My First Orchid

I've never had an orchid before as I hear they are difficult to keep alive, but at just $10 I figured, what the heck! It will at least give me a few hours of fun taking photos and that's gotta be worth $10.

Purple Tulip

Buzz Buzz...Spring has Sprung!

The tulip bulbs I planted last fall are finally blooming (it felt like forever!) so today I started to take a few shots of them with little luck (because of the wind) and just as I was about to pack up I heard "bzzzzz."  I looked around and didn't see anything, so I started peeking in the flowers and there he buzzed!

Before & After: Scott Kelby Photoshop Training

Yesterday I went to Chicago for Scott Kelby's Photoshop Seminar.  The night before I was so excited I could hardly sleep.  I got up early and drove to Chicago and arrived at the Rosemont convention center an hour and a half before it started.  I left early because you just never know what kind of traffic you'll run into in Chicago, but mostly I left early because I wanted to sit front & center!

After I picked up my packet I looked around I was shocked to see that it looked like the average age of the participants was about 65!  So I hopped in line and when the doors opened it was a mad dash to get a seat.  But considering the age of most participants I didn't have much trouble getting to the front.

The seminar was great and I made some new friends too!  Above is a quick example of a photo I took when I was in Florida.  On the top is the original photo and on the bottom is the photo I quickly retouched using the information I learned yesterday.

Product Photography

Product Photography shot #2

Product Photography

Since it was too windy to go outside today and take pictures of flowers I decided to give "product photography" a try.

The Daffodil -- our First Flower of Spring

Here's a shot of our first spring flower that came up in our yard.  Definitely not my favorite flower, but happy to see that warmer weather is on the way!