30 Days of My Kids - Day 29

29Jun2012_3762, a photo by LoveMicreations on Flickr.

Last day of school for the term (and semester). Having an indoor picnic lunch in Kayla's prep room.

Had the flash for this one. Caused a blue hue in her eyes, which I of course edited out.
I still need practice with flash, but sometimes you just get it right.
The lighting with Miles was spot on and doesn't look like I used the flash at all.

Yes grubby face and all, that's my boy.

Enjoy,
Matilda

30 Days of My Kids - Day 28

28Jun2012_3798, a photo by LoveMicreations on Flickr.

I can't believe how quickly this month has gone! Day 28 already!

2 images today cause well I couldn't decide and well I wanted to include my girl as well.

Here is Miles playing 'red remover' aka the 'yeah' game, Just love his look of concentration.

And Kayla, my poser.



Enjoy,
Matilda

30 Days of My Kids - Day 25

25Jun2012_3755, a photo by LoveMicreations on Flickr.

Complete snap shot but I love it. Kayla of course was dancing, most likely to Delta's "sitting on top of the world" or the get up song (bless her).

Processed it with a vintage nostalgia in mind.

Enjoy,
Matilda

30 Days of My Kids - Day 23

23June2012, a photo by LoveMicreations on Flickr.

Ok so I posted day 24 before day 23, that happens. So it's out of order, at least I took a photo.

I couldn't decided between these too, so decided to post both of them. Snap shots but having fun with lego.

Enjoy,
Matilda

30 Days of My Kids - Day 24

24Jun2012_3526, a photo by LoveMicreations on Flickr.

I love this image. It captures the pure innocence of my daughter.

Kids don't have to be looking at the camera for an image to be great, this proves it. I just love the way her hair flows in the breeze.


This is the other image that I took that I just love.

Enjoy,
Matilda

30 Days of My Kids - Day 22

22Jun2012_3540, a photo by LoveMicreations on Flickr.

There will be 2 images from today. I just couldn't decide. Also with Kayla at school I feel like I don't get any images of her, so it's nice to focus on her for a bit.

Here she is all ready for school. Another snap shot, but it's my girl so of course I'm going to love it.




Miles loves going for walks.  And while it wasn't raining I thought we would go for a stroll and get out daily dose of vitamin D.  I wasn't actually looking through the view finder in this one, It was a general point and shoot shot (at hip level), as I continued to keep walking.  I just love the framing of this one.

Enjoy,
Matilda

30 Days of My Kids - Day 21

21Jun2012_3559, a photo by LoveMicreations on Flickr.

Ok day 20 I really did forget about. Life just got the better of me. Sometimes that just happens.

Here is my girl, all wrapped up out of the bath, it's a snap shot, but I love it all the same.

Enjoy,
Matilda

Week 11 - Project 52

I actually had 2 images for week 11.  I wanted to do something different for Kayla.  So I did feet. But the more I look at it the more I don't really like it.
I will show it anyway.

I'm not liking the focus, and the post processing, and I don't think the wood panelling works. The other image I had, which at the time I didn't like as much as this one is:

Kayla had a hard time getting the 4 (for her age), but I really like the dof, and her face still has enough detail. So this image is the official week 11 image.

Week 7 - Project 52

This image serves a couple of purpose.

1. future photographer in the making
2. testing out custom white balance with an 18% gray card
3. testing out the new white backdrop

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Oh and it has just occurred to me that this is the 1st landscape image i've taken for this project. All my other images have been portrait way. 

Kayla taking a photo of me while I take  photo of her.  If you want to see her image, let me know and I'll post that too. 

The white backdrop has come out sort of grey, but I like it. And I'm also loving the gray card, now that I know how to use it. 

Week 5 - Project 52

While down in Melbourne at my parents new house, we found this playground close to their new home. Wow this playground is cool, but not really designed with under 5's in mind.
The slides are huge (I even went down one, and it was so much fun, but scary!)

This is Kayla going down one of the slights. I really like the composition of it. I have it more of a vintage processing (as it had a vintage feel to it anyway).

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Week 2 - Project 52

Today I was testing out the new fake flooring that I picked up a couple of days ago. I'm so in love with it! This will make doing smash cakes a lot easier. I still need to get more absorbent backdrop like the black. I find the ones that I made, make more work for me, cause I have to iron them, and then clone, clone, clone in post production. I love the black cause it really makes images POP!

Anyway this is week 2 image. My daughter Kayla

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The missing image

Last night after I had posted my photo's of the month, I noticed that I forgot one of the images.

The image of the day was from when Kayla turned 4.  So I thought I would show you the storyboard that I created for her for her special day.

the Image bottom left was the image I had selected as the photo of the day. 

More Cheeki

Well my little miss was happy to be a model for me for more Cheeki Babi wear.

The angle of this shot doesn't show the details of the flower, but if you go to Cheeki Babi's made it page you'll be able to see it in better detail there.

I must admit this one looks much better on than it does on the cardboard or even in your hand. I just love it!

Subtle but very cute, would look really cute on a baby girl with little to no hair, now to get a baby girl to model this one again for me.

Cheeki Babi

I purchased some wonderful hair accessories from Renee at Cheeki Babi (on made it and on facebook).

Well here is my daughter Kayla modelling one of her wonderful headbands.

I have some other hair accessories to do product shoots on, but it also depends on my daughter if she wants to be a willing participant. 

But I think she looks super cute with her headband, and they were such a good price and very well made. So go check out Cheeki Babi, Links above. 

Project 365 - Days 243-271 - September 2010

Post the images monthly is a lot easier for me than doing it daily/weekly.

I've also decided that I will continue with my project in 2011 but it wont be a 365 day project. Don't get me wrong I love photography and I love what I do, but some of my days are seriously dud photo's, photo's that are boring dull and of nothing. So it will be a 52 week project, with 52 outstanding images. Ok well that's the plan.

So here are the images for September

opps... i did it again

Slack I know!

I meant to update weekly, but even that was too much for me.

so monthly it is then!

August day 212 to Day 242

Here is also a screen dump of Georgia Garden Millinery Facebook Page.

All links are clickable.  To see the page live, go Georgias Garden Millinery on Facebook

If you like to order a facebook page, please contact me here


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Day 171 - 21st June 2010

Kiddies playing with the extremely wet sandpit, but having fun all the same.



Yes I know they are not looking at the camera, but well it's more of a happy snap.

Day 170 - 20th June 2010

Miles loves to try to feed you if he has the chance. And well he is a very sharing caring person.

Here he is sharing his apple with Kayla.

Day 168 - 18th June 2010

Hopping into the car to go to the hairdressers.

Kayla loves going to the hairdressers! Every time we walk past the hairdressers she asks if she is going to get her hair cut (even the day after she has it cut).

This is Kayla pre-cut.



The hair cut only cost $10, and the lady layered it and styled it and it looks so cute... you'll see a post cut in the next couple of posts :D

Day 167 - 17th June 2010

Beautiful Kayla being her happy bubbly self