My Daughters Family Photographs

October 13, 2015 by Debra 3 Comments

October 3, 2015

was one a favorite day for me– I spent it with my daughter’s little family! They are on the go all the time. When we get together, it’s a time I cherish. Saturday was such a day. The day began at 9 am. Briella had a tumbling class presentation where family was invited to see the skills they learned throughout the program.

And how cute it was! Front rolls, back rolls, tossing a ball and walking on a balance beam were just a few of the skills demonstrated. All of the parents and grandparents enjoyed the presentation. Afterwards we stopped at the playground for Brie to play on the slide with the other children. Off to lunch we went. Then back to the house for a short rest before our family photo session.

My Daughters Family

Lake Shawnee located in the capitol city Topeka, KS was Erika’s chosen spot for family photos.

My favorite family picture is the non traditional pose of Brie hanging upside down. For some reason three year old’s just do not sit still for long. This was the biggest smile and she didn’t move. Just LOVE this!

As you can tell, I will be grandma once again- end of November. Erika and Shaune have chosen to wait until the big day to find out if it will be a boy or girl. The sweet anticipation!

Christmas is just a short 10 weeks and 3 days away. Here’s Christmas Card Template 3 – Harmony.

Click the image above for the Fotofusion V5 .scrap file free download. The template includes the background image with image paper squares. Just insert your own images in place of the paper. Fonts used for this template are made by Kimberly Geswein – KG Eyes Wide Open and KG Behind These Hazel Eyes.

For a Photoshop template or if you would like for me to add your images and send a flattened jpeg file, contact me. I will send instructions for how to send your images. Professional photographers work will be respected.

To see more of my daughters family photos, click here.

Have you taken your family photos this year? If not, are you planning on scheduling a session or setting up a tripod and taking your own? Would enjoy hearing your plans!

Best Wishes,

Christmas Card Template 2

October 10, 2015 by Debra 2 Comments

Hi, Christmas is just around the corner! Have you taken your family photo yet? Given any thought at all to doing so? The fall leaves will be turning beautiful colors making the perfect setting for family pictures.

Christmas Card Template 2

Free for download the above template shown – does not include the background image of the couple. Simply replace with your own background image. The Merry Christmas with star and banner is a matte. You may change the color by dropping in a new digital paper design. One of my personal favorite scrapbooking sites is Sweet Shoppe Designs

Christmas Card 2

After downloading the Fotofusion V5 template, unzip the file to your computer. I suggest your desktop. After unzipping the file, open Fotofusion. From a blank project choose FILE > ARCHIVE/RESTORE > Restore. Point to the .scrappackage file. The project will then reopen, prompting you to save the project and the source images into a new folder on your computer.

A Photoshop template can be emailed to you upon request. Please note the .psd file will be exported from Fotofusion.

Don’t have Fotofusion or Photoshop but still would like to have a flattened file with an image you submit? Contact me and I will provide instructions for submitting your image. Professional photographer’s work will be respected.

Print at the lab of your choice. Most labs will reference this as a SlimLine card.

Best Wishes,

Lunar Eclipse

September 28, 2015 by Debra 2 Comments

Hi, did you see the Lunar Eclipse last evening? I grabbed my grandma camera, tripod, a chair and made myself comfortable in the backyard. The evening was nice, cool and entertaining.

My husband mentioned the lunar eclipse to me earlier in the evening. I Googled moon camera settings. One website recommended a 500mm lens, which I do not have- using manual mode 1/200 sec, f/10, ISO200 with a tripod. The longest lens I currently have is the 200mm. Below are three images taken with my gmaCamera!

Lunar Eclipse

This image was taken at approx. 9:00 pm Central time.

Approx. 9:10 pm Central time.

Approx. 9:15 pm Central time.

At approx 9:20 pm the moon was totally in shadow. My image was black. Nothing to show. What a fun evening I shared with family afar on Facebook. Three of my sister-in-law’s were sitting in their yards looking at the same moon as me from different parts of the country. It’s amazing how we can be so far apart, yet share a moment like this via the world wide web!

Who did you share the lunar eclipse with? Please do tell- I enjoy reading the comments!

During my time in the yard, gazing up at the moon- I thought of the movie, Ladyhawke. I’m going to have to see if it’s playing on Netflix. Good movie!

Best Wishes,