ACRaszman

Project Pinterest - Kindle Cover and Dishcloth

2012-01-31T20:20:00.000-05:00

I finally found time to join in the fun!

Here's my Kindle Cover I made. (This was actually my second attempt as the first one was too small. However, the instructions are for a Kindle 3, which is bigger than my touch, so I miscalculated.)

I love how the inside fabric is so cheery. I need that this time of year.

And this dish cloth is so cute and colorful! When I repinned these on Pinterest, 33 more people pinned them after me. I'm working on a few more besides this one.

More cheery colors!

Can't wait to see what everyone else is doing.

Balance

2012-01-10T14:51:00.000-05:00

I've been enjoying my time not having to take a picture every day. I set crochet aside for the most part last year but can now be more balanced between the two.

I surprised my good friend, Kerri, with this handbag on Saturday.

She loves it and I love that she does! Being able to create/give things to my friends/family is a great feeling. For Christmas, I made mug cozies for some family members and they seemed to really like them. My brother-in-law, Kevin, even used his shortly after opening the gift, "To try it out." :)

I did take photos last week, during a snow storm. There were a few lulls in the storm which was good, it was cold. Yeah, I did have thoughts of how crazy I was but it felt right to be outside.

I also got some fun shots of the moon and some ducks flying overhead, right before sunset the other day.

I hope you are enjoying the new year as much as I am!

Ps. A lot of my shots are still linked from the 365 Project page because I'm still hanging around over there. I've found it to be a great community of photographers; novice, amateur, and professional. They're all such an encouragement to each other and give advice/tutorials to help one another. How could I leave that?!

Day 361 - 365, I Did It!

2012-01-01T20:35:00.000-05:00

crochet motif

self portrait

winter fashion

My daughter and a friend had a sleepover, and a mini fashion shoot. They both got fun winter hats and made them part of the show.

winter fashion II

I liked so many of these I just had to post two of them :)

(I did take over 40 shots on the 31st but they weren't that great focus wise. Chalk it up to some silly girls making me laugh too much.)

white pizza

My final 365 shot!!

Thank you to all of my followers and those who have commented on my shots. Its because of 365 that I'm making money from my photography.

Thanks again everyone :)

Day 352-360

2011-12-27T23:57:00.000-05:00

a momentary reflection

dear friends

Had our good friends over for dinner.

gifts

display

Went to see the Christmas displays at Kraynaks.

Jesus

A quick snap going through a Christmas drive through.

thought

anticipation

Waiting for that Christmas morning treat :)

soup

simple meal

Okay, things are finally slowing down so I can focus on my photography again!

Day 349-351

2011-12-18T22:17:00.000-05:00

stairway to bokeh land?

street light glow

I know I should have stepped back and got more of the tree top but I still like it.

friends

Day 343-348

2011-12-16T16:42:00.000-05:00

longing

Brock

This little one will be having open heart surgery on Dec 27th. If you pray, please pray for him. Good thoughts his way are appreciated, too!

our first xmas

pumpkin mousse

dinner

holiday glow

Okay, all caught up now. Hopefully I never get this far behind again, phew!

Day 341 & 342

2011-12-10T19:02:00.000-05:00

village

Feeling really uninspired with so much going on...

silhouette

Had a girls night with my daughter. This didn't turn out as we envisioned (our house is too small) but we still liked it :)

Day 340

2011-12-07T21:47:00.000-05:00

trail

Went for a walk looking for evergreens, pine cones and berries to make wreaths. This was one of those moments when your walking along, and the shot visually jumps out at you. I've walked this path so many times before but never thought of this perspective. I added a vintage feel to it in Photoshop (found some great free actions online) but other than that little change, its as is.

Day 339

2011-12-06T22:08:00.002-05:00

festive fun

Day 335 - 338

2011-12-06T12:14:00.000-05:00

begging

nativity

Night photography involving moving people is quite the challenge. This is the best I could get this to look and it was probably the best shot I got all night. Oh, well, I learned a lot.

missions

Had a send off after church for a dear friend who is leaving today for Kenya. She'll be there until March. She is the sweetest person and has a huge heart for the orphans there. She is also a fellow photographer and I can't wait to see the pictures she'll take.

cookies and milk

Made cookies with the kids yesterday.

Day 334

2011-12-01T22:27:00.002-05:00

snow balls 4 sale

Another reverse macro shot :)

Day 330 - 333

2011-11-30T23:36:00.000-05:00

music

Trying to get used to Photoshop... just fixing the noise level.

nativity

Spent the whole day cleaning and didn't take any pictures. So, here's one from the other day when I was putting up my tree. The tree skirt is a lace tablecloth (we've only used it once/twice and we got it for a wedding gift 22 years ago). I figured it was time to put it to use and I love the lights underneath shining through.

memories

Every year when I set this bear out, a flood of good memories come back. He came home with us after our first progressive dinner. Have you ever done one? At the last house, we had a while elephant gift exchange. Our only rule (or the game went on forever) was that you could only steal a gift 3 times. Oh, the fun we had with this ritual every year we did it :)

snowman

My first reverse macro shot (without an adapter ring).

Day 329

2011-11-27T16:19:00.001-05:00

Christmas tree

My first edit in Photoshop (yes, I left a lot undone but I have other things to do and need to get off this computer ;). I had fun using the healing tool on simple things I wanted to remove. Its so easy, I love it!

Day 328

2011-11-25T22:35:00.000-05:00

soldier

Our church's live nativity is next weekend. To promote it some of the guys from church dressed as roman soldiers and walked in the Christmas parade. This is my husband. Doesn't he look imposing? I tried doing things with it to improve it but kept coming back to it the way it was. Its not perfect focus but I still love it. So, SOOC :)

Day 327

2011-11-24T22:14:00.000-05:00

Thanksgiving sunset

Day 326

2011-11-23T22:28:00.000-05:00

bokeh robot

Possibly the lamest picture I have uploaded to date. I am so uninspired right now. Still can't eat solid foods, its been a week, and its really sapping my energy :( Okay, done whining..........

What is it? Its my husbands work light. I thought the lights reflecting in it made it look like a robot.

For those of you in the states, Happy Thanksgiving! To everyone else, a happy day :)

Day 325

2011-11-22T20:16:00.000-05:00

a cozy mug of bokeh

My lousy attempt at a cup of bokeh. This is my daughter's mug cozy I made her.

Day 324

2011-11-22T00:13:00.000-05:00

nachos

Okay. Let me know what you think food photography critics :)

Capturing Beauty

2011-11-21T11:27:00.002-05:00

I was invited to join the Capturing Beauty Photo Challenge by Traci at Ordinary Inspirations. Thank you, Traci!

This week's prompt is to be a favorite precious moment. For me any time spent with my family is precious, especially time with my daughter. She's usually a willing model which is a big help with my learning photography. We discovered this alley with two different brick walls, one white and one traditional (as you see here), and she can't wait to go back with a friend in tow for a fun photo shoot.

Day 323

2011-11-20T22:29:00.002-05:00

selfie

Just trying to learn a little more about lighting...

Scripture and a Snapshot

2011-11-20T13:55:00.001-05:00

Its been too long since I've done one of these. Glad to participate this week :)

Day 322

2011-11-19T16:28:00.000-05:00

old man

Didn't go far for my picture today. Old Man, our favorite neighborhood cat and his owner are moving. So, we enjoyed his company for the last time. He really is a sweetheart of a cat, even if this picture doesn't show it :)

Day 321

2011-11-18T15:14:00.000-05:00

harsh

Day 320

2011-11-17T21:06:00.000-05:00

prickly ii

Feeling pretty lousy today so here's another shot from yesterday.

Day 319

2011-11-16T23:30:00.000-05:00

weight limit 4 tons

Took a quick stop on our way to my appointment (to have my wisdom teeth removed). Am I dedicated or what? ;)

Day 318

2011-11-15T22:31:00.000-05:00

mug cozy

Playing with lighting again...

Having fun with crochet, my own design :)

Day 317

2011-11-15T16:10:00.000-05:00

dinner

I'm working on improving my food photography so would love some critique on this one.

Day 316

2011-11-13T22:51:00.000-05:00

portrait

Found this great alley for pictures today. One side red brick and the other white.

Day 315

2011-11-12T23:56:00.000-05:00

early morning snow

I took these yesterday but the snow was gone by late morning. Today was sunny so looking back on these shots doesn't bother me so much ;)

Day 314

2011-11-12T21:48:00.000-05:00

veteran's day reflection

May we always be reminded of the sacrifices given so we can be free.

Day 313

2011-11-10T22:23:00.000-05:00

making music

Nothing great, just a memory I want to keep of a fun morning with my daughter (making music with my crystal).

Day 312

2011-11-10T21:31:00.002-05:00

track and ballast

Day 311

2011-11-08T15:32:00.000-05:00

bike

sooc

Day 310

2011-11-08T11:22:00.000-05:00

bokeh

Its one of those - Oh, man, I forgot to take a non food shot today. So, here you go :)

Day 309

2011-11-06T23:47:00.001-05:00

cranberry sauce

Its been a busy day and the only pictures I took were for work :) Yes, I still have a lot to learn.

Day 308

2011-11-05T20:56:00.002-04:00

prickly

Day 307

2011-11-04T22:35:00.002-04:00

a gift

I was planning on making a cover for my camera strap (still going to do that) but until then, I think I'll enjoy using this one. It was complete surprise gift in the mail today, thanks Mary Ann! :-D

Day 306

2011-11-03T22:39:00.000-04:00

orderly flight

Day 305

2011-11-03T22:37:00.000-04:00

a rose

Found this rose and it rivals any of the colors I've seen displayed this fall. I'm glad it doesn't realize that its not supposed to be blooming still.

Day 304

2011-11-01T21:16:00.000-04:00

amber eyes

I'm still saving for Photoshop CS5 but need to learn all I can in the meantime (using Paint.NET). My daughter's eyes are always much darker in photos than in real life so I found this tutorial to correct them. If your looking for a free editor that has a lot of the same features as Photoshop, give this one a try. There is a forum and many tutorials online to help you.

Oh, yeah. Here's the before:

Day 303

2011-10-31T23:26:00.002-04:00

a view downstream

Taken from the railway bridge looking through the other bridge.

Day 302

2011-10-30T18:45:00.002-04:00

twisting layout

Had a really busy day today so I'm posting another of my shots from the gymnastics meet. It was hard to decide for yesterday's shot anyway so here's another :)

Day 301

2011-10-30T18:39:00.000-04:00

layout

Went to a gymnastics meet to watch a friend compete and got a lot of practice.

Day 300

2011-10-28T23:12:00.000-04:00

portrait

My final for the challenge. I did it :) This last one was SO hard for me to not crop or make black/white. Portraits are my weak area but I really like this one.

SOOC #7 of 7

Day 299

2011-10-27T19:12:00.001-04:00

raindrop

Its been a cold rainy day, even saw some snow falling.

SOOC #6 of 7

Day 298

2011-10-26T21:57:00.000-04:00

pattern and texture

A little dark but I like it.

Sooc #5 of 7

Day 297

2011-10-25T22:27:00.003-04:00

feet

Hiding behind these sneakers are the feet of a dancer (my daughter).

Sooc #4 of 7

Day 296

2011-10-24T20:41:00.001-04:00

cloud drama

The sky was amazing around sunset tonight.

SOOC #3 of 7

Day 295

2011-10-23T21:59:00.002-04:00

pastor dunk

Our church's harvest party was today. The dunking booth was a fundraiser for a mission trip to Kenya in February. I caught our pastor going in on the first dunk of the evening.

SOOC #2 of 7

Day 294

2011-10-22T21:10:00.002-04:00

mums

I got a lot of shots on a walk this afternoon but they would have needed a crop (not a large enough zoom). So, my best sooc for today. I even resisted a watermark on this one :)

SOOC #1 of 7

Day 293

2011-10-21T23:06:00.002-04:00

working on it

Day 292

2011-10-20T21:43:00.000-04:00

Only the spoon knows

what is stirring in the pot. ~Italian Proverb

My daughter's creative side ;)

Day 291

2011-10-19T20:53:00.000-04:00

leaf frame

This is all I've got for today. I'm having serious tooth pain that is radiating into my ear and temple, ouch! Off to the dentist tomorrow.

Day 290

2011-10-18T21:18:00.000-04:00

deer

Day 289

2011-10-17T22:06:00.000-04:00

nature shoot

Spent the morning with another photography friend. We had so much fun, can't wait to go again!

Day 288

2011-10-17T18:18:00.000-04:00

rainy bokeh

Sat waiting in the truck while it poured and had a little fun with manual focus :)

Day 287

2011-10-15T22:00:00.000-04:00

Wait for it...............leaves on stairs

A busy and uninspiring day. However, every time I play around with editing, I learn something new :)

Day 286

2011-10-14T19:22:00.000-04:00

autumn railway

Day 285

2011-10-13T21:39:00.002-04:00

yew berries

Day 284

2011-10-12T21:27:00.000-04:00

intent

Day 283

2011-10-11T19:52:00.000-04:00

shroom

Day 282

2011-10-10T16:01:00.003-04:00

baby field mouse

Went for a walk on the train tracks this morning and saw two baby field mice. They weren't much bigger than a quarter, so cute! I also met a very friendly cat and saw three deer. No wonder I love walks in the woods :)

Day 281

2011-10-10T13:20:00.000-04:00

burning through

Sun trying to shine through the fog.

Day 280

2011-10-08T20:50:00.002-04:00

cheeks

Day 279

2011-10-07T13:35:00.002-04:00

chippy monkey

My feet fell asleep waiting for this shot, lol.

Day 278

2011-10-06T22:42:00.000-04:00

waxing gibbous

Out for a walk tonight and I just couldn't help it :)

Day 277

2011-10-05T23:01:00.000-04:00

leaves

Day 276

2011-10-04T22:41:00.000-04:00

bliss

Every leaf speaks bliss to me,Fluttering from the autumn tree.~Emily Bronte

Day 275

2011-10-03T21:08:00.001-04:00

breakfast

Home made egg and cheese muffin

Day 274

2011-10-02T23:20:00.002-04:00

initials

Playing around with lighting set ups and post processing fun.

Day 273

2011-10-01T21:37:00.000-04:00

3d movie

Day 272

2011-09-30T22:17:00.000-04:00

dinner

Day 271

2011-09-29T23:12:00.000-04:00

fountain grass

Day 270

2011-09-28T21:29:00.002-04:00

gills

Another mushroom shot because I'm fascinated by them. They are growing in our side yard and I hope they form a faerie ring ;)

Day 269

2011-09-27T22:57:00.002-04:00

serve

Went to watch my niece play volleyball tonight. She did great!

Day 268

2011-09-26T20:55:00.000-04:00

I am...

...a mushroom; On whom the dew of heaven drops now and then. ~John Ford

Day 267

2011-09-25T22:41:00.000-04:00

river overlook

My first HDR. Not too sure how I feel about the two trees on the left but I love the view.

I used the free program Picturenaut to give this a try. I think I'm going to have a lot of fun with this :)

Day 266

2011-09-24T22:29:00.002-04:00

joy ride

Day 265

2011-09-23T22:13:00.002-04:00

the answer

Chocolate is the answer. Who cares what the question is.
~Author Unknown

My birthday cake that my daughter baked for me :)

Day 264

2011-09-22T22:21:00.002-04:00

setting sun

Day 263

2011-09-21T22:56:00.000-04:00

storm front

Day 262

2011-09-20T22:11:00.002-04:00

sunset trails

Love how the sunset made the trails glow.

Day 261

2011-09-19T19:51:00.002-04:00

lanterns

Day 260

2011-09-18T23:34:00.003-04:00

twisted

Day 259

2011-09-18T23:33:00.003-04:00

beading around

Lame, I know, just been very busy...

Day 258

2011-09-18T23:32:00.002-04:00

pushing through

Day 257

2011-09-18T23:31:00.000-04:00

math

Day 256

2011-09-14T21:41:00.001-04:00

origami

Busy day so just grabbed the nearest fun thing and took its picture :)

Day 255

2011-09-13T23:00:00.000-04:00

acorn

Day 254

2011-09-13T00:04:00.000-04:00

cloud burst

Saw this on my way home today and found it very interesting. Looks like the sun rays were causing the cloud to burst.

Day 253

2011-09-13T00:02:00.000-04:00

preparation

I took this shot setting up to do some food photography. Nothing great but it represents my first paid photography job (well, the one that got me the contract).

Day 252

2011-09-10T21:09:00.000-04:00

wasp

Day 251

2011-09-09T19:15:00.002-04:00

breaking them in

Dd is ready for classes to start next week :)

I'm also excited that I made the top 3 inspirational for quotography this week at {My} Perspective! Made my night :)

Day 250

2011-09-08T21:34:00.000-04:00

the moon

The night walked down the sky with the moon in her hand. ~Frederic Lawrence Knowles

Day 249

2011-09-08T09:39:00.002-04:00

string games

Apache Door - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH8HcbPCwQk

Day 248

2011-09-06T22:13:00.000-04:00

sycamore seed

Day 247

2011-09-05T19:54:00.002-04:00

couldn't wait

Day 246

2011-09-05T19:47:00.002-04:00

glow stick fun

Just messing around with glow sticks with my son :)

Day 245

2011-09-04T23:09:00.003-04:00

This is my wish for you...

Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.
~Theodore Roethke

Day 244

2011-09-02T21:08:00.000-04:00

sunflower

I believe this is the "Autumn Beauty" variety