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Florabella Textures!

2010-10-29T11:38:00.000-07:00

I absolutely love. love. love Florabella Textures. I use them so much and so when we went to the beach this past summer, I was very excited to use them on some of our beach pictures.

On this picture, I used the Vintage Screen texture.

If you haven't checked them out, please do so! The third set of textures will be released soon!

Week 12-Angles

2010-03-21T18:11:00.001-07:00

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Week 11-Bundled Up!

2010-03-14T20:54:00.001-07:00

Emma's first time sledding. She absolutely loved it! Especially the ride UP the hill.

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I Heart Faces-Hilarious Outtakes

2010-02-28T17:43:00.001-08:00

I can never seem to find all my hilarious pictures when I want to, but I did find these.

The first picture: I had won a 16 x 20 canvas and we were trying to get a picture worthy of printing on it. I was using my remote and well you can see how the girls decided to pose :)

The second picture: She had just gotten up from her nap which is why her hair looked like that and she made one of her many funny faces right when I snapped it.

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Week 8-"Hands on"

2010-02-21T21:21:00.000-08:00

♥ My Mom and Dad ♥

I Heart Faces-Kisses

2010-02-08T20:06:00.000-08:00

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Week 4-"Texture"

2010-01-24T21:54:00.000-08:00

I love texture! Meet Trevor. I did his senior shots at a nearby college campus. He seriously could go into modeling. I like the texture of the bricks around this picture, but I also added a FloraBella black and white texture to it also.

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I heart faces-We Are Family

2010-01-17T20:48:00.001-08:00

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Happy Birthday to i heart faces!-"Best Face Photo"

2010-01-10T19:16:00.001-08:00

This week, i heart faces is turning 1! I have so enjoyed entering these contests each week...keeping me inspired and challenged to think creatively in my photography. Thank you i heart faces for such a fun website!

This picture was taken in December when we had about 27" of snow dumped on top of us and is to date my favorite picture of Naomi. The only thing I like about snow? The stupendous lighting it provides for pictures, of course! :)

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Fix-it Friday

2010-01-08T07:35:00.001-08:00

(I used CS3 to edit)
First off, I took the green light off his head. Then, I used TRA's cool as a cucumber to cool it down some. I then took out some of the greenish tint by creating a new adjustment layer, and toning down the green hue. I then applied TRA's smooth-o-matic to reduce the noice. Applied TRA's pool party next at 75%. Then ran TRA's Oh Snap at 85%.

I loved the expressions of those in the background especially the one to the left who is helping him blow out his candles. Priceless photo!

I ♥ Faces-Hilarious Outtakes

2009-12-28T17:05:00.001-08:00

I love the theme this week. I have tons of goofy faces that I had to choose from, but I think these were my favs.

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Snow

2009-12-21T11:59:00.001-08:00

I ♥ Faces-Sweet Dreams

2009-12-06T22:19:00.001-08:00

His daddy is in the army. Sweet dreams, little one!

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I ♥ Faces-Sun Flare

2009-11-23T13:50:00.001-08:00

I love me some sun flare pictures! So, I was so excited for this week and was planning on taking the girls out to try and capture one...however, its rainy and dreary and one ingredient you must have when taking sun flare pictures is of course: sun.

BUT, I remembered this one from a senior shoot recently and it works...

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will pose for a marshmallow

2009-11-18T20:14:00.001-08:00

I ♥ Faces-Autumn Beauty

2009-11-16T07:05:00.001-08:00

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Trevor

2009-11-09T07:08:00.001-08:00

Seriously, can a guy get any more photogenic? Trevor was so easy to photograph and I totally enjoyed doing his senior shots!

I ♥ Faces-Balloons

2009-11-01T20:59:00.001-08:00

You may remember that I entered another one of these birthday girl pictures in the "pink" category a couple of weeks ago and you may be getting tired of seeing them, but I love these pictures of them. They never cooperate in pictures for me so the fact that they were somewhat cooperating in these makes me happy!

To see more balloon pictures from this week, click here!

Giveaway Winner!

2009-10-31T08:41:00.001-07:00

And, the winner is...

Congratulations and thanks for entering!

Apple Pickin'

2009-10-20T19:19:00.001-07:00

I ♥ Faces-"Pink"

2009-10-18T19:20:00.001-07:00

Wow...a whole week dedicated to my favorite color!

This is one of my favorite pictures of our recently turned four twin girls.

Of course pink is their absolute favorite color too!

To see more "pink" pictures from this week, click here!

Giveaway!

2009-10-13T16:28:00.001-07:00

Comments now closed! Randomly picking a winner soon!
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Who likes a good giveaway? I know I do! And for that very reason, I am hosting a giveaway. Would you like to know what I am giving away? Of course you would!

My very first giveaway will be a whole year membership to ClickinMom's. A wonderful online tool to help improve your photography. Featuring photo help, tutorials, advice and so much more...its one of my favorite places to visit on the web to help with my photography. And, one of you lucky readers will receive one year free, a $50.00 value! (The only stipulation: it has to be a new member not an existing member)

So, how can you enter?

You know the routine...

Get one entry for:
(leave a separate comment for each please!)

1. Following my blog (if you already follow, just let me know in your comment)

2. Tweeting about this giveaway

3. Posting about this giveaway in a blog post...leave a link to the blog post in your comment

4. Leaving a comment with a photo editing tip, suggestion, favorite action or anything else you think is helpful concerning photo editing

There you have it! Four ways to enter. This giveaway will be closing on Saturday, October 31st so make sure to get your entries in.

And, if you just can't wait that long and want to go ahead and buy a membership, click on the above button.

Happy giveaway entering!

Baby

2009-10-12T15:31:00.001-07:00

Pure Baby Sweetness.

I ♥ Faces-Excited!

2009-10-11T16:36:00.001-07:00

What is more exciting than graduating from high school?! I took this of my brother's small senior class and had so much fun with it!

To see more "Excited" pictures, click here!

I ♥ Faces-Blue

2009-09-27T21:46:00.001-07:00

What a better person to represent this category than Miss Blue Eyes herself. :)

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I ♥ Faces-Completely Candid

2009-09-20T19:23:00.001-07:00

The category this week had to be a candid. Not posed. I had a hard time finding a picture that was not a pose...and then, I came across this one. Oh, the many faces this child makes.

While it's not a posed shot, I still like it because it is totally, 100% Emma.

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I ♥ Faces-Contemplative

2009-09-13T19:30:00.001-07:00

One of my favs from our beach trip this summer. She was sitting there "contemplating" if she was going to get in the water. She finally decided to go for it, but I'm glad I captured her little tongue sticking out while she decided.

To see more contemplative pictures, click on the button above!

I ♥ Faces-Back to School

2009-09-06T18:52:00.001-07:00

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Happy Birthday to our Baby Girls

2009-09-01T05:00:00.000-07:00

Reflection

2009-08-24T20:02:00.001-07:00

This is my first time ever entering on Mamarazzi. When I saw the theme, my mind instantly went to my two favorite reflection pictures. Me and my little girls were stuck on a ferry on our way to the beach, and so I decided to take out my camera and start snapping. {Which is why you will notice they are not in their car seats} Whenever Emma would look in the side view mirror, she would start making faces. Priceless.

It was totally worth going on the ferry to get these fun shots.

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I ♥ Faces-Nostalgia

2009-08-23T21:30:00.001-07:00

I have to admit. This week's theme was kind of hard. I found this one I had taken and immediately my mind went back to my little kid days running around and playing with a balloon. A simple, cheap balloon provided hours and hours of entertainment. I loved balloons. Hey, I still love balloons!

To see more nostalgic pictures from this week, click on the button above!

Sunshine & Toes

2009-08-22T20:38:00.001-07:00

Oh, to be at the beach again!

Cute kids and red sneakers

2009-08-22T10:39:00.001-07:00

I Do

2009-07-01T19:06:00.000-07:00

Contact

2009-07-01T18:16:00.000-07:00

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About Me

2009-01-12T07:09:00.000-08:00

Welcome to my picture showcase blog! I love taking pictures. My pictures are mostly of my kids, but I do some photography on the side. I love seeing that one beautiful picture that comes out of snapping hundreds of pictures.

If you are interested in me taking your pictures, please email me at bradandamandar@aol.com. I would love to take your pictures for you!