Another (mis)Adventure

I'm trying. Really, really trying. I eat, sleep and breathe photography. I am constantly striving to get better. Not sure how it's working out. Sure, if you were to look at my very first image, taken with my first DSLR, which was the Canon Xti, and then compare that image to my latest, you'd probably say I've come far. But being the perfectionist I am (in my mind!), I am always unhappy with my progress. I am someone who ALWAYS thinks that everything I want to do, I should be able to do it 5 minutes ago without ever having learned how. Yep. I'm weird. I'm still having a great deal of problems with post-processing for an appealing image. Skin tones are my nemesis.

Anyway, here's my photo for today. I shot this at 8 p.m. and it was overcast. The rain has been relentless here lately. I'm ready for some sun, so I can search for open shade and still let in beautiful light.

Settings: Nikon D90; 50mm f/1.4D lens; f/2.8; 1/200sec; ISO 320

(Cheerleading?) Pom-Poms

Today was the last day of school for my kids, but we didn't send them today. Instead, Chloe and I set out to Wal-Mart to buy crafting supplies to help keep her from being bored this summer. One of the items we purchased was a Martha Stewart Tissue Paper Pom-Pom Kit. Inside was 5 stacks of tissue paper in different sizes (3 small and 2 large) and 5 strands of floral wire. All you do is make an accordion fold, use the wire to hold it together at the middle, then start pulling the paper away and out toward the center. I got to looking at the ones Chloe and I made and thought they'd make an awesome prop for tomorrow's photo shoot with a 9 year old girl in her prom dress. But Chloe has other ideas. She wants to be a cheerleader. So these became instant cheerleading pom-poms. Guess I better sign her up for gymnastics so she can learn how to do cartwheels. ;)