Grrrr....

I took some photos tonight for some family members.  It was a big group.  I rented the lens that I always rent, I shot it in RAW, the ISO was set at 100, and I had it on one-shot focusing.  I just uploaded the photos to Lightroom 3.  THEY ARE GRAINY!!!!  WHY???  Grrrr....
They don't look fuzzy until I zoom in, but I know that they aren't crystal clear like I know they SHOULD be.  What did I do wrong?  And, what do I do now?
HELP!!!

'Tis the Season

What is your favorite Christmas tradition?

In the Spirit of Thanksgiving

Family Photo

This is us.  I posted this on our private family blog, but didn't realize that I didn't post it here.  Woopsie daisy!  This is my sweet family of 4 that seems to be growing faster than I can keep up.  I didn't take this photo....obviously.  My Dad was kind enough to let me get it all set up and have him take a whack at it.  He did a great job!  We are loving life and can't believe that it is nearly Thanksgiving (my favorite holiday, by the way). 
ps.  We just found out that my little brother and his wife are expecting triplets!!  Any pointers on photographing triplets would be more than welcome.  I am already making plans to have them in front of the lens.  Fun Fun!

Family #2

These are some shots that I took of the second family from last weekend. We were lucky/blessed to have about an hour in between rain storms to be able to get these done. Different location, and different feel than the others, but I was happy with the results...hopefully, they were as well. What do y'all think? (yeah, our time in Texas did rub off on me a little ;) )

Beautiful little girl!

Don't you love this one? The girls are all perfect, and the little stud is all "This is lame".

What a great looking family!

I had to convince Miss A to let me take one without her glasses, but she insisted on the no-teeth smile. Turned out sweet though.

Working Woman

I feel like a working woman lately with people calling and asking to squeeze in family photos before it gets too late. I still think it is funny that people want me to take their photos. I try to comply when I can though and this past weekend was no exception. Two family photo shoots on Saturday. It was a lot of fun. I am done with my first family. They are a great (and beautiful!) family that live in our ward. Thanks Kale! I hope you like them. Here a few for y'all to see.

It's killing me

I cannot believe that my little squirt has grown so much! I found these photos hiding amongst the hundreds of photos waiting to be printed (a major undertaking that I have yet to attempt....this year). This is when she was just learning how to sit up on her own. I think it was May-ish. It's killing me to see her toothless grin and her bright, wide eyes. Even her little "stork-bites" that used to bother me are now fading and looking at these makes me miss them.And, going...
Going...
(the photo above is slightly blurred, but I didn't care. I love her expression.)

GONE!

That's it. I can't take it anymore.