Getting pictures ready!

Well, a few weeks ago, I did a post about being invited to display some photos in a local Winter Photofest.  I looked at my photos, chose some I liked, did some editing, printed some, did some more editing, and printed the sizes I want.  Today I got all three of them framed and/or matted.  I am displaying one as a 4x6, one as a 5x7, and one as a 8x10.
I took a picture of the framed, matted 4x6 and the framed 8x10 so you can all see the finished product. :)

Cheerios!

Almost any small object can fascinate me, if I am taking pictures of the object.  :)  The other day, I was at a friends house, and we were taking pictures late, late at night, while we were eating cheerios.  Naturally...cheerios ended up in our photos.  I was explaining to her (a new photographer) about planes, and how focal points really often are really more like a focal plane.  I generally consider this shallow depth of field like focusing on a 'slice' of my 3-D setting.  So a 'slice' of my picture is in focus.  This changes depending on the angle you are coming from...
So here's a few random, fun, cheerio pictures my friend and I took.

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Winter Photo fest

I was invited to display three of my photos at the BrickStreet Market for their Winter Photo Fest. Here are the ones I am most likely going to choose from.  
Winter photos can show such beauty, yet they are often hard to capture. 

Well, I pretty much took this picture just to prove to myself that I can, in fact, take a beautiful photo of food.  I've done it before, and I am sure I'll do it again, but I was just feeling like I didn't put any energy or time into my photo of the day.  They were rushed and turning out dark, grainy, flashed, etc.  Well, lighting is key...mid morning gives such glorious light.  So, I took a bunch of pictures of the cake, and they turned out well.  I had fun styling it, and fussing with it, and standing on the counter top to take this picture... 

Now, about the cake...my siblings had fair judging last week.  Tuesday was food judging.  Which means Monday was food making day.  All day, lots of food.  Well due to various events, dear Paige, had to make THREE batches of this cake in order to get one 'just right' for the fair.  Of course, no one expects cakes to be PERFECT, but they can't be too small, or stick to the pan and fall half apart...well not if you want to win a blue ribbon!  (If you just want to eat it-not a problem!)  Needless to say, we had lots of chocolate chip pound cake with caramel frosting! yummm  I was happy....

Christine's Converse

Christine's Converse

Well I've been gone all summer, and as you can see, haven't gotten any more photos of the day posted.  I don't think I will be able to get them all posted, in order so I decided on a plan B.  I am going to pick out my favorites, and post them. :)
I'm still taking pictures, but not very much time is being spent on photography currently, as I am very busy with camp.  The summer is officially over at camp, but retreat season has started, and is keeping us on our toes.
Here is one of my favorite photos of the summer.

Day 15

A trip to the Amish scratch n dent store. Rural WI at its best, winter.

Day 14

Big one. Little one.
Old one. New one.