Gave the Girls a Camera

I handed the girls a camera and these were the images, I found on the card.



Oh, I took this one of them two.

Sassy & Sweet Test Subjects

Before heading to work to record a Quinceañera, I had to adjust a few camera settings. I used the girls as my test subjects. Chey swayed around and was talking nonsense and Dakota was whining -- "Mom, put that camera down and hold me!!!"

 Shout out to Brittany, for putting my name out there and helping me get this video gig.

I mentioned in a previous post, I didn't have any projects lined-up for March. However, since then I've been making plans to create a handful of videos for church. I'll be working with my pastor on one project and for another project -- I'll be working with the worship leader.

My cameras are being used and that's great! I think it's time to start buying more gear. My wish list has been growing, now the hard part is deciding what I actually need.

Casual Portraits of My Friends

Krista, Makenna, Kye and Casey

 

Bean bags + Kids = This...



Do you barter? 
Krista asked me to take a few pictures of her and the family. Even though I emphasized, I'm more of an event photographer, she was like I don't care, you're awesome and I was like have you seen my pictures??? (of food and my feet)??

I agreed to take her family portraits (casual) and instead of her paying for the portraits, she agreed to watch the girls for me. Date Night! Sweet! I think we both got a good deal.

My Week in Photos

Happy Friday! What are your plans? I'd like to say I plan on attending Tasha's high school graduation, but the last time I chatted with Trey about it, he was serious about obeying the doctors orders. He said, "I don't want to be delivering a baby on the side of the road!" He's so dramatic.

Well, here is my random Friday picture post.
Last week, it was all hustle-hustle, hurry-hurry, let's get the nursery ready for Dakota. So this weekend I feel like we can finally kick back and just ride out the days until she decides she's ready to meet us.

Something I Discovered....
I love the way the Keurig Iced Hazelnut Coffee tastes, especially with a splash of almond milk. However, I don't know why the instructions say to put the ice in the cup first and then brew the coffee. That doesn't make any sense because the machine dispenses hot coffee even with the Iced Coffee Setting on. Who wants a watered down cup of Joe? No, thanks.

So this is what I do: I brew the coffee on the iced coffee setting, then when it's done, I transport the cup to the freezer to allow it to cool for 45 minutes, AND THEN I add my cubes.

May was a Fantastic Freelance Month 
I had four projects and managed to collect a few pennies. I've decided for every wave of business I get like that, I should invest in purchasing new equipment, instead of spending it all on toys like a Keurig machine and miscellaneous items. Instead, I should buy a new lens, cards, discs, software, or even start putting cash aside for a new video camera....

This time, I decided to invest in battery grip for my DSLR T2i. The grip holds two batteries at once. So, if I'm photographing and one battery drains, I have an immediate back-up. Ta-da! Two of the four events I photographed, my battery died and I had to change it on the fly. I was a FRANIC MESS trying to change it because it was during the middle of the ceremony! At one of the events, I missed a crucial shot and afterwards, I asked the student to re-stage it. It worked, but I don't want to have to constantly be worrying about my batteries dying.

Have you ever seen Hong Kong Postage? Now, you have. It took my package forever to get to the US. I thought maybe I got scammed, so I checked the delivery status, online and saw it had shipped from China. OH! 

Well, that's all I've got. I can't wait until I'm at home, in my PJs, snuggled up on the sofa. I plan on sleeping in tomorrow. I've got to take advantage of the sleep, while I can.