10:27 PM
Miles and Maddie, my niece and nephew, waiting for a doggy treat.
9:43 PM
Blonds have more fun.... or do they? I have decided to go back to my more natural hair color.
I thought it would be a good opportunity to do a multiplicity shot. The problem is I didn't think it out too much and decided to take the picture 5 minutes before I needed to be at the salon. Since I was in a hurry the picture ended up being rushed and a bit blurry. I will definitely be doing another one of these before 365 is over... hopefully it's much better then this one.
7:25 AM
Having fun with Christmas gifts... a boom and umbrella set up for Corey and a new snow hat for me.
4:43 PM
Home sweet home. Although I have my own house and family for some reason my parents house still feels like home. Today we made a 7 hour drive down South to spend the week with my family. One fun toy they have is a 66 corvette sting ray. We had fun playing with it.
4:30 PM
WooWhooo I made it to day 30. The crazy thing is that it's Christmas and at the end of the day I didn't really take many pictures, which I thought I would. So here we are after Kaylee is asleep playing with all her Christmas toys trying to capture a picture for the day. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and Santa put a big cheesy smile on your face with all the goodies he brought you.
10:32 PM
Merry Christmas Eve. One tradition we have started is matching pajamas. I really wanted to have family footy pajamas but we could not find any, so the sock monkeys will have to do for this year.
8:03 AM
Christmas Eve eve light looking. Everyone has been talking about this particular house in Rohnert Park so we ventured out and went to see what it was all about. It was like Disneyland and Las Vegas threw up on this house. Kaylee loved it because it had Mickey and Minnie mouse plus an amazing train setup. One photography lesson Corey taught me about this picture is that I should have captured the picture with Kaylee looking the other way. He said I should usually have the subject looking at the larger part of the photo to draw the eye into it. Another photo tip to remember.
Here is a better look at half of the house.
Also today I was super excited to make Christmas cookies with Kaylee. After getting all the stuff out and starting to make them she broke down threw herself on the ground and started crying no no no. She was not into it, so disappointed I put her in her highchair turned on Rudolph and made cookies by myself. She had no problem eating the cookies, in fact I think that is all she ate all day. I also don't think she wanted to make eye contact because she knew I was mad at her.
8:46 PM
Christmas as a kid is awesome...then you grow up and it loses a bit of it's magic...until you become a parent, then Christmas becomes a different kind of awesomeness. Tonight I wanted to capture how parents sneak around on Christmas eve pretending to be Santa while placing presents under the tree and eating cookies and drinking hot coco in order to bring that Christmas magic to their kids. I planned on re shooting this after Kaylee went to bed to get rid of shadows and get some better lighting and try a few other set ups, but since she is sick and refuses to sleep unless I am holding her this is the best it's going to get for today.
10:00 PM
I'm a pisces therefore I love water. It's almost Christmas therefore add cranberries.
9:16 PM
Goodnight Moon. This is one of Kaylee's favorite books right now. I think she even knows it by heart. I actually was setting up a shot to take a picture of my cool new Christmas socks, when Kaylee climbed up on the bed. She sat there and started looking at the book and whispering the words she knew. How could I not capture that moment.
9:13 PM
This was a test shot! After all the other shots this one ended up being the one I liked the best. The shot I had in my head didn't turn out the way I envisioned... that's when I get frustrated and want to quit. We'll see if there is a day 25.
8:20 AM
So after a long day of cleaning, shopping, and taking care of a toddler I was in no mood to take a picture, let alone try to be creative. I walked around the house for about 35 minutes just taking pictures when I really wanted to be watching 16 and pregnant. So finally I just grabbed Corey and snapped some shots. I love this one because I got him to give me a genuine smile. I won't tell you what I said to get it out of him but I'm glad I captured it.
P.S. he finally got a hair cut after 5.5 months.
2:40 PM
These are just the beginning steps of this 365 journey. I'm starting to get excited about where it will take me. I have a lot to learn, but I have a great teacher to help me along the road.
9:04 PM
We had a play date today at the park. It was 37 degrees out and foggy, and I had a blast shooting Kaylee and her friends. There were so many fun shots to choose from. I will post the others on facebook. I picked this shot as my 365 because it is more "artsy".... the others are just plain cute!
8:42 PM
Another busy day leaves me tired and ready for bed. Here is a shot of Kaylee and her pal Xander. They are 2 days apart and have been hanging out ever since they were 3 months old. They share a love for Thomas the train and fruit snacks.
9:21 PM
Peer:
Damn I want to quit this 365 and it's only day 19! I had an idea for a shot, took it, and hated it. When something doesn't go my way or how I want it to turn out, I usually just give up. The one thing that is keeping me going now is the peer pressure of my husband. He is not going to let me give up. And so here he is peering in on my 365 making sure I keep on trudging along.
9:59 PM
Oh Christmas Tree.... just having a little fun with some Christmas lights.
3:54 PM
Jumper! Corey has some cool jumping shots so I thought I would try one of my own. This one is o.k. Next time I would try to do it without the bench in the shot. You only think of this stuff after the fact. I have a lot of learning left to do.
9:06 PM
My first attempt at street photography. I failed miserably. If you could only see the faces of these modern day santa and Mrs. Clause you would hate Christmas. Anyway I took this shot without looking through the lens, because I didn't want them to see me snap a shot. After passing by this bar in downtown Petaluma I looked inside and the place was packed with punk rock Santas. I should have stopped and just took the damn picture. But I was scared. So one thing I learned tonight is don't let fear get in the way of an awesome shot. Who knows it may not have even turned out, but at least I would have known. Now I'm left with what ifs....
9:05 PM
Kaylee called these Clone Troopers robots and she enjoyed flirting with them. Thanks to daddy's cool job we got to see a special feature of a Clone Wars movie down in the Presidio tonight.
8:37 PM
After days of being cooped up inside because of rain and sickness we finally got out and took a walk. The hills behind our house are lush and green and the sky was a perfect blue. Makes for a good back drop. I was shooting for the first time with a sigma 24 mm 1.8 lens and boy is it a fun one. I wish I could have played around with it more, but an impatient toddler and an energetic dog did not allow it. At least I captured her happy moment.
8:32 PM
Keeping with the Christmas spirit... Ho Ho Ho!!!
8:30 PM
Halloween meet Christmas, Christmas meet Halloween.
7:13 PM
My winter Angel.
8:43 PM
At least once a week I have a dream I'm back out on the ice. I'll admit I'm a little sad when I wake up. Here's to all those hockey dreams...
p.s. I have my Canadian roots to thank for my love of hockey and those white legs!!!
4:34 PM
We went to Downtown Petaluma to visit Santa, but we were 5 minutes too late. So instead momma did a mini photo shoot with Kaylee. She was actually very cooperative today which made it more enjoyable.
8:11 AM
Sent from the North Pole by Santa himself. He's watching to see if Kaylee is being naughty or nice. Kaylee isn't quit into it, but I had to capture our new family member. That is until we have to send him back to Santa after Christmas.
8:21 PM
I am debuting my new toddler clothing line. Designer bubble wrap. Yep I just can't take another bump, bruise, or bleeding from this little one. She may not like it now, but she'll be thanking me the next time she falls.
8:51 PM
Today was a busy day. Singing and playing at Pottery Barn Kids, lunch out, playing with the train table at Barns & Noble, and play group. I didn't have time to think of a shot so here is one I captured of Kaylee enjoying the Gigantic Wooden turkey at the Corte Madera Mall.
