photography

March 22, 2013

randomness + an update

This must be random because I'm afraid that's all I've got right now. I am truly all over the place. And I'm speckling this post with the photos to prove it. I've had a really hard couple o' weeks. Losing my sweet girl was awful, no way around it. But the nightmare of her death was made even worse by the week before - when every. single. one. of my kids got sick. My laptop died and ugly death. And my washing machine decided to follow suit. P.S. What happens to a laundry room with this many people producing laundry and no washer is not pretty. Not pretty … [Read more...]

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February 21, 2013

can’t. resist.

Okay, I admit it. I might have a leee-tle bit of an addiction. But I just can't help myself. When the sun is getting low, and Poet is hanging around the fence... I am simply unable to resist. Must grab my camera. Must see what he'll do when I point it in his direction. Every now and then, he'll even give me one of these. Keeps me coming back for more. Man, I love this darn pony. And yes - I am happy to say he'll be making the move with us. My addiction continues. Linking up with my friend Lisa from The Long Road to China. … [Read more...]

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January 15, 2013

life by iPhone :: January

Okay. I'm behind. Way behind. But I'm determined to keep up with my iPhone pics, despite the fact that my last post was over a month ago. And so, my first iPhone post of 2013. Hoping to post weekly again. Or maybe monthly. Or, most likely, whenever I remember. … [Read more...]

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January 2, 2013

12 from 2012

I did it in 2010. And in 2011. It only follows that I should do it in 2012. And so, here are my favorite photos of 2012 in chronological order. 1. Isabelle and Sophie celebrating Chinese New Year in their silks. 2. The Yangzhe River Bridge in Wuhan, the day before we met Tallula for the first time. 3. Tallula, loving her new silks on the streets of Shamian Island in Guangzhou. 4. Poppy. Being my muse as I worked on capturing evening light for a photography project. 5. Asher at our one day trip to the shore. 6. Dalton … [Read more...]

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December 14, 2012

a new day

I haven't been taking many pictures lately. And it doesn't help that even when I try to take pictures these days, I somehow can't even manage that. Oh well. But today is a new day. I'm feeling oh-so-grateful. Hopeful. Joyful. Because, well... God is good. On the verge of celebrating the birth of our Savior, there is so very much to be rejoicing over. So I'm going to share one of the few pictures I have taken. Of one of my very favorite subjects. Because kids are fickle. And temperamental. And prone to bad hair days. And this guy is always happy to see me. … [Read more...]

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December 7, 2012

my week by iphone. week 4 or so.

I am enjoying using my camera on my iPhone so much more now that I'm not only looking at the pictures I take, but I'm actually doing something with them. I use my Snapseed app to edit them - so fun, for real - and then upload 'em onto Dropbox. And voila... I have them at my fingertips to do with whatever I please. And so, since my pecan pie awaits, here we are.The end. … [Read more...]

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Posted Under: life by iphone, real life

November 27, 2012

lately.

I'm making an effort - a valiant effort if I do say so myself - to keep up with my various and sundry iPhone photos. Typically, they don't get treated as 'regular' photos, even though they are the stuff of real life. So, here I am in my third week of trying to keep up and save these random captures for posterity's sake. You're welcome, kids. homemade chicken noodle soup :: Victoria gets sick (hey, thanks for sharing) :: comfort food to the rescue Tallula's no-likey face :: I never tire of the sunsets around here :: really, hon? we need 108 candy bars? some … [Read more...]

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November 16, 2012

perspective

The girls and I were out the other day feeding carrots to Poet. As soon as the carrots were gone, they moved to gathering the few remaining dandelions and running back and forth, feeding them to him one at a time. Then they were gone. And the girls were done. But Poet wasn't. He stood and waited. And waited. And I ended up getting my favorite photo I have of him. Okay, maybe not my favorite. I mean, look at him here. Here. And here. But I still love this one. He looks so handsome, none of the silliness I usually get when I take pictures of him. I … [Read more...]

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November 13, 2012

my week by iPhone. week 2.

I shared with y'all last week... or maybe the week before, I can't remember (which is exactly why I need to keep posting these pictures because it'll be all I have in a few years when my memory completely fails me) my first installment of my life by iPhone. It was fun. Okay, I had fun. Maybe you didn't, but I hope you did. Lots of y'all seemed to like my new bff, Dropbox. And I got oodles of free storage space thanks to y'all deciding you wanted to hang out with Dropbox, too. Par-tay! Anyway, here is this week's installment of my week. Or my two … [Read more...]

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November 3, 2012

my week by iPhone.

I finally figured out how to retrieve my iPhone pics without having to actually find a plug and hook my phone up to my computer, and then move my pictures over to my computer and then move them to where I want them to go. Okay, I sorta knew how to do it, but I hadn't actually done it. But I did yesterday, via my new best friend Dropbox, and now I'm all set. I love me some Dropbox because I can put a picture or a file in my Dropbox folder on my laptop, and then I can access it on any of our other computers, including my iPhone. And vise versa. Love. So I'm … [Read more...]

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Posted Under: big o' family, life by iphone, things I love