Author Archives: christine

Lakeview in IR

Just for fun, I played around in infrared while I was in Oregon.  (One of the buildings is just across the California border, and the two in color are from Plush.) .

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Kamaryn and Kaley | Lakeview, Oregon

It’s a tradition for me to photograph these sweet girls when I’m in Lakeview for a summer visit.  Kamaryn moves from cute kid to beautiful young woman in front of my lens, while Kaley remains 44 pounds of pure Pixie.

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Christmas in August

This afternoon, I told my kids if we could just knock out our Christmas photo against a red wall I’d found out at 5 Corners, I’d buy them ice cream.  And to my surprise, they complied — well, after we got past their two-headed-four-armed beast series fun.  :)

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happy anniversary, Carlos!

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Rachel and Richard | Northern Virginia wedding

Richard was on the last leg of his long anticipated flight home from Iraq to his wedding when he noticed a man visibly upset; there wasn’t enough space for the man to be on the next flight and his wife was in labor.  The stranger wasn’t going to make it home in time to see...

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Jack and Claire

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Carter [and his pillow]

Carter is my neighbor.  He was in the front yard playing Saturday morning, all packed up with his soft pillow, ready for his parents to road-trip him to the water park.  He saw me walking out my front door with two very cute little kids (not mine; these two were all dressed up and here...

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digital’s frustrating weakness (a.k.a. sensor dust)

You know you have sensor dust when: annoying little gray spots show up on your digital files.  They are especially troublesome/noticeable when they overlay on skin tones, or in places that make them more tedious to Photoshop: Sensor dust is nothing new (Google it.) When I bought my first digital SLR in 2005, I also...

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Riley

Look closely at her medals; yes, one of those is from football season!Lovely athlete…

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Kendall

Kendall, I’m so excited for you as you embark on your adventure to spend your senior year of high school in Germany!  Have fun!

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Lesson 2.1: Histogram

The instant feedback of digital photography has made the process of learning to take great pictures infinitely easier. Did I get everybody in the frame?  Check the LCD.  Did anybody blink?  Check the LCD. Is my picture too bright/dark?  This is where checking the back of the camera can get beginners into trouble. It’s important...

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Mr. & Mrs. Diaz’s wedding thank-you cards

Shelley and David will have fun this weekend unwrapping all of their wedding gifts and putting their custom designed thank-you notecards in the mail! Front and back design for folded notecards: And inside spread:

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