waiting*
My great-nephew was eating cotton candy while he waited for the parade to start.
*Bunny ears are included. ;-)
Saturday, November 26, 2011
forty seven / 52
Sunday, November 20, 2011
forty six / 52
mostly one color*
I was very uninspired this week and took this photo for the sake of saying that I took a photo.
I love my itty-bitty Starbucks ornament, tho!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
forty five / 52
before and after*
This week the theme was "before and after". We were to show a photo before any processing was done to it. I hope I don't bore you with all this... Well, I know I will. So if you keep on reading I will give you a little update on my family.
I processed the RAW file in Canon's Digital Photo Professional by adjusting curves and reducing noise. I sharpened it up a bit as well. Once I converted it to JPEG, I opened the image in Gimp. I rotated it slightly to straighten it up and cropped it. Then I ran a vintage script. I lowered the yellow, blue and magenta. The script also ran a bleach bypass. I adjusted that. I then added three of Kim Klassen's textures. I used "Phoebe", "Warm Sun" and "Canvas Magic". I changed each of them to overlay or screen and adjusted the opacity. And of course, I added a watermark / logo .
I like adding a slight texture to my photos lately. I don't like the texture to be too obvious. I hope that is true.
The before shot:
There it is... Thank you for looking... So now time to bore you on what's going on with us. :-D
So you know by now that David is in his senior year. It's been lots of visits with different universities. We have not gone to them, but they have come to his school. He's looking at getting into Ball State in Indiana (for some reason). So far he's been accepted to University of Michigan- Dearborn and Wayne State. We are waiting on Michigan State. He's looking to go into architecture. That is really where Ball State comes into play. He's still waiting to hear from them, too. There is always Lawrence Tech. He would go to community college to get the basics taken and they'd transfer over.
I've been stressing out BIG TIME about graduation party, senior pictures, announcements, you name it. I can't shake it.
Emily is begging us to get her license and a car. Driving is not something I am looking forward to her doing at the moment. We can't afford to get her a car, not to mention insuring four vehicles. Um... yeah.
So there you have it. A little bit of what's going on. Soon Christmas will be here. I think I should start playing the lottery now.
This week the theme was "before and after". We were to show a photo before any processing was done to it. I hope I don't bore you with all this... Well, I know I will. So if you keep on reading I will give you a little update on my family.
I processed the RAW file in Canon's Digital Photo Professional by adjusting curves and reducing noise. I sharpened it up a bit as well. Once I converted it to JPEG, I opened the image in Gimp. I rotated it slightly to straighten it up and cropped it. Then I ran a vintage script. I lowered the yellow, blue and magenta. The script also ran a bleach bypass. I adjusted that. I then added three of Kim Klassen's textures. I used "Phoebe", "Warm Sun" and "Canvas Magic". I changed each of them to overlay or screen and adjusted the opacity. And of course, I added a watermark / logo .
I like adding a slight texture to my photos lately. I don't like the texture to be too obvious. I hope that is true.
The before shot:
There it is... Thank you for looking... So now time to bore you on what's going on with us. :-D
So you know by now that David is in his senior year. It's been lots of visits with different universities. We have not gone to them, but they have come to his school. He's looking at getting into Ball State in Indiana (for some reason). So far he's been accepted to University of Michigan- Dearborn and Wayne State. We are waiting on Michigan State. He's looking to go into architecture. That is really where Ball State comes into play. He's still waiting to hear from them, too. There is always Lawrence Tech. He would go to community college to get the basics taken and they'd transfer over.
I've been stressing out BIG TIME about graduation party, senior pictures, announcements, you name it. I can't shake it.
Emily is begging us to get her license and a car. Driving is not something I am looking forward to her doing at the moment. We can't afford to get her a car, not to mention insuring four vehicles. Um... yeah.
So there you have it. A little bit of what's going on. Soon Christmas will be here. I think I should start playing the lottery now.
Friday, November 4, 2011
forty four / 52
food*
They are putting these codes on everything, even bananas?! This one is for a contest. lol
I took this photo the other day while I was making the kids' lunches. Yes, I still make their lunches. I was procrastinating and taking pictures with my phone and the mytubo app for Android.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
forty three / 52
macro*
"Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree."
~Emily Bronte
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
forty one / 52
abstract*
Welcome. The Witch is in!
I'm not so sure on the "abstractness" of this shot... I don't think the socks are quite enough. hmmm... :o)
Saturday, October 8, 2011
forty / 52
a variety of colors*
Still picking them in October.
I'm not a good gardener.
I don't even like tomatoes.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
thirty nine / 52
In Her Shoes*
...inspired by a book or movie.
This was actually both a book and a movie. Of course, the book was so much better.
These shoes were one of two pair that we got for Emily's homecoming. We really liked these glittery pumps, but didn't know for sure if they'd match her dress. The second pair are are pair of silver strappy heels. The dress has silver beading and rhinestones so *I* wasn't sure that the gold ones would match. I let her decide what she thought would match. These gold shoes stayed home. ;o) They are going back to the store today.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
thirty eight / 52
thirty eight / 52 . At seventeen, I knew the end of a dream... I would never be a schoolboy again*, a photo by .Jen likes to snap pics* on Flickr.
At seventeen, I knew the end of a dream… I would never be a schoolboy again*
I haven’t been keeping up with my photo-a-week project. This week was to be a “low key” shot. Instead… I’ve got another shot of David. This was taken at Hart Plaza in Detroit, MI.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Senior!
When I grow up, he said, I want to be just like you, except for the hairs in your ears & nose. That's too gross, he explained. ~StoryPeople, a photo by .Jen likes to snap pics* on Flickr.
David is a senior. I find it so very hard to believe this time has come.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
thirty seven / 52*
last days of summer*
The white blooms of my peegee hydrangea turn pink as the days grow shorter and the temperatures cool.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
thirty six / 52
bokeh*
I love shooting a shallow dof. This week was easy.
I didn't photograph last week's theme: stairs
Monday, September 5, 2011
Vegan French Toast
Vegan French Toast
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
2 cups vanilla nondairy milk (I use soy)
4 to 5 tablespoons flour
3 teaspoons vegan sugar
dash cinnamon
4 bread slices
nonstick spray
powdered sugar, to taste
Directions:
1. In a bowl, mix together nondairy milk, flour, sugar, and cinnamon to form a batter.
2. Dip bread in batter and fry in lightly greased pan until golden brown.
3. Serve sprinkled with vegan powdered sugar.
Makes: 4 servings, Preparation time: 15 minutes, Cooking time: 10 minutes
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
2 cups vanilla nondairy milk (I use soy)
4 to 5 tablespoons flour
3 teaspoons vegan sugar
dash cinnamon
4 bread slices
nonstick spray
powdered sugar, to taste
Directions:
1. In a bowl, mix together nondairy milk, flour, sugar, and cinnamon to form a batter.
2. Dip bread in batter and fry in lightly greased pan until golden brown.
3. Serve sprinkled with vegan powdered sugar.
Makes: 4 servings, Preparation time: 15 minutes, Cooking time: 10 minutes
Saturday, August 27, 2011
thirty four / 52
old & new*
For the theme this week I decided to make this collage of old and new amusement park swings.
The photo on the right shows the older Swing ride that rises 16 feet into the air in your swing that's attached to a rotating, rising tower.
The photo on the left shows the new WindSeeker, a 301-foot-tall, nothing-below-your-chair-but-air thrill ride experience!
Both are from Cedar Point Amusement Park.
For the theme this week I decided to make this collage of old and new amusement park swings.
The photo on the right shows the older Swing ride that rises 16 feet into the air in your swing that's attached to a rotating, rising tower.
The photo on the left shows the new WindSeeker, a 301-foot-tall, nothing-below-your-chair-but-air thrill ride experience!
Both are from Cedar Point Amusement Park.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Saturday, August 6, 2011
thirty one / 52
seeing double*
Emily baked these vegan cupcakes for her friends. They requested her yummy raspberry buttercream frosted vanilla cupcakes. The recipe makes a dozen cupcakes. That is never enough cupcakes so she doubled the recipe.
These are fun to make. Better than opening a box and adding oil and eggs. First of all there aren't eggs... but instead soy milk with a splash of apple cider vinegar replace the eggs. And nope! You can't taste the vinegar at all.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
thirty / 52
walking empty streets*
well.... riding empty streets.
We were able to spend quite a bit of time taking photos in front of our house yesterday. It was quiet on our street.
My daughter and I got new bikes yesterday. She out grew her a few years ago and was riding mine. Then a "someone" took mine one day in the woods and mistakenly used it as a bmx bike. I didn't think spending $110 to have it fixed was worth it.
It's fun riding... in fact, we're headed out soon to ride. We should have left earlier... it's going to be hot!
I just realized she was in my last weeks shot.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
twenty nine / 52
music to my ears*
Emily has played the flute since she was 11. She's now playing in the marching band at school. She'll be a junior in high school this year so it's going to be a fun football season for us. David will be playing his senior year of football and her first year in the marching band.
She's been practicing a lot this summer and it's always a pleasant sound.... Music to my ears.
Emily has played the flute since she was 11. She's now playing in the marching band at school. She'll be a junior in high school this year so it's going to be a fun football season for us. David will be playing his senior year of football and her first year in the marching band.
She's been practicing a lot this summer and it's always a pleasant sound.... Music to my ears.
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About Me
- Jen
- Michigan, United States
- I'm a 30ish, married mom of 2. I'm doing a 52-photo-a-week project. I'm on year 3... started in 2009 and still going strong. Please remember that T IS ILLEGAL TO COPY AND OR REPRODUCE ANY PHOTOGRAPHY OR CONTENT IN ANY MANNER.
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