The Learning Curve

I'm still learning about lighting, aperture, lenses, etc. But, I'm having a lot of fun in the process. I bought these shirts a few weeks ago in hopes of capturing some wonderful, frame worthy moment. I was using just my window light, so that meant that my aperture (area in focus) had to be pretty shallow. I'm still looking for the "perfect" shot. So, my kids will have to wear these outfits again - maybe this weekend. But, it was a great time to test out some settings I'm not used to since I already had things set up to take photos for my friend, Diana. If these images bring a smile to your face like they did mine, they aren't completely worthless. - wink.

I love this photo. It's pretty classic around here. Suzy adores Andy. Most of the time he adores her even more than she does him. However, when he does get fed up, she's still young enough to be pretty clueless about it. So precious. I just wish it were in focus. ;) Darn those apertures...


They look soooo much alike here!
Super sweet Suzy. Plus, it shows off her new "do".

Ah, the power of the crop tool. Notice Andy has no mouth? It's because it was starting to fuss with drool hanging out. Changes the image a bit, no?