Smooth: 7/52 (Let’s Do 52)

thatpastorswife — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:00:15 +0000

For Valentine’s Day, The Husband bought me some ultra-velvety roses. I love flowers. If I were rich, I’d change two things about my life first: 1) I’d never do laundry–I’d just buy new clothes. 2) I’d have fresh flowers every day of my life.

I caught this view days after he brought them home. I wish I could take them with me everywhere.

With endearing love,

Linear: 6/52 (Let’s Do 52)

thatpastorswife — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:00:18 +0000

As the craziness of life speeds up, my posts slow down. So, therefore, I get a little behind in my personal photography and, by the same token, posting my images here.

Confession: I haven’t taken a picture of myself. For now, I’m skipping week five. I do what I want. :)

I recently switched to shooting in RAW. I’m pretty sure I’m converted–ya’ know, for images I plan to edit and such, this seems like the best bet. I will shoot my first contracted wedding in June and I will shoot in RAW. At any rate, I have been playing with RAW editing. I didn’t know that, when opening RAW images from the camera in Elements, I’d edit the color differently–and more effectively, if you ask me–before even loading the images into the elements project bin. This is an extra step, but I’m very pleased with the outcome. You’ll noticed the differences in the before/after image below:

The main difference that makes me pumped is the graininess of the background before editing in Camera Raw. I like the color better, too. Notice the vibrancy of the green. I’m a fan, as if you couldn’t tell. I’ve been playing with some other images, too. I’ll practice a little more. My only concern is memory; looks like I’ll be purchasing some additional memory cards before the June wedding shoot I have.

What have been your experiences with shooting in RAW? When do you switch back to JPG?

This post is doubling as my linear post for Let’s Do 52. I love the lines of the cube. In short, I love straight lines.

These little guys are tricky. I can fairly easily get one side solved–but the others never happen. I know people who compete with these–like, nationally. But I could never… never be proficient enough to solve them in 32 seconds.

What about you? Can you solve them?

The scientific photographer,

Unexpected Perspective: 4/52 (Let’s Do 52)

thatpastorswife — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:30:45 +0000

As the yearbook adviser, I tell my students to avoid taking pictures of the backs of people. ”What is interesting about the backs of people?” I ask. Usually, they get it.

However, this week, I caught an excellent picture from the back.

The Hunk’s brother came back from Afghanistan on R&R. We met him at the airport. It was a sweet reunion.

I caught this precious shot on our way out.

So glad to be spending time with him a little before he goes back to finish his tour.

Thanks, Cam, for serving our country.

Honorably,

Negative Space: 3/52 (Let’s Do 52)

thatpastorswife — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:11:46 +0000

Today is the perfect day to capture a negative/white space image. Last night, as The Hunk and I were falling asleep, we heard icy precipitation hit the bedroom window. I don’t know how much it snowed overnight, but we woke up to a nice covering.

I found this beauty in front of my place. I used Paint the Moon‘s Vanilla Pop action to give it a nice warmth and softness. I love the action; it gives me a lot of freedom to adjust the settings.

So, I’ll probably spend the rest of this cold day inside. Maybe have some hot chocolate. Maybe nap off and on. And, of course, curl up in my t-shirt blanket.

Stay warm,