Wednesday, June 25, 2014

still life's ...

So as hard as this may be to understand after California & my epic editing sessions I was a little burnt out on landscapes, it's not that i don't love everything i shot but I had been looking at them for weeks & i needed a change. Time to step outside my little box & shoot some still life's. Still life's don't come easy to me, I have a hard time creating the picture, I much prefer to be given the picture & go from there. But I also needed something totally different. So over the span of a few days, taking over the kitchen table with "props" from around the house & a few flowers from the local florist I got creative. I played around with different lenses, had a little fun in my editing & here are some of the end results. I hope you enjoy them as much as i do ... & don't forget to head on round the rest of the sisterhood circle starting with Karrie & some more stunning photography! 

ps. all the textures i used are by Sarah Gardner & can be purchased from her website. Also her book is amazing as well!









Wednesday, June 11, 2014

iphone California (& a little Nevada) ...

So i haven't blogged ... because well i have been in oh so sunny California visiting with family & friends & enjoying a world wind month long adventure with Jacob. Unfortunately the hubby wasn't able to join us but we made the most of it still. So i am knee deep in editing & whilst i have masses of photos to blog about my brain is kind of mushy right now & i have no clue where to start. So with that in mind, this week's blog is going to be all iPhone ... my favorites from the trip, all over the place, lots of random & of course many many Jacob in there. I have steadily fallen more & more in love with my iPhone & the spontaneous moments it captures. All these were edited using instagram & if you are so inclined you can find me on there @oohprettyshiny. Oh & don't forget to make your way around the sisterhood circle checking out the talents of Karrie first. Happy hump day everyone! 

the beginning of our big adventure ... 

... random bakersfield ...

... adventures up in bodfish ...

... red rock canyon ...

... off the 178 ...

... vegas baby ... 

... death valley ...

... bad water basin ...

... firefighter in training ...

... i will not have my picture taken for daddy ...

... santa monica ...

... Lake Tahoe ...

... off the 395 ...

... la la land ...

... san diego ... 

... random jacob ... 

... the end!