McKenna

I had a chance to take pictures of one of my former students today. She is such a beautiful girl and so photogentic. I had so much fun taking pictures of her.








I think this last one is my favorite!

Softball Game Sept 17, 2011

I went to a softball game today to take some pictures. Wow, it is hard taking pictures through a fence. Most of them turned out pretty good but I think they could have been so much better without the fence interference! Oh well, I worked with it the best I could.

The Metal Chicken Story Comes to an End

Chris bought Sharon the metal chicken she has been wanting. I found a place right up the road that had some. We didn't get the giant one for her because they wanted $400 for that thing! Wow!

Once he got it to our house I took him out back and took a few pictures. This thing looks so funny. Chris said he thought he could make one of these no problem. I told him he should start because at $400 a pop for the big ones you can't go wrong!

First Day of School

I took individual pictures of all my students the first day of school. I moved them through quickly because I had 28 kids to photograph.



I picked at Dakota because I've taken a lot of pictures of his sister. When he got in front of the camera I told him today he had to get his picture made, as his teacher I was making him. All the girls were trying to get him to smile but I knew that wasn't going to happen. I was just happy I was able to snap a picture of him without him running to hide or putting a hand up in front of his face.

Another Big Metal Chicken!

My husband's cousin really wants one of these big metal birds. This is a rooster I found less than a mile from my house. I went home a different way today and discovered it. They had another one right outside the store and I think they are for sale. I'm not sure what someone would do with one of these but I have to capture a picture when I see one now.

My Brochures

These are the brochures I mailed to all the students in my class.

My Heart Map

I'm taking an online writing class and the assignment was to make a heart map. You can design it any way you want.  The only rules are you draw a heart and list things you love. I know I"m going to be doing this with my student the first day of school. It was so easy and I'm sure I'll learn a lot about each of the kids.

My Classroom is Coming Together

I've been working hard to get my classroom ready for the upcoming school year. I'm excited because this year my theme is going to be the paparazzi. I'm going with red, black, and white for my colors. I still have a few finishing touches to add but it is coming together.

Backlighting

So, my assignment for my photography class was to take a picture of something with backlighting and then overexpose. I have been having a hard time finding a subject to photograph. In the afternoon sun my house has backlighting so I went out in the street to take a picture. I could tell a difference when I overexposed the photograph because the house didn't look so darkly shaded. This photo is a big overexposed. However the sky was a bright blue in the correct exposure and it isn't here.

BBQ Chicken Anyone?

My husband's cousin posted a funny link a month ago about someone who bought one of these giant things for her home. It made me laugh and when I saw this thing in front of the BBQ place in Decatur, AL I just had to stop and take a picture.