Tuesday, August 11, 2009

New Camera

Well, as you might have guessed from the title, we got a new camera. Sadly, our last point-and-shoot was lost while camping at Rockport about a month ago. After a long search, we finally accepted the idea that our camera and (even worse) our pictures were gone forever. We went to pick out a new camera, and here it is....


Isn't it pretty?


We figured we should learn how to use it, so I downloaded a series of online photography lessons and we started learning stuff.


We went for a walk in the park and tried our hand at photography. The first lesson was on aperture.
We used Wes as a model quite a bit. Couldn't have a cuter one, if I do say so myself.



Don't you wanna just lie in that sunny spot and take a nap?



Practicing shutter speed: the photo is a little dark, but I thought the splash was cool.
We used Scooter as a model a lot, too. He likes to pose, so it seems. Oscar just runs away.



This picture just cracks me up...
This looks like it could be a Zoolander pose or something.

Wes's new favorite pastime is to help me cook. He loves to hold a "poon" and a "bol" and stir. We made bananna bread and he was so excited about it. He kept running over to the oven to check on it.


The final product. It was delish.



We are taking pictures of EVERYTHING with our new fancy, shmancy camera. (I was trying out the different lighting features for this picture.) It is kinda fun to have pictures of stuff you might not usually think of. Like this:
These were a hand-me-down from my nephews. They are Wes's favorite thing in the whole wide world.

I think this is one of the first pictures taken with our new camera. Grant took this. It looks so good. He has a knack for photography.

2 comments:

Becky R. said...

Awesome pictures! Isn't it fun? I really think being able to control things on the camera (aperature, shutter speed, etc.) makes a huge difference in the quality of the pictures! Ask Spencer, I take pictures of EVERYTHING, because it's so fun!

Becky R. said...

Hey, I was just checking out this blog, and it's awesome-she does great work, and she tells you how to do it. I've been really impressed with the site-check it out!
http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/