It is Thursday so another day of Embracing the Camera over at The Anderson Crew.
Well I am tired but caught up. I sat down to edit pictures from the sunflowers and was hurrying through edits and not thrilled about the edits. I really was just trying to hurry and get them done. I don't ever want to do that with my photography so I stopped and decided so I could get my blog post done I would do a couple and post them. They really are SOOC or straight out of camera which is fine for a change. It is actually rather nice I am not editing them. I still have more to do but thought I would post a sneak peak of them.
Friday night we set off with a cranky baby. I was tired. It had been a long day. I didn't grab my camera bag since I was not taking clients photos. I just grabbed my camera and went. I did try to look presentable by putting something other than sweats on.
The night before we had looked at the sunflowers. It rained that night though so they actually looked worse than the day before. I think had I gotten there a week earlier they would have been at their peak and not losing petals. So we drive around and I find the perfect spot of course right next to somebody's house. I ask Anthony to ask them if we can use his yard. Thankfully they said yes. We get the kids piled out and head over to the fields. I get my camera ready, set white balance, etc. Do a test shot of the light and see the lovely little error message. Ugh I realize I took out the memory card last minute. Just wonderful! So I try not to panic and beg Anthony to drive the ten minutes each way to get it. All the while Ari is crying, the kids are slowly losing interest, and I am begging them not to wreck anything. We survived and Anthony thankfully go the card in record time. By the time we get to th the pictures Lilliana was over it. Ari screamed. Eli did great though. I still got some cute ones though. At the end I took one with all of them and look a hot mess from running around taking photos and being on little sleep.
This photo was also my wake up call for losing weight. Granted I just had a baby it is happening! Thankfully everyday this week I have excercised a good amount and feel good. This is what Embrace the Camera is about though. Regardless of the fact that I feel huge and just not cute at all it doesn't matter. My kids will appreciate this photo in the future. It is good motivation though. Hopefully I can get the rest of the sunflower pictures edited soon. Today I am off for my postpartum massage. Then begins the marathon of work, photo sessions, mom, and wife for the weekend. Get out and Embrace your Camera!
