I Heart Faces - Constructive Feedback Friday

I would really like SOOC advice on my photo so I purposely chose not to do any editing to it (and choose a not so great shot) - I hope this is ok!. I live in Hawaii and with a lot of direct sunlight, on very sunny days, there tend to be a lot of shadows on photos I take when the weather isn't overcast. This photo is a bit noisy when you zoom in as well. I would LOVE advice on how to prevent some of this SOOC and then post editing fixes. Thanks in advance!

I'm still in the process of learning (the camera is 2 weeks new) and reading like mad!

Nikon 300D - f/5.6 - time 1/16000/sec - ISO 320 - no flash - focal length 55mm

Lots of people asking for feedback today on Feedback Friday - check it out!

I ♥ Faces - "My Friend & I"

This is a recent photo I got of a tender moment between my daughter Hope and her best friend, Safiyyah.







Be sure to head on over to www.iheartfaces.com to check out all of the beautiful face entries this week

I ♥ Faces - Fix It Friday

It's another Fix-It Friday over at I ♥ Faces and they gave us quite a challenge this week. Here's Senior Spirit, the before and my 'after'. I used Adobe Lightroom to make some color adjustments and do a slight crop on the photo.

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This one DID make me cry

Seriously, had I known my pictures could be THIS beautiful, I would have bought the damn thing 2 1/2 years ago.

Takes my breath away and the best part is I KNEW it the second I took it....

In pursuit of a degree...

So, I'm in the process of researching schools to get a degree in photography. This one place I spoke with earlier today quoted me 80,000 (20,000 per year) for a BS in Photography. Woah! Hopefully, we can get something a little more affordable or I will make bank in scholarships. Thank goodness I get $20,000 from my husband's GI Bill.....

I ♥ Faces - Pouting and Pets

Here are my entries for this weeks contests...


Pouting....Avry's mom was holding a popsicle and took a little longer than Avry liked to get it unwrapped. She's got some of the most expressive facial expressions!!


















This little guy is my handsome Italian Greyhound, Indy. He LOVES my daughters new bed and I can often find him relaxing there.

I love this picture of her...

Not much more to say than that, but I almost get teary every time I look at it.