For anyone that checked in yesterday to see that I finally started posting again, thanks for hanging in there. Another month has passed and I finally got around to processing some more photos. Our little girl is definitely getting bigger. She had a doctor's appointment today and weighed in at a nice 10 lbs. 4 oz. Looks like Mama has been feeding her the good stuff. We ended up making the transition to formula on Saturday. It was kinda tough on Jess but I think she is enjoying the nights we have been having. Jess actually got a full night of sleep last night. I ended up staying up way late (a mix of working on photos and working on some upcoming features for the site) and I kept looking at the clock. Jayden was supposed to wake at about 2:00 for a feeding. 2:00 came and I continued to work. Then 3:00 came. Still no crying. Then 4:00 came and I finally crashed. I woke up at 7:30 and Jess asked if I had fed Jayden throughout the night. "Nope. I thought you woke up to feed her after I crashed," I said. Needless to say, a full night of sleep was definitely good for Mama. Anyway, enough of my rambling on. Let's good to the goods.
A full tummy makes for happy baby!
And now for one of the things I have been meaning to set up for a while: before and afters. Here is a before shot of my baby girl while sleeping (whoever said little girls sleep a lot more than boys must have been kidding). Anyway, I wasn't able to set up my lights (not enough room or time).
Some may wonder why it takes a while to process photos. I was reading an article last night on digital metamorphosis and it summed up some of the processes I go through once an image is opened. I go through a mental process of what I want the image to convey. This is the artsy part that is fun but can be frustrating. For this next image, I wanted to convey a night time sleeping shot. Could I have set up the studio lights to get the same results? The answer is yes, but time was the determining factor. So here is the final image...
I think I have found my next studio lighting project!
This next series was taken in the early afternoon. Jayden has really been smiling a lot lately and I finally got my camera ready for the action.
The next two shots were taken while Jess was feeding Jayden this afternoon.
Don't look at me when I'm eating!!! I'm picturing some Rage Against the Machine playing. Fight the power!
I still have a lot more stuff to post this month as the list up top has grown. So stay tuned in!
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