Happy Happy Thanksgiving...

I am so blessed.  How could I be anything but thankful?  God has been so gracious to me and granted me peace and love all the year through.  When things have been dark and unstable, still He is with me, guiding me, counseling me, pouring a soothing salve on my heart when it hurts the most.  I have no idea what this upcoming year will bring.  But I know this.... looking back upon my life I can see God's handprint all over the place.  Why would He stop now?  So I can head into this new year with full confidence that the God I love and serve will be the same in this upcoming year as He has been my life through.  Thank you, Lord!




 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:17

Happy Thanksgiving to you all...

New Flash!

Yep!  I finally bought an OCF for  my camera.  I got the sb900.  I'm sitting here staring at it wondering how to use it. Put it on the camera.  Wow. Heavy.  Might have to start lifting weights for my forearms.  Haha.  Fortunately a fellow photographer informed me of it's capability in wireless mode...so I will be trying to figure out how to use this flash OFF camera, which was the main goal.  Meanwhile, I did shoot a few with Christina.  She was kind enough to get dolled up for me and pose.  Fun! I experimented with bouncing the flash off my white ceiling.

Wow What a great giveaaway!

http://laurawinslowphotography.com/blog/2011/11/21/10000-holiday-bloggie-bash-laura-winslow-photography/

What a collection of amazing photoprops etc.  Hope I win something!

Creative Itch...

Sometimes just doing a simple edit won't satisfy the creative itch I'm feeling.  So I'll break out and try something new.  One area that I'm exploring, but am by no means an expert or even knowledgeable  in, is digital painting.  Dabble.  That's more what I do as of now.  But, oh my goodness, how fun it is when I end up with something I like and might even want to hang on my wall!  This photo was shot as a test shot before a recent shoot, just to check my settings.  It sat in my camera calling my name.  Now I think I'm going to order a large print or canvas to take out only at Christmas... Here's Santa Bear.  ....which (sigh) makes me think about my long, lost son... Come home Nicholas!! At least in your heart.

My news for the day....

Not necessarily a photo post, though I have a photo to go with it.  We think we might have found my horse.  If the owners will let him go.  He's an Icelandic Pony named Thor...How cute is that????  Pardon these poor images

November Snow Take Two....

Last November I had a blast shooting my three girls in the middle of our huge snow storm.  The photos I got ended up on my Christmas cards.  This year, again we have snow in November, but so far, no one wants their photo taken today.  However, I did throw on my muck boots and head outside for some quickie shots of the snow in my yard.  This is the ONLY thing I like about snow.  Getting photo ops.  I'm a scrooge, I suppose... Sunshine, where are you? NOTE: First image is last year.

Okay, I'm liking how my new design is looking

Wow, this whole blogging thing is way more complicated than people make it look.  But I am determined to figure it out.   I'm  liking how it looks better now, and thanks to Rita at Coffeeshop Blog, I was able to rearrange and resize some things.   So here is my current version...

And here is little Emma...sweetest girl ever with 7 brothers.  She truly enjoyed having my daughter "girlify" her... curls, makeup, tutus, tiaras.... oh such fun!  Ciara and I had a blast too...