Happy Toes

One day I was trying to keep my two-year old quiet and drew a happy face (two dots for eyes and a mouth) on her fingernails and toes. She loved her "happy toes" and "happy fingers" and she sat still enjoying the moment.

Today she asked me if she could draw happy toes and I said sure! She came back with a new version of happy toes - and I had to grab my camera! Then she asked me to draw happy faces on her forehead. After my decline, her bigger brother was happy to help!

Photo Tip: Get down on your hands and knees to grab shots of your kids doing what they do best and then stand up over them for another perspective. A wide angle or fisheye lens can be lots of fun to use too! To get the great focal point with a blurred background, use a large aperture (that "f" number on its smallest numerical value that it can go) and shoot in aperture priority mode (typcially "Av" mode on cameras).



p.s. Are you curious how I made this photo layout above? Stay tune for a tutorial in Aperture 2.0 that you will NOT find anywhere else!

S'More School

I hope you've enjoyed your summer and look forward to a wonderful fall season! A couple of my kids and I enjoyed making some S'Mores over our mini charcoal grill. They tasted just as good as they do when we go camping!

So, now that the kids enjoy S'more school, the school pictures soon follow! I am working on a promotional package for parents. You don't want to miss this opportunity - great outdoor portraits and you create your own package. This gives you professional portraits that you will love and use! Watch the blog for more details - coming soon!

Vacation Coming to End

I am out of town and my vacation is coming to an end. I'll be back home on Wednesday, so I'll share a few pictures soon! Upper Michigan has been its usual beautiful country and its always great to be back home.

Book Viewing Online

I am always looking for fun, new ways to share images with clients, friends, and family. Sometimes there isn't enough space, time, know-how nor energy to do that.  I took a sampling of images from the Revival by the Sea and created a quick book layout in one of my applications and uploaded it to Issuu. Thier site has a huge variety of magazines and photo books you can view for free - anyone who wants to publish something can join for free. You just have to have access to creating PDF files.

The end result is what you see here - a live book online that you can flip through!  If you click on the arrows below you can navigate, but you can also click and get into full screen viewing!

Enjoy... and leave a comment to tell me what you think! Do you like this or videos better?

Online Ordering Now Available

This is exciting - jump for joy! Online ordering is available for select images and events. If you find yourself saying, "I have to get an order in" and never get around to it - you're going to love the convenience of online ordering! 

With the hundreds of images in my current online proof area, it is not an easy task to order if you want something with a quick click of the mouse! Now you can click on the ONLINE ORDERING button in the right column on the blog only. The events do have an expiration date - so don't miss out and visit often as new images and events are added.

This is a new service - I am sure it will go through some changes if it is successful. I'd love to hear your feedback as well. There are lots of features available too - save your "favorites" in an album (if you create a login), send an image as a digital postcard to friends and family, order single images or packages.  If you'd like a custom package created just for you, email me!  Of course, if you'd prefer to handle your orders in-person, I am always available.