November 24, 2008

  • I give up. 
    The moment I have some extra money to spend I’m hiring a photographer to take pictures of my darn kids…. and Jim since he’s almost worse than the kids.   I wanted to take a picture for our christmas card this year and you’d have thought I was asking for the queen’s diamonds or something.   Jamie kept farting (and filled his diaper), Jim scowled at the camera and Charlie wouldn’t take his eyes off of Jamie.   There was not one single picture out of 68 where all of us were looking pleasant.  There was not even one of Charlie sporting any more of his face than his bald head.   After awhile I just gave up,  I’m sure whatever pictures I have are a more accurate representation of us anyway. 

    I liked this one with the yummy sun flare until I saved it as a jpeg, and now all the colors are wonky. Don’t look at it too closely.  I’m trying to switch to raw instead of jpeg and it’s slowly killing me one inch at a time.   I open something up in light room and it looks great, I go to edit it in photoshop and the colors get all messed up, I try to save it and the colors get messed up again.   I think it has something to do with my color profiles, but with one foot bouncing Charlie and Jamie twirling my computer chair around like a mery go round, I have resigned myself to figuring this out another day.
    I didn’t remember photography being this difficult to learn and then I realized I discovered the secrets of f-stops and exposure pre-kids, and definitely pre-toddler. 

                                               

    It doesn’t help that Jim is now  gone until Wednesday.   I was not cut out for single parenthood.

Comments (13)

  • Gosh, I love this… I don’t know what you’re complaining about. :P And I’m sorry you’re so miserable, but your agony is my hilarity. <3 Love you. You’re great.

  • fwiw, i think your family pic is incredible. but then, i am always in awe of yours and kat’s photoskillz.

  • i think that photo is pretty rocktastic. so what if charlie isn’t looking at the camera? most babies don’t look at the camera, anyway. and your dress is hott! when are you guys coming back to visit us?

  • I love your hair and expression in that photo!

  • I still hate you for your legs.

    I think your family’s “candid-ness” is adorable! Love it!!

  • harumph. Well, goshdarnit, we should have swapped pictures this year! :P Maybe next?

    I think this is FANTABULOUS, and I really love the colors, even if you think they’re wonky. :) Depending on your RAW converter, you may need to double check which profile it’s saving to, most save to sRGB by default I believe, I have to change my CS2 Converter if it ever “reverts.”

  • I’m sorry how frustrating.
    You sure look great despite what the kids were doing.
    Hope you have better luck next time.

  • I LOVE the picture! And you are so gorgeous. Do you take hair-growing tonic? :P

  • It’s a pretty picture! However, coupled with your post, it rather looks like you’re desperately trying to hold everyone together with a smile on your face. :D

  • it’s lovely, Ez. And wow, has your hair really grown that much already?!

  • I think it’s a gorgeous, fantastic photo. You need to do a family photo for us! Ours consist of squeezing our heads together and one of us holding out the camera. Inevitably, someone’s head gets chopped out. So you’re leaps and bounds ahead of us!!!

  • this is gorgeous. i would have gasped to open it in my Christmas card.

    ~*

  • aw. Awesome picture!

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