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Spring? Ohhh, Spring. Where art thou?

March 10, 2010
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No sign of it ’round these parts. Has Spring sprung in your neighborhood?

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Are you addicted to the click? Announcing Sweet Shot Day!

March 9, 2010
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So a few of you in comments and on twitter have expressed interest in a way to share your growing love of photography and wanted a way to meet other bloggers who love photography as much as you. Anyone who has dropped some dough on a camera wishes they knew more about how to work [...]

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Photographers! I interrupt this blog…

March 4, 2010
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I interrupt this blog for a moment a shameless self-promotion. Please forgive me, I’m just so stinking excited. But I wouldn’t post it here, if I didn’t think I could save my photography friends some serious money.
Many of you know I am a graphic designer and a photographer. I often get requests for photo [...]

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Photoshop Tutorial: How do I maintain proportion and scale when I resize my images?

February 23, 2010
picasso in the snow

Have you ever been surfing the web and seen a photo like this?

There are two ways to make sure that no matter what size you make sweet little Picasso, that you keep his proportions locked so he still looks human when you’re done.
The first one is easy, and obvious. But you’d be surprised how many [...]

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My yard – Photo MckLinky

January 19, 2010
frost crystal on stark winter branch ice storm Iowa January 2010

Anyone else feeling kinda ho hum? I’ve been a good little worker girl, putting in odd hours. The boys are going to get the mange soon if I can’t get them a little vitamin D. It’s been a cold, blustery, icy, and blizzardy few weeks. We’ve been holed up, and it’s [...]

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Twenty-ten.

January 3, 2010
sleepy boy

I’ve absolutely loved the holiday time out. I don’t know about you, but this year we really tried to take life slow and Just Be. I’m in an age and stage of life that I adore. My husband is young, healthy, funny and a joy to have home on his days off. [...]

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Boybarian Christmas Carols

December 24, 2009
we wish you a merry christmas

We wish you a holiday surrounded by those you love most.
Love,
Darcy, Handyman, Einstein, Picasso and Trouble

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Haiku. (Bless You.)

December 22, 2009
peace joy love merry christmas

Lights sparkle on branch,
ornaments may bend the bough
but they please the soul.
Little boys can’t wait
for what the brown truck brings them;
please pass the scotch tape.
Milk nog is yummy
better than egg nog for sure –
coffee nog cures all.
I got a Kindle
and discovered free reading;
please forward my mail.
I once had a blog
but holidays took over,
Merry Christmas all.

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Boys vs. Leaves. Vol I

November 10, 2009
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My camera would not stop taking photos. For the first time ever, I filled a 4 GB card. It was incredible outside.

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Happy Halloween

October 31, 2009
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We celebrated fall with great company and beautiful scenery at a local pumpkin patch.

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9 day old Baby M: Newborn Photography

October 23, 2009
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Oh, now these are sooo much better all big and cute. This baby is perfect in every way. Beautiful boy!

We even snapped a few pics of daddy before he had to go back to work. Happy birthday, Daddy!

This one cracks me up.

A special thanks to Baby M’s parents. I bet he [...]

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Streeeeeettttttchhhhhh.

October 21, 2009
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Well, there ya’ have it. Life with my 3 Boybarians is all stretched out. I’m loving all this extra room since moving to a one-column blog. And aren’t those brothers just soo… brotherly?
I’m ironing out a few tweaks still with the template, so please feel free to send me some screen shots [...]

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Hard to believe, but… jingle, jingle…

October 13, 2009
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It’s that time of year again.
Check out this baby boy. I know you wanna smooch him.

Isn’t he beautiful? I love taking baby pictures. I especially love photographing tiny little miracles like the one above. That boy is so loved. My own little guys – I wish I had more baby [...]

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An Inconvenient Truth

October 11, 2009
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I seem to be talking about Al Gore a whole lot lately. First about that time he invented the internet… and now this.
Well, Gore. ‘Splain me somethin’, please?

Remember that bit about melting ice caps?

About how the earth is warming because of our irresponsibility?

I have discovered my own inconvenient truth. And it’s pretty [...]

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Two-four-six-oh-one!

September 29, 2009
mean ol' Handy Man

What do you like to do on your wedding anniversary?
If you and your husband are total dorks, like me and Handy Man, you spend it experimenting with f-stops, soft boxes and Photoshop, photographing each other – not to look cozy and romantic – but like you should be holding up a plate with your number [...]

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Baby D turns 1!

September 27, 2009
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I am so excited to finally share these pics. The shoot was booked just days before my trip, so here they are. To Baby D’s mom, thanks so much! You picked a gorgeous location.

Big brother was so great to photograph, too. He is a natural model!

Special thanks to my friend Jen [...]

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Eight is great!

September 23, 2009
birthday portraits children's photography iowa

To see the full-sized image, you have to click twice. The first opens up a small version alone, the second time opens it to web size. I’m hoping to change that, but haven’t figured out how yet ( the blog designer’s blog, it’s like the cobbler’s children).

Happy birthday, Picasso. Hope eight really is [...]

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The verdict is in…

September 9, 2009
Grand Canyon Panorama, South Rim

The canyon truly is grand.

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Outtake from Baby S’s shoot

August 30, 2009
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This is just too good not to share. One of my outtakes. It’s kinda blurry because at this point I was laughing so hard the camera was shaking.

Proof that “kiss the baby” means something entirely different when you’re 3.

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Children’s Photography: 5-month-old Baby S

August 29, 2009
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Five month old babies can be tricky to shoot. They don’t quite sit up, but they are mobile! This beautiful boy belongs to a dear friend of mine. And I am so so happy she let me capture this little guy at this stage. He is cuteness and bubbles and those [...]

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Fix-It Friday 26 at I ♥ Faces

August 28, 2009
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If you’d like to play along, you can go to I ♥ Faces so you can take a turn playing with this photo.
This little beauty is one of a set of identical triplets. I bet her mother loves having such a beautiful shot of her, all by herself.
Here is the original:

My first [...]

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Meet the Boybarians

August 16, 2009
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Einstein, age 9
Talkative, outgoing, inquisitive, insatiable, hot tempered but quick to cool, loyal, thoughtful, charming, handsome, alpha male.

Picasso, age 7
Shy, amazing sense of humor, empathetic, slow to anger but simmers for a long time, beautiful, artistic, care taker, creative.

Trouble, age 6
Miracle, comical, affectionate, sweet, mischeivous, charming, inspirational, good friend, loves attention, wants everyone to laugh.

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My Friday Fix-It: High Contrast

August 14, 2009
i heart faces

This is a quick one since we’re planning on leaving the state soon. Short version – I wanted to try something dramatic and moody. So I played up the light from the window, and bumped up the blacks behind him. The high contrast editing blows out the skin a little – purposefully [...]

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Children’s Photography – 10 month old Baby C

August 13, 2009
Baby C 10 months old

Oh my sweetness. I’d have taken this one home with me in a heartbeat. The youngest of 5, Baby C is the most laid back baby. She has those perfect, healthy baby rolls and dimples. I loved getting to capture this precious moment; I know as soon as she starts walking [...]

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Children’s Photography: 2 year old photos

August 5, 2009
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You know that saying terrible twos? This kid got none o’ that. Fo’ reals. Now… his mommy swears he hit them at 18 months, but I took his pics to celebrate his recent 2nd birthday and he was nothin’ but angelic.
Can’t you just feel his personality?

If you’re local to me [...]

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Pssst… I have a secret.

July 31, 2009
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Come closer and I’ll tell you.
Not only is it Friday Fix-it day over at I ♥ Faces… but…

*sqquuueeee* Doesn’t he look like such a baby-face? Oh my goodness. This was HandyMan and me taken waayyyy back in 1999 – I can hardly believe it’s been that long. But… 10 [...]

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Newborn Photo Shoot

July 19, 2009
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This guy gave his family quite a scare with an early arrival, but now he is a beautiful, perfect baby boy. His due date is still 3 days away. It was a privilege to capture some of these early moments.

I think I actually like that one better in black and white. Babies [...]

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My First Photo Shoot – 9 months, 5 years

July 18, 2009
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I couldn’t have asked for better subjects. Or cuter ones. These proofs are for their mommy who happens to be visiting all the way from Texas.
Introducing Baby N:

Big brother J:

An attempt at both – wow this was challenging! There were only 4 or 5 takes, this was the best of those.

J and [...]

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I ♥ Faces Friday Fix It, Week 20

July 17, 2009
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**Winner for the Corel Painter Essentials 4 software will be announced soon!**
Now, how come those thighs are so precious on her???
This is not my photo, it was turned in to I ♥ Faces because it could use a little help. The main issue in this pic was composition (lots of legs and [...]

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Corel Painter Essentials – A Give Away!

July 9, 2009

**Edit: this give away is now closed. The winner is Sarah@Blue Castle. Congrats, Sarah!**
At the beginning of the year, I blogged about taking care of your photos. Many of you are getting awfully good at those digital cameras. I’ve seen your beautiful blog images! You invest in expensive machines [...]

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