If life wasn't crazy enough with working on our home, Ryan and I getting used to living together after having opposite schedules, trying to figure out my place in the photography world, enjoying our adorable lil' nephews Evan, Forrest, and Levi plus Vivian, our adorable niece... Ryan and I also have a puppy or at least is the size of one, Jack, who is a Jack Russell mix! How fun and YES, and a little crazy, but we wouldn't have it any other way!

Friday, September 23, 2011

Assignment #1 - Learning shallow DOF, broad DOF, how to stop action, and how to blur action

Only a few weeks in and we were ripped away from using auto which means learning ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture, and metering all at once and how the combination gets a great picture! Here are samples of our first assignment...











Caught a fish jumping in mid air! I'd call that stop action! 

Monday, September 12, 2011

It's been a year!

Hard to believe, but yesterday, it was a year since Ryan and I said our "I dos"! He is my best friend and I love him more everyday! Best day of my life and I wouldn't change anything about it!!! We celebrated by heading to Snug Harbor in Grand Haven. We enjoyed the sun, boats, and some really yummy seafood nachos! I think we also came to the conclusion that we want to be boat people... but one thing at a time... the basement has been waiting 2 years to be complete. Which also brings me to the 2 year anniversary of us owning our home! :) Hopefully the basement is on track for this coming spring... but we have made some small improvement this year including landscaping and new outdoor lighting. Last but not least... today was my 6 year anniversary of working at Foremost/Farmers! The time, just like the other anniversary's, has gone by so fast. Only 4 more years to another week of PTO! You would of thought though with it being my 6th year, that my fellow Excitement Committee members would of got my name right... I'm haven't been "Julie Weaver" for a year now... and am going to be Julie Fiebig forever and ever!! :D

Here are a few pics from our anniversary...




 What a beautiful day a year later...
Year old Cherry Chip Cupcakes! They weren't too bad at all! :) Thank you again, Robyn, for making them for the wedding! I have 2 more that I'm going to see if can make 2 years in the freezer! ;)

By the way... here are the photos from that wonderful day a year ago on fabulous Ashley Folkema's blog...
http://www.ashleyfolkemaphotography.com/blog/?p=5946

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Forrest is 6 Months Old!

The plan was to get his pictures taken when we were up in Leland and his Great Grandparents house but due to weather, we waited until this weekend and headed to Kirk Park in West Olive, MI.