poster framing...

I recently went through some of the older photos of Zoe when she was much, much smaller.
Those were the days of the sad little 3 mega pixel camera that I had to get by with.

I had no idea at the time what I was missing out on. But now that I have the Nikon D40 in my possession, I have seen the light flash!

Looking at this old collection of memories that are so dear to my heart, I was saddened by their terrible shape. Alot of noise. poor lighting and extremely grainy.

So I just went with it!

for this photo, I first converted it to black and white to mask play off the graininess in the picture.
I played with the exposure to make it a bit darker, adjusted lights and shadows and
lasso'd the outer edge with a soft black shading, to give it a vignette look.

wrapped a thin white canvas then a large black canvas and typed text in white over the black field.
the steps on this one are much like the ones for the Capturing a Moment post.

generations...

I recently took my husband's grandmother, aunte, cousin and second cousin out to take their pictures.

Four generations of women.
Four beautiful women.


As I peered through the lens at each one of these woman, I thought of all the journeys each woman had been on, where they rooted from to where their life has led them.
It was amazing to think that three of these women were created by one.







These women shared a bond like only a woman can. Seeing your daughter grow up and carry on the legacy of your family is a precious thing to behold.
It made me long for the day when I can have my picture taken with my mother, my daughter and her daughter.

As scary a thought as that is, I see proof right in front of me of what a blessing it can truly be.