Bloopers

I LOVE bloopers!  They happen ALL the time.  Pretty much every time you take pictures you get some out takes.  I just did a maternity shoot on Friday and I got quite a few bloopers.  One of my favorites was this picture.

It cracks me up every time I see it! I told the couple to stand far apart, hold hands and then I yelled at them, "Okay now lean in and kiss" and the husband instantly leaned in to kiss her and she back up and started laughing. Heehee It reminds me of "While You Were Sleeping" you know the part I mean, "....It looks like he was leaning."

This was a blooper for another reason two. I was laying down on the ground on my stomach and apparently I laid down in a fire ant hill or something because as I started to get up from this my arm started BURNING! It was worth it because the pictures I got of them while laying on the ground there were great!

Go check out the rest of the bloopers every one posted over at Trendy Treehouse

Temple Photography

I was contacted a month or two ago about donating a Temple picture for a give away. I read about it and thought it was a neat idea. The blog Being LDS is doing a whole month on the Proclamation to the World. If you are a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints ( other wise known as the Mormons ), you know what this is. If not, click on the link and go check it out. It is centered on Family and what makes us all stronger. All month they are doing great give aways and guest "speakers". This week they are giving away one of my Temple pictures! Below are mine and my families favorites of the Salt Lake Temple that I took back in May. The winner gets to pick which ever one they want! So go check it out and make sure it read all about the Proclamation to the World. It is WONDERFUL!

August Photo Hunt Challenges

I love finding things through other people's blogs.  Claire's Creations and photography was next to me in the Trendy Treehouse link up last Friday and so I checked out here blog.  She had a thing for a scavenger hunt so I clicked on it to check it out.  This was on Friday and the hunt was for the month of August.  Instead of WAITING until the month was over ( seeing as how there was only like 5 days left in the month! ) I decide to sign up and give it my best effort.  SOOOOOO  Here is my first attempt and getting 20 photos in 5 days.  About 6 or 7 of them are photos I already had taken this month that happen to fit under the category.  I realize most of these aren't fantastic pictures, but next month hopefully, I can get better ones.  Here it goes



1. A flag that represents you (your town, state, country, team, etc.)

I don't always feel like a Texan so I choose the American flag!

2. Something comfortable

What is more comfortable then PJ's, Mommy's bed and satin sheets!?

3. Something in season

These jelly fish MUST have been in season because they were EVERY where! My poor son got stung by one.

4. Feet

5. Repetition

6. Culture or ethnicity

My husband travels for work and sometimes that means other countries. He picked these up from Kuwait

7. Contrast

A boy in mommy's high heel shoes....

8. An indulgence

I am on the South Beach diet..I don't always follow it BUT I do know that REAL soda is a no no because of the sugar. Well, I like to indulge at least once a week and get one of these bad boys! I LOVE DR. PEPPER

9. A macro or closeup

I love her eyes

10. Something masculine

Now, I realize SOME women have these, but HOPEFULLY a mustache is a masculine thing. haha

11. Something feminine

A tutu, because even boy ballerina's don't wear them!

12. Light

This was hanging up at the my son's dance studio and I thought it looked so cool lit up with the pink

13. Eco-friendly

We try and use organic at my house when we can afford it. I love these I got at our local grocery store. They smell great and are eco-friendly in so many ways!

14. Business

15. An arrow

16. Something wet

17. Something dry

My grass is SO dry right now!

18. butterflies

This was actually taken last month but it was a good butterfly shot. This was taken in my front yard. My grass was over grown and therefore was calling all the butterflies in the TEXAS to my yard!

19. heart shaped clouds

This was the closest I got to heart shaped clouds. It is side ways, but it is there.

20. strength

He is one strong man!

Self Portrait

Sometimes self portraits can be fun!  When doing these I always make sure I have make up on and I am wearing flattering clothes and you know, the usual.  Well for this particular self portrait I threw caution to the wind and did the opposite.  No make up.  No cute top.  Whatever hair....but Tyler thinks it is hilarious.  haha  And since he is clearly all that matters, here is my self portrait I took for The Paper Mama photo contest.

It was funny because I had a couple of ideas I THOUGHT would be original and turns out a couple of people have done them! haha I love when I think I am being original and it turns out I was FAR from it!

Laughter

Laughter is the best medicine! Over at Trendy Treehouse laughter is the theme and I had quite a few shots to choose from. I decided on this.

I was telling the girls a story about my ever so funny father! They thought it was pretty funny and I have about 5 or 6 pictures of them just cracking up. It helps to have a funny family to tells stories about while trying to get people to smile. Thanks Dad! :)

Go over to Trendy Treehouse and see all the other laughter pics

Newbie

The thing about maternity shoots is that ( hopefully ) it leads to a new born shoot. Now these can either go very smoothly OR HORRIBLE! You never know how a new born is goign to respond to being moved and picked up and stripped and wrapped. You just NEVER know. SO do you remember this momma from a month ago?

Well she had her baby and they came over yesterday to do some pictures. Oh my was this little baby SO WELL BEHAVED! he barely made a nose the whole time. Finally when we put a snuggy close to his mouth he tried to feed off of it and we had to end the session so he could eat. Boy was he a cutie pie though. Here are some of his best pictures.

Makes me want to cuddle my kids!