50/50

I received a lens for my Nikon for Christmas.  It's a 50mm, 1.8 fixed lens.  I love it, but it takes some getting used to because I no longer can stand in one place and adjust the lens.  I'm having to move closer and closer to the subject to get the great picture.  If you've taken pictures of people, you know how much you end up in their personal space when you shoot with a fixed lens.  These pictures were taken over Christmas break.  I hadn't taken pictures in a long time and just received the lens and I felt like I needed to shoot.  So I asked one of my good friends to let me shoot her and she agreed.  It was fun (as I expected it to be), but it also allowed me the opportunity to get to know my camera.  Like any other technology, I definitely had to adjust where and how I was shooting many times.  I just am grateful that she was the first person that I shot and wasn't overconfident thinking that I could shoot someone serious.  Anyways, I love the way most of the pictures turned out, but I need to take a class and find out more about the mechanics of my camera.  Anyways, enjoy!

 

Last night I had a great conversation with some very cool people.  We discussed music, poetry and literature.  I haven't had a conversation like that in forever.  It felt good, it felt right.  I felt at home.  It made me want to listen to Transatlanticism.  Such a well-written album.  Dust it off and listen to it again.

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We'll name her Minnie Pearl...

My favorite thing about taking pictures is the randomness that you get yourself into.  This day was definitely random, but I went with it and this is what came from it. Let's just clear this up...we had planned to take pictures, but I definitely thought that they would be more structured.  That's my power needs coming out in me, but I'm glad that I just decided to go with whatever happened.  All of these kids were so welcoming and just allowed me to keep the camera right in their faces.  I'm happy with them and I hope that you like them too!

I just got back from a work retreat and while I was there I was able to score two finds.  The first was The Eagles Greatest Hits on Vinyl for $1.  (Hell yes!) The second thing was a book named Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons. It's an Oprah's Book Club book, which is usually a no-no for me, but the character was described as "a southern Holden Caulfield, tougher perhaps, but funny..." I mean, how could I pass that up?

So besides the new Eagles vinyl, I have whipped out ...And Out Comes the Wolves! Give 'em the boot!

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Make sure you get a Facebook profile for me...

One word: GORGEOUS! These two were amazing to shoot.  They knew how to smile naturally and were great together. No, they're not dating...they're brother and sister! They love each other to death.  It reminded me a lot of me and my brother.  While shooting them, I noticed how different the two were...she's very quiet and he's quite boisterous.  But despite their differences they both knew how to pose!  This was one of my favorite shoots because I hadn't seen the brother in about a year and we were able to catch up which made it more comfortable. Thank you both for such a fun shoot! And...I hope a got a Facebook profile for you.

LISTEN AND LEARN


I am loving www.pinterest.com.  It's such a great website for the creative type.

I have also downloaded the couch to 5K app in my ITouch.  I'm keeping motivated.

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Laura
www.sharethepie.tumblr.com

Swing Out Sista!

There's no reason that taking pictures of kids should be this fun! I had these girls for a whole weekend, so I decided to take advantage of it and use them as my subjects - they were more than willing to lend a hand.  Plus, what parent doesn't love pictures of their kids?

Anyways, I've known these girls for years.  It makes me happy and sad to see how much they've grown up, but I love to see that they still know how to have fun.  I even took picture of the little one throwing a fist at the older one.  Luckily she was only playing!