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From the monthly archives:

May 2010

10 Candles

May 29, 2010

No idea how this boy is ten. He amazes me every day.

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Autoloader for Photoshop: How this program improved my photography workflow.

May 27, 2010

First, I am not being paid a single cent by Autoloader to promote this, although I welcome the good folks there to contact me at any time.
If I get comments at the end of this post that you all knew about this all along and didn’t tell me, I will feel so betrayed!
If [...]

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Sweet Shot Tuesday

May 25, 2010

If I believed in auto-play music I would totally blare “Hit Me with your Best Shot” in the background for today. Thanks to the compassionate community who all rallied around my last post. You all are all sorts of wonderful.
Special thanks again to Amanda for sponsoring one lucky winner from last week a [...]

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Unsustainable.

May 23, 2010

I had a teary fit. Ever have one of those? A day where the mount seems insurmountable?
I have created an unsustainable schedule. And it’s no one’s doing but my own – the result of over-ambitious, perhaps even wishful thinking. An I-am-infallible kind of over-scheduling. And it finally got the best of me.
And in my fit [...]

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How to shoot portraits when the subjects are your own kids.

May 21, 2010

“Aww, mom. I’m reading / playing / watching paint dry / _________ (insert any activity except sitting still for you here.)”
There’s something to be said about being the photographer in the family. Especially when it’s time for your own kids’ portraits.
Do you dread it? Love it? Put it off? How about your kids?
It’s harder. Let’s [...]

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Sweet Shot Tuesday

May 18, 2010

Okay, so I was drawing numbers for Lindsey’s The Pleated Poppy give away, and I tried so. hard. to resist rigging it so I win. Then I remembered that I was a slacker and didn’t link up. So, I don’t win. Instead, the winner is Christine (Photography by Coco) who blogs at From Storms to [...]

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Happy Birthday, Trouble!

May 16, 2010

Just a few snapshots from Trouble’s celebration. This year it was all about Toy Story Legos. Because, you know, we needed more of those in our house.

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Eye of the Beholder…

May 14, 2010

Have you ever seen a photograph or image and thought, “…wow. I would love to be able to capture images like that!” Do you feel like your images are ordinary compared to another photographer who always seems to get it right? I feel like that all. the. time.
It may be that the other photographer has [...]

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Sweet Shot Tuesday

May 11, 2010

I spent a few days bragging on twitter how you all make my blog look like a kaleidoscope of gorgeousness each Tuesday with all your pretty photos. I lurve it. Prettiest day of the week ’round here, for sure.
So, the random winner drawn randomly of the random Eclectic Whatnot give away is #77, Moriah of [...]

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Bittersweet dichotomy

May 8, 2010

Today my baby is seven. And I’m a little bit sad. And I’m a little bit glad.

Such is the bittersweet dichotomy of motherhood.
Happy birthday, Trouble. Mommy loves you.

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Moral of the story?

May 5, 2010

We’re driving back from a shoot Saturday, and the sky becomes so brilliant it looks like it’s taken flame. I’ve seen skies like this before, and always wished I had my camera on me. This time I did, but we’re in Des Moines traffic – while nothing like congestion of a major metropolis, does have [...]

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Sweet Shot Tuesday

May 4, 2010

Woot! Is it really time for Sweet Shot Tuesday again?! I have been so impressed by your images and by your kindness. Don’t forget to stop back later in the week and lend some encouragement to the bloggers who link up later. The link is open until Saturday, and while it’s true that the people [...]