Awakening

Owen has very few days left in his little crib. His big boy bed is all ordered and ready to go by next week. I'm sad because he is ready too. He told me the other day- "Owen want big boy bed mommy, put crib away! All done crib!" I snuck up to his room to get him up from his nap the other day and took a few shots of him waking up.






Nothing too stunning photographically here, but need to catch these last moments of baby-hood.

Flaky

Finally got some snow here in Buffalo. Unfortunately while the flakes were pretty, they were coming so fast that I couldn't get a good isolated flake like I wanted. It quickly turned into pellets after 30 minutes. Here's another-

Week 52: Self

Well it's the final week of the blog. No I did not make it all the way through the year, but I sure gave it a good try. I had planned all year on doing a self-portrait for the last week because they are really challenging. It's extremely hard to get yourself in front of the camera, both logistically and self-consciously. I'm about 2 weeks away from the beginning of pregnancy fat face, so it was now or never.
I don't have a remote for camera either, so I have to set a timer then run and get into position...not so fun. My trusty assistant also wanted in on the fun, so there's some of him too. I couldn't get him to stop taking pictures...











Thanks to everyone who has been following and commenting on the blog through the year. I really appreciate the feedback. I am going to keep it going through next year, although I doubt I will be posting every single week. Keep checking for updates.

Week 51: Delayed but still cute

This is delayed for a good reason. This was my sister's Christmas card and I didn't want to post it before she had a chance to send it out. These are my beautiful nieces and nephew. My sister literally gave me about 5 minutes notice to do a 10 minute photo shoot with her kiddos for her card (typical Sara ha ha) I did their hair quickly and took them out to my parents' yard.
This is also the first photo that I tried a head swap with. Natalie (the oldest) had this much cuter smile in another picture, but the other two looked better in this one, so I swapped her head. I was pretty proud for my first try. Here's some others.







I know I'm behind on the year. I had told myself that my last photo of the year would be what every photographer dreads...a self portrait. I am going to do it one of these days and will post it when I get the time.

Week 50: oh Tannenbaum

I've done this shot before, but life is much better with a tripod this year. Yes, it's out of focus on purpose because it looks cool. Here's another with a 30 second exposure...again tripod a must. I love how it makes the lights look like stars.








and just because he's so darn cute...

Week 49: Wild Rumpus

I know I have severely fallen off the wagon with updating my blog. I assure you that I'm trying to take more photos and hope to share more soon. This morning was one of those delicious cold winter mornings where you just wanna stay in your PJ's and drink your coffee slowly. If you're two of course you want to jump on the bed while Mommy tries to get the sheets in the wash. The sunlight coming in the room was so bright as it reflected off the snow and I wanted to capture the fun Owen was having. Oh to be two...the simple joys.

Week 43: Change

Missed a few weeks there. You could say I am feeling a bit uninspired and as they say "life gets in the way sometimes." I am trying to work on some more off-camera flash now that the weather is getting cold. Here's another I liked too: