Know How to Pic 'em

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Blue Pitcher

You see that blue pitcher? It caught my eye the minute we walked through the door. Awesome color, isn't it?

Koria, Kimball, and Luke at work ...

The kids got a kick out of pretending to use an old harrow that was in front of one of the homes. We kept Layne in the car with Jared so that I could test out the camera.

Wow, apparently, I am more clueless about DSLRs than I even thought. I set my camera to the highest possible setting for the shots that I took at the pioneer house and the file sizes are so large that posting a lot of the pics is just not going to happen. I won't word about posting edited ones either (I thought the originals were large). I guess you get what you get unless you come to my house to view them in person. I will post a few more of the originals over the next few posts though ... to fun not to share.

This picture was taken inside one of the homes. I loved the blue curtains covering the windows. It was so vibrant in the old pioneer house. It would brightened up any home.

Pioneer Houses

Jared, MegaMan that he is, surprised me this last week by giving me an early Mother's Day/birthday present. He gave me a brand new Canon E60D digital camera with a great lens and a mountable flash (on the way). He explained that he had been wanting to buy me one for the holidays, then sell my old one plus all the lenses, etc., but when he heard that I was going to take Derek's and Marcie's wedding photos, he decided to get it early. After the sell of all of the old equipment, it will be like a free trade up too, which makes it even that much better!

Since I need to figure out how my new gear works, we went out for a drive on Saturday and found ourselves at some old pioneer cabins that are in a nearby town. A man that Jared knows through work has been restoring them and he had offered to have us bring the kids out so that he could show them around. Coincidentally, I had already spotted them while out scouting possible photo shoot locations a month prior, so it was perfect.

Here's my favorite of the photos that I took with the new camera. It's not even of the houses -- just the belt buckle of the man who restored them. I got a kick out of the man's belt buckle. It's not too often that you see a "Mormon Temple" belt buckle! He didn't know I was taking this shot, which makes it even better.

Thanks, Jared! Don't know how I deserve you ... or the electronic toys you give me!

Friday, February 24, 2012

I-pad Wars

Layne's therapists use an i-pad with her all the time with the School for the Deaf and the Blind. We have one and it is a very popular item in the household among all of us. Luke can usually be found toting it around the house, turning on his own apps and playing games, etc. This morning, like most, he walked out of my room with it was playing some preschool games. I decided to let him for a while, then give Layne a turn with her apps. The top picture is Luke's reaction when I told him that his turn was over, and the bottom is Layne busy in hers. They could make a great advertisement for Apple. Layne has to get right down by the i-pad to see it well and hear it, but that doesn't bother her. Good thing she's super flexible -- and yes, that is her foot up by her head. She loves to use her feet on the i-pad too. That is also her drool. Good thing the i-pad can take it. Luke calmed down after half an hour or so (and the offer of snacks). I don't know how we would survive without bribery!