New Lessons Learned

I am so excited. I have been reading up on my CS2 this week & I learned some new tools. I also learned how to make a collage. It took me 2 tries but I love the result!

Corpus Christi

We just got back from a short trip to Corpus Christi. I have been wanting to take some 'beach' shots all summer & finally got the chance. Unfortunately, Lexi didn't go so I didn't get both girls but we'll be back! I was pretty happy with the results. Here are just a few of the ones I have finished.

Diego - So Un-Poodley

Poor Diego - His ears had gotten very long & bushy ....& along with that a little matted as well. So when he went for his next grooming they suggested shaving his ears & starting again. He doesn't really look like a Poodle at the moment -- but he does seem a lot cooler in our warm weather! Here he is posing with his favorite pal - Dino.

Here he is with Jadyn. Aren't they cute? :)

Finally a Summer Vacation....

Finally on the last weekend of summer ......we got to take a short vacation! We went to Houston & Galveston for a few days. On the 1st day we went to Moody Gardens. It was more fun than we expected & we will definately be back. Here are some pictures from the aquarium there.

Then we went to the 'Palm Beach' area which had a little kids waterpark area. The girls had lots of fun here!

The next day we went to NASA. They have such a cool museum. I wish museums were this much fun when I was a kid!!

In this picture...Jadyn is actually talking to the little boy you see in the small screen. We never did find out where the other 'control center' was. :)

River's 1st Birthday

I was asked to do some pictures for River's 1st Birthday. I have taken pictures of him since he was a tiny baby. Now he is a big boy! He is one of my favorite subjects (besides my own 2 girls :) ) He is just so photogenic. Here are a few of my favorites.

I added a vintage look to the 1st pictures. Here are a few w/out the special effects....

How Time Flies....

I can't believe it has been months since I last posted. This summer is just passing me by :( I haven't had much time to take pictures. I felt like I was getting rusty so I brought the camera along on a little weekend outting to Landa Park. It took me forever to re-learn some of the basic Photoshop tools..... I guess I need to make an effort to take the camera out more!

This is one of my favorites from this weekend.....

CS2

I am so excited. I just got the CS2 version of Photoshop. It is much more complicated, so it is taking me a little time to learn....but I LOVE the extra controls that I have over my pictures. Here are a few I have edited with my new software.