Tag Archives: Wainwright On the way to the hockey game yesterday Raceboy83 looks at me and makes the profound statement that I am getting old. I laughed, agreed and then asked if he thought I was going to stay young forever. It really struck me as I was looking through the pictures I had taken at his game that he too is getting old. Where is the little boy who could barely stand, let alone skate? The one who needed mom to tie his skates? To carry his bag because it was twice his size?
 You know that saying that says that the eyes are the windows into a soul? I see straight into his heart.
 I was out taking images today for some of the assignments I am giving the ladies for the Emerge Workshop. While I was out I decided to feed the horses. I stood there for a couple of minutes listening to them munch away and I thought to myself how I find the sound of them eating soothing. I sat down and snapped a few images of their muzzles. Hands down my favorite part of a horse. While I was there Cleveland decided to give Big Nik some love…I just kept snapping away. I don’t know what it is about this picture but I get it…it gets me. Maybe I am odd to like a picture of a ponies nostril (good thing his personal hygiene is in check!) but I could blow this up huge and hang it in my house.
 I have been keeping this under my hat for a little while, but I am so excited for March 1st to roll around. What is so special about March? I will be published! That’s right you will see my images in print, along with an article I have written. YAY! Each issue I will be chronicling raising a daughter in the country. It is going to be surreal to see Dolly in the middle of a magazine spread! I can’t wait for the first issue to arrive so I can show her. The magazine is a new magazine with their premier issue being sold out! You can still get a digital copy if you wish to see all the goodness it holds. Of course print issues are always so much better so head on over to the Dirt Road Daughters Magazine and get your subscription today!
 Here we are only 4 days from Christmas. Today is a my cousin M’s birthday. (Happy Birthday M!) It is also Dolly’s Pre-School Concert. She has a new outfit from Grandma and Grandpa that she is excited to wear, and she informed me this morning that she wants her hair in curls. Then it’s off for supper with Grandma and Grandpa and a bit of shopping. Onto today’s post…. DAY 21: TABLE The Christmas table is usually a site to behold. It is something we probably don’t pay much attention to documenting with our cameras. Today is all about the table! It is where conversation flows freely. Hopes and dreams are shared, as well as heartbreaks and disappointments. Games are played, crafts are made and desserts eaten! So much of our lives are spent at the table. It is an important part of our memories. When taking pictures of your table it is important to change your perspective often. Place your camera on the table and shoot straight across all the plates. Stand on a chair and take an image straight down, taking one place setting or the whole table. Sit on your chair and take the perspective you see there. Try to take pictures that capture the details as well.
I didn’t change my lens for any of these pictures but by varying your focal length and retaking your images, it will give you a completely different set of pictures. Also adding mood to the setting changes things as well. By adding a little candle light to the table it changes the look of the pictures. Also don’t be afraid to move things to make a better image. (like the green ribbon in the lower left corner of the centerpiece in the image above!)
Remember if you are shooting digital it doesn’t cost you any money to fill your card. Try taking lots of different angles. That is how you will learn which you like the best! Now that the table is set Dolly and I are off to sit and have a girls breakfast!
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