my new baby

Here she is, in all her glory ;) I'm about halfway through my first roll. It's quite the different experience not knowing if your pictures are turning out for sure because you're not able to see them right away. But here's to an adventure I'm excited about. Just from the first few days using it, it definitely makes you stop and really think about the image and composition. I grabbed a cheap roll of film at CVS Pharmacy in Vegas when we went down for the MWC Tourny, so I hope it's not too horrible, but I figured it was better to get something cheap first just in case I royally screwed all my exposures up =) 

 

day 7 & 8

(I told ya I wouldn't be so good with doing these consistently. So here's two at once=) )

Day 7-A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

Day 8-Short term goals for this month and when you'll accomplish them

 

day 7 - 

 I don't have one person that has had the biggest impact on my life. I've had different people throughout my life have big impacts on me. Growing up it was always my dad. Now being married it's Seth. I definitely married up and he's the one that keeps me on the right track and always making sure I say my prayers and read my scriptures :) 

 

 

day 8- 

 a short term goal I have for this month is to shoot my first roll of film & take warren's '1 year pictures' (3 months late).

film

I just purchased my first Film camera. (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

I've juggled around the idea of shooting film for a while now, but only to myself. I love the look of film. I just didn't think I could ever do it. It seemed to hard, time consuming... etc. etc. So I didn't do much research, I just drooled over film photographers work.

I'm not doing it because it's the "cool" and "different" thing to do. I'm trying it out because even after the THOUSANDS of hours I've edited my digital images, I still am not completely satisfied with the way they look. There's something missing to me and I can't figure it out. But I think shooting film will give me that answer. (I'm pretty sure it will) So I'm gonna give it a go just to see how I like it and if it will help me do what I want with photography.

After researching and learning all about it, I'm excited to cut out all those hours of editing. (Remember how I thought it would take more time and be harder? Well it actually cuts out almost ALL of your post processing) ((That is, if I can get it right in-camera))  =) 

I love how tangible film images look. Sometimes I feel I could just jump right into the photo. There is so much depth and richness.

I tried to show Seth what I was meaning and he didn't get it, just told me only a trained eye may notice the differences between digital and film. I begged to differ. One of these days I'm going to take the same image with film and digital and then I'll show you what I mean ;)

Here's to a new adventure... I can't wait!!!

new favorite past time

 

PUZZLES!

Seth got this puzzle from his mom for Christmas, the night we started it we worked on it for I think it was 2-3 hours straight! I had to make Seth stop because I was getting so tired I was starting to feel sick, haha.

 We finished the puzzle a couple days later. I loved it. I've always loved putting puzzles together and Seth really likes it too. Seth got us another one to start on, on V-Day. Here's to a new Ellsworth "tradition".

We don't know if we lost a piece or they missed putting it in. We never worked on it while Warren was awake, so he had no idea it was up there. Oh well.

drive thru...

carwashes!

Have I ever confessed my love for them? I don't think I have. Well, I love them.
Yesterday I went through one with my older sister. Warren was in the car with us and was looking around wide-eyed and curious. It was pretty cute. I was so wishing I had my camera right then.

I don't even know how to explain why I love them. I just do.

i want this BAAAD

I can't count how many times I've entered a giveaway to win one of these beauties. One of these days I'm gonna break down and just buy one. So here is another giveaway that I'm entering.

popcorn

Warrens new found love is popcorn. I decided to give him a bowl and let him go at it. 

He wasn't so sure he was allowed to eat it at first, that's why I love these first three shots. 

 Once he realized I wouldn't take it away from him, he went to town. Usually a fistful at a time.

He was having fun =)

A little too much fun... it was my fault I let him play with the one bowl I decided to bring home from China. But nothing a little gorilla glue couldn't fix:)