This weeks contest at www.iheartfaces.com is a Blurb Book Photo Contest! You can enter your best pic and if you're lucky, they might put it in their Blurb book :)
Here is my entry in the beginner/amateur category. This is a pic of my niece Allie, taken two years ago. I adore this pic, because it captures her perfectly. Shockingly, even though I had no clue how to use my camera or what the heck I was doing, (and here's a shocker, I still don't...lol), this crop is SOOC. I did play with it a little using a few of the actions at MCP Actions (like Eye Doctor & Dentist, Magic Powder, High Definition Sharpening, to name a few) and I really like the outcome. But I SO wish I knew how to use my camera. It's a Canon Rebel EOS SLR XT. Hell, I don't even know if I wrote out the name of it correctly. The most frustrating thing to me right now (besides my 9 month olds sleep habits) is the fact that I have this awesome camera, and yet I have no clue in the world what to do with it. Some can read manuals and figure everything out - not me. I'm more of a "get in there and get your hands dirty" kinda gal, but even after trying, it seems I'm still left walking around with a huge question mark hanging over my head each time I press the button and hear *click* on my camera. If anyone knows about a "Canon SLR for Dummies" type of tutorial, please point me in the right direction!!! lol...
Do I think it's the very best picture I've ever taken? I'm not sure... I just know I love the pic and the person in it :)
Go on over to I {Heart} Faces yourself to see a gagillion more great images in both the amateur and professional categories!
"I am submitting this photo into the www.iheartfaces.com Blurb Book photo contest. I am granting I ♥ Faces permission to use my photo in a printed version of a book for commercial use and possibly advertising of a photo book on both the Blurb and I ♥ Faces web sites."
30 comments:
Love your post! Really cute photo too. I also shoot sooc, because, well... I don't really know photoshop ;) I have Elements, but haven't really taken the time to learn, but there is always tomorrow, right?
I think it's a great shot - I'm forever trying to figure out how to get my kids' brown eyes sparkle like yours. I have a Nikon D40 and am stuck on auto settings. Just like you - like to jump in. There is plenty of good sites out there though...almost too much.
I was just going to comment on the photo, but had to read the story, too. I love what you did to the photo - It's a great shot and you did great with the eyes and other things. I have been reluctant to really use those actions, but will have to give it another try. I love your bargain day! My sister and I just drove an hour to another town that was having 40 sales! She does 'funky junk' creations and found lots of great bargains. I do quilting and found an older lady who can't quilt anymore and had all of her fabric in nice color-coordianted ziploc bags - was a great bargain for me! Then I went to one where I bought a print/paining just because I like the colors and style and then took it home did my 'research'. I paid $16 with the frame and when I researched it, turns out he is a famous artist (William S. Schwartz). He is from Russia and went to the Chicago Art Institute and I found places where his oil paintings (mine is either water color or a print of an oil painting) sold for up to $33,000! I don't know where to go from there - some of his watercolors go for $330 to $1,500. I think I will get it re-framed and keep it. My sister and I both filled our vehicles to the brim! Anyway, nice photo and great story! Some of my sister's funky junk is at: http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/profile/junkcollector. I just started blogging and found I ♥ Faces by accident and love it! My husband thinks I have abandoned him for my computer and tweeking photos! Wendy
Well...your neice sure has beautiful eyes!!
God bless-
Amanda
What a wonderful picture. I love the intensity in her eyes. Great capture.
What an absolutely beautiful picture! I just love it. This is my favorite so far that I have seen. Great work. And I love your blog too :)
Love the garage sale story and your niece is adorable. Nice shot!
Beautiful shot!!
Great deals...i think I may be a teensy bit jealous ;)
Wonderful photo! Your neice is just beautiful. Love her eyes.
Gorgeous photo. I love the clarity of those beautiful brown eyes.
Loved your story too on your great finds!
Great Shot! Love your blog name too!
Beautiful photo! So nice to "meet" you...I look forward to reading more from you!
I think you will get better and better the more you take pictures. That said, your picture is really good and I am SO impressed that you used actions. WHAT THE HECK : ). Actions seem so smart to me. I can't use them for the life of me! I love your yard sale deals. I miss yard sales. I haven't been in a while and I miss it : )
Thanks for the compliments on my photo and the free edit! :) Yours is a great shot, too! Good luck this week!!!
Wow- this is a gorgeous picture! I adore her chocolate brown eyes and her smile is so charming. Thanks for stopping by my blog...and commenting! Awesome!
Nice shot and frames with those wet loose, locks. Just beautiful!
Heather can I tell you I haven't enjoyed a post like this on ever. You have a way of writing that is so captures a reader that before I knew it I had read the whole thing. ;o) Great post, I am very new to this posting thing but will learn. Great photo by the way, I just bought myself the Nikon D40X and like you, jumped in and didn't read anything on how to make it work. I just figured out about a month ago that the 3 lines in the middle of the viewfinder if it turned red then that is what is in focus. When I downloaded the photos and noticed that my son was a big blur and the coach waaaaayyyy far away was in focus, I kind of figured it out. Anyway, good luck to you and I will be back to read more. Thanks. Valerie
maybe I should of proofed my paragraph before posting. haha
Sounds like your Belly Monster is about the same age as my Tummy Gremlin :) Loved the post - - seems like garage sale hopping is the way to go for those of us forced-into-frugality-folk.
Love your I Heart Faces entry, your niece is beautiful. I love what you've done with it.
I love the garage sale story. Awesome. I, like you, am a bit research obsessed and I would have done the same thing when I got home. And the word free just about makes me pee my pants.
i loved reading about your garage sale finds! right now i live away from my family and i HATE it, because they are garage sale addicts and i miss going on saturday mornings with them! i got to live vicariously through you for a minute :)
Love this photo....really, really adorable!
CONGRATULATIONS! BTW your daughter is so flippen cute its a crime! I have to ask--do you have a program to animate her face like that or is it really her doing all those Hilarious facial expressions? I had to ask sorry! ALSO Good luck with The smiley face you got yesterday!
Love her brown eyes. I'm partial to brown eyes myself. ☺ Congrats on making the Blurb book!
Hey!!! Congrats on winning a spot in the Blurb Book!!! Woot!!!!
I'm not sure what you do now...but there was a link for you to click on to find out more. :0)
Congrats again. Beautiful pic!
Congratulations on earning a spot in the I Heart Faces Blurb book! I can't wait to see all these beautiful faces in print!
Congrats on making the book, this is such a cute photo.
I love your post -- and CONGRATS on making the book :-)
I am definitely jealous of your deals and steals garage sales! Also Congrats yet again . . .totally cool.
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