We all like tips!!! don't we???

Hi my fabulous followers!!!!

well been super busy as always(wouldn't have it any other way!) so I haven't been able to do an entry in a few days, Bad Lolo(what my family calls me).

Anywho, was looking at all the awesome comments that i have recieved, and noticed alot of very thoughtful comments on my photography... THANK YOU!!!

Since I am going to school to be the best photographer I can be, why not share my knowledge with you guys so you too can wow your friends and family with your pictures....

Anyway, I am thinking once a week I will give a "tip of the week" cause we all like tips don't we???

So with that in mind....

My first tip...

(don't eat yellow snow... tee hee hee, a big deal in the house with two dogs!)

No really now...

GET CLOSER!!!!! this tip is true no matter what you are taking pictures of. People want to see, the expressions on faces, and the energy of the photo.. less back ground, more details on what is really happening, captureing how that moment made you feel!!!

So lets look at an example of this....

This is a picture of my friend Jackie and I as we are boarding the cruise ship....

Please notice all the useless space on the right hand side, is it adding to the story of the photo?

NO

can you see our expressions? NO really...

Why not move closer...

In this picture you can still see the ship, as it is part of the story, however, you can also see our smiley faces, and the friendship between two people, a much mor eye catching picture if you as me!!!

It sounds simple but people often forget to get closer to there subject....

However, with every rule there are times to break it...

If you see a bear and want a photo... CLOSER is not a good idea....

Happy shooting!!!!

some pictures.....

I tired to scan my latest LO for you all to see, introducing my nephew, however, was having some scanning issues(user error mostly) so instead I thought I would post a few pics of me and some of my friends on the bus, at the "crop and crawl" put on by Allison Orthner... We had an awesome time, sixty girls, 6 scrapbook stores, awesome food, then a night of make and takes and fun... It was so nice to spend some time with Christy(visit her blog, love her to death) as we haven't been able to hang out in forever, she is the lovely lady I am sitting on in two of the pics... She has an awesome website www.mondaynightclass.ca  where they do tons of fabulous monthly kits, very fresh fun ideas... It is a scrapbook class in a bag, so you learn tons and still get to stay at home scrapbook in your Jammies, and end with a fab LO you would be thrilled to show off!!!! I also got to see Jackie, her and I have been friends for over three years and she is one of the most supportive, amazing friends a girl can have, I just love her to death, and feel so blessed to have such a great friend in my life. Last is Sarah, she was so excited to go to the crop and crawl she didn't think to  check if her girlfriends could go with her, and sadly when she finally was able to invite them they were all busy. We started chatting right away, and the more the four of us chatted the more we liked her... What a great day with new and old friends!!!

Sad... But true!

Sadly I have no new creations to show off for you all today, SOrry! However I do plan on making it up to you all this weekend... Tomorrow bright and early I am going on a "crop and Crawl" put on by the wonderful and talented Allison Orthner!!! So is a fabulous photographer, scrapbooker and really human being, LOVE HER!!! Anyway, we are all meeting up, getting on buses and touring all the scrapbooking stores in Calgary, then we stop for a bite to eat, and off to scrapbook the night away!! Sound like fun??? I think so!!

Anyway, I should (hopefullY) get a bit a scrapbooking done, so you can all see my latest creations then.

Also on a more personal note, today was a very big anniversary of sorts for me...

Two years ago today, I finally was excepting of a condition I had(have) called Alopecia. An autoimmune condition, were for no reason your hair falls out...For two years I lived with out a single hair on my WHOLE(yes whole) body... Two years ago today, I dressed up as "Uncle Fester" from the adams family... For those of you not aware of his character, he is a stocky bald very pale, dark eyed dude... and answer the door to hand out candy like that!! A very big step for me... Now two years later my hair is BACK... and to celebrate I went for my very first full blown hair cut, color, and highlight.... I was nervous to be honest!! Anyway, Lisa at In Style, did a FABULOUS job and made this day extra special... thank you Lisa!!!

Here's hoping it will be one of Many fabulous Hairstyles....

I will post a few pics tomorrow, once I find someone to take them!!

i've been creating!!!

Hey all my wonderful followers,

wanted to say a quick thank you to everyone who has taken time out of there busy lives to read and comment on my blog... It makes my day!

I created these while relaxing in bed the last few nights...

they are both digital pages, of my puppies Maggie and Jake and there very proud father, my honey Mark...

Hope this finds everyone well, I had a busy but great day today. I am lucky enough to still have both a mom and a grandma still alive, so the three generations went to A&W for lunch, not fancy by any means, but a very rare event... I am blessed!!!

a few more cards!!

Here are my latest creations... the embossing is done by using tin foil in your cuttlebug, I loved the look!!!

The xmas ball card was a designed by my friend Shari, i loved it!! I added a little Laura touch, but she can up with the ideas!!

Baptism....

today was a beautiful day...

sun shinning bright, and all is well. the Baptism went very well, thank you to everyone who sent me well wishes!! Here are a few pics of this blessed event!!  Afterward I went over to my friends and made some more cards, I plan on scanning them tomorrow so I can post them for your viewing pleasure.

all in all a wonderful weekend!!!

hello my faithful readers...

Up way to late almost 1am calgary time. Had a busy day worked  from 10am to 12am... wow 14hours, clearly I must like what I do. Tomorrow I get to put on my photographers hat, and shoot a baptism, honestly I am really nervous, it will be my first baptism and I am not sure what the rules are for taking pictures in a church, what you are and aren't allowed to do....

However, after that I am going over to my friend Shari's to scrapbook, so that will be a nice calm after my stressful morning!! I will post pics of both the baptism and my creations when I get home!! for now I will look for a few pics to dazzle my sweet, thoughtful readers!!!!

The first picture is of my BF Mark and our two Puppies Jake and Maggie out in Radium BC the second is just of him and his handsome face, He is just finished his third year electrical schooling and did so awesome I am totally proud of him, we had a group of friends over to celebrate last night, tons of fun!!

the last pic is of my fathers view at his home in Radium, must be rough... please note that I have played with it a bit, using photoshop, not the best pic, but fun to mess with colors and such!!!

   

so... what do you think?

Hey Ladies,

as some may have noticed I have been "trying on" different Headers for my blog! Made this Fall one this morning, think it may be the winner, what do you think? What I was thinking of doing is doing one for each season here in Calgary... We don't have typical seasons here, the weather is a bit odd to say the least... but getting some neat pics to capture the seasonal changes we do have may be nice...

The saying here is "if you don't like the weather wait ten minutes" and this is so true!!!

Calgary weather can change 10-15 degrees in a heart beat... we also get things called 

"chinooks" Not only is it a great mall here, but also a weather phenomenon where a warm wind blows in over the mountains and we can go from freezing winter temps to suntanning weather in just a few  hours, what a nice way to have a break from the cold weather that we are known for!!!!

Hope to make some more Xmas cards today, if I get some done I will post them tonight, however have a crazy work day ahead of me!!!

Have a great day!

had some free time!!

Hey all.

thanks to everyone who has been taking time out of there busy day to read/ look at my blog!

Had some free time today so was able to work on a few cards, here are a few for your viewing pleasure!!

hope you like them!

will wrote more in a wee while!!

take care

a lovely weekend!!

Hello Readers,

Had a busy but good weekend, was thrilled however to spend all last night working on more cards, made some really cute ones that I hold to have a chance to scan so I can show off all my latest creations, Have even been lucky enough to see a few of my cards, How flattering!

I am posting this pic as a special hug and thank goodness, this little dude made it safe and sound out of the hospital today, he went in for an operation a few days ago, to have a clef pallet repaired, and did great!! 

hugs and love to you and your Mommy!!!

way to be a strong little dude and an even stronger MOMMY!

love you both  

Hope this finds everyone well, will post some more pics tomorrow!

Laura