Day 6: Indoor Lighting

I inherited my grandpa's indoor flash setup this past year and have only used them once, and that was outside. Terrible, I know, so today I decided to set them up in my front room and fiddle with them a little. I'm not totally comfortable with using external flashes and really need lots of practice! My girls are great at volunteering to be my models. My littlest was being quite the helper tonight and I'm totally in love with this image! I can't believe how fast she has grown up. She loves to keep me on my toes, making messes with everything she touches. (Notice the blue marker smudges on her arms!) But she likes to surprise me with a sweet personality that is best described by looking at her face in this image. Love her to pieces!!

Day 5: Livestock Photography (Final Statement)

Branching into a whole new world and it's not as easy as it looks!! Getting these guys to stop moving, let alone pose where you want them to, is very difficult! Plus, when you finally get them stopped, posed, and take the picture, you congratulate yourself because it looks great, but pull it up on the computer at home and see a huge shadow across his shoulder: massive failure for attempt one!!! But, it's my photo for the day. Here's to great improvements!!

New Etsy Card

Here is my newest card in my Etsy shop!! 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/503526329/baby-boy-bluegrey-birth-announcement?ref=shop_home_active_1

Day 4: Baby It's Cold Outside!!

Our weather has been absolutely freezing!!! School was cancelled today because we were -26 degrees before the wind chill, but cows still need to be fed! The sunrise was beautiful!! I didn't get any more pictures because I was FREEZING!! I missed taking a picture yesterday, so I will be making up for it along the way sometime! 

Day 3: Where the Eagles Fly

We have a bunch of bald eagles around the valley!! I couldn't believe how many I saw on my drive home today! There were four in this tree with this big guy-he was the only nice one that stayed put when I got out of my car. He really made me wish I had a bigger lens again!

Day 2: Cold Weather Fun

We brought the heifers to their calving grounds today. The weather outside was beautiful, but the temperature was truly frightful! The steam coming off the heifers and horses was amazing!

365 Photo Project

I'm doing it again! Each day for this year, I will be posting a photo. I'm feeling like I'm in a huge creative slump and need something to help me get going again. I hope that you will join me on this amazing journey!!

Day 1: Magic in Books

There truly is something magical that happens when you open a book! I saw a similar picture on Pinterest and wanted to see if I could recreate it with my Christmas tree before we took it down. My three oldest girls were excited and had LOTS of ideas! My youngest didn't get too excited, as you can see, she's not in the picture. This shot was a lot harder than it looks! I'm hoping to revisit it again and again, learning more lighting techniques and positioning.