Why won't you look at the camera!?

A day at the park

The obsession for photographing

Maddie continues...

Living room

walls can make a really nice backdrop...& of course natural light from a nearby window..
f/2.2 1/200 ISO 200

Springtime :)

Wow a pic of Jay!

Indoors on a rainy day...

but who says you still can't play a little... so we had a storm like no other this past weekend, and of course we had the sliding glass door open to "check out" the weather..here she is enjoying the wind and rain from our kitchen...

Maddie, of course.

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This is it...

this is the expression that I've been wanting to capture, the one that makes my heart melt.. of course the lighting has to be right and she needs to cooperate :P of course I have to tell her no, just be "natural" as if she knows what that means.  lol.
f/2.2 1/125 ISO 200

Well it's official

I'm in love with photography...I've gone from shooting w/ my P&S to learning how to shoot in manual with my week old DSLR and can't imagine ever going back...It's by far my best birthday gift I've ever recieved, thanks to my darling husband and Mom of course.  And it won't be long till I'm going to want to start upgrade my lens... a hobby yes, and expensive hobby at that too :P 

What's a day without a portrait

of my Maddie...have I mentioned she's my favorite subject?
f/2.2 1/100 ISO 400

Ahh this photo just screams "spring time!"

Maddie, you're so pretty when your just watching TV!

It's the only way I can get her to stay still!
f/2.2 1/60 800

Yay! We got outside this weekend!

Boy did they play, and boy was there an abundance of sunshine!
f/4  1/160 ISO 100

f/4 1/160 ISO 100

Freddie Mac!

sizing up which book he wants to take a nibble of...
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First experience shooting in a museum...

a family outing to the Franklin Institute..went pretty well..there was a lot of natural light coming through the high windows in some of the rooms..this area was my favorite, the light was magnificent!
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Jason thru the looking glass...
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Finally...some really good lighting

4th day with my new toy and this is the first day, I've really had some good sunshine coming into the house. 
f 2/2 1/160 ISO 800

silly girl, just a bit tired of getting her picture taken.

My old man Teddy

The only lighting was an overhead light and a table lamp...taken at night because I just couldn't put my camera down.. Teddy was just sitting there wanting to be photographed, how could I resist ;)

f 1.8 1/100 ISO 1600

Just an afternoon...

overcast, but still getting some nice light through the kitchen window.

f/2 400 ISO 250

My little man looking handsome as always :)

Angel

It's here, it's here!!!!!!

First photo's taken with my brand new DSLR...I am now the proud owner of a Canon XSi and a 50mm f1.8!!!!!! I'm so excited, and I can't stop taking pictures!!!!