And one apple blossom photo.

I just got back from a wonderful trip to visit my sister and her family and meet her newborn twins!!  There’ll be a lot more photos of the twins soon but I decided to do my 10 on 10 lifestyle photography project with their family this month.  Here are just a few photos from their day.

Next in the circle is Kate Suzanne Photography, Heber Springs, Arkansas Photographer.

Road trip!

With coffee.

We were all excited about “Wildcat” road.

The beginnings of what will be a “remote control lawn mower”.

Relaxing the morning after the day trip.

Enjoying the couch fort, except for maybe the static cling.

Next, visit the blog of Laurie Schultz- Cincinnati, OH  to see her 10 on 10!

This year I am going to be participating in a 10 on 10 project.  Each month, on the tenth of the month, myself and a group of other photographers from the Bloom Forum will be posting 10 photos from one day, documenting parts of our day.  Lifestyle photography is a new area for me, but so far it’s a lot of fun.  We’ll see what the new year brings!

Good morning.

 Shoveling just to shovel.

Chippewa Falls from the rear view mirror. (at a stoplight)

Kobe’s: the best food at the mall.  Yum!

Getting a gumball at the mall.

My friend Lesley waiting at the school.  :)

Maria on the ice rink.

Fun with Warbly.

Frenemies.

Next in the circle is Lerin Photography | Houston Texas child photographer.  See what she posted for her 10 on 10.

It’s January 2nd and I still haven’t taken a “perfect” or a “good” photo of my Christmas tree.  I have a few of the tree before ornaments but I don’t have one of my decorated tree, a tree that I really liked this year.  For a while it was because I didn’t have all the ornaments on, then it was more about waiting for a new photo print in an existing frame near the tree, then there was the clutter, and also issues with wanting the lighting to be perfect.  Anyway, I did enjoy my tree even though I didn’t really do it photographic justice (maybe it’s not too late).  It certainly doesn’t look like a magazine photo or even something that I would typically think of posting on my blog.  My goal for 2013 is to not let the perfect be the enemy of the good, for photography and life in general.  Changes are coming this coming year!  My “baby” will be starting kindergarden in the fall and I will be taking a class, a nursing refresher course to update myself in the latest in nursing practice and brush up on my skills and knowledge prior to returning to work as a nurse.  I do miss it, a lot.  I’m not sure how many photo sessions I’ll be able to take this year, but look forward to photography in the coming year.  Thank you for reading and joining me on here.  I’m planning on more frequent, more candid blog posts that likely won’t be “perfect” in the coming year.  Happy New Year!!

Minnesota backroad

December 2 and I finally took a photo of my kids together!  More posed than “lifestyle” but this is what we did today.  I actually had to schedule this on my calendar to make sure I got it done!   I’m not sure if this is the one I will use for my Christmas cards but today it’s my favorite.

I was concentrating on taking the photo, blissfully unaware, as my 7 year old boy lined up his star cutouts so he could smash them all together with the rolling pin, lol!

Wow, time flies!  Next week my baby will turn 5!  I searched and search for this side by side comparison.  When I took the photo on the right this morning, I knew I had taken something similar in the past.  It was fun going through all of those old photos and amazing how much has changed over the years.

Next in the blog circle this week is Cara of Mischief and Laughs Photography !

How it all began…..

I got this lens on my 30th b-day from a local shop and it tranformed photography for me.  This “vintage” 50mm 1.4 was a great lens but had it’s limitations.  I had to shoot in manual mode (which I still do) and manual focus (which I don’t normally do) to be able to take photos with it.  It was a great learning experience and a lot of fun but a also a major challenge for someone just getting into photography.  It’s fun to think back to that summer.   Next in the blog circle this week is My Little Chicks Photography!