Edit the Baby

On Wednesday, I finally loaded LightRoom on my computer.  I received it as a birthday gift back in October...why these things take me so long I'll never know.  I started playing with it and embarked on a few tutorials and am finding that I love LR!

You may remember this image of Little Sweetie at the Ranch last Saturday.  My W/B is way off...

SOOC:

Here is my edit:

Ahhh, the fun I am having!  If you use LR or have any resources that I must check out, let me know!
Have a great weekend!

And I Learn...

On Friday afternoon, I met my friend Bridgette at McDonald's so our girls could romp and we could gab.  I just happened to bring my laptop so I could pick her brain about photo editing.  B is turning out to be my muse.  I love to bounce things off of her, soak up all that she's learned, and pick her brain about all things photography related.  She's awesome.  If I were in to idol worship, I'd bow down...willingly.   

During our conversation she asked me "What is it that you are hoping to accomplish with Photography?  How serious are you?"  Good question.  The answer:  I don't know.  I enjoy it.  I'm new at it.  I want to take fabulous pictures of my kids.  I want other people to want me to take pictures of their kids.  Am I going to want to charge them?  Probably not.  But, I want to be the best I can be at doing something that I enjoy doing. 

So, with that, she leaned over my shoulder and helped me find tools in my editing program that will help me. And I absorbed.  And, I learned.  And I couldn't wait to get home to practice what she showed me.

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I bet y'all are so sick of seeing dinosaurs in my pictures.  But, I have one little girl who is infatuated with dinos, and it's our life right now.  Dinosaurs and a Cookie Jar....the best subjects I could get in my photo at the moment.

Thanks, for all of the tips, B, and for meeting us, and friending us, and being so passionate about what you do!