Thursday, March 19, 2009
OSM Trapeze Boy!
Connor has hung on the practice bar (7ft off the ground) since he was 4, but now that he is a bit older (6 years old), he decided he was ready to fly on a full sized trapeze rig.
His first class was a bit nerve wracking for both of us. He really wanted to fly but was really scared. This time however, he told me that "Mom, I can do this all by myself!" And he did! I am so proud of him!
This is his second catch...perfect knee hang! The first catch was a one handed-fingertip catch...I had to let him try again, so I gave him my turn so he could have another shot....and it was perfect! He is so OSM!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Bad Pictures Build Character.
Photo blog about my kids...posted at this link
http://heartpics.blogspot.com/2009/03/picture-philisophy.html
http://heartpics.blogspot.com/2009/03/picture-philisophy.html
my itty bitty St Patrick's Day decor
"Congratulate yourselves if you have done something strange and extravagent and broken the monotony of a decorous age."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Leprechauns from thetoymaker.com.
Note to all you twilight fans......win something cool!
Check it out... Frugal Upstate is a blog I follow and thanks to All-mart they are giving away a cool Twilight gift to celebrate the DVD release.
So go here...enter to win and then if we win. We can throw a fantastic Twilight Movie Night. (I'll bring the chocolate!)
So go here...enter to win and then if we win. We can throw a fantastic Twilight Movie Night. (I'll bring the chocolate!)
Friday, March 13, 2009
I love a deal!
Sometimes you get a REALLY good deal. Maddie loves her red sparkly shoes. We bought them so she could be Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz for Halloween 2 years ago. Now they are worn out and too small, but she loves them.
So buying these shoes was a no brainer. $4 is a great deal! Then after I got home, I noticed the tag...From Disney World....originally priced at $28!
Woo hoo!
So buying these shoes was a no brainer. $4 is a great deal! Then after I got home, I noticed the tag...From Disney World....originally priced at $28!
Woo hoo!
Do you know what you are looking at?
I recently saw an article that led me to a website that led me to a bunch of other things.....but it's a topic that I've come up against more and more.
Airbrushing. Photoshopping. "Fixing" "Correcting"
We are constantly being faced with images that are not real, but more often then not...you can't tell.
It's easy to look at a picture and decided if it portrays an "unhealthy body image". But you might be suprised at how many of the images you see are altered. I've always known that nearly every picture is airbrushed to one extent or another, but since I started doing photography, I am more aware of just how much in magazines and other ads is fake. I do look at pictures for ideas on how to pose and light a shot. I'm getting better at noticing when it's too perfect.
Anyway, I'm posting a few links here and I hope you take a good look at them. Part of this stems from the French wanting Magazines to declare who, what and how much has been airbrushed in every issue. But it's an interesting thought still the same.
This site is good for anyone to see just how much pictures are altered. Check out the step by step nitpicky changes..(heads up: clicking on the "why we do this link" will bring up a series of unhealthy body images that you may not want your kids to see)
Then look here for examples of what you might not have thought about....perfection is less in the lens...and more in what they want you to think. The first image that pops up is one that shocked me. I knew they airbrushed kids....but this was ridiculous.
So finally, in the spirit of honesty. I edit my pictures. I airbrush zits and I'll soft focus the skin. But I very rarely alter images just for vanity's sake. But I wanted to show how fast it is to change someone. I took less than 10 minutes to edit a picture to fit the standards of "today". See it below? Mouse over to see the original image. Scroll to the bottom for a list of changes.
Honestly, I probably wouldn't do all that unless I KNEW my client was self consious about it. Even so, I'd probably not even do this much unless asked. I think we can love ourselves for how we are....and not how far we can be photoshopped.
another link to Why you should revise your opinion of celebrities!
Check out this girl's videos (set of three-I only watched the first)-a guy is talking about his pinups and how they are so perfect...then they interview the guy who created the image...and show it to the guys who thought it was real. (the guys are real-so the last line in the video makes reference to the title)
Changes. skin texture, eyes whiter/sparkle added, nose reshaped, jaw reshaped, shadows adjusted on jaw and face, hair fuller, undereye circles removed, eyebrows shaped and raised, cleavage fuller and lifted, reshaped to hide angle, arm thinner.
And all in less than 10 minutes. Albeit, the was a web sized image and I wasn't being very careful, the edits are noticable....but the fact is there. It's too easy to make pictures too perfect. I've joked about doing this with my friends, but maybe I shouldn't...
Airbrushing. Photoshopping. "Fixing" "Correcting"
We are constantly being faced with images that are not real, but more often then not...you can't tell.
It's easy to look at a picture and decided if it portrays an "unhealthy body image". But you might be suprised at how many of the images you see are altered. I've always known that nearly every picture is airbrushed to one extent or another, but since I started doing photography, I am more aware of just how much in magazines and other ads is fake. I do look at pictures for ideas on how to pose and light a shot. I'm getting better at noticing when it's too perfect.
Anyway, I'm posting a few links here and I hope you take a good look at them. Part of this stems from the French wanting Magazines to declare who, what and how much has been airbrushed in every issue. But it's an interesting thought still the same.
This site is good for anyone to see just how much pictures are altered. Check out the step by step nitpicky changes..(heads up: clicking on the "why we do this link" will bring up a series of unhealthy body images that you may not want your kids to see)
Then look here for examples of what you might not have thought about....perfection is less in the lens...and more in what they want you to think. The first image that pops up is one that shocked me. I knew they airbrushed kids....but this was ridiculous.
So finally, in the spirit of honesty. I edit my pictures. I airbrush zits and I'll soft focus the skin. But I very rarely alter images just for vanity's sake. But I wanted to show how fast it is to change someone. I took less than 10 minutes to edit a picture to fit the standards of "today". See it below? Mouse over to see the original image. Scroll to the bottom for a list of changes.
Honestly, I probably wouldn't do all that unless I KNEW my client was self consious about it. Even so, I'd probably not even do this much unless asked. I think we can love ourselves for how we are....and not how far we can be photoshopped.
another link to Why you should revise your opinion of celebrities!
Check out this girl's videos (set of three-I only watched the first)-a guy is talking about his pinups and how they are so perfect...then they interview the guy who created the image...and show it to the guys who thought it was real. (the guys are real-so the last line in the video makes reference to the title)
Changes. skin texture, eyes whiter/sparkle added, nose reshaped, jaw reshaped, shadows adjusted on jaw and face, hair fuller, undereye circles removed, eyebrows shaped and raised, cleavage fuller and lifted, reshaped to hide angle, arm thinner.
And all in less than 10 minutes. Albeit, the was a web sized image and I wasn't being very careful, the edits are noticable....but the fact is there. It's too easy to make pictures too perfect. I've joked about doing this with my friends, but maybe I shouldn't...
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Connor's First Trapeze Experience
Connor had his first experience on the Trapeze! He was TERRIFIED his first time, but then he did much better each time!
Monday, March 2, 2009
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