175. New dress.....

Sofia and I got gifts today from Rebecca which we LOVED!!!! (Thank you Rebecca!!!!)I decided to take Sofia outside to get her picture taken for the day in her new dress. It is soooo cute and I love bright colors on her. My husband always laugh at me because when Sofia or I get something new we wear it immediately while he waits for a special occasion. I don't understand the whole waiting thing...what's the point when I can look good now...what am I waiting on? Anyway, here she is. Don't she look cute?


She actually stood still for this picture. That's improvement!!

174. Lighting.....

I was reading about photography today and the topics came up about the importance of lighting--and how to not have flat lighting---and what's your photography style... Since I'm new I'm definitely struggling with both the questions. As far as my style--I know I like modern, clean, not posed, emotions for sure-then some days I like light and airy, the next I like dark any moody--the rest of it I'm still figuring out. I guess I am currently all over the place until I find my style. ...
Lighting--if you know anything about photography it's all about the light. Everyone is struggling to find the light and not having flat light. Unfortunately I'm still one of those struggling with finding out what really good light looks like. I expose right most of the time, but I still seem to get flat light often. I am now going to start working out finding better light!!!!

Here is some shots from today. Maybe flat, but not as bad as in the past... High iso so a little noise.. good exposure (I think). Any thoughts? hand chop--hate it..in camera so it can't be changed. Big hair--LOVE IT!!!!

Moody black and white. I'm experimenting with that. Like it or hate it?

173. Hannah.....and Eli......

I got to hang out with Hannah this evening. I have been bugging her since she was probably 5 months pregnant that I really wanted to practice on her (and Eli when he gets her). Now she's only got 2 weeks left and i can't believe how amazing she looks!!! It was my first time taking maternity pictures and I really loved getting the practice. I hope you like them.

Here's Eli at the first ultrasound. Isn't it amazing that he looks like a baby already at just a few weeks old?
Here's Hannah. I kind of realized that I was into a darker processing that I normally do today. I thought it fit since they are taken downtown.
I don't know why, but I just love this one of her.
You know I love a good laugh so I had to post this one.
I can't believe how little she is with only 2 weeks to go!!!!
A face shot so you can see how pretty she is and it wouldn't be a post from me without at least one of those:)
First I was unsure if I was going to like the uneven light in this one, but now I think it makes it better because of that.
I have to include some in color as well.
We were lucky to find these pots there. I think that there lived some people on the top floor of this building and hopefully it was ok that we borrowed their trees for a second.

172. Color pop....

The weather was really bad this afternoon and Sofia had a seriously runny nose and no pictures were taken. I therefore had to post one more from this past weekend.

She just loves to show of her stomach...hopefully this will stop long before she's a teenager:)

Kisses.....

Just to let you know...daddy still steal kisses everyday...is this ever going to end?

Something about me.....

My favorite flower.

171. Emotions....

I love pictures like this of her. She's fighting a cold right now so she's not feeling her best and I think it describes how she feel at this time. Not a perfect picture but it's perfect to me since I have my mommy goggles on:)