Monday, May 25, 2009

Happy 1st Birthday!

1 year ago today I was rushing around and waiting at the airport for a delayed flight to pick up this baby girl's Grandma, while my friend was in the hospital... Time flies when you are a busy Mom and your days are devoted to your kids. We had a great day on the weekend at a local park for this outdoor party. The weather was beautiful and it was great to see all of our good friends. Happy Birthday Rio, we love you very much...the Dixon's


A few from the last week...

This week has been crazy, all our hard work has paid off and we sold our home...I have not done any shoots other than pictures of my kids and really mostly of Oliver. He is at an age where he is so interested in everything. I can't wait to find out what he become's interested in as he get's older...He is really enjoying the outside now that summer is finally here and I'm loving the green grass.

I hope to post as many pics as I can but my family and I will be busy, but I still want to focus on my shoots too and look forward to any feedback...I hope that it will all make me a better photographer...



Thursday, May 21, 2009

Black and White



Today the sun was shining but the wind was blowing. I have been snapping a few picture's inside and playing around with the flash and the natural light. I took these pics and made the black and white. I think they turned out pretty good. Oliver is 3 3/4 and Sawyer is almost 9 months. Time flies...I cant believe how big they are getting.


Friday, May 15, 2009

Hot Dogs and Marshmallow's in the city!

Well the long weekend is here and we are not going away... We went over to my Mom's house and had a bonfire. Good old hot dogs on a stick, cut from the apple tree and then some sticky gooey marshmallow's. Oliver had alot of fun, he sure does love Gamma's house (that's what we call her).

I sure do love shooting outside, as does everyone I'm sure but I thought tonight I would post Oliver and his Gamma this time...He is a ham bone and does not mind his picture taken for now. That could change. I make it interesting for him and let him see the photo's I take..

My husband and I are going to do stuff around the house...I figure the May long weekend was put in place for people to go away and forget about housework or stay home and work on the outside of your home...The weather is supposed to be ok tomorrow so finger's crossed because it has been brutal this year.

I have been having some fun with the camera and the setting's and have a few engagement session's coming up... I can't wait...we are also going on a short vacation so I am sure to post pics of that as well...

Have a good weekend everyone!


Sunday, May 10, 2009

Happy Mother's day to me...

Today I thought, I'm going to haul out my tri-pod because I want some pictures of me with my family...I have so many pictures of them solo and it is hard to get my husband on board... I think he thinks I am silly for all the pictures I take but I want to have these memories forever.

So off we went to my Mom's house to use her backyard that way I don't have to make Damian get his photo taken in public and we could be goofy... I set her all up and got my Mom to push the button for us...I think it turned out well, with a little bit of cropping we all look pretty good.

I had a great day today, my husband made me breakfast, and got me our boy's initial's for my bracelet..Thank you, I love them... Some people think that It's a little over rated but, I have my family now and they are mine and that is all that matter's and they did a good job today...

So I'm posting more than I normally do, but I'm sure that It will be a while before I do this again.
Lots of love to Damian, Oliver, and Sawyer...Thank you for everything...Mommy...









Happy Mother's day to you...

Today I finally got to shoot the family I was telling you about last week... Our weather has been so unpredictable so we kept having to postpone... So we went back to the place where we took some pics when the mama was pregnant... Full circle, now the little guy is 6 months old... It almost worked out better because now Dana has these pictures to remember her very first Mother's day...

The sun was shining nicely and with a few costume changes Ethan was such a good boy...Dad was a trooper too...The things we make our men do for us...

Well this weekend was my last photography class and I can say that it was well worth my time. I really enjoyed it and I think that I might register for another one...I am trying to take this to the next level and really enjoying it..

I hope you enjoy your photo's Creran Family...Thank you..




Monday, May 4, 2009

The Grass is getting Greener...

Well, it feels like summer has finally decided to start, or poke it's head around the corner at least.. Another busy day, I am beginning to think that this is how my days are going to be for a really long time.

I have been getting the hang of my camera more and more each day and think I may have solved my problem with the light situation...Ive played around with the setting's a bit more and happy with the outcome... I'm also playing around with my watermark, I still want it simple and different but not sure what to use, so you may see a few...

I am doing another shoot this week outside and I cant wait, another little baby that is just sitting up and his Mom and Dad I think so it should be fun. We are going to take a stroll around the neighborhood and see what we can find...but in the mean time here is my little guy Sawyer, he is such a good boy and I'm enjoying all the face time with him, because I know that when he's 3
like Oliver it's going to be hard to get him not to make silly face's...










Friday, May 1, 2009

TGIF....

I have to say I have not used that saying in years but this week has been a long one for me. I cant wait for it to be over... My husband was away for work, and everything combined this just was not my week..

I did a little shoot on Tuesday morning. It was really bright out and I was trying to get the light right for most of the shoot... I snapped some good shots but struggled, practice makes perfect so cant wait for the next one.. I think I prefer to do evening shoots... The light is so much nicer.

I have another class tomorrow morning and think this week it is on the subject's we shoot, looking forward to it. It's amazing how every person has their own style. I enjoy outside more than in, I have some seamless paper but part of me does not like it and part of me does... Ill figure it out. With everyday is seems to get greener and warmer outside...really looking forward to do more outside.

Here is a couple of shots from Tuesday, these 2 little boys are the same age as mine. We met Jodie and Levi 3 years ago from a new mom's network... When you have kids you find all kinds of friends. You think the circle you have before is good, but they don't want to you talk about your kids all the time so it's nice to have Jodie and everyone else I've met along the way...