Showing posts with label Photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Photography. Show all posts

Monday, September 7, 2015

13 Photogrpaher Quotes

A friend emailed this to me and I have no idea you made the list.
I loved it and wanted to share it with you...

1. “Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.” - Marc Riboud

2. ”Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph.” – Matt Hardy

3. “In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.” – Alfred Stieglitz

4. “A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” - Eudora Welty

5. “A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it.” – Edward Steichen

6. “Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow.” – Imogen Cunningham

7. “Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.” – Ansel Adams

8. “Photography is the story I fail to put into words.” - Destin Sparks

9. “It’s one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it’s another thing to make a portrait of who they are.” – Paul Caponigro

10. “If you see something that moves you, and then snap it, you keep a moment.” – Linda McCartney

11. “What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” - Karl Lagerfeld

12. ”I always thought good photos were like good jokes. If you have to explain it, it just isn’t that good.” – Anonymous

13. The camera’s only job is to get out of the way of making photographs. – Ken Rockwell

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

A Couple of Shots

I shot these randomly the other day while I was outside taking pictures of my daughter before she turns 3 this week.
It was really foggy out and the backyard was a giant puddle :)
She loved it and I think I got some good shots.
Here are some of them. I hope you enjoy.
Side Note: Some are SOOC and some I have enhanced color or darkened the Black and White.

Enhanced Color

Enhanced Color and Cropped

Enhanced and added Watermark

SOOC - Added Watermark

SOOC

SOOC - Creative Auto Mode in Black and White

SOOC - Creative Auto Mode in Black and White

Monday, December 29, 2014

SUMMERANA™ - PHOTOSHOP ACTIONS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS

Summerana is having a Giveaway over on their site!
 
GIVEAWAY PRIZES (there will be 10 winners):
      1. One winner wins the following (value of $3,399.00): Winner’s choice of a Nikon D810 Digital SLR Camera or Canon Digital SLR EOS 5D Mark III Camera
  1. One winner wins the following (value of $199.00): A Thebossi Camera Bag in Studded Gravel by Theit
  2. One winner wins the following (value of $38.95): Scarf Camera Strap by PhatStraps
  3. One winner wins the following (value of $45.00): Winners choice of Camera Coat by Camera Coats
  4. One winner wins the following (value of $175.00): Product Pricing Guide Book by Go{4}Pro Photos
  5. One winner wins the following (value of $75.00):  Zin Frames Gift Card by Zin Frames
  6. One winner wins the following (value of $149.00): The POSING & MOORE guide by Michelle Moore
  7. One winner wins the following (value of $39.00): “Create your Dream Clients: Building the Perfect Clients” workshop bundle by Michelle Moore
  8. One winner wins the following (value of $29.00): Photographer’s Charm Necklace by Clickin Moms
  9. One winner wins the following (value of $16.00): A telephoto camera lens kitchen timer by Clickin Moms   

GIVEAWAY DETAILS: The Summerana – Photoshop Actions for Photographer’s New Years Giveaway will run from 12/22/2014 until 01/12/2015 at 11:59p.m. CST. Ten winners will be chosen via the Rafflecopter and will be announced on our Facebook Page and email newsletter. You will have 48 hours to claim your prize so be sure to sign up for our newsletter so you don’t miss out on the announcement!
To enter, simply complete any of the steps in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post. The more steps you complete, the more entries you will have! <3 This giveaway couldn’t have been possible or as awesome as it is without it’s participating vendors/sponsors! Thank you thank you vendors/sponsors
Better Hurry!! :) ♥


 http://summerana.com/summerana-photoshop-actions-for-photographers-new-years-camera-giveaway/

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

(Late Post) Born Pretty Store Stamping Plate

Original Date: November 5th
I am super excited to receive my first bornprettystore.com stamping plate. These are their first ones from them that they actually made. I have purchased some them before but not their own brand.
I got the #2 design, which is different kinds of lace!
8 individual designs on one circle plate.
I like the designs and I want to try the other that they made as well.
I was a bit hesitant to try them cause I didn't know how well they would work and this was their first ones. So you never know but was very pleasantly surprised!
They stamps are very nice looking and they are actually easy to pick up.
I used several different polishes and two stampers with both ends and two scrapers.
Images picked up well and stamped great on my nails. I stamped my nails, my husbands (lol), some fake nails and even glass.
Don't ask me why. I just did lol

The price is good. The plates are great. I want the rest of the collection :)

Here is the Born Pretty 02 Plate

For a discount use my code: NARYX31
Here is where you can get your own :) 
And the one I got is changed a bit now but this is the new one:

P.s. Not sure if I need to write this... But I was not paid to write this. Just telling my opinion and thoughts. Thank you!

Monday, December 22, 2014

(Late Post) Halloween ♥

Original Date: October 31st
My daughter got to pick her own Costume this year.
She originally wanted Minnie Mouse cause she loves her more than anything lol
but they were out everywhere in her size. She's 2, almost 3, but even 2T is big on her and all we could find was newborn or 4T and bigger : /
It was a bummer and when I found one I wanted online, we thought we could find one in store. 
Not at the Halloween shop or even Walmart...
So we let her pick any costume in her size.
She chose a purple witch outfit.
I have to say, she did a great job at picking out her own costume.
She looked so adorable. I know I'm biased but I wasn't the only one saying it lol

We had a great night and she got a ton of candy that took a month to finish and that's with my hubby helping :)
And I did my nails lol It took a couple different tried to get what I wanted. As usual.

Here is some pictures:







Monday, December 15, 2014

(Late Post) My Birthday Nails

Original Date: October 26th
 I went through a lot of different designs for these. I started with just drawing and my own art and then I remembered I had some Birthday stamping plates from Bundle Monster! :)
I definitely wanted to use my new OPI polishes my Hubby got me for my birthday.
OPI Mod About You
 (It is my new favorite pink)
OPI Charged Up Cherry
Sally Hansen Hard as Nails No Hard Feelings
Kiss silver glitter striping polish.
I also used Snow Me White from SinfulColors.
I hand painted the cupcake on my ring finger and used some ordinary loose glitter for the frosting.
Not the best but I was happy with the results :)

LOVE, love my Bundle Monster stamping plates and my new OPI colors.
Hope you enjoy.
OH. Just in case, the stamper and scraper I used were the XL black stamper from Born Pretty Store!


P.s. Not my real nails. I used Gelish Foundation gel to make them longer and thicker.



Friday, October 24, 2014

I feel silly...

When I say silly, I mean stupid.
Here I am blogging every week and not seeing my posts and wondering why they are showing up in my posts feed but not on my blog...
SCHEDULED BLOGS!! I scheduled them all for November... No idea how or why!
I have done it before on some posts that I have an urge to write but don't want to bombard people with them, but always on purpose.
I will be paying very close attention to ALL of my posts now and their dates. I really feel so silly and a bit disappointed in myself. No more blogging from my phone until I can fully figure it out! That was where I was writing from for a long time cause we were always away from the house and I don't take my laptop everywhere we go, but I take my phone.
So... Anywho...
How goes the Boudoir Challenge?!? I have to say it is really hard for me to do this one. I may/may not post some of mine. I am a bigger gal and have issues lol
But I will try to break out some from my comfort bubble.

Next on my never posted blogs, I went to Ulta again for some much needed pink polish. Okay, maybe not needed but much wanted. And OPI had a buy 2, get 1 free going on... So I got 3.
The perfect light pink, Mod About You.
A dark kinda red/pink, Charged Up Cherry.
And, an almost sheer nude, Mimosas For Mr. & Mrs.
LOVE them all!!
OH!!  And for my Birthday, which is this Sunday, my hubby got me some Bundle Monster Plates!! I am so excited about them and will post some that I have tried already. I got the 2013 Holiday Collection, which has every Holiday and Event. I did some Breast Cancer Awareness nails and some Birthday nails so far. Next I will do some more Fall nails and Halloween ones too!
They have a lot of cute ones for Thanksgiving and Christmas, too.

Lets see...
I took a lot of picture of my daughter. I took a lot on my phone, especially lately, and was fiddling with some apps for editing and a movie editor that I really like. Will post those soon too.
For now, I will let you go and I will be back to posting every week, like normal.
Thanks!!!

Monday, September 22, 2014

October Boudoir Self Portrait Challenge

Photography is my hobby, and Boudoir is my passion!
This is an 'interpret-as-you-wish' kind of self portrait challenge! It gives you a general order and you take the days challenge and photograph what you feel it means. I over explain things to much :)
You are all smart enough to know lol
I hope you enjoy this months challenge. It will be out of my comfort zone but I'm gonna try it. Now I know how clients feel lol

October Self Portrait Boudoir Challenge
1- Lips (closed)
2- Eyes (open)
3- Eyes (closed)
4- Mouth (open)
5- Small Smile
6- Head Profile
7- Hands
8- Wrists
9- Breasts
10- Chest/ Collar Bone
11- Belly Button
12- Shoulders/ Back
13- Lower Back
14- Buttocks
15- Hips (side)
16- Hips (front)
17- Thighs
18- Ankles
19- Toes
20- Legs (front)
21- Calves
22- Legs (back)
23- Feet
24- Full Body Silhouette
25- Face Profile with hair spilled
26- Blindfolded
27- Lace
28- Ribbons
29- Eye Lashes
30- Lingerie
31- Costume

Enjoy!! :)