As if my weekly photography assignments aren’t keeping me busy enough, you guys know that I’m also participating in Faith’s SLR Class this month. In some cases (hangs head in shame), I’m even avoiding some of the assignments – sorry Faith.  Two assignments seemed to overlap for me: “shoot where you are,” and “a day in your life.” When I got the “shoot where you are” assignment, I was sitting in my office. I carry my camera with me everywhere, so I figured I could go ahead and snap a few photos around my office. I can’t...

Over the next few weeks, I am planning several portrait sessions for various friends and family. To kick it all off, I went home on Tuesday for a puppy portrait session for my mom. For those of you that do pet photography…GOD BLESS YOU! My parents have two Malteses…Charlie and Lilly. Charlie is the younger of the two and was most excited about having his picture made – although it was a bit of a struggle to get him to sit up instead of laying on his back to have his belly rubbed (I’m using the shot above in Hannah’s Those Little Joys Photo Challenge:...

ISO 100, f/3.2, 1/60, Speedlite used (dragged the shutter)I had a long day at the office today…back-t0-back meetings and a lot of talking. Believe it or not, I’m actually pretty introverted (I’ve linked up to Oh, My Darling – she links to a pretty great article on introverts…doesn’t mean that I’m shy, but that I recharge  “my battery” by being alone – thus, photography and blogging). While my e-persona is pretty friendly and outgoing…if I were to actually talk as much as I type, I’d be exhausted every day. Anyways, my...