Beauties…

Ok, I have to admit prejudice — Brianna & Julianna are my granddaughters and I love them to pieces — but they really are beautiful, photogenic girls. We had a blast playing with them today, and we miss them so much already after their Memorial Day weekend visit to New York.

A few more iPhone photos…

…both edited in Photoshop Touch. The first is a butterfly taken in the Butterfly House in EPCOT at Disney World, which is up for the duration of the Flower and Garden Festival. I didn’t have my Nikon with me when we visited, and want to get back with the DSLR. The second is a photo of our grandniece. I love to capture kids when they are not posing — the facial expressions are so much better than when they look at the camera with a…Continue Reading “A few more iPhone photos…”

One more video…

This blog is not about video, but I have one more video to post — to show off my granddaughter Brianna, AND to demonstrate the video editing feature in the new Lightroom 4 Beta. With Lightroom 3, the current version, you can import video, but videos cannot be edited. With version 4, you can actually edit the video to make exposure and color corrections. The program allows you to choose a frame, make adjustments, and apply those adjustments to the entire video. The two images…Continue Reading “One more video…”

Happy girls…

Since the purpose of our visit to Arizona is to spend as much time as possible with our family — especially our granddaughters. That being said, my recent photo shots are mostly of the girls. Today was a happy day, and I was constantly snapping pictures with my nikon at the playground and later in the house. These two pictures show the spirit of the day…

Inspiration…

These two photos are a follow-up to yesterday’s Brianna Ballerina. Eddie put the Nutcracker on for her before Christmas, and ever since she has been asking to see it (Netflix can be very useful) over and over again. She dances, and watches, and she tries new moves. Can’t wait to see what happens when she goes back to ballet class on Monday.