Baby Headband and Adorable Baby Pics

I got to take my niece Heidi's 3 month old baby pictures yesterday. It was a ton of fun. Also, I realized I still have a lot to learn about photography but it was a learning experience (like, even though I'm really excited about shooting with low aperture with my new lens does not mean I should keep it so low the entire time...), however I did end up with some cute pictures.

I made one of my own headbands into a baby headband for this photo shoot, so before I share adorable baby pictures, let me show you how I did it.

This headband was extremely tight so I never wore it, so I gladly decided to tear it apart to see if I could make it baby proof!

 

All of the fancy pieces of this headband were glued onto a felt piece that was connected to the headband. All I had to do was pull that all off. Really, it was almost too easy.

 

 

Then, I got out my hot glue gun and glued it onto a stretchy headband. Ta-da! Perfect for a baby headband.

 

And I do have to say, she looked pretty cute wearing it! Wouldn't you agree? And that drool is really too precious.

Oh, what is that you say, you want to see the other pictures I took? Well, here you go! Enjoy!

 

 

 

She is the cutest baby ever. I could take pictures of her all day. Thanks for letting me practice on you little cutie :) and, everyone else, thanks for reading!

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Engagement Pictures - Lindsey and Ryan

(I'm still on vaca in California, but just couldn't wait to share these with you! And wanted to make sure you'd hear at least one post from me while I'm gone! Enjoy!!)

So I told you all that I took some pictures of my sister-in-law Lindsey and her fiance, Ryan the day after their engagement. (Remember I made that sweet cake for them) And I don't know if you want to see them...but I want to show them off, so here's a few :)

 

 

 

  Aren't they adorable?! I am so looking forward to their wedding - August of 2013 here we come!! :)

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DIY Camera Bag - no sewing!

I have been wanting a camera bag/purse for about a year now, so I finally made my own DIY camera bag purse! I bought foam and fabric a year ago but didn't get any farther on the project. Finally, I decided to buy one last week, but when I went to check out, shipping bumped the price just over $100. While I was ready to pay $89, $102 just seemed a little steep!

So, I finally decided - why not, let's see what I can do! And I'm glad I did - I love how my camera bag turned out!

 

My quick and easy way involving very little measuring and NO SEWING! That's right, I used hot glue to "sew" the fabric. So, here's the materials I started with:

(note: I used 1 inch foam, but it probably doesn't need it to be quite that thick...however, I just wanted to make sure my camera would be extra safe!!)

I pretended like I was wrapping a present around the foam pieces and used hot glue to keep the fabric in place. I did one skinny long piece for the bottom of the purse, two long side pieces, two short side pieces, and one small middle piece.

I hot glued the long side pieces to the bottom pieces.

 

And I simply placed the short side pieces of foam on the sides of the piece. They stay in place just fine that way.

You can see I stuck a strip of velcro (soft side) on the middle of the long side sections. This is so I can adjust the middle piece - which has the hard velcro on the sides) to wherever I want. I could also add more of these if I ever saw the need for it, but for now I'm good.

And Ta-Da! Here's my camera placed safely in its new camera bag/purse! She loves it and is wondering why it took me to long to make her such a nice home! If you have ever thought about making your own camera bag - stop thinking and just do it! :) And use hot glue if you are not a sewing person. Honestly, once it's in the bag, you can't tell!

Seriously, this took me about an hour while watching TV. I don't know why I waited so long to do it - and am so glad I didn't spend $102 on one! I'm so happy with how it turned out.

And stay tuned - later this week I'll show you some engagement pictures I took with this baby (the camera, not the bag, in case there was any confusion there)!

UPDATE: Here I am in California modeling my new camera bag! Ready to get some good pictures this week! :)

  

And my sister was having fun snapping pictures...so here's a couple more un-posed ones!

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Barbie and Ken got married!

So I just found the greatest photographer today...

She photographed Barbie and Ken's wedding! Everything from getting ready, the ceremony, the reception, and of course romantic pictures! How fun is that! You have to go check it out HERE!!

Okay, now who wants to go play Barbies with me? :)

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Babysiting Photography Session

So, sometimes when I am babysitting I enjoy bringing along my camera. Taking pictures of kids is so fun and a good challenge to have! I'm sure I must be pretty entertaining to watch, making all sorts of crazy faces, bunny ears on myself - anything for the kids to look my way!

I also enjoy editing the pictures. Not that I know how to do a WHOLE lot, but I used some free actions from Pioneer Woman that you can find HERE.

Here's a sample...

Aren't they just ADORABLE! :) You can check out the rest here if you would like and then you can see the difference from the SOOC (straight out of the camera) shot and the edited ones! Thanks for looking!

P.S. I know I'm not a professional, but I am trying to learn how to make the most out of my new DSLR camera...if you have any tips or suggestions for me I'd love to hear them!

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