One Little Monkey.

The light was low and not all that fabulous but she wanted to jump on our bed and I wanted to take pictures so I settled for a semi-slow shutter speed and some imperfect shots (that make me happy all the same.)

 

That one is my favorite.  (Josh calls me 'The girl who cried favorite.')

 

And I've missed a bazillion question around here lately so if you have one, post it in the comments section (so I have them all in one place) and I'll try to get you some answers tomorrow or early next week.

Comments

[Rachel]

Your imperfect shots are my perfect shorts. I love the one of her feet when she's laying on the bed! Thank you for the comment on my blog. I will take your advice next time I get my act together and go on a photo shoot.

[Nikol]

i love the "i heart dad" shirt.

too cute.

[Addie]

Love these! Cute girl, great wall color and fun pajamas!
Okay, I'm gonna ask again, can you post some of your camera settings for Courtney Lee's most recent basketball pics you took? Indoor sports shots seems to be a challenge for a lot of us!
Thanks!

[michelle]

would love to know if you've found a camera bag that you love! :)

[Kim]

Hi Karen!
I'm looking to get a telephoto lens for my Canon 50D. My budget is around $600 which limits me to either a 70-200 f4L no IS or Canon 70-300 IS 4-5.6. I take outdoor sports photos of my son and occasionally low light photos as well. Do I compromise the Image Stabilizer to get a Canon L lens and the f4 or do you suggest I go for the longer reach with IS. My other lenses are a 50 1.8 and a Canon 24-70 2.8. I appreciate your feedback and love learning from your experience!
Thanks!

[Karen Aldrin]

Do you take your "big "camera with you everywhere or do you have a smaller one popped in your bag?I'm off to Chicago from the UK for a scrapbooking hol and I don't want to carry my camera bag and lenses around all day.Any ideas.I've bought a wrist strap for my camera,but what shall I do with the lenses?
You should have got on that bed with Annie and put the timer on.

[kribss]

would LOVE to see more pics of your house too :O)

[kribss]

and annie is adorable but you knew that already!

[TidyMom]

Annie is ADORABLE!♥ LOVE that wall color and the bed!

[jack]

I'd love to know what you do in terms of processing your images - the children's skin and eyes always look so beautiful; and how you achieve such 'pin sharpness'in your images.

[Jenn]

Those are imperfect shots???? I think they are fabulous!! I STILL have issues with low light - it's the world I live in. I think I need to revisit my class binder. Thanks for continuing to be soooo inspiring!!

[Kim]

Nothing imperfect about them....you've got them forever now....for she might forget about that day she jumped on your bed. And someday you'll pull the pics out and have the memories. I'm amazed how much my kids forget about their childhoods....making tents in the living room, skating in the puddles, having a bath in the kitchen...so very glad I have the photos to show them, and me:)

[Becky (aka: beckywedd)]

Hey karen,

These shots of Annie are adorable. Love her jammies with the white and green. So. . . my question is (since you asked). . . Are you ever going to design anymore scrapbook products? I know you've been on hiatus but I'm hoping you'll keep designing. If you plan to, do you have any idea when?

Becky :) (aka: beckywedd)

[Amie F]

I love the colors in the shots and the fact that you love the shots even though they are "imperfect" for some reason this tells me it is ok for me to love my imperfect shots too. Thank you!

I wondered if you will be letting those of us who are not former students to purchase Making the Shot lessons or if it will only be for former students. I have not taken your classes but would love to have a chance to do these lessons :)

[tara pollard pakosta]

cute cute cute!
I think my girls want that color for their
rooms! LOVE IT!!!!!
How high was your ISO?!
and what lense?!
thanks!
tara

[janel]

How are you feeling about LightRoom now? Are you using it as your main organizational tool? Is I-photo part of any of your workflows? Thanks SO much!
WONDERFUL photos, and I love the soft light!

[Kelli]

Love the colour of the walls!
Josh is pretty witty with his "The girl who cried favorite".

[Cate O'Malley]

adorable joyfulness - love it!

[julip]

I love everything about these photos...the colors are amazing! Two things, I'm in the market for a wide angle lens to go with my 5D. I'm going to rent a couple to see how I like them, but am having trouble narrowing down the rentals....second, thanks for the advice with my 50mm/1.2. I sent it back to Canon and it did have a back focusing issue that they fixed and we're now working to improve our relationship. So far, so good. I got some great shots last weekend up by Lake Superior....can't wait for your new lessons to be released!

[teresa b]

Yannie is getting so big.. so cute!

[Melanie C.]

Hi Karen,
I've read a lot about back button focusing lately and I was wondering what the benefit was to using it rather than just focusing by pressing the shutter button down halfway before taking the shot.

Love these pics of Annie. That jammies are adorable too!

[Mickee]

Love these shots Karen - they look perfect to me. When will "Taking the Shot" lessons be available? I'm excited already, especially seeing the eye candy photos you post on your blog everyday. Makes me wonder how I'll ever get there... :)

[gina f.]

i must be the girl who cried favorite, too, cause every time i see your photos i think they are all my favorite. cute jammies, cute kid, cute shots!!

[Lynne]

I kind of want to paint every room in my house that color! What a perfect back-drop to beautiful pictures.

[Dina]

Love your wall color and the pix of Annie! My husband thinks I use the words "love" and "like" way too much. I love this, I like that, etc. ;)