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So I couldn't really come up with a title  for this post, but at least I am posting....... :)

My first attempt at ghosting.

Houston Fire Fest at the Fire Academy

So here is the post I promised you! Last saturday was super fun. The only thing that could have made it better were clouds in the sky..... There wasn't a single cloud anywhere, well that is until the fire demonstrations started then there were black clouds.

Oh, I also shot this event in RAW without knowing. I forgot I had turned it to RAW the night before to experiment and didn't put it back on JPEG. I didn't find out until I put the pics on my computer.

There were a lot of old fire trucks and you could actually get in some of them!

And of course....... what's a festival with out turkey legs!!!

And the first demonstration was a diesel tanker fire. Which put out a super thick cloud of black smoke. It was so thick that you couldn't even see the sun through it. 

After the demonstration some of the firefighter autographing stuff.  

I don't know about you but I think this guy is the cutest fire chief in the world!!!! 

The next demonstration was a flashover. That is when the firefights go in a room and the fire flashes over their heads.

Next was a bus fire and extraction. They used real people inside the bus, although those people were in the fire academy. So they had some training. :)

Then they did a Propane tanker fire demonstration, which smelled the worst.

O.K. I am starting to think they have a fire station for little boys now........ Again one of the cutest firemen I have seen. :P 

Alright so in the bus on the way back to the car I had this idea of taking a picture of my sister (who was sitting in front of me) through the reflection of the window. I am not sure how well it worked out, but what do you think? 

The Upps, a family shoot

Alright so a few weeks ago I did a family photo shoot with a family from our church. They have an adorable two year old boy and one on the way. 

After this shoot I have found the nice thing about having an assistant, it is really hard to try and get the little one to look at you and smile while watching your edges and thinking about exposure. I wish I had an assistant. lol

I absolutely love the above two pictures. 

In these last two the light was starting to get really bad so it was tough to get a clean image.

I had a lot of fun doing this shoot and learned a lot. Thank you Upp Family!

My Nephew!!!!

This past week we got to visit with my sister and her family because finally came down from California before they move to Alaska for 3 years.  My brother-in-law is in the Coast Guard and got stationed in Kodiak, Alaska ( I am so looking forward to visiting them there :) So anyway, while they were here I setup a little studio in our kitchen.

So that is my little nephew, Anthony. He is a 3 year old ball of energy. It was so hard to pose him. He wanted to go play with the dog, eat cookies, play the piano, run around the house, and go upstairs all at the same time it seemed. I think it took me like an hour and a half to get these pictures. =\


Which ones do you like best?? Which ones don't you like?? Why don't you like them?
Criticism and comments are very appreciated!!!

I was going to do a shoot with his little brother but the day they came over he was too cranky. 

Oh! By the way, the backdrop and bear are mine. xD

Spinnin around

My First Family Photo Shoot