Friday, May 28, 2010

my new toys

say what you will
about me
but i want to share one of the things that will make this summer
at our home
much
much
more enjoyable

these babies!



we've been a family of 6
sharing ONE desktop
now, i'm not complaining
i am very grateful for our ONE desktop

but seriously girls
one place to check emails
one place for four facebook updates
one place for working on projects & writing papers



one in pink & one in red
have made for bliss at the knudsen home

since these bad boys have arrived
i have yet to hear
one
"i call computer!!!!"
as we pull into the driveway

they are worth their weight in gold
i tell ya!



the last month for me has been a total
information overload

let me roll it out for you

i upgraded my antique flip phone
to my uber cool touchscreen rogue
which i now tweet from

(not that i have a twitter worthy life, but it is fun)

with a keypad for rapid texting
my girls didn't think i'd convert easily
they have no faith

figured out the new laptop

purchased
downloaded ( which just about caused me to loose my salvation)
& figured out
how to use florabella actions
and textures

upgraded from photoshop elements 4 to pse 8
so that i could run said actions & textures

attended a photography workshop
& made the big move....
flipped the switch on my canon from auto
drumroll please
to manual

why did no one tell me?
or did you?
what a world of difference that makes

learned ( sorry...learning)
how to shoot in aperture priority
play with white balance
figure out the best iso
& shutter speed

slapped on my new 50mm f/1.4 lens
& i swear i heard the angels sing
& my life was forever changed






i've taken over 1,000 photos of florals
in the last couple of weeks
seriously

much easier to play & learn on
still life
than running & jumping little cuties
here are a couple
sooc
( straight out of camera)
shots






















and a couple post-processed
with florabella actions
& textures






this texture was actually a freebie
that i found on flickr




the only downside
to all the new toys....
gotta be careful not to spend all day
playing!

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