Ryan’s very generous friend, Mark, loaned us his incredibly awesome camera, a Canon 7D, for a couple of months, and we returned it recently. Sniff, sniff. But we finally took the leap and purchased our own DSLR, a Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Though I am the one who initially mentioned upgrading to a DSLR for blogging purposes, Ryan jumped on the bandwagon soon after and, in true engineering form, now knows much more about photography than I do. I have taken a one-hour Alt photography course and a two-hour “course” from Mark, and I am still very much an amateur. The technical side of photography is extremely difficult for me, and I feel like I’m learning to drive all over again. If you know me, then you know what an adventure that was! But I’m not giving up, and I’m having a wonderful time taking lots of practice pictures.
Here are a few of a recent weekend, taken by both Ryan and me.
Ryan captured this rare moment, of a very calm Rhys.
Another photograph by Ryan, depicting James at his best.
Ryan’s shot of beautiful cherry tomatoes, ready to become a sauce.
My sister and her new baby boy. I love when newborns stretch like kittens.
My sweet nephew, the proud older brother, enjoying some yummy cake. I promise I didn’t touch up his eyes at all!
Tiny baby feet. Is there anything more precious?
These photographs were so much fun to take, and the hardest part is choosing which to show here, since I want to post them all! Stay tuned for more pictures as I continue to play with my new toy.
**Side note: I decided to spread my blogging wings a little bit more, and finally joined Twitter! Better late than never, right? You can follow me over on the right, thanks to my lovely new social media icons, courtesy of Carrie Loves. And I’m also getting my feet wet with LookSoup, a new online community for people who love fashion. I hope you’ll check it out!
After reading this post on Wardrobe Oxygen, I decided to jump on the jeggings bandwagon! I never thought I’d write that on my blog, and they shall henceforth be known as denim leggings, but whatever you want to call them, I think this look will become a fall staple of mine. I must disclose that this photograph is entirely staged and was taken while the boys were napping on a very hot Sunday afternoon recently. Ryan and I were trying out our new camera and tripod, so I appear a bit hesitant while waiting to see if the timer would work. Immediately afterward, I changed back into comfy shorts and a tee, but I am excited to wear this outfit in the coming months. Like November and December.
I am incredibly impressed with these denim leggings, which are the same brand and style that Alison wears in her post. Made by Karen Kane, the leggings feature a wide elastic band at the waist that really helps to smooth everything out and avoid that “muffin-top” look so common among mothers. I am truly pear-shaped and am smaller through my shoulders and torso than my hips, so I balanced the fitted leggings with a loose top, bought from Anthropologie several years ago, a very old Banana Republic shrug, and two charm necklaces also purchased at Anthropologie in years past. My shoes were a fun find from Ross, but I’m planning to update the look with boots once the weather turns cool, whenever that might be.
I’m excited to try this new look and I can’t believe I waited this long to buy a pair of jeggings denim leggings! Have you tried anything new or different lately?
I am addicted to pink shoes. It all started in elementary school when my mother bought me a pair of pink suede ballet flats, complete with ribbons that tied around my ankles. Ever since, I’ve been in love. I own close to ten pairs of shoes in various shades of pink, from ballet flats, to tennis shoes, to pointy kitten heels. It’s a problem, I realize.
So it’s really no surprise that these took my breath away, when I spied them in the September issue of Vogue. I am positively smitten with the painted effect of these booties-slash-t-straps, which, in itself, is an optical illusion, and I’m certain the heels are an exact replica of the kind worn by Cinderella, once upon a time.
These beauties are available in Salon Shoes at Nordstrom, so they won’t be gracing my feet anytime soon. But if they did, I would wear them to catch the Louis Vuitton train. Is that a fashion crime?
