July Fourth 2014 | Family Four Generations

July 5, 2014 by Debra

Have I mentioned I really like my gmaCamera?

Yesterday I spent the beautiful day with my parents and kids. Kevin was playing farmer- cutting hay and bailing. After dinner we posed for our family photos. During our photo session, it occurred to me that we have four generations. Here we are above. These were taken with my Sony camera which I refer to as my gmaCamera.

The complete holiday gallery of images can be viewed here.

July 5 was a fun evening. The festivities continued over at our friend’s house. Good food and fun fireworks.

It is a privilege to be an American. In the words of George W. Bush, We are fortunate to be citizens of this free land, and we are grateful to the brave men and women in uniform who call the United States home. Happy Fourth of July, and may God continue to bless America.

A Sweet Kiss | Macro Photography

December 14, 2013 by Debra

kisses

Finally my ‎g’mas Equipment is complete. I have two different camera gear: the first is my ‎professional setup and the second is for my personal everyday use. When I purchased my personal use camera it came with a standard 18-35mm lens. I since added the 55-210mm lens, a 16mm lens, 50mm lens and the most recent the 30mm macro lens.

You may wonder why I think I need the the different lens.

This first image was taken with the 18-35mm set at 18 with an f-stop of 5.6.

The camera lens was approx. 5 inches from the candy arrangement. I tried to make the candy as large as I could- keeping it in focus. The next image was taken with the same lens but zoomed in to the 35mm @ f5.6. It was necessary to move the lens 7 inches from the Kiss.

Next I used the 50mm lens. For this image I had to take the lens out 12 inches from the Kiss.

The next two images were taken with the 30mm macro lens. The bottom image, the lens was within an inch of the Kiss label. I then backed it up just enough to capture the whole Kiss candy.

The images shown above are straight out of the camera (SOC). Camera setting ISO 1600 f5.6 Apeture Priority no flash.

Depending on the image you are wanting to photograph will determine the lens to use. My favorite lens is the 55-210mm lens for everyday outdoor photography. The lens I use the most is my 16mm and the 18-35mm, typically indoors.

Fall Leaves | November 2013

November 10, 2013 by Debra

Fall Leaves

We have had such a beautiful fall this year. I carry my “g’ma camera” most every day with me. Being inside all day becomes rather stuffy. I enjoy getting into the car and driving just around the corner from work, getting away from the office for lunch. It was during this break that I took this portrait. Every day I pass these trees. How beautiful they are!

Here’s another image of a fallin tree.

Kevin went hunting with the guys this weekend. I was home alone Friday evening. While I was working in the office, I heard this loud bang sound. Like someone breaking down the front door loud sound. I was scared! After a bit of time, I thought it must have been the wind- it was blowing rather hard. Well the next morning I was packing the car up with camera equipment to go meet a client for their family session that I saw one of our pine trees knocked over. We have three pine trees in our yard that have died but still standing. Kevin mentioned he was going to be dragging them down to the pond. With the winds blowing, the loud sound I heard was this tree falling. We were lucky it never hit the side of the house!