My younger sister got married this past weekend (June 13th) and I snapped a few photos. Plan on putting some together for a book. On this page I combined the invitation words and a photo of them walking down the aisle. The brush on the side was also used on the invitation, which add a nice touch.

Carmel, California

Headed out to Monterey for Memorial Day weekend and met my sister, her family and my mom and dad.  The weather was cold and cloudy, but perfect for pictures.

The beach in Carmel was beautiful and the kids loved running around.  It wasn't long until they splashed in the ocean, but I was able to catch some good shots before they got all wet.
Love this one of Megan, she was running around and as I pulled out my camera she stopped and gave me this cute smile.

Designer Digitals Gallery Standout.

This layout was created for the guest creative team contest at Designer Digitals.  The challenge was to scrap a layout with "NO PEOPLE".  I actually love the way this layout turned out because of how much of a connection I have with the stuff at my grandma's house.

View Project at Shutterfly

30 YEARS....YOUNG

Celebrated my 30th b-day on Monday by enjoying a beautiful day in the city (San Francisco).  Chad and I both had the day off and the kids stayed with grandma for the day.  We spent the afternoon by the Ferry Building and walked out on the pier that over looks the bay bridge. There were not very man people around and when I asked a older gentleman to take a picture of us, it didn't turnout very well so i decided to prop the camera on my bag leaning slightly upward and had it timed for a shot.  I love this picture..... 

Here is a rule that I learned when cutting off people's body parts in a picture.

1. Never cut at the joints (elbow, knee etc.)

2. When cutting the head, never cut directly on the neck line.

3. When cutting the body, never cut exactly on the waist line.

4. When cutting a face, never cut half of the face, do less than or more than half. This works vertically or horizontally.

I have always followed this rule and most of the time I have a successful body cutting picture...ha ha.  Also, try using this cutting technique when cropping photos... it works just as well.

On another note... just purchased Adobe Lightroom II, which is a great tool for digital photographers and love it.  By using this product, you are able to adjust digital photos in a professional way.  

I just can't help it...

Just wanted to share so layouts that were completed during Christmas break.

December Daily

25 Days of Christmas is a creative group lead by Ali Edwards to document the activities and festive notions of Christmas. The group is uploading photos on Flickr and sharing books, both traditionally and digital.

On Day One: Monday, Dec 1st I brought my camera along with me to work, but never got a chance to take a good photo.  When I got home I turned on the Christmas lights on our tree and was excited to see the yellow glow.  "It's Christmas Time" as Savana would say.

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 Day Two... headed to starbuck to meet a friend for coffee before work...once again I wanted to take a picture of us having coffee, but forgot the camera in my car...so I snapped a quick shot of the holiday cup from starbucks in the car.

It was getting late in the evening and the kids were starving when i picked them up after work, so we headed to "In 'n Out"  for a quick dinner.  I loved to see their festive holiday wrapping as well.  Everywhere we go Christmas is in the air.