One of the only times this girl sits still is when she’s in the tub.
Especially when there are bubbles involved.
So I took it as the perfect photo op.
And since it’s been cold, windy and rainy outside for the last 2 days, I took it as the only photo op.
Tallula continues to settle in beautifully around here.
Honestly, she’s one incredibly easy-going kid.
There have been a few rough patches, though.
Seems our girl has a bit of a combative streak in her.
And she’s not afraid to show it.
Poppy and Jude seem to be the most frequent targets.
Which hasn’t gone over too well.
But we’re working on it.
A few teary episodes have ensued when an apology has been requested.
Seems our girl is the tiniest bit stubborn, too.
Good thing she’s so darn cute… when she’s not kickin’ some boot-ay.
My camera is a Nikon D90 and my lone lens is a 50mm 1.4. My settings for these pictures: ISO 400, aperture f/3.2 and my shutter speed was 1/160. If I’d have been thinking, I’d have increased my ISO a bit and upped my shutter speed. But, evidently, I wasn’t.
Thinking, that is.
I used the One Willow brush set on a few of these (I LOVE this set, especially when I have the time to really utilize all the brushes!) and SEIM Super Hero 2 preset in Lightroom.
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Sounds like the lively quotient in your house has increased 🙂 Gorgeous photos of some of your gorgeous crew!!!
Stunning photos Stefanie!!! What color wall paint is that behind the tub? Gorgeous !!!
She is an absolute doll! Of course, all of them are. 🙂 I enjoy looking at all the pictures and entries.
Amazing pics as always! Your newest little pistol will certainly add her special “touch” to the rest of your great family… enjoy all that is yet to come and be patient. Happy photographing; I always relish the thought of looking at your photogenic group! Take care~~ 🙂
Vivi looks so old in those pics with her little sisters. What beautiful girls!
i bet the other kids let her know quickly what is expected and allowed! i can;t believe how big vivi looks in these photos!!! all beauties, for sure!
Cute!
Oh my, this series of photos is too much cuteness to handle!!! those beautiful faces and big smiles…. you can almost hear the giggles!!!
Adorable Post Stefanie! Definitely one of my favorites.
It has been cold here too and I am dying to get outside for some photos. Hopefully this weekend:)
xoxo,
Lisa
Stef,
I love the way you write about Tallula! I have walked your road with my Spicy one.. And, I am happy to say the apologies come easily now.. And, she has mellowed in such a beautiful way!!!!! Poor Poppy and Jude! I completely understand!!!! You are right.. Good thing she is so darn cute!!!! And, praise God for grace and mercy!!!!
Love,
Diana
Every family needs a spicy one to mix things up! Huh?
She is certainly a cutie!
Love the photos and the stories.
As always, thanks for sharing!
Love & Blessings,
Kim
Beautiful! Congrats on your new little blessing =)
The three of them cold not be cuter, really, OMG.
I feel for Poppy. Poor baby. One minute she’s the youngest basking in the glory, the next Tallula is the youngest, and also a little bit of a fighter or… how did you put it ??? Ahhhhh.
I’m glad Tallula is doing well though, and that she is mostly layed back. I would say the 12th kid better be. 🙂 So exciting. Congrats.
Is that Poppy with the handles in the background?! She looks so much older all the sudden!
Great pictures! It sounds as though things are going well, despite the occasional mishap! Continued blessings on the new addition! 🙂
Just took my first photography course last weekend so finally learning about ISO, shutter speed, etc. As I am learning, I would like to ask why you would have changed the settings? How would it have looked different? They are beautiful pictures.
Great question, Debbie. The higher the shutter speed, the less blur, and when shooting kids, it’s always good to have a fairly high shutter speed to avoid blur (unless that’s the goal ;)). Fortunately, I didn’t have a lot of blur in these, but I easily could have if my girls had been moving. My camera takes pretty good pics up to about 1250 ISO, so I could have easily bumped it up to say, 800, and then increased my shutter speed accordingly 🙂
Ops. 🙂 But they are so cute, lol. Too cute. <3
Well done with indoor pics. *clap clap*
Sounds like she’s a little bit of a feisty one…we have one of those too.
Feisty is good I think. She’s absolutely adorable!! Love all of these but the one of
the 3 of them in the bathtub is my fave…too cute.
hugs,
Gail
LOVE HER!!!!! Every family needs a governor! 🙂 It livens things up and keeps us on our toes, right? 🙂
I see joy in those pictures. And laughter and cleanliness ;-D
What life and spirit little Tallula and Poppy have brought into your already lively and spirited family! It’s beautiful.
Hannah