Pixel Perfect Before & After

It’s Pixel Perfect time again.  It’s been a long time since I participated!  This is an older picture of the girls, but I really liked it!

SOOC  Before

After  edited with Picnik.com, cropped and lightened exposure, ended with Cross Process

Wordless Wednesday

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Working on focus on these pictures.  Having a hard time.  What setting are you using to focus?

Also having fun with texture and playing with color.

Pixel Perfect: Photo Contest

I decided to go ahead and enter into the Pixel Perfect Photo Contest.  This will be my first photo entry for a contest of any kind, but I really really really wanted to share this picture.  The theme for the contest is “the innocence of a child”

In this picture, there are three little kids.  Lillian is in the middle and two little boys are on either side of her.  The innocence of this picture reminds me that young children will never see her and see Down syndrome…they only see and know Lillian.  How innocent is that?  Sweet, isn’t it?

I don’t plan on winning, but I just wanted to get it out there.  Children are only innocent until they are taught otherwise. 

31 for 21:15

 

How sweet is your love?

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness.

Pixel Perfect blog hop

I haven’t done a blog hop in a very long time!  But I did enjoy this one, the Pixel Perfect blog hop!

SOOC

Sony Alpha 330, stock lens

 

Edited

I edited using Picnik

I saturated the colors, boost the exposure and then used the cross process edit

31 for 21:10

So, tonight is another picture night.  I’m in the mood for pictures.  But I have to explain that I’m not the studio loving type.  I like realistic, up close and in your face, having fun with color type of pictures. I’m not a photographer, but I wish I was.  But I’ll share some of my favorites.

AND…to make this post a real 31 for 21 post I’m gonna throw in some Down syndrome Facts.

Down syndrome shows no favoritism.  Whether you are a blue collar or white collar family. Black family. Asian family. White family.  Latino family.  Middle Eastern family…the list goes on.  Down syndrome can present itself to every type of family out there.  Even the mixed up families, like ours.

So, here’s to my own personal lovelies.

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BUT, if you really want to see some fantastic photos, go visit Erin’s photo blog.  AMAZING. 

31 for 21:9 (just a pic)

…because the weekends are slow and not many people are reading, I thought I would share just a pic of my baby girl.

Beautiful Girl

Family Picture Time

At last!  We finally did our family pictures!!!  Well, sort of...

We had our pictures taken with the fabulous Michelle from MRS Photography.  She captured some fantastic pictures for us, but Miss Lillian was not being cooperative. She wanted to run the field and do her own thing!  However, because Michelle is wonderful at what she does, she was still able to get some fantastic shots of the fam.  We are having another session with her, earlier in the day this time!

So, please head over to her blog and let me know how they look.  AND for those of you who want to see more can go to her gallery.  They are password  protected, but I think you can figure it out!

Did I mention how awesome she is????

(p.s. more will come later as she is our photographer for the Littlest Hero Project)

Wordless Wednesday...pretty new shoes

We have been looking for a pair of shoes to fit Lillian's feet with her new orthotics...I think we found them!

Before/After Blog Hop

I'm getting this in late, but wanted to get in regardless.  I'm always open to CC....a newbie needs to learn!

SOOC

After:  Flikr Editing - Cropped and Cross Process

Taken on a Sony a330, stock lens.  Cropped and edited with Flikr editing program.

Photography Fun

What do you think?

I'm trying to get an upper hand on this camera of mine.  And what I'm learning is manual is the way to go!  ALSO, editing is just as important.  However, you still need the eye to find the right shot.  And I've been busy taking pictures, with very few right shots!

But,  I wanted to share some self pics I've been working in Photobucket.  They have some pretty neat tools.  I'm using Photobucket because I don't have a true editing program, but hope to one day soon.

So, here they are...a few self portraits of myself.  Please feel free to critique them...just remember to be nice!  I am a beginner at this!

Before/After Blog Hop

Yeah, I know...lot's of blog hopping going on. BUT I think they're fun and a great way of meeting new bloggers! ALSO, I really liked this one because I'm trying really really hard to make better use of my beautiful camera that I got for Christmas!

Before

After

I am currently using a free editing program from Photoshop...called Photoshop Express.  I lightened the pic up.  I know I need to work on tone...still struggling a bit with that one.  I'm hoping to eventually purchase an actual editing program, which might let me work on tone better.

I also used my Sony a330 with the lens that came with it.