Temple Square

For months now, we have been meaning to go downtown to temple square so I could attempt to get a photo of the Salt Lake temple...where we were married 8 years ago.  Yesterday was the day we had time.  I was a bit weary of the weather because it was quite stormy, but we thought we would risk it anyway.  It paid off big time!  The sky was glorious and we only got a few sprinkles on us.  It began pouring after we left....It was meant to be :)
Here are few shots from our trip:

 

Now, I know the two shots below are very similar, but I need your input.  Which one do you like better?  I plan to print one of these images onto a large wrapped canvas and display it in my home above my piano.  I can't decide which one I like better.    What do you think?

Just a couple more

I finally finished the rest of my friends' photos.  This baby is lovely!  Those cheeks!  That fuzzy hair!  What a little angel on earth :)

Sweet Baby Girl

A friend of mine had her first little girl a few weeks ago.  She was 11 lbs.!  Came out with chubby cheeks and a full head of dark hair.  So cute!  I was privileged to be able to take a few photos of her in her home.  Here are a few that I have had time to post-process.  Isn't she gorgeous?  It makes me want another little squirt, except right now I am listening to my baby girl try to go back to sleep after being woken by the annoying fireworks.  Babies are adorable for a reason....they are a lot of work and we need that cute-factor as payoff for all that we put in to taking care of them.  I will post some more photos of this sweet baby girl when I have a chance. Enjoy!

Back in Action!

I have decided to try taking photos for other families again.  I still feel so un-qualified to do so, but I learn something new every time and it pushes me out of my comfort zone, so I keep doing it.
This family is friends with my sister and were so laid back and easy to work with.  I don't know if I have ever photographed such well-behaved children.
I didn't rent a fancy lens this time, just used my lens that I purchased last year and it did a pretty good job.  I still prefer the fancy lens, of course, for it's speed and open-ness, but this saved everyone a little cash.
I shot the photos in RAW, which I hadn't done before...I don't know why?  I did have some issues when I imported the RAW files into Lightroom.  There was this layer of noise on all of my photos.  I have not had this problem before....ever.  I still don't know what I did wrong (anybody?), but I'm thankful that Lightroom has a noise reduction option, or I would be a total stress case.

Here are a few images that I captured.  Not perfect, but like I said...I am always learning:

8 months already!

Crazy!  I wish these little ones didn't grow so quickly, even though it is exciting and I'm getting a bit more sleep.  She already looks like a little girl because of her crazy amount of hair.  The camera loves her!

Can't Get Enough

It has been rainy and cold here for the past week...in Utah!!!  We've had very few days of warmth this month.  Isn't it supposed to be a desert here?  Not so much.  It is quite lush out now.  It is beautiful.  Now that we might have a break in between storms, I need to get out and take some photos of all of the green-ness. 
For now, I really can't get enough of this little one.  She is nearly 7 months and is still my nuggle-bug.

Finally!!!

Spring has finally sprung here in the beautiful Salt Lake Valley!  Tulips are anxiously popping out and grass is greening up.  Our back yard has yet to receive it's first cut and is beginning to jungle-ize, but the weather has been wet and dreary most days with bits of sun here and there...just enough to have the husband cut the front lawn and help weed and mulch the front flower beds.  Bring on Spring!!!  I am ready...have been for a while now.