at lunch was right. "Your talents will be recognized." Now we'll see about my interview tomorrow...wish me luck!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-56908555298150265862008-10-02T20:39:00.005-05:002009-01-10T17:15:48.719-06:00One day closerI'm one day closer to my weekend photoshoots. There's still so much to do that I haven't gotten finished, yet. I need to get a model release done and printed to take with me. I need to print out pose ideas so it will be easier to explain to my clients what I want them to do.<br /><br />I did go out and scout one location today. It's beautiful out there. They have a pond and bridges and paths and fields. While I was out there another photographer was shooting a couple. I actually got some ideas from watching them. Now I just have to learn to be assertive and give directions.<br /><br />Here's a shot of the sunset at that location:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2908185243_7e22f26828.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2908185243_7e22f26828.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <br /><br />Can someone tell me what has changed about me in less than a year? Right now my blog seems so blah. But then I went back to January, and guess what??? I think I was a hoot. I was witty...oh and I posted a video!!! Have I become jaded or is there more inside I just have to dig out??? Will anyone stay tuned long enough to find out?Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14486514.post-25929049527802453952008-10-01T21:41:00.002-05:002009-01-10T17:15:48.720-06:00A Mentee I Will BeSo far I've only done one assignment, but I feel like Erin being my mentor is a good thing. She's very thorough in her explanation of things. I'm sure DD will get tired of being my subject, so I've got to find something/someone else to photograph or brush up on my bribery skills. She's already getting to spend the night and possibly weekend at my mom's this weekend, so she's ahead on that one. She's excited, too. Since school has started she hasn't had much opportunity to spend the night.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874140579270561830noreply@blogger.com0