sisters in the park

a few posts ago i mentioned about being behind with my photos.

i got a few emails asking exactly what that meant...

so i'll share my compulsive photo organization with you...

while i've loved taking photos for years,

once i went with a digital ( canon rebel) four years ago i really loved taking photos.

then in january i up & decided to do a little 365 project

which means i really really love taking photos

& i take a LOT of photos.

a lot to me anyway.

i upload my photos & clear my camera

pretty much after any shoot or series of smaller shoots.

i run a quick edit , usually through picasa

crop & maybe saturate some.

i back these up on my external hard drive.

at some point, usually fairly soon after i've shot 

i do my favorite part.

photoshop & further edits.

which is fun and relaxing for me.

i could spend hours doing this.

once i'm done , i then back those up on a disc or flash.

so ultimately my images are in 2, maybe 3 places.

once i'm done with any post processing

i then order prints & place them in albums.

if i don't stay caught up with this part of the process

i'd end up with files and files of images

or boxes & boxes of images.

since i spend so much time on photography

& i love to chronicle our life

combined with the fact that this is something i enjoy~

i don't want them just junked somewhere

after i've invested that much time and energy.

i usually put up an album on facebook

and then add my faves to a blog post.

the blog post part is often a tad behind.

a prom post almost two months after prom for example.

i once heard a fanatic is someone who is more excited 

about something

than you are.

i'm certain i'm a fanatic.

or crazy.

or maybe addicted to organization.

any of which could use an intervention!

incidentally, i still have images to post from spring break in april.

these photos today are from april.

and by the way

i don't wait for all four girls to be available for each & every little 

photo shoot idea i have.

not only is that unrealistic, they aren't always in the mood.

i'm pretty lucky though because i can usually wrangle

one of the girls into playing along 

with whatever location/destination

& wardrobe i've come up with.

we're packing up & heading home today from the beach.
i'm always amazed how very fast this week truly goes by....