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Our Sunday School teacher called this morning to see if she could drop something off. This is what she dropped off. A little teacher's bag of goodies. We have 6 teachers (including me) in our Sunday school class. So Mrs. Harvine made these little goodie bags for us. I noticed on Sunday she was asking the room numbers for the teachers. 4 of the teachers work at Parkview.

She wrote a little note saying that they were praying for our school year and wrote this verse: Proverbs 22:6 - "Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." It's good to be recognized as a teacher and to get a little encouragement. Moms of so many little ones get worn out easily (or at least I do)...so it's good to get a little pick me up. She also brought an extra bag of cookies for the kids so I don't necessarily have to share! LOL!

Thanks Mrs. Harvine for thinking of me!

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Micah & Sarah playing together at the skating rink. You can see Amy on the other side taking her picture!

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The settings weren't right for this one, but it was just too stinkin' cute! Luke told me that Micah was in the Tonka truck and I had to take a picture...(he's always telling me to get my camera). So he grabbed it and went and took a bunch of her in the truck...problem was the lens kept fogging up in the humidity. So I took a couple of more and this was just too cute...

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I've been trying to attempt this tip from Scott Bourne all week: "Tips for Panning Photography"

The first day, Tuesday, I tried it came out like this...so I gave up because it was too hot!

After seeing Kristal's awesome aperture shot...I decided to try again on Friday. Most looked normal or like this...

But when I was loading the pictures on my computer, I happened to see this one that looks pretty close to the example, in my opinion. I think I just got lucky in capturing it!

So the point is to get out there and try different settings...and have fun!

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Fix-it Friday: No Limits

It's Fix-it Friday over at I ♥ Faces.

Original

My edit

1. Using PS3
2. Adjusted curves
3. Used dodge & burn tools on the eyes
4. Ran MCP Actions Touch of Light/Touch of Dark

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This would have been cool if the bee was in focus too!

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Still no motivation to take pictures...I've been trying to play with settings but with no success...then it's just TOO hot to be outside so I give up. How I need some new scenery...27 days till the beach!

Photography Sites

• Digital Photography School
• Erin Oswalt Photography
• Erin Oswalt Photography Blog
• Fountainhead Foto
• I ♥ Faces
• Kelly Moore Blog
• Kelly Moore Bag Store
• Kelly Moore Photography
• Life Studios
• MCP Actions
• MCP Actions Blog
• Millie Holloman Photography Blog
• Photofocus
• REM Pics
• Shaun Blue Photography
• Shots from the Heart Blog
• Shots from the Heart Photography
• Smiles & Such Photography
• Uno by Lauren Clark

Classes and Projects

I'm currently participating in these projects:

I've participated in these projects:
2010



I've taken these classes taught by Tracy at Shots from the Heart:

About My Photography

Why I chose the name Eye Candi Photography?

Well with my name being Candi, I wanted to choose a play on that. Here's the definition:

eye candy
n. Informal
Someone or something that is visually attractive or pleasing to look at.

My equipment

Thanks to my wonderful hubby...I now use a Nikon D90 with kit lens (AF-S Dx Nikkor 18-105 mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR).


Previously I only used this:

Pentax K110 DSLR
with kit lens

I got this DSLR because I wanted to be able to take pictures of my kids faster and I found a good deal on it on ebay. However, I became more interested in photography after Tracy started the 365 Project. Then I took her Mommytography Class and learned more about my camera after finally READING THE MANUAL. This is when I realized that my camera was lacking in some aspects so I'm longing for a new one that has those features. Until then I'm trying my best to take better pictures and fix those that aren't so good with the concepts that I learned in Tracy's Photoshop class.

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I'm finally posting some new stuff. I just haven't been motivated to take any pictures. I need some new scenery (aka the beach!). One day this week I did go outside with my kids and tried to take some on manual. I got the settings are messed up so the ones of the kids were all dark. However, I did read this post on MCP Actions: 10 Sure Fire Tips for Achieving Amazing Sun Burst Style Sun Flare so I decided to try it while I was outside.

Tracy, don't worry! I wasn't looking into the lens while I took it.

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I just wish that electricity pole wasn't in the shot!

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Amy asked if I used photoshop to edit the picture. I did use it and here's proof...

my original shot

Your Camera takes really nice pictures

Check out this post from MCP Actions:
http://mcpactions.com/blog/2009/08/10/your-camera-takes-great-pictures/

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I think this was my favorite shot from our Perkins Rowe shoot.

Fix-it Friday

It's Fix-it Friday time over at I ♥ Faces. I've been wanting to try this for some time since taking Tracy's Photoshop class. I thought this little boy was just too cute so it would be a good one to try.

Original

My fix

• used CS3
  
• adjusted curves
  
• used the dodge & burn tools on his eyes
  
• ran MCP Actions Touch of Light and Dark
  
• cropped
  

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Look Micah likes jewelry too!

Should I switch arms?
How does it look?

What do you think?

It also makes a good teething ring

or just plain fun to play with!

I ♥ Faces - Tamron lens giveaway

For all you mamarazzi out there, I ♥ Faces is giving away a Tamron 18-270mm VC lens - The World’s First and Only 15X Zoom Lens!

"The perfect all-in-one lens, Tamron’s 15X zoom lens features VC, a proprietary anti-shake mechanism that gives you a 4-stop shutter speed advantage for blur-free hand-held shots. Shoot confidently from wide to ultra-tele with Canon and Nikon APS-C DSLRs."

Check it out:
http://iheartfaces.blogspot.com/2009/08/surprise-tamron-lens-giveaway.html

I ♥ "I ♥ Faces"! Thanks for such an awesome giveaway!