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I am a photographer, wife, Mum, Mac fanatic, book maniac, geek, Star Wars addict, candy lover, mint tea drinker, list writer, twitterer.

I adore photography and even if it weren’t my job I’d still take photos every day because there is so much in life worth capturing.

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Friday Report

May 19th, 2012

This week I found the most amazing website, Feltron.com, here Nicholas Felton shares his annual reports, which are the most amazing, detailed graphs showing all the things he has done over the year.

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This week I found the most amazing website, Feltron.com. Here Nicholas Felton shares his annual reports, which are the most amazing, detailed graphs showing all the things he has done over the year. The way he presents his data is gorgeous, ranging from the relatively simply 2005 photographic chart to the more recent ones that I would have no idea how to describe!

I love the idea of having a record like that, but being a busy Mum decided if I were to have a go then my data collection time would have to be 12 hours rather than 12 months. So here is Annie’s very simple, Friday Report

I really think this kind of reporting could become addictive, you’ve been warned!

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I’ve got another one…

May 18th, 2012

…a baby who loves having their photo taken and playing with cameras.

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…a baby who loves having their photo taken and playing with cameras.

Look at that chimping in the last photo, only 29 weeks old and already trying to check the photo he’s just ‘taken’!

Mind you if Ez is anything like his sister, by the time he hits two and a half he won’t want to have his photo taken anymore *sob*

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RadLab – My Newest Squeeze!

May 10th, 2012

I used to be one of those people who would horde Photoshop actions, I had hundreds of the things but only ever used a select few because I always found them to be really time consuming, then a few months ago I downloaded the RadLab demo and had my mind blown!…

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I used to be one of those people who would horde Photoshop actions, I had hundreds of the things but only ever used a select few because I always found them to be really time consuming. Also because I had so many I would often forget what they did and as their flowery names gave no hint as to what they’d do to an image, my whole process could become rather hit and miss. In the end I removed masses of them from Photoshop and turned my attentions to creating some lovely Lightroom presets to enjoy the instant gratification they provided.

Then a few months ago I downloaded the RadLab demo and had my mind blown! They had swapped actions for ‘stylets’, 50 of their original photoshop actions (which I owned and loved) and 28 delicious new ones. I was hooked instantly because it’s shockingly quick and really easy to use, I just load up my photos into Photoshop after correcting the white balance in Lightroom, click on the RadLab panel and either stack up a bunch of stylets until I’ve got a gorgeous image or apply a pre-made recipe.

I also love the fact that people share their favourite recipes on the RadLab website and you can download them for free, it’s perfect for trying something you’d not considered before, or taking your processing in a new direction.

It really has cut my processing time by at least half, but that’s not to say that you can’t while away hours just playing with it, because you can! Quite often if the kiddos are napping then I’ve got RadLab up on the Mac and I’m happily immersed, seeing what new combinations and recipes I can come up with.

You can create stunning, bold results, simple changes like the photo below or even just add light and colour to photos taken indoors on a dreary, British spring day!

I totally recommend that anyone reading this who owns Photoshop go and get their hands on the demo, and if you like it and want to treat yourself to a copy feel free type in discount code MOMSDAY and this will get you $50 off the price (until May 16th) which brings it down to a very reasonably priced £61 plus change.

If you do try it out let me know what you think as I plan on sharing some of my recipes with you over the next few weeks, and who knows, there may even be a competition in the pipe for one lucky reader to win a copy of their own, watch this space…

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New Skills

May 3rd, 2012

Ezra has shown no interest at all in learning to move about, all he’s ever wanted to do is stand up or lie down and people watch. This is why it really surprised me that late Monday afternoon he started rolling onto his side and by Tuesday lunchtime had taught himself to roll over (left & right) from his back to his tummy.

He was very proud of this achievement but the new knowledge seemed to push some pre-learned stuff out of his head as he now seems to have forgotten how to roll from his tummy to his back, this results in him keep getting stuck on his tummy and calling out to be rescued – doh!
 

Ezra has shown no interest at all in learning to move about, all he’s ever wanted to do is stand up or lie down and people watch. This is why it really surprised me that late Monday afternoon he started rolling onto his side and by Tuesday lunchtime had taught himself to roll over (left & right) from his back to his tummy.

He was very proud of this achievement but the new knowledge seemed to push some pre-learned stuff out of his head as he now seems to have forgotten how to roll from his tummy to his back, this results in him keep getting stuck on his tummy and calling out to be rescued – doh!

Tuesday night we also discovered that Ezra is very keen to feed himself, so much so that I had to give him a spoon of his own or sit there all night while he tried moving food from his bowl to his mouth using his fingers (such a slow and messy process).

After the meal I tried to wrestle the spoon away from him but he refused to give it up so I decided to get my own back by taking his photo instead. I can’t decide if he looks more like a tiny conductor or a little Harry Potter, ‘accio food’.

The two of them really crack me up, they’re always trying to make the other person laugh.

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Sweet Spot

May 2nd, 2012

My biggest gripe with British houses is that they seem to have tiny windows compared to North American or Australian houses. This time of year Annie’s room and our lounge usually get some nice light in the afternoons but this manky weather has wiped it all out and so I’ve been forced to take most of the kid’s 366 photos in front of the French windows in the kitchen.
 

My biggest gripe with British houses is that they seem to have tiny windows compared to North American or Australian houses. This time of year Annie’s room and our lounge usually get some nice light in the afternoons but this manky weather has wiped it all out and so I’ve been forced to take most of the kid’s 366 photos in front of the French windows in the kitchen. Turns out though that the light there is gorgeous at dinner time and it’s quickly become my new favourite spot in the house for photos.

I can sit Ez Bear in his high chair and snap away without him getting grumpy and the tray on his chair doubles as a nice little reflector, so it’s win win!
Annie is still not a massive fan of having her photo taken, she either refuses to look at me or runs around the place but sometimes I’m treated to a wry smile and those are good days :)

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