I did not take many photos during Thanksgiving. My family clearly knows that I love photography and I love blogging, but I’m not sure I need to rub their nose in it every time I’m around them. There are times that I just want to live in the moment. However, I did take a few photos during Thanksgiving weekend and this is one of them – my mother/father-in-law’s home. For me, their home reminds me of our family there (we’re about 4.5 hours away, so we only see them a few times a year)…and I am so thankful for marrying into such a wonderful family. My...

I have clearly “fallen off my rocker”, but I am quite comfortable sitting around the house in my “Property of Kitty Paw” crown, made by The Paper Mama. Don’t be jealous!For more “comfortable” self portraits, go to: If you want your own Paper Lady Crown, click HERE. I am trying really hard not to go too crazy with my editing, so here’s what I did (SOOC=ISO 100, f/4, 1/50 with Flash): Custom white balance in Adobe Camera RawCurves adjustment in Photoshop Elements 7Crop Slight levels adjustmentCoffeeshop’s Baby Powder Room to clean up my...

The other day, I wandered out into a field with my camera. The sun was shining and the wind was gently blowing. In the quiet of this place, I was reminded of God’s never-ending presence.    Don’t forget to enter my photograph giveaway. You have until Thursday to enter! You can also sign up for this year’s newest end-of-year link-up party: Memories, Dreams and Reflections! Click on the icons below for more information. Have a wonderful

This week’s I Heart Faces theme is: “scenic black and white.” I prefer a “fill the frame” approach to photography, so I often miss the bigger picture because I am so focused on a face or detail. My husband, on the other hand, loves a beautiful landscape shot. Last summer, we were scoping out photography spots for an upcoming portrait shoot when we found a hand full of photographers paired with families along the beach. Clearly, that particular time and location were ideal for portraits so we stopped and took a few shots of each other. For some reason, when I saw...