Christmas 2009

This weeks theme over at TMMAPC is Christmas Past. I don't have many Christmas' past here on my computer at work, but I do have some from last year. Last year was the first Christmas with the DSLR and I was super excited to take "awesome" Christmas card photos.

I set out one Sunday, at high noon, with JJ and Woody. Gene followed along for support in keeping Woody's attention. 45 minutes later and 100+ photos and I was spent! I wasn't happy with what I had gotten. Nothing screamed "MAGIC" to me, but they weren't really that bad.

I'll share a few outtakes first before I share my entry for TMMAPC.

I took all the photos in AE mode with and ISO of 1600! Holy grainy photos batman. Yeah.... go ahead and laugh. I know better now, so at least I learned my lesson.

First up... Possessed Woody! Gene is standing behind me holding the Frisbee. Can you tell what Woody loves more than having his photo taken?



Next up... The Head-Lock. Woody just didn't want to sit still and this was JJ's attepmt to hold him. Poor kid, he tried.



And lastly, for the outtakes. This one is more a flub on my part rather than subject participation (although Woody's tongue is funny. It was like this in at least half of the photos). Check out the tilt on this one! I think my house is falling off the face of the earth!



So I knew nothing about editing last year... so I took that last one and tired to fix it up a little



And here ya go... the one (ok two) that actually made the Christmas Card. Its grainy, but its cute. I added a message about sending you hugs and kisses this holiday.



I also included this one on the card because I love this part of the property.



Skip on over to Two Moms Made a Photo Challenge and check out other Christmas' Past.

My Favorite

This weeks theme over at Two Mom's Made a Photo Challenge is favorite shot. My favorite shot, I took several years ago. Its the photo I have framed on my nightstand. Its been there since I took it. The one in the frame is fading from the sunlight, the reds are bright pink now, but I still love it.

Here... I dusted it off and gave it a little face lift.





I took this photo at a college football game. It was the first one we attended as the three of us. I'm surprised I got any good photos of JJ at this game because he was so into watching the players, he didn't want to be disturbed to take a picture!


Make sure to stop by TMMAPC and see what others have chosen as their favorite!

Food

This weeks theme at Two Mom's Made a Photo Challenge is Food! I don't photograph a lot of food, well, because I forget to stop along the way an take photos. I love to cook, and I love to bake, but I get so into it, I forget to capture what I'm doing.
I do have some photos though....

Here is a photo of Gene's favorite food.. M & M cookies. Although, he likes the cookie more than the M&M's. His request is just add one or two candies for a tad of flavor. I am the opposite... I want lots of candies in my cookies. So, what do I do, make some for him and some for her!

Yummy! The recipe is super easy. It was handed down to my from my Mother in Law. Its on a faded recipe card. I love it. I'm not sure she intended for me to keep it, but I did. I keep it on the fridge, so it doesn't get lost in the zoo of a house we live in.