Day 9

Story: I am kind of what you could call a "pageant girl," or at least I used to be. I still love pageants and help with our local pageant each year. In honor of Miss America coming up this week, here's a pic of my crown.

Day 8

Story: This is the deliciousness that I just made. I can't wait to eat it tomorrow!! (I found this recipe on my friend's blog.)

Day 7

Story: Taking one picture everyday is kind of hard. Somedays you're just going to see my sweet little guy.

Day 6

Story: My husband has a collection of weird random trinkets. There are some of those things.

Day 5

The Story: Santa brought Baby C a super fun activity bouncer thing. This little guy absolutely loves it! 

About This Photo: Added an antique effect. 

Day 4

Story: No story. Just wanted to show the beautiful ice sickles and let you know... it's COLD outside!

About this Photo: Set my camera setting to close up. Using iPhoto, I faded the coloring of this picture just a bit to add a softening effect.

Day 3

Story: This is my sweet little pup. This poor girl hasn't been feeling well lately. But after a trip to the vet and a prescription, she is feeling a lot better.  I love this dog because she's a great cuddler, she helps me feel better when I'm sad, and because she entertains the whole family. (Baby C loves this dog! He giggles at her all the time.)

About this Photo: I edited this photo in Picasa using Picnik. I upped the fill light and used the winterize feature.

Day 2

Story: Tonight I snuck away for a bit to take a bubble bath. This is what I found when I returned... Two sleeping boys. 

About this Photo: I took this photo using the sports setting on my camera. Once in iPhoto, I played around with the exposure, sharpness, and definition of the photo. I also added an edge blur and vignette. 

Day 1

Story: This is my adorable 6 month old son, Baby C. He has only been eating solid foods for a couple of days. This was what he looked like tonight while I tried to feed him some mashed avocado.

About this Photo: Using my camera's auto settings, I set the dial to sports (I like how it takes shots super fast and can take a good photo without any blur.) I edited this photo using my iPhoto editing tools. I set this to a four on fade color and used the retouch tool to get rid of a couple spots.

(Let's hope I can learn some good stuff in this photography class... I could really use some tips.)

Project 365

My husband gave me an awesome Nikon 3100 for Christmas. I absolutely love it, but I really have no clue how to use its many features. To help me learn how to use it, I may or may not be joining a photography club. The instructor of this club has suggested we begin a project called 365, in which you take a photo every day of the year. I love challenges and I love blogging... so this is my attempt at Project 365.