Week 1

Happy

January 30, 2011

Ariana and I started our Phototastic Year today.  It snowed a few inches last night and Ariana said it was the perfect time for me to take pictures of her.  I had bought a pettiskirt back in the fall and she had not had the chance to wear it for pictures yet.  So she put it on and we bundled up and headed to my favorite boardwalk.  She had a blast twirling around in the snow and posing for me.  She is such a natural.  I love photographing her.

After taking some portraits of her, we headed back home to change and get the rest of the camera gear.  Then we were off to my parents house to visit with my brothers who were in town for my mom's birthday. While we were over there, Ariana and I headed outside to take some more pictures.  I let her use my Nikon D60 and she took some really nice shots of some trees.  We weren't outside very long because it was so cool out and our hands were freezing.

When we got home I showed her how to upload the pictures to the laptop.  I also showed her how to do editing in iPhoto.  I'll show her how to edit in Photoshop later, I didn't want to overwhelm her.  It was really cool to wake up the next day and see her on the laptop working on her pictures.  We had a great first week in our photo challenge.

Wednesday's forecast is calling for 8-12inches of snow.  Hmmmm . . . sounds like a perfect day for week 2!  And I should have my new camera by then!!!!