Day 58
Day 54
I wanted a shot of Ella in her hooded towel, but I didn't have enough light and I didn't have my card to reflect the flash, so I ended up with this. Ella is cute, but the picture is blah as far as having to use my flash. Oh well!
Day 51
We got a swing for Ella on her birthday, but we are just now getting to use it. She loved it!
- Canon Rebel XS w/50mm f/1.8
- f/2.2
- SS 1/1000
- ISO 400
- No flash
- Canon Rebel XS w/50mm f/1.8
- f/2.2
- SS 1/800
- ISO 400
- No flash
Day 49
I'm trying really hard to nail my focus, specifically nailing the focus on Ella's eyes. It is incredibly hard (at least for me) to nail the focus on her eyes when she is always on the move! I decided that while she was in her jumperoo, I could take the opportunity to practice focusing on her eyes while she is at least semi-still. How did I do with focus? Any tips for nailing focus with such a crazy subject? To capture this image, I focused on her eye, presses halfway down, then recomposed the shot. However, I don't feel like I can use this method if she's moving around. Maybe I just need to learn to be faster . . .
Day 48
Ella loves bathtime! Here she is playing with her starfish fountain bath toy. It squirts water and lights up . . .she loves it!
Day 47
It was a cool, but beautiful day outside today, so I took the opportunity to take Ella out for a few minutes. And, yes, she's holding a clothespin. She was playing with it before I took her outside and she refused to give it up! :)
Day 46
Day 45
Playing a little bit before her afternoon nap . . .
- Canon Rebel XS w/50mm f/1.8
- f/2.5
- SS 1/160
- ISO 800 (should have lowered this . . .)
- No flash
Day 44
I attempted to take some Valentine's Day (well, kind of Valentine's Day) pictures today. I wasn't super happy with them, but I after looking through them more, I actually think the problem is my background color. It is sort of an off-white color and it seems to read very grayish/muddy in my pictures. I still think Ella is cute though! :)
Day 42
I'm a little slow posting these pictures, but I assure you, I did take it on Day 42! :) Although this picture is pretty plain, just Ella drinking her sippy cup, it really marks a big milestone for us: the transition from formula to milk (well, soy milk and rice milk in Ella's case since she's allergic to cow's milk).
Day 41
I pulled out my plexiglass to do some practice shots with Ella using it. Ella had NO desire whatsoever to stay in place, but I got a couple of cute shots. I haven't taken the time to edit out the line from the plexi . . . maybe I'll get around to that later and post the edited shots.
Day 40
I decided it would be fun to take a picture of her sitting in the same spot from month to month so I can watch her grow. Last month, I took a picture of her on the porch, and I thought this would be an easy spot to take a picture each month (although it isn't the most exciting spot, it gets great light!). Can you tell if she's grown?
Day 39
Blue eyes, saggy pants, and getting close to walking (at least I think so!).
- Canon Rebel XS w/50mm f/1.8
- f/2.2
- SS 1/125
- ISO 800
- No flash
- Canon Rebel XS w/50 mm f/1.8
- f/2.2
- SS 1/160
- ISO 800
- No flash
Day 38
We were pretty busy unpacking and resting up from our retreat, so I didn't have much time to take pictures, but I really loved her smile in this photo.
Day 36
I didn't have internet over the weekend, so I'm just now getting around to posting my pictures. We were at a retreat, and Ella loved being outside!
Day 35
Since Ella played with wipes yesterday, why not diapers today? And no, this wasn't staged either day. :)
- Canon Rebel XS w/50mm f/1.8
- f/2.0
- SS 1/80
- ISO 800
- No flash
Day 34
We've been having some pretty gloomy days, and I find I just don't want to take as many pictures because I just don't have the light I really need. I did get a few, but I really aim to get lots of pictures throughout the day, and just pick my favorite(s). Oh well, today's pictures are pretty funny!
- Canon Rebel XS w/50mm f/1.8
- SS 1/60
- f/2.0
- ISO 800
- No flash
- Canon Rebel XS w/50mm f/1.8
- f/2.0
- SS 1/80
- ISO 800
- No flash
Day 33
I took Ella outside for a few minutes today. She made some pretty cute faces! I only wish I had pointed her more towards the light (although it was cloudy) because in some of these her face is a bit dark.