Friday, June 12, 2009

Natalie's Birthday

I have 100 edited pictures and more to edit! I hope and pray my computer issue will be fixed in the next few days. Thank you Virginia for letting me photograph your precious daughters birthday party! I got some great shots! I look so forward to doing your family shoot! Lets get it scheduled! Your girls are absolutely gorgeous and I can not wait to photograph y'all as a family! Here is a sneak peek from the birthday party. Feel free to forward my blog to your family and friends.

Been a while...

It has been a while since I blogged. Oops! Actually I have been having a couple of issues that have put me in a little photog slump and behind my ballgame. My computer is not acting right, it will not burn a CD. I have figured out what the problem is not, now to figure out what it is. Not being able to burn a CD right now is a problem when someone wants their pictures. I have one person patiently waiting now. The other issue, I can not talk about here but...I am going to do the best I can to handle it the best way possible. Enough said....
On an exciting note, I got to go home for a weekend and ended up getting a new 8Gig CF card!!! Can I get a whoop whoop? I have been using two 4Gig cards, a 2 Gig, a 1 Gig and a 512. Now I should not have to worry about switching cards so much. Maybe I can hook my daddy up with a card. He has been using my old DSLR and is really enjoying it. I bet he could use another one.
I also got a new prop. It is a cute watermelon hat for babies. I meant to try it out on my precious niece but...forgot. Oh well...maybe I can take pictures of a baby soon. Hum...I do have a shoot on Monday. It is a family of 4. The kids are 1 1/2 and 4 I think. I am really looking forward to it! It is a guy that Mike works with and his family so I am looking forward to also working with someone I do not know. It will be totally different I think, in a good way. And who knows who they know who may like their pictures and need a photographer. We will see.
I am finishing up editing a birthday party. It was a good time! A precious, precious party! The little girl turned 2 and has pony rides in her back yard. It was really sweet. However it was really hard. It was really sunny and very spotty in the shaded areas. Any photogs have some fabulous tricks for this? I did get some good pictures but the lighting killed me. I hope to have the pictures to her this week. Her girls are so so pretty. I am doing a family shoot of them soon as well! I am really excited about that! Just wait until you see this family! Gorgeous!
Also, Mike has a guy that works with him whose wife is due in July. I am going to do a newborn session with them once the baby is born! So excited! I have not actually talked with them yet because Mike has not done his job for me :) but I will soon. Can't wait.
I guess that is all I have going on for now. Will post some birthday party pix soon. Maybe tonight.
And because a post if much better with a picture....here is my sweet hubbygiving me a look!

Friday, May 29, 2009

Just playing...

with some new actions! Ewww this is FUN!!! What do you think? Any you like or hate? I thought the colorpop was my fav as I was doing it but my favorite is the marmalade. I wonder what her mommy would like???SOOC - eww not so pretty - well she is but my picture is not!

Snealcolorpop

STLactions - Marmalade
MCP Actions - Take Action on Cancer

Thursday, May 28, 2009

I can not

Get Bella Blue Photography or Bella Photography out of my head...maybe it is a sign???

FINALLY wedding pictures!!!

Here are a few of my favorite pictures that I took from the wedding I second shot with Meghan Justice Photography. It was a good time, a sweet wedding and a challenge all in one. I am not crazy about my pictures but for the situation at hand, I am pleased. I have defiantly learned lots just from the shoot and my outcome but I have lots to learn. Oh and CC is always welcomed on my pictures if it is something I can learn by!

I want...

1. UV filter for my lens
2. New lens
3. business name
4. website
5. Business cards
6. New camera bag
7. Some new photoshop actions
8. and this list goes on...

Sunday, May 24, 2009

A name...

So, I have been pondering a business name. Here is my list...

Allison Curti Photography
Curti Photography
Coastal Photography X
Beach Photography X
Southern Photography X
Southern Portraits X
Barefoot Photography X
Sweet Life Photography X
Sully Brink Photography
Sassy Girl with a Camera
A Chic with a Camera
Bella Photography
Blue Bella Photography
Palmetto Photography
Apple Tree Photography
Apple Pie Photography
Jack and Jill Photography X

After brainstorming and nothing really hitting me as "IT" I decided to start googling and see if there are business' with these same names and guess what??? Most of these are already business'!!!! Dang it! (If it has an X by it, I already know it is an established business!) What can I be???