Christine Marks Photography

Edit me challenge 2012- week 5!

2012-02-01T10:52:00.001-05:00

Since I had so much fun with last weeks Edit Me Challenge I thought I would do this weeks. I love this photo! What a beautiful place! I wish I lived near something like this!

Here is the original. It is really beautiful already!

For my edit, I cropped it to look like a panaroma. I used two textures in overlay mode to change the colors. Then I did a fake tilt-shift just for fun. I hope you like it, let me know.

To edit your own or see more great edits, head on over to:

http://editmechallenge.blogspot.com/

Edit me challenge - week 4!

2012-01-25T09:44:00.002-05:00

Thought I would have some fun editing this cute photo taken by Ashley Sisk. I enlarged it because I thought his eyes needed a place to land instead of looking outside the frame. I also wanted to apply the rule of thirds for more symmetry.

Here is the original:

Here is my edit:

I use Paint Sop Pro X2 so it's hard for me to tell you what I did. I can say I blended the original photo against a white background so I could extend it. Then I added some textures in overlay mode and hardlight to add depth and contrast. Lastly I added the quote because I thought it was cute. To see more great edits or to play along head on over to:

http://editmechallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/edit-me-2012-week-4.html

Updated to add I came in 2nd!

I ♥ Faces "Best Face of 2011" photo challenge!

2012-01-09T10:16:00.000-05:00

This was hard, but I finally chose a picture I just took this month. It's a photo of my daughter that I used for our Christmas card this year.

To see more great face shots, head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/2012/01/best-face-photo-challenge/#more-7284

Playing around

2011-12-29T18:15:00.000-05:00

I've seen this type of shot done before and I just loved it so I thought I would try it myself. It really wasn't hard to do. I think I would have the room lighter but otherwise I am happy with it.

I ♥ Faces "Black" photo challenge!

2011-11-08T06:39:00.001-05:00

This week the challenge is for your photo to have some black in it but not be a black and white photo. I just took a bunch of pictures of this cute little girl for a friend of mine. I love the way the black stands out against the background of gold.

To see more great Black shots or to play along, head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/11/photo-challenge-black/#more-6640

Edit me challenge!

2011-11-03T08:56:00.000-04:00

Another edit me photo challenge! I loved this picture of a vintage camera so I thought I would play around with it and see how I could edit it. Here is the original:

I don't own Photoshop. I used Paintshop Pro X2 for my editing. I used multiple textures to create this look. I also cropped it pretty tight to really focus on the camera itself.

Let me know what you think! To see more great edits head on over to:

http://editmechallenge.blogspot.com/

Edit me challenge!

2011-10-19T19:47:00.000-04:00

I love editing photos so when I saw this challenge I thought I would play along. The original picture is really pretty nice, it is just alittle dark for ma and kinda flat. The girl is really pretty so it really is an easy edit.

Here is the original:

Here is my edit:

I cropped it alittle, then added a few textures, some in overlay mode, some is softlight and one in dodge. I fixed mup her skin alittle and thats about it!

To see more great edits or to submit your own, head on over to:

http://editmechallenge.blogspot.com/

Still life stand out!

2011-10-05T07:33:00.000-04:00

Found a new blog with a new contest. This is for a still life I took this September. Here is a shot I took one day in my dining room while I was home bored.

To see more great still life's head on over to:

http://www.myreflectionofsomething.net/search/label/Still%20Life%20Standouts

I ♥ Faces "A Touch of Sun" photo challenge!

2011-09-20T14:37:00.000-04:00

This week the challenge at I Heart Faces is to have a photo with a face and a touch of sun in it. I love this shot of my daughter I took this Spring.

Head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/09/photo-challenge-light/

to see more great entries!

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2011-09-17T19:10:00.001-04:00

Well so much for blogging more often. Atleast I was able to get my photos for Scavenger Hunt Sunday.

1. Street Photography

Ok, technically I didn't take this on the street, but I did take my camera out with me to an antique store to take some shots. I felt kinda weird but there were so many cool things to take shots of. I've seem these masks before in photos and I think they are SUPER CREEPY!

2. From a distance

Just an interesting shot of a long hallway, it's hard to see what's at the end.

3. Sunday

I took this photo last Sunday. My daughter actually posed for me and I was able to get quite a few good shots!

4. Liquid

A long time ago these old bottles used to be filled with sweet liquid. Now they are just filled with dust, but they still look cool!

5. Behind

This photo of my daughter is an example of shooting with the sun behind the subject. It usually creates a nice glow around the hair. I love this shot!

Well that's it for my shots this week, I hope you enjoyed them. To see more or play along, head on over to: www.ashleysisk.com

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2011-09-03T20:01:00.000-04:00

Well it's Sunday again! Luckily I was able to finish with all the prompts this week! Here they are:

First ~ Stairs ~ This is my back deck in HDR, I love the way it looks!

Two ~ Macro ~ Found this bug hanging out the other day, it's actually kinda pretty... kinda.

Third ~ Clouds ~ Took this with my cell phone at my daughters school.

Fourth ~ Abstract ~ Ok, this is not really abstract but it IS a cool photo so I decided it was abstract enough.

Fifth ~ Smile ~ My baby Booey, and yes cats smile don't try and tell me they don't! He luv's his momma!

Well those are my shots for the week! Thanks for stopping by! To play along or see more great shots, head on over to:

http://www.ashleysisk.com/search/label/Scavenger%20Hunt

I ♥ Faces "White" photo challenge!

2011-08-29T07:35:00.000-04:00

This week's contest at I heart faces is white. I love this shoot I did with my daughter a few months ago. This is another one of the shots I took from above.

To see more great white photos or to add one of your own, head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/08/photo-challenge-white/

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2011-08-27T19:02:00.000-04:00

Well I finally was able to get my photo's together for Scavenger Hunt Sunday! I have been really bad with doing this lately, it seems I am always away or busy. Ok on with the photos!

First ~ Old and New ~ I went with a picture I took at a very old cemetery on St. Simons Island at Old Christ Church. It's old but it was new to us as it was our first time visiting that church!

Second ~ Night Photography ~ I took this photo alittle ove a week ago but I love it and wanted to share it. Do you have any idea how hard it is to capture lightening???? I found it easiest when I set the camera down on a table and set the exposure time to 30 seconds. It was much easier to catch a bolt that way!

Third ~ Music (selfie) ~ Ok, I am assuming this ment we were to incoprorate music into our selfie. Ok, first off I hate taking pictures of myself and second, I do NOT play the guitar. My husband thought he wanted to learn many many years ago... but he never did, so we have an OLD guitar that I thought would look cool in my photo.

Fourth ~ Cheesy ~ Everybody takes pictures of their feet, myself included and I honestly don't know why we all do it because I do think it is kinda cheesy!

Fifth ~ Sun ~ Just a lovely shot of the sunrise over the atlantic while we were on Jeckyll Island. I love the shrimp boat that was going by!

Well thats all for my shots this week, I hope you enjoyed them. I really need to blog more often because it is something that I do enjoy.

Head on over to Ashleys Blog to see more great Scavenger Hunt Photos:

http://www.ashleysisk.com

I ♥ Faces "Pet" photo challenge!

2011-08-23T20:44:00.000-04:00

This weeks contest is for a photo of your pet. I love this shot of my little lion.... er I mean cat, Booey.

To see more great shots of pets head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/08/photo-challenge-pet-week/

I Heart Faces "Beautiful Eyes" photo challenge!

2011-08-15T06:57:00.001-04:00

This weeks challenge is for a photo with beautiful eyes. I love when a photo draws you in because the eyes are so strong, like they are looking right at you. This is a favorite shot of my daughter.

For more great shots or to add one of your own, head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2011-07-31T08:28:00.001-04:00

It's been awhile since I've participated in Scavenger Hunt Sunday. For some reason something always comes up and I just never get it done! I almost didn't get it together for this week, but this morning I went through my photos and figured I had enough photos to make it work! So here they are:

1. Walking empty streets ~ Took this picture of my daughter this week at my parents house. We spent the week visiting with family in the Pocono Mountains. Man it was HOT!!!!

2. Repeating patterns ~ Something on the front of our friends boat.

3. Floor ~ It had rained and the sun was coming up behind my parents house. The light was beautiful! I took this on the floor of the woods behind the house, it was all mossey and beautiful!

4. Then and now ~ I wanted to do a picture of my daughter and her two cousins using an old picture and a new one I took this week but i didn't feel like hunting for the old photo from 8 years ago, so I went with a before and after edit of a photo I took of my niece. She wanted me to take her Senior photos. First is the then shot.

Now:

5. Fingertips ~ My daughter holding a fishingrod.

Those are my interpretations for the week. To see more or to play along, head on over to:

www.ashleysisk.com

I ♥ Faces "Props" photo challenge!

2011-07-19T13:44:00.000-04:00

This weeks challenge is for a picture with a prop in it. I love this picture of my daughter with a hat on. I think props add so much to photo's! i just wish my daughter liked to wear hats!

To see more great Prop shots, head on over to:

www.iheartfaces.com

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2011-06-26T05:27:00.028-04:00

It's Scavenger Hunt Sunday time!

First ~ Windows/Doors ~ This is part of a door! I loved the way the light was streaming into the room, it was sunset and the light was just beautiful.

Second ~ Eyelashes ~ My daughters pretty eye.

Third ~ Paint ~ An old peeling fence near our house.

Fourth ~ Leaf Veins ~ Not much I can say about this, it's a leaf!

Fifth ~ Faceless Portrait ~ My daughter, I like the way her hair looks in this photo.

That's it for my interpretations this week. To see more or play along head on over to:

http://www.ashleysisk.com/search/label/Scavenger%20Hunt

I ♥ Faces "Let's hear it for the boys" photo challenge!

2011-06-20T07:18:00.000-04:00

This week at iheartfaces, the challenge is "let's hear it for the boys". I love this photo I took of my three nephews, the look on his face is priceless!

To see more great shots head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/06/fathers-day-photo-challenge/#more-5371

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2011-06-19T06:33:00.000-04:00

Well it's Sunday again! Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there. I was able to get all my pictures this week, I just wish I could manage to get two weeks in a row but something always seems to come up! We went away last weekend so that's why I wasn't around. Anyway, here are my photos for the week.

First ~ Emotion ~ I didn't really no what to put for this prompt but this photo of my daughter gets me emotional. She is growing up so fast! She starts High School in August, HIGH SCHOOL!!! I just can't believe it, time just keeps flying by and it makes me emotional, ha!

Second ~ Flowers point of view ~ Well I went with the obvious, the sky! I like this photo because the clouds almost look like outer space.

Three ~ Natural Frame ~ Ok, this wasn't a natural frame, but I liked this photo too much not to post it and I think the pool and the chairs make a cool frame for the person in the pool.

Fourth ~ Letters ~ I've seen this done a a lot and I've always wanted to do it, I think it came out nice.

Fifth ~ Bliss ~ Sitting by the ocean is always blissful for me! I love the sound and the smell and the feel of the salt air. It just always makes me feel good to be at the beach.

Well that's it for my interpretations this week! To see more or play along, head on over to:

http://www.ashleysisk.com/

Edit me challenge!

2011-06-17T08:13:00.000-04:00

Thought I would have some fun editing a photo. This photo is from http://www.happyacresphotography.com/

I just love beach shots! Below is the original, then my edit.

Here is my edit:

I use Paint Shop Pro X2 for all my editing. This image is made up of multiple layers of textures. Some in soft light, overlay and saturation. I just play around until I come up with something I like. I also straightened the horizon and sharpened the image. To see more great edits head on over to:

http://www.myreflectionofsomething.net/

I ♥ Faces "Bright & Vivid" photo challenge!

2011-06-14T17:10:00.000-04:00

This weeks challenge over at iheartfaces.com is "Bright & Vivid". I just took this photo of my daughter this week. I love the bright top, the bright background and they way the sun is hitting her hair.

To see more great entries, head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/06/bright-vivid-photo-contest/

I ♥ Faces "From a distance" photo challenge!

2011-06-06T10:30:00.000-04:00

This weeks challenge over at I heart faces is "from a distance". Here is my entry. This is my daughter walking along the surf in Destin, FL. The water is soooo beautiful over there!

To see more great entries or to submit your own, head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/06/photo-challenge-from-a-distance/#more-5196

"Your best shot" Contest

2011-06-06T09:07:00.000-04:00

There is a "best shot" contest going on over at The Paper Mama. She has some great prizes! Here is my entry. I just love this picture of my daughter. I think the unusual composition along with the color just make it pop. The only thing I don't like is that she looks older than 14, but I'm sure she doesn't mind.

To see more great shots or to enter your own, head on over to:

http://thepapermama.blogspot.com/

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2011-06-05T09:01:00.000-04:00

It's sunday and I actually got some photos for this week's scavenger hunt! Yea, I'm quite shocked myself!

First ~ Hot Hot Hot ~ Well we were lucky enough to go out on our friends boat last weekend, but I have to say it was HOT, like Africa hot! I sweated through my pants it was so hot. What was worse was that I had to walk through a restaurant in those same pants, yea not fun. Anyway this is a picture of my lovely daughter on that hot hot day. She was looking hot in the good way, me not so much!

Two ~ Finding form ~ I love these little bottles. When I finish with them I remove the labels and keep the bottles, not that I have any idea what to do with them. The is totally SOOC, I didn't even crop it, love the way it came out.

Three ~ Chore ~ Well since I am being healthier I need to cook all my meals now so my sink is always full of dirty dishes. I am sick of seeing them, and washing them!

Fourth ~ Beads ~ Just a cute necklace I bought a few weeks ago, I need to wear it more often. This is also SOOC, just cropped.

Fifth ~ Front Page News ~ Ok, I do not get the news paper. Any news I do hear about is usually on my Yahoo home page, but I didn't feel like taking a photo of that. The news is depressing and during the summer I try to not even watch it. So here is some news, if you are brave enough to free lens you can get some shots that look like you own a Lens Baby, now that's what I call news!

Well that's all, I hope you liked my photos! To see more or play along head on over to:

http://www.ashleysisk.com/

I ♥ Faces "Yellow" photo challenge!

2011-05-23T06:33:00.000-04:00

This weeks challenge over at i heart faces is yellow! I love this picture I toook of my daughter recently! I can't tell you how many shots it took to get her hair swinging!

To see more great "yello" shots or to enter one of your own head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2011-05-14T19:19:00.001-04:00

It's Scavenger Hunt Sunday! I have been missing in action lately, sometimes life just gets in the way. Luckily I was able to get all my pictures for the week, so here we go.

First ~ Give me flowers ~ Since I have nothing in my yard but weeds I was lucky enough to get this pretty flower while I was at the Zoo in Columbia last week.

Second ~ Visual Contrast ~ I love the contrast of dark and light in my daughters hair!

Third ~ Friendship ~ Ok maybe this is a stretch but I think these birds look like they are really good friends, just look at them!

Fourth ~ Before and after ~ Another shot of my daughter. The first shot is the before. I lightened it up, added a texture and then made it look like I used a Lens Baby to take the picture.

Here is the after:

Fifth ~ Dark ~ This is a new ring I got. I think it's so cute for summer, and it was quite the deal at $3.60 at Bealls Outlet. The background is dark.... so yea another stretch, work with me people.

Thanks for stopping by! Comments are always appreciated. To play along head on over to:

http://www.ashleysisk.com/search/label/Scavenger%20Hunt

I ♥ Faces "Soft and Sweet" photo challenge!

2011-05-01T08:09:00.000-04:00

This weeks challenge is for a picture of something soft and sweet. I love this photo of my daughter. It combines the soft light of sunset, the soft sheets of my bed and her sweet face.

To see more great "soft and sweet shots" or to enter your own, head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/

I ♥ Faces "Wind" photo challenge!

2011-04-17T06:12:00.000-04:00

This weeks challenge was for a picture with wind in it. I thought this shot of my daughter was perfect.

To see more great wind shots or to enter your own, head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2011-03-26T19:04:00.000-04:00

Well I have missed the past few weeks of the Scavenger Hunt! I've been sick and uggh, it's no fun! Anyway, I am starting to feel better and really want to join back in. Here are this weeks prompts:

1. Decay ~ Ok, I was out taking pictures in my yard and I thought I caught a cool bug.... then I realized it was dead and just sitting on the dead flower which were both decaying, hmmm pretty gross!

2 ~ Groups of three - Lots of flowers were in groups of three, ok, I know I could have been more creative but I couldn't think of anything else and I really liked being outside in the warm weather.

3 ~ Kitchen - Well I took this in the kitchen with things I found in the kitchen. I saw an image like this on Flickr and I wanted to see if I could duplicate the effect. I think it came out pretty cool.

4 ~ Things that make me go hmmmm - Ok, these weird buds make me go hmmm because I have no idea what they are but they are very interesting to look at and photograph!

5 ~ Me time - When I want me time I pick up my camera and head outside. It is the one thing that I enjoy the most. It relaxes me and helps me feel grounded. I love to head outside during the golden hour!

Well those are my shots for the week. Let me know what you think. To see more or to join in on the fun, head on over to:

http://www.ashleysisk.com/search/label/Scavenger%20Hunt

Fix it Friday at I heart Faces!

2011-03-03T21:42:00.000-05:00

I liked this picture and thought it had a lot of possibilities for edits. It's really good already SOOC but I think the texture really makes it pop. Here is the original:

Here's my edit:

Let me know if you like it, I love to get feedback! To see more great edits head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/

I ♥ Faces "Anything but a Face" photo challenge!

2011-02-28T07:08:00.000-05:00

This weeks challenge is for any part of the body besides a face. I love this picture so much I have it framed on my wall.

To see more great photos head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2011-02-27T06:51:00.000-05:00

I missed last weeks hunt. I was in SC visiting my husband. We had to sleep on airbeds and we had no internet or tv, and I had a cold, so it was not very much fun! Ok, on to this weeks items:

1. Capture the sky~ I thought I would try and get something interesting with clouds but we either had rain all week or clear skys so I went with this shot up a tree.

2. Everyday ~ Well everyday I do housework, which is not fun at all but it's something that must get done.

3. Furry ~ My big 20lb. cat Ben is VERY FURRY, and he leaves clumps of it all over my house, some in the shape of hairballs.... but we love him so much so we put up with it.

4. Life ~ I wasn't sure what to do for life so I went with the obvious signs of spring. A little bud that will hopefully be blooming very soon!

5. Blurred ~ My first attempt at free lensing! I have to say it is fun, i really want to try and get a portrait trying it.

Well thats it for my photos this week. To see more or play along, head on over to:

http://www.ashleysisk.com/search/label/Scavenger%20Hunt

I ♥ Faces "RED" photo challenge!

2011-02-14T07:20:00.000-05:00

This weeks challenge is for the color red to be in your photo. They chose red this week in support of The American Heart Association and the campaign "Go Red for Women". This is a great cause and something we all should support. I used a photo of my daughter that I took in December while we were on vacation.

To see more beautiful photos with the color red or to add a photo of your own, head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2011-02-13T08:42:00.000-05:00

Ok, I will be honest, I forgot about this until this morning. I looked through what I took this week and I had everything but a shadow picture so I took that one this morning. Life has just been crazy. My husband took a job in SC so he has been living there while I stay here with our daughter and try and sell our house. So far no one has come to look at it which stinks.... oh enough whining. on to the hunt. First ~ Shadows - This is the one I took this morning. I used my diningroom table and can I just say I dusted it off first then I used the clone tool to remove more dust from the table and it still looks dusty, actually my whisk looks dusty, this tells you how much I bake, ha never!

Second ~ Pattern or repetition - I was trying to capture some cool water splashes in my sink. This is SERIOUSLY hard and REPETITIOUS! The pattern in this one is kinda cool, but I really wasn't happy with any of the 100 shots I took!

Third ~ Bright white - My kitty, The Bean, loves to sit in my bathroom window. The light in the morning is so bright it's always such a pretty spot.

Fourth ~ Strong - After the week I had I needed a cocktail, so I made myself a drink. It really wasn't too strong, but it was good. It had spiced rum, orange and pinapple juice in it!

Fifth ~ Warmth - I took this the other day, it's the view from my deck. It was such a beautiful warm sunset.

Well those oare my shots for the week! To play along and see all the other great entries head on over to:

http://www.ashleysisk.com/

"Fix it Friday" For I Heart Faces!

2011-02-11T09:53:00.000-05:00

I haven't done a Fix it Friday photo in awhile. I love this picture so I thought it was time to play again. Here is the original:

It is adorable! I do think it's too dark though and I though it could use a crop so we could see her cute face better. Here is my edit:

I use Paint Shop Pro X2, I find it more intuitive then Photo Shop, plus it's a HECK of a lot cheaper. After the crop I added two layers to give the photo some light and dimension. I added in some pink color to her face to brighten it up, sharpened the eyes and that's it. What do you think? To see more great edits head on over to http://www.iheartfaces.com/

A love letter to Kitty Paw!

2011-02-09T20:30:00.000-05:00

Ashley Sisk is having a contest for love letters to her cat Kitty Paw. Well my cutie pie Boo was all up for that! Here is his letter:

I hope you like it Kitty Paw, cause we LUV you!!!!!

I ♥ Faces "Hearts" photo challenge!

2011-02-07T10:17:00.001-05:00

This weeks challenge over at iheartfaces is to have a heart and a face in your photo. I went with a picture I took of my daughter a few months ago. I like the urban, gritty feel it has.

To see more great photos or to enter one of your own head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2011-02-05T17:00:00.000-05:00

I can't believe I haven't posted anything since last weeks scavenger hunt! I really need to get better at blogging! I guess I am more of a photographer then a writer. Oh well. Anyway, this weeks prompts were fun so here we go:

First ~ Water. I thought I would try to catch some cool drips from my faucet. The bokeh is from colored bottles sitting behind the sink.

Second ~ Quote - I took this picture the other day while I was in SC with my husband. We are moving again. This time from GA to SC. The area we are moving too has loads of tracks and old barns so I am excited for the photo opportunities. I felt the quote fits my life!

Third ~ Window - This is the only pic I didn't take this week. It is a couple of weeks old, but I love it and wanted to share it. I think it looks like it could be a book cover!

Fourth ~ Activity - My husband, doing what he does best! He is a golf pro after all!

Fifth ~ Page 25 of a magazine - Ok, when I read this I was like huh???? So instead of taking a picure of the page, I ripped it out and crumpled it up and this is what you get. I can't wait to see what everyone else did for this one.

Well those are my pics for the week! To see all the others or to join in on the fun head on over to:

http://www.ashleysisk.com/

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2011-01-29T21:19:00.000-05:00

Another week has gone by already! I was lucky to get all the items this week!

First ~ Texture - I went with an applied texture to my picture.

Second ~ Fog - I was lucky we had fog this week and I took this picture before I even know fog was a prompt. I love the way it came out. This is the view from my deck.

Third ~ Button - Just a button on my daughters shirt.

Fourth ~ Beverage - A cup of tea in the evening is really relaxing.

Fifth ~ Seventies - I went with a current picture and tried to make it look like it was from the 70's.

That's it for this week. To see more great pictures or to play along head on over to:

http://www.ashleysisk.com/search/label/Scavenger%20Hunt

I ♥ Faces "Innocent Wonder" photo challenge!

2011-01-24T07:08:00.000-05:00

This weeks challenge is called Innocent Wonder. I took this picture of my daughter over the summer. She is 13 years old in this photo. I hope she gets to stay innocent a few more years. Kids today seem to want to grow up so fast, I hope she realizes how quickly childhood goes and that she has the rest of her life to be a grown-up.

To see more great photos or to enter one yourself, head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/

Paper Mama Photo Challenge - Friends!

2011-01-23T12:40:00.000-05:00

Paper Mama is having another photo challenge. This one is for a picture of "friends". I used this shot of my daughter and her best friend. I love this shot of them together.

To see more great friend photos or to enter one of your own, head on over to:

http://thepapermama.blogspot.com/

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2011-01-23T07:41:00.001-05:00

It's that time again. I missed a few of the prompts, but I did get a few good shots this week.

First ~ Memories. This picture reminds me of a wet spring day with all it's beautiful color but it's really a bush in front of my house. It stays red all year and luckily we have no snow on the ground. Living in middle Georgia has its perks!

Second ~ Silhouette. This is from last month, I wasn't able to get a decent shot this week, but I really love the way this one turned out.

Third ~ Doorway. This is another from last month and it's not technically a doorway, it's more like a window. It was in an old fort we visited and this was a spot where the soldiers would stick their guns out.

Forth ~ Reflection. I love the reflective quality of this glass ornament. You can't see me in it because of the cracked glass surface.

Fifth ~ Silver. Another one of my new glass baubles, found at Hobby Lobby, I love them! I have a few in a basket piled up on my diningroom table.

Well those are my shots for the week! To see more or play along head on over to:

http://www.ashleysisk.com/

I ♥ Faces "Winter Wonderland" photo challenge!

2011-01-17T07:16:00.001-05:00

This weeks challenge over at I heart faces is winter wonderland. Well living in middle Georgia means we don't really get much snow if any, but it does get cold! I took this picture of my daughter a few weeks ago. It was a cold but beautiful afternoon!

Too see more beautiful entries or enter a photo of your own, head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2011-01-15T19:38:00.002-05:00

Well it's that time again! Scavenger Hunt Sunday! I missed last week because I just had so much going on, but I am ready this week! So here we go:

{first} A different view~ This is my cat Booey, I took a different view of him by laying on the floor to take his picture.

{Second} View looking up ~ This is what you would see if you were looking up into my bathtub faucet! Notice my kitty The Bean, is very interested in what her momma is doing.

{Third} Abstract ~ This is also a view looking up at my bathroom mirror and above it you can see my lights.

{Fourth} Hair ~ Ok, originally I pictured a great picture of my daugher with her hair flowing in the wind, but yea, that never happened. So, you get a nice shot of my old, grubby, hair brush! Honestly, I should be bald with all the hair that is in this thing, and I see a lot of it is gray, maybe that's a good thing as it's pulling some of it out!

{Fifth} Half ~ I went with a picture I did for the Pioneer Woman contest "food". It's half an orange, cut in half again. I really like this picture!

Well that's it for my pictures this week! To see more or play along, head on over to:

http://www.ashleysisk.com/

And don't forget to congratulate her for being the newest muse at Mortal Muses another one of my favorite websites!

Fix it Friday at I heart Faces!

2011-01-14T12:11:00.000-05:00

Thought I would work on my editing skills today as I wait for the heater repairman to come. This is a really cute picture already, but I thought I would punch it up a notch! What do you think? This is the before:

And here is my edit:

To see more great fixes head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/

I ♥ Faces "Smile" photo challenge!

2011-01-10T08:17:00.000-05:00

This weeks challenge is "Smile"! This is currently my most favorite picture of my daughter. She would like you to know that this is not her hat. I think it should be because it looks great on her.

To see more beautiful smiles or to show a smile of your own head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/

The Paper Mama Photo Challenge "Sparkly"

2011-01-03T16:41:00.000-05:00

The Paper Moma is having another challenge. This week the theme is Sparkly. Here is my sparkly submission, my lovely, over photographed, daughter.

Ashley Sisk from Ramblings and Photos is the guest judge this week so if you want to enter a photo of your own, head on over to:

http://thepapermama.blogspot.com/

I ♥ Faces "Best Face shot of 2010" photo challenge!

2011-01-03T12:51:00.000-05:00

The challenge over at iheartfaces this week is for your best face shot of 2010. This was really hard to narrow down to just one image but after looking at all the face shots I had, I decided on this one of my daughter. I just love the feel of it, it seems sort of mysterious and lonely and I feel like her eyes look deep into your soul.

To see everyone elses great face shots head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/

Paper Mama Photo Challenge - Family

2010-12-26T11:34:00.000-05:00

This weeks challenge is Family. Well I only have the one child, and the one husband of course... took this picture of my daughter this week in sunny Florida, it was freezing, but I love the shot!

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2010-12-26T09:07:00.002-05:00

It's that time again! I missed last week because we were on vacation at Fernandina Beach, FL. So most of my pic's this week are from our trip!

If I may stand on my soapbox here people, for the LOVE OF PETE please go into your account settings and turn off your word verification for leaving comments! I can't tell you how annoying that is to have to type in that cryptic word just to leave a comment. Then seeing it has to be approved is also kind of annoying because are you people really getting nasty comments? Ok, my rant is done. Carry on...

First ~ Family - This is my husband and daughter looking for shark teeth on the beach.

Second ~ Motion Blur - This is my husband bowling. My daughter actually got her thumb stuck in a bowling ball. I was able to soap it up in the bathroom to get it out.

Third ~ Pretty Package - I really didn't have any pretty packages all tied up in bows but I did get this shot of the tree before all the packages were ripped open!

Fourth ~ Glow - The sunrise from the condo porch one morning was so beautiful. I love that I caught the seagulls flying by.

Fifth ~ Sparkle - The sea foam hitting the shells and sand sparkled nicely in the early evening hours.

Thanks for looking! Hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday!

To see more or play along head on over to:

http://ashleysisk.blogspot.com/

I ♥ Faces "Pet Face" photo challenge!

2010-12-13T07:34:00.000-05:00

This weeks challenge is a pet portrait. Well I have three beautiful kitties I love to take pictures of but I went with one I took awhile ago. I just l ove this photo of my cat Booey, I just think it's so unusual and I love they way his eyes are staring right into the camera.

Too see more beautiful pet faces head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2010-12-12T06:25:00.001-05:00

Yes it's that time again, time for another scavenger hunt hosted by Ashley over at Ramblings and Photos.

1. Holiday colors ~ I think green, red, gold and white are the big colors this time of year. I made that ornament, I know aren't I cool?

2. Winter/Holiday Icon ~ I was going to do Santa or a snowman but I went with the real icon of Christmas, Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

3. Tree ~ My tree all heart bokeh'ed for Christmas!

4. Quiet ~ One morning a few days ago we woke to a light snow. I went out in the yard as the sun was coming up to get some shots and it was so quiet. Early morning is becoming my favorite time of day, I love the quiet.

5. Favorite Color ~ Well I like all earth tones but my favorite now is a toss up between gold and green so I went with gold.

Well thats it for my hunt photos, to see more or to play along head on over to:

http://ashleysisk.blogspot.com/search/label/Scavenger%20Hunt

Holiday Bokeh Party!

2010-12-09T19:37:00.000-05:00

http://my3boybarians.com/ is hosting a bokeh party! I love bokeh so I thought I would post some pics!

I just love Christmas bokeh! To see more great pics head on over to:

http://my3boybarians.com/

Photo Freak "Sepia" contest!

2010-12-07T17:01:00.000-05:00

I took this the other day... I thought it would look good with a nice sepia tone and an overlay!

To see more great sepia photos or to enter one yourself, head on over to:

http://jcphotographyphotofreack.blogspot.com/

I ♥ Faces "Self Portrait" photo challenge!

2010-12-06T16:00:00.001-05:00

This weeks challenge is to take a self portrait..... not my favorite thing to do, but I went ahead and did it anyway. Not sure why it's so hard to be in front of the camera, but it is a good learning experience!

I took this laying down on my deck, it was FREEZING! I had to hold the camera above my head a snap away. My hands were so cold I almost dropped it on my face!

To see more great selfies head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2010-12-05T07:22:00.000-05:00

Ok, it's Sunday again... and of course I wasn't prepared! But I realized I did have photos for everything! Woot.... so here we go:

1. In my home ~ Well in my home right now is the 8ft. tree I picked up by myself at Lowes and actually got in the stand by myself. I never have the patience to wait for my husband to get home.

2. It's beginning to look a lot like...... Christmas of course! And damn the days are flying by and I still have SOOOOO much to do!

3. Sweet Treat ~ Ok this one I had to think about because I didn't feel like taking a pictue this morning. This is my daughter eating my marshmallow, brown suger, sweet potato casserole! Yum!

4. Time ~ Like I said it is moving way to fast! I need it to stop for awhile or atleast slow down...

5. Everyday ~ For the past year or so the one thing I want to do everyday is take GOOD pictures. It has become almost on obsession. I hate when I take pictures that don't turn out well, so everyday I strive to take some like this:

Well thats it for me this week. To play along and see more great photos head on over to:

http://ashleysisk.blogspot.com/

"Fix it Friday" For I Heart Faces!

2010-12-03T13:38:00.000-05:00

The original SOOC shot is pretty, but I think the colors are kind of dull and I think it has too much background and doesn't focus enough on the cute little girl. I love her outfit! I really went crazy with this edit, I just felt like doing something fun and different. Let me know what you think. If you want to see more fixes head on over to http://www.iheartfaces.com/

Here is my edit:

I Heart Faces "Scenic B and W" photo challenge!

2010-11-29T12:00:00.000-05:00

This weeks challenge over at I Heart Faces is a scenic black and white photograph. I love this picture of my husband and daughter that I took this summer.

To see more great photos or to play along head on over to http://www.iheartfaces.com/

Paper Mama Photo Challenge - Black and White

2010-11-28T11:37:00.000-05:00

This week's contest is for a black and white photo with your child or pet. This is my lovely daughter who makes a great model for me:

To see more great entries or play along head on over to:

http://thepapermama.blogspot.com/

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2010-11-27T18:42:00.002-05:00

It's Sunday again and time for another Scavenger Hunt. This week the items weren't too hard an hopefully I did good with my interpretations!

{First} Black and White - I was going to enter this for the I Heart Faces paper challenge but I went with another picture of my daughter. It didn't get picked, oh well....

{Two} I ate this - This is what we had for Thanksgiving dinner, yum! I cooked the whole meal.... for three people.........

{Three} Historic - This is a very old rut iron from the 1800's. It has a lot of historic value.... it had a lot of monitary value about 10 years ago, today, not so much (sob)

{Fourth} Off Center - This is a picture of my daughter while I was trying to get a picture of her for the paper challenge. She is off center or off her rocker or something..........

{Fifth} The End - Sorry but I HAD to use this picture. If you have delicate sensibilities then I apologize but I think it is rather funny and a true picture of the end! HAAAAAAAAAA! My cats bunger, as we like to call it!

To see more great entries or play along head on over to:

http://ashleysisk.blogspot.com/

I Heart Faces "Paper" photo challenge!

2010-11-22T14:48:00.000-05:00

This weeks theme at I Heart Faces is "Paper". This is a picture of my daughter. We were in the process of making some decorations to hang on our porch for Thanksgiving!

To see more great entries or to enter your own "paper" photo head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/

Paper Mama Photo Challenge - Eyes!

2010-11-21T08:25:00.000-05:00

This weeks photo challenge over at The Paper Mama is "Eyes". I took this picture of my daughter from above. I was on the deck and she was on the ground. This child has the biggest eyes, I swear my are so beady and her's are huge!

Head on over to see more or enter your own photo:

http://thepapermama.blogspot.com/2010/11/paper-mama-photo-challenge-eyes.html

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2010-11-20T19:46:00.000-05:00

It's that time again and this time I actually had my pictures taken before Sunday morning! Ok, here they are:

1. The view above - I took this to mean the view from above, so this is a picture of a girl I photographed the other day. I was on my deck above her and she was looking up at me.

2. Something hot - I tried a few things and was not liking them. Did you know it's hard to take a picture of the inside of the toaster when it's toasting something, really it is. So I got my daughter to pose again, even though you can't tell it's her.

3. Something cold - I went with the obvious with this one.

4. Electronic - My husband cell phone. I was going to put it on white but I felt the junk all around it added more interest, or maybe I just didn't feel like getting the white background set up.

5. Sparkle - I had fun with this one. I love these ornaments, I took two out in my yard and hung them on a tree and took a ton of shots, I really like how it came out!

Well thats my items. To see more or play along head on over to http://ashleysisk.blogspot.com/

Liquify - Challenge!

2010-11-19T09:54:00.000-05:00

This is a photoshop challenge to use the liquify tool in Photoshop. I use Paintshop Pro X2 which is basically the same thing, but better in opinion! It's called the warp tool in Paintshop. I can't believe I used a picture of myself, but I do like the way it came out!

To play along and see more great entries head on over to:

http://captivusliving.blogspot.com/2010/11/photoshop-challenge-liquify.html

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2010-11-14T16:20:00.001-05:00

Sunday again! Man this always sneaks up one me. I almost didn't try it because I forgot to take my camera with me the other day to get a sign picture, so I ended up taking a picture of a sign that is in my house!

First - Self Portrait, oh how I love these..... NOT, that is why I am behind the camera!

Second - Handmade. This is a bracelet I made a few years ago. It was fun, I think I was into jewlery making for a whole week. Atleast my interest in photography hasn't wained!

Third - Orange. My daughter thinks her hair is orange... it does actually look red in this picture. Today we put on those paint on highlights. She was not too happy, now her hair has soft orange highlights, not the blond she was hoping for.

Fourth - Candle, nuff said.

Fifth - Here is my sign. It used to hang in our family room but my husband said it was an insult to him since he is a golf pro and a scratch player..... maybe I'll give it to my dad, it's more his style!

Thanks for looking! To see more or play along head on over to http://ashleysisk.blogspot.com/

Holiday card challenge!

2010-11-13T18:01:00.001-05:00

Chelsey over at The Paper Mama is having a Holida Card challenge. Here is my entry!

To enter yourself or see more great entries head on over to http://thepapermama.blogspot.com/

I Heart Faces "Orange" photo challenge!

2010-11-08T07:36:00.000-05:00

This weeks challenge over at I heart Faces is "Orange". This was a great choice since it's Fall for most of us. This is a picture of my daughter out in the woods behind our house. I had her toss some leaves in the air. I like the one right in front of her face, it creates a nice blur.

To enter an orange picture for yourself or to see more great photos head on over to http://www.iheartfaces.com/

Trying out my new Canon 85mm f/1.8..... I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!

2010-11-07T17:11:00.001-05:00

I can't say enough how much I love this new lens. I think I will be selling my Canon 50mm f/1.8 to help pay for it!

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2010-11-07T07:58:00.001-05:00

Yes it's Scavenger Hunt Sunday again! I missed it last week since I wasn't able to get all the shots. I never got a My Town photo, oh well. Here are this weeks!

1st. Boo - My daughter and her friend in their Halloween costumes. Not really scary but it's all I could think of.

2nd. Black - I went with my black kitty, she has lots of names but lately we've taken to calling her "The Bean"

3rd. Texture - I took this photo of my daughter yesterday and used a nice warm texture over it. I love the way it came out!

4th. Wet - I love to take pictures of running water, it looks like ice when you freeze it in motion. This is my bathtub faucet. I am not a bath person, I think I have taken one bath in the whole year I have lived here!

5th. Language - Got my husband to pose this morning. I had him do the sign language sign for "I love you".

That's all. To play along or see more great entries head on over to http://ashleysisk.blogspot.com/

More Practice shots!

2010-10-29T15:45:00.000-04:00

Fix it Friday at I heart Faces!

2010-10-29T09:39:00.000-04:00

Fix it Friday again over at I Heart Faces. This weeks picture is this little boy at the beach. It's a great picture, I just think it's too bright and orange. First is the original photo, SOOC, then my edit.

I thought the crop was good so I left that alone. For more great fixes head on over to http://www.iheartfaces.com/

I Heart Faces "Pink" photo challenge!

2010-10-25T07:53:00.002-04:00

This weeks challenge over at I Heart Faces is Pink for breast cancer awareness month. My sister recently battled breast cancer and luckily won! I hope for a cure so this is something our daughters never have to worry about. This is my entry.

To see more great entries or enter yourself head on over to http://www.iheartfaces.com/

Paper Mama Photo Challenge - Black and White

2010-10-24T09:08:00.000-04:00

This week the challenge is for a black and white photo. I love this picture of my daughter, I think it has a very moody feel to it and I love how crisp her eyes are.

To see more entries head on over to http://thepapermama.blogspot.com/

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2010-10-24T07:16:00.001-04:00

It's Sunday again.... already! I swear I am never ready for this challenge. I pull it out of my arse at the last min. All of these pictures were taken this week so I am proud of that... even though they are not very good.

1. 5 Senses - I went with my cute kitty, The Bean. She sees me, smells me, hears me and she is tired of me touching her because all she wants is to taste some kitty chow!

2. Child. Well I only have the one, and she just turned 14 this week! Where does the time go??? Here she is looking like a child, she was supposed to be giving me some nice poses, but instead all I got were some goofey faces.

3. Dining. I can't believe I forgot to take a picture every night for dining, but I did take this picture while in the kitchen making dinner... it's a stretch but it's all I got!

4. Night. I missed the full moon two nights ago, but it was still big and bright last night so I tried to get a picture of it..... thats not a very easy thing to do!

5. Sky. The sky the other morning while I was looking out the front door over my neighbors house. Actually it's an empty house for sale, it's been empty for a year now since we moved in. I would love for someone nice to move in!

Thats all! Head on over to http://ashleysisk.blogspot.com to see more or join in!

Fix it Friday at I heart Faces!

2010-10-22T10:56:00.000-04:00

This weeks Fix it Friday at I heart Faces was really cute so I thought I would have some fun editing it. I think it came out pretty good. Here is the SOOC shot:

Here is my edit:

For more great edits head on over to http://www.iheartfaces.com/

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2010-10-17T09:23:00.000-04:00

1. Side lighting - I went with creepy pumpkin man sitting in my window!

2. Jack o' Lantern - I love Halloween, it's one of my favorite holidays!

3. Faces formed in nature - Um, yea this was an easy one.... NOT! I can see a sorta face here though.

4. Sunset - I never have luck with these kinda shots unless I am at the beach. This is actually a sunrise, shhhh, don't tell anyone!

5. Warm - There is nothing warmer then a cute kitty sleeping in the sun!

To see that everyone else found on their scavenger hunt or to play yourself, head on over to http://ashleysisk.blogspot.com/

Paper Mama Photo Challenge - Fall

2010-10-17T08:48:00.000-04:00

I love this picture of my daughter I took a few weeks ago. We are in Middle Georgia so Fall hasn't really arrived here yet, the trees are still really green, but I thought this picture had a nice Fall look to it.

Black and White Wednesday!

2010-10-13T15:00:00.000-04:00

This is my dad. I took this picture this summer during our family reunion, it was the last time I've seen him. This Friday he is going to have his knee replaced, I am worried about him but I am sure it will all go fine. He has a really good Dr. and they say he is in good shape for the surgery. Love you Dad!

I Heart Faces "Beef" photo challenge!

2010-10-12T09:36:00.000-04:00

This week the challenge over at I heart Faces is to photograph beef! Ok, we really love meat at our house so this was a pretty easy thing to do!

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2010-10-09T21:31:00.001-04:00

Doing Scavenger Hunt Sunday again.... I always wait for the last minute with this even though I had the list out on my desk all week! Anyway, here it goes:

{first} Pink - This is my almost 14 year old daughter, I am much older looking, hee!

{second} Books

{Third} Fall Colors

{Forth} Leaf

{Fifth} Orange - This one I had a hard time with, I have no idea why!

To play along or see what everyone else foung on their scavenger hunt, head on over to http://ashleysisk.blogspot.com/

More portrait practice!

2010-10-04T19:44:00.000-04:00

Was able to convince my daughter and her friend to pose for me. Getting better with practice! I like the way these came out.

Macro Monday!

2010-10-04T13:43:00.001-04:00

I really do love macro shots, they are usually some of my favorite pictures. I took this one this morning out behind my house. We finally have some cool weather and I was enjoying being outside.

For more great Macro shots head on over to http://lisaschaos.com/

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2010-10-02T20:14:00.002-04:00

1. Golden - Man I had a ton for golden, not sure why this was such an easy one but I guess I just love pictures with a golden hue to them. I love the golden color in this glass of chardonnay.

2. Smell - I originally had a picture of a candle for this but it was boring so I took one out of the archives. Man, this cow smelled.... like bad, I can still remember it, it was ugly too!

3. Fruit - Ok not sure how to get creative with this.... pretty sad I know.... I guess I could have baked a pie or something but I hate to bake!

4. Simple - Hmmmm. I was going to put a picture of my cat cause he really is quite a simpleton but I didn't want to pick on him so I went with a simple weed I took yesterday out in the yard, it's SOOC and it was taken a high noon, how simply lucky I was to get this shot, I love it! It could have worked for golden too!

5. Sports - I am not much of a sports fan but my husband is a Golf Pro so I took this picture of his putter and golf ball other day while I was playing around with DOF. It's also SOOC.

For more great Scavenger Hunts photos head on over to http://ashleysisk.blogspot.com/

Paper Mama Photo Challenge - Hint of Color!

2010-09-29T06:57:00.000-04:00

Took this picture during our trip to Savannah this past weekend.

Macro Monday!

2010-09-20T17:27:00.000-04:00

Found another blog that features macro shots so I thought I would submit one since I was fooling around today with glitter!

To see more great macro's head on over to http://lisaschaos.com/

I Heart Faces "Smirk" photo challenge!

2010-09-20T06:59:00.000-04:00

This week the challenge over at I Heart Faces is to post a picture of someone with a smirk on their face. I had a few pictures to choose from but I thought this picture I took of my niece at our annual family reunion this July fit the bill the best.

To see more great "smirk" entries head on over to http://www.iheartfaces.com/

The Paper Mama Photo Challenge "Fingerprints"

2010-09-19T10:06:00.000-04:00

Took this picture of my daughter painting her toes before we went on vacation. She's getting pretty good at it so I made her do mine!

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2010-09-19T08:18:00.000-04:00

{one} Wish or dream:

Well I wish to take better and better pictures and I dream of doing it professionally but I really didn't have a picture to represent that so I chose this photo for it's dream like quality.

{two} Clean:

I don't know why I had a hard time with this... maybe it's because I didn't clean much this week and my house was a mess! So I went with my cleaning supplies which, if I must be honest, don't get enough use!

{three} Currency:

We keep a cup in our cabinet where all my husbands loose change goes.... hmmmm wonder how much is in there?

{four} Pair:

Ok, I used this picture for Macro Friday, but it really was so perfect that I had to use it again, plus the other picture I took was boring.

{five} Square:

Went to Big Lots (yes I love this store) the other day and found these cute square soaps. They were originally from Target (hello another great store) but they had them here, 2 in a box for only a dollar! Score!!!

Macro Friday!

2010-09-17T17:48:00.000-04:00

A wee bit of me!

2010-09-16T06:26:00.000-04:00

I know it's actuallly Thursday now but I just saw this and I thought it would be nice to have something on this blog other than pictures!

{one} have you ever won a trophy? if yes, for what?

When I was a kid I won a third place trophy in a ping pong tournament.... is it sad that there were only three kids competing? I'm sure I got some for soccer that they gave to everyone of the team.

{two} what was your favorite subject in school?

Does art count? I really didn't like school... I find it amazing on went on to get my BBA degree!

{three} what time do you get up in the morning?

Too early! Anywhere between 5:30 and 6:30... even on weekends!

{four} if you could open your own business, what would it be?

Natural Light on Location Photographer!!!!!!!!!

{five} if you could spend the evening with one rock star/band, who would it be?

I like a lot of music but really have no favorite band.... I guess it would be cool to hang out with Michael Buble', he's really good and he seems kinda cool too!

{six} what sitcom character reminds you of you?

I have no idea, maybe Christine from "The Adventures of Old Christine", and we have the same name too!

{seven} what are the 3 most important things to you?

My family, my friends, and I'll be vain here and say my camera but God is up there too ; )

{eight} chips or popcorn?

I like both but I guess I'd pick chips with ridges.

{nine} have you ever ordered anything from an infomercial?

I don't think so.

{ten} what is one thing that you are grateful for today?

My home.

Simplicity Photo Challenge - Water!

2010-09-15T08:21:00.000-04:00

Thought I would enter another challenge, it's not like I have anything else to do around this house! Yea right! Anyway, I love how this photo came out!

To see more great entries head over here - http://faith-simplicity.blogspot.com/2010/09/photo-challenge-water.html

I Heart Faces "Vroom Vroom" photo challenge!

2010-09-13T06:54:00.000-04:00

This weeks challenge over at I Heart Faces is to have a car or some form of transportation in the photo along with a face. So once again I got my daughter to pose it up for me! Here is my entry.

To see more great entries head on over to http://www.iheartfaces.com/

The Paper Mama Photo Challenge "Brown"

2010-09-12T16:56:00.000-04:00

I didn't think I had anything good for brown, then I looked at this photo and though, hey the whole picture is all browns, and it's funny too!

Too see more great entries or to enter your "brown" photo head on over to http://thepapermama.blogspot.com/

Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

2010-09-12T15:00:00.000-04:00

1. Landscape - This was the hardest one since I didn't really leave home except when we drove up to this lake last weekend. I know it's not really a landscape but I really like this photo of my husband and daughter. And I figure the shoreline is a landscape right? Right? Your all with me on this right?

2. Power line - I kept forgetting to bring my camera out with me because we do not have power lines in my neighborhood, they are underground. Finally got this shot on the way out of my sub-division!

3. Newspaper - We don't get the newspaper but we do get a free thing each week, of course someone stole mine this week. I was about to give up on this one and I remembered I have a bunch of old papers I saved that have articles in them about my husband. He is a golf pro and sometimes he is asked to give an interview or some golf tips so I always save the articles.

4. Pose - I posed my cat the other day to look like a lion for another contest about "funny". I hope he wins, cause I think it's a riot!

5. Hobby - Well besides photography I used to really be into digital scrapbooking. I really need to do some more pages, I have really slacked off and I really do enjoy it and I want to have all these memories saved for my daughter for when she is older.

Thats all. To see more great entries head on over to http://ashleysisk.blogspot.com/

Still working on portraits!

2010-09-10T20:25:00.000-04:00

I know, it's my daughter again, but she happens to be my only model right now!

Fix it Friday at I heart Faces!

2010-09-10T10:26:00.000-04:00

Fix it Friday time over at I heart faces again. This weeks picture is very cute and really very good already. Here it is SOOC.

I really wanted to try something different since it already was such a good picture, so this is what I came up with.

I like it a lot actually. I just love warm colors in photos. Let me know what you think, and head on over to http://www.iheartfaces.com/ to see more great edits

Touch-Up Tuesday!

2010-09-07T08:45:00.001-04:00

Thought I would post something for touch-up tuesday since I usually always do post processing of my images. Thing is I used Paint Shop Pro X2 while most use Photo Shop so I can't really tell you what I've done but I'll try. Here is the SOOC shot:

It's ok but I think it's sorta drab and dull and her skin has a bluish grey color since it was taken in the shade. Here is the photo after I worked on it:

I ran the digital noise remover, sharpened the eyes, used the blemish remover. Then I added some warm textures that I used in dodge, overlay and multiply modes at different levels. I don't use any pre-made actions since I can't with Paint Shop Pro so I make them up as I go. Let me know if you like it. : )

Took a drive to Lake Sinclair

2010-09-06T19:18:00.001-04:00

Tried to get a few portraits of my daughter. Once again they are not super sharp, I keep forgetting to set the apperature to 8 which is supposed to be the sweet spot on this new lens of mine. These are all set to 4. Did find a cool old barn to pose her in front of, too bad it's sooo far from home!

Paper Mama Photo Challenge - Excitement

2010-09-05T11:37:00.000-04:00

Here is a picture of my daughter who was very excited to find out she could get a phone with a keyboard for easier texting when we get our new phones.

For me great entries and to enter yourself head on over to http://thepapermama.blogspot.com/