I'm a bit of a homebody.
But Josh goes crazy if he's stuck at the house for too long, so he was trying to come up with a game plan early Saturday morning.
Sledding was (obviously) out of the question.
Josh proposed a trip to the beach, which I quickly vetoed (the weather is terrible over there, so really, it would have just been six hours trapped inside the car with all the kids...no thanks).
We finally decided on lunch and the Jacksonville museum.
We went to La Fiesta (only because I had Bella for lunch the day before).
and then headed over to the Jacksonville Museum...
Which is apparently, closed for the entire month of January.
So we goofed off for awhile.
And then headed home.
I shot most of these with a wide angle lens (Canon 16-35mm).
I think that I'm starting to use my 50mm lens as a "security blanket" (I love it and I use it all the time), so I am trying to push myself out of my comfort zone and to experiment more with some of the other lenses in my bag.
And answering a few more questions:
1. The Tooth Fairy box is actually just a little necklace box that my Grandfather (who passed away last year) sent to Annie when she was born (it had a little gold cross and chain inside it). A buck or two worth of quarters from the Tooth Fairy fit perfectly inside it.
2. I print the vast majority of my photos at scrapbookpictures.com. If I am scrapbooking and need a photo in a hurry, I will print it up at home (I've got an old dinosaur printer - Epson 2200 - which I still love). The thing is, I've never seen a home printer that can match the print quality of Scrapbookpictures.com and I find it cheaper to order prints from them than to print them myself.
3. I do print most of my photos as 4x6's, with a plain, white border (which is free) from Scrapbookpictures.com. I just think that the white border adds kind of a classic, timeless appeal to a photo.
4. The albums that I got for the kids the other day were just inexpensive little albums from Target (the kind with plastic sleeves).
5. I'm still on the mend (it's going slow).
6. School was canceled, so I've got a house full of kiddos.
7. I'm still shooting to start my online photography classes in April.
8. I'll post some of my new CHA Winter 08 products here tomorrow.
YEAH! can't wait to see the new product!! Love how you've captured your day and are feeling better.
Posted by: Sharon | January 28, 2008 at 10:01 AM
can't wait to see your product!
love your conversion in that last one, what is it?!
I Love all these shots the perspectives are cooL!
tara
Posted by: tara pakosta | January 28, 2008 at 10:04 AM
can't wait to see the new stuff!!!!!! yay!
Posted by: amy | January 28, 2008 at 10:17 AM
Love the last one of Courtney!
Posted by: Kim | January 28, 2008 at 10:28 AM
Karen,
How did you do that last photo?! I always love your photos. You are such an inspiration! Hope you get to feeling better soon & good luck w/ all of the kids home for a Snow Day! ;-)
Posted by: Karen | January 28, 2008 at 12:15 PM
I LOVE the shot of Courtney in front of the museum! Put a bride and groom up on the steps with that same angle - WOW! You got it goin' girlie! I'm going to have to step out of my comfort zone and try my wide angle lense.
Hope you're feelin' better soon. When are you coming to Bend?!?
deAnne
Posted by: | January 28, 2008 at 12:40 PM
I have the "dinosaur" printer as well, but I still LOVE it! I seriously can't find anywhere that can beat the quality I can get from it. I haven't tried scrapbookpictures.com yet and plan to, but I am usually scrapping at night and want my pictures NOW. Also love the flexibility of being able to print a 5x7 right when I need it, or wallet-sized or whatever. I know it probably costs more, but the convenience and quality are worth it. Have you tried Epson's Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte? My absolute favorite! No glare, no fingerprints, and the images look so real. Everybody who sees my pictures comments on the paper. Give it a try if you haven't already.
Posted by: Terri | January 28, 2008 at 12:54 PM
Beautiful photos!!!!!!!!! Looking forward to the sneak peak. Have a great day!!
Posted by: Gina | January 28, 2008 at 01:17 PM
Glad you are still on the mend, albeit slowly. Thanks for the album info... funny enough that I was walking through Target on Saturday, hoping to find one of those old and impossible to find albums with paper pages. No luck. I had that old Epson 2200, too! But sold it on Ebay a couple of years back, because like you said, it was cheaper to have images printed. I loved the Epson matte luster paper, and the genuine archival inks... and they would cost me an arm and a leg to purchase. Pictures are beautiful, as always. Can't wait 'til April, and I swear I am going to have the biggest pissy fit right here if I don't make it in! lol
Posted by: shabbyVTchic | January 28, 2008 at 01:35 PM
Gorgeous pics! So I have a question, feel free to answer it if you want and if you don't want to then thats alright too! I used your tutorial a while back for the vignetting (not sure how to spell it!) and I am wondering one little thing, how do you get it to look so natural? Your pictures with that around them look so natural, like you have taken the picture like that! Well maybe you have but just curious.... thanks!
Lynn
Posted by: Lynn | January 28, 2008 at 01:50 PM
I'm playing blog catch-up today - SO SORRY to hear about your sledding accident! I know how you feel about the Dr's comment about taking it easy now that you're in your 30's! I'm 47 and LOVE to ride dirt bikes and quads; last year I flipped my quad HARD and ended up with a concussion, sprained wrist, and a bent quad! After my brain scan (which was just fine), he reminded me that I am "no spring chicken." I say, "bite me!" As long as I feel 30, I'm gonna PLAY like I'm 30! Keep on sleddin' girlfriend! P.S. As always, LOVE your photos. They make me sad you don't live next door to teach me your wonderful photo-editing and camera tricks.
Posted by: Abby P. | January 28, 2008 at 04:00 PM
So one day it is shirt sleeve weather and the next it snows like crazy? That is crazy! I totally get the weird snow lighting issue now. We got a bunch of snow up here in Lynnwood last night, shot my first snow images with my digital, and got some really weird results. I had to "trick" the white balance in order to get the camera to do what I wanted, in the end I got a few awesome shots. Looking forward to the sneak peak at your CHA stuff!
Posted by: Kimberly | January 28, 2008 at 05:18 PM
I love the wide angle shots, very fun. Looking forward to the class at NBP on Feb 23 !!! See you then with my new camera.
Laura P
Posted by: Laura Plunk | January 28, 2008 at 07:16 PM
Love your photos Karen, really do!!!
Posted by: jenn | January 28, 2008 at 07:51 PM
did you say online photography classes in april? i have spring fever! i'm going to have to check out that link for printing my shots. i've been looking for a place to go.
Posted by: jenny | January 29, 2008 at 10:16 AM
Photos are amazing. That last one blows me away.
Posted by: Penny | January 29, 2008 at 05:47 PM
Way to make lemonade out of lemons! I may not have shared the same attitude you had when I found out the museum was closed.. stuff like that is so annoying! But you got some beautiful pictures out of the deal, and learned a bit about your camera-- so I say it was a productive day. Keep up the creative memories!
-Sylvia
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