Pretty Presets...Testing the Newest Collection, "Love Collection"

Here are some photos that have had the amazing presets created by Laura of Pretty Presets added to them to pop the color or to give it a more vintage look.  I love these presets.  If you want to see all Laura has, go to www.prettypresets.com.  This latest collection is available to buy tomorrow!

Here is the fun I had:

(golden hour & vintage) - this is an old truck out at an cheese & wine farm at Tillamook Beach in Oregon.

(add sunlight) - at that same farm...I love old farm equipment and rusted out old cars

(aspen and blueberries) - Tillamook Oregon coast

(golden hour & stunning) Tillamook Oregon coast at sunset

(dazzling) - I love how this presets give the photo an older feel - Tillamook Oregon coast

(falling for you) - perfect name and again a great vintage feel - Kristi & Sean at the Tillamook Oregon coast

(aspen) - Sam jumping his trials bike over the weekend for my entertainment - it was a gorgeous day!

(antiqued & exquisite) Sam taking on the stump...I love how vertical the bike is and the 30 degree bend in his upper body.

(aspen) - Sam soaring over the stump

(stunning) - I just love the body positioning to make the trials bike do its magic

(blueberry & mint green) - this is what it should look like, he drove up the tree and then on the back wheel did a 180 degree wheelie...my line, he was learning new tricks (I always pick the "sweet" lines - right boys?!?!!)  I will post more photos of this trick later so you can really see it in stages

(soft splendor) - this is my favorite picture!!!  What a good lookin' man I have.  That's the '50 chevy in the background...I love the texture the sanded out paint job gives.

(add sunlight, aspen and daisy) - the sweet little bumble bees love my lavender plant and I love this photo

That's all for tonight!  I will post some recent portraits in the next few days.

Bri's visit to Deceptions Pass

I couldn't be a more proud older sister...my little sister summited Mount Rainier two weeks ago.  What an animal!  I am so proud of her.  She made my day by coming up to visit and spend a day with me.  So, I took her to my favorite place in the NW....Deceptions Pass.  The sun cleared as we climbed on the boat for the Deceptions Pass Boat tour (a favorite of mine).

We drove out to West beach to look for whales & porpoises (no sightings, but it was still GORGEOUS!!!).

Then we headed out to Whidbey Island to find some food.  And we found the cutest little Thai house with pretty decent food.

Last stop....a old barracks (did I even spell that right?)...

It was an absolutely fabulous day...sunny, on the water, beautiful, stress free, and just a great time with my little sis (who was a wee bit sore!!).  Brit, I am so proud of you for tackling Rainier...you are awesome!  I absolutely love and adore you and your visit was totally what I needed!  Thanks.

Project '50

This is our new project (although I have not done a whole lot with it yet).  Sam bought this car from his buddy Jeff...he has been in love with it from the first time he laid eyes on it years ago.  There may be a bit of rust, a few dents and a couple of holes in the floor...but that can be fixed!  Sam has sanded and sanded and sanded some more.  In between the sanding he is pounding out the dents and has patched the floor holes on the drivers side.  I stepped in to help paint!

Let's call this phase I.

Here are the shots of the '50 when we got it (pre-fab work):

Here is the painting phase (post Sam pounding and sanding)

Can't wait to take this baby out on the road with the sun shining!!!

May Showers & Raindrops....

You know how the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers.  Well right now in NW Washington we are getting plenty of MAY SHOWERS.  So one Sunday morning I took my camera out in the rain with the goal of shooting raindrops.  These are my favorite!

This is my absolute favorite photo

This is my second favorite photo

 

Looking out the window to the rain
















Now for some photoshop fun!!!

This is the lilac bush in the front of the yard....I loved how the hose pole & hose added a different contrast & coloring to photo

So I guess May showers can bring about an awfully fun photoshoot.

Speaking of photo shoots, I am one of the 5 featured photographers on Becky Higgins blog yesterday, giving away a photo shoot to a deserving family.  Sam and I sat down and read some of the replies last night....this is going to be a hard decision.  There are so many deserving families....

Yummmmmmmyyyyy!

Alright fellow readers, if you want a website that features delish recipes (with the recipe & photo of it) then you need to check out & add as a favorite: http://www.completelydelicious.com/.  This is my cousin Annalise's website...she does the food photography (which is not an easy task...and one that I doubt I will ever attempt to master) and cooks the food.  Then she is kind enough to give the recipe to you.  I am not kidding, your mouth will water.  So check out her website & get some great recipes.

My new purse/digital SLR bag

It came, it finally came!!!  I ordered this on Monday and received it on Friday...my Jo Totes purse!  It is a gorgeous purse that is secretly a designer SLR purse.  There is room for your wallet, cell phone, book, bottle of water, makeup, camera, 2 lenses, SB 600 flash, and probably even a pair of jeans to change in to.  The bag is completely padded so nothing will happen to your camera!  I am absolutely in love and totally stoked!

If you want to check them out, go to www.jototes.com.  They are the best priced purse/SLR bags in town!