The young photographer - A Baby Brownie camera and vintage dress.

I had a fun time shooting photos of my granddaughter shooting photos of ordinary objects around her home with a vintage Baby Brownie camera.

I found the sweetest vintage girls dress a while back  A pale green sheer pinafore dress from the 50's or 60' that resembled something I would have worn growing up in the 60's.  Green was even my favorite color as a child.  "The Baby Brownie Special" camera was Rogers moms camera when she was a young girl.  It was introduced in 1939 at the cost of 1 whole dollar and .25 cents! I couldn't believe that there was actually an old roll of film in the camera that was only partially used so Acacia is actually taking photos here!  I can't wait to see what mystery pictures from possible 60 years ago are also recorded!!  Yep...I am officially a vintage model myself which is what made this photo shoot so special besides my adorable and inquisitive granddaughter.

In spite of that sobering fact...I still feel like I'm five whenever I'm behind the lens of my camera.  The camera has a way of  focusing ones attention on the amazing in the ordinary and important things in life.  Whenever I am having a hard time focusing.or prioritizing, I pick up my camera and after a few thoughtful shots, my "Pooh Bear" brain is usually back on track again.

 Here I experimented with some simple photo editing tools in Picasa.  The above photo I lower the saturation a tad for a softer more faded look. The photo below has a bit of glow added for an airy, ethereal feel.

 Below I have used the focal B/W tool which happens to work perfect on round objects such as this pumpkin.  I simulates the hand tinted photos of days gone by which I love.

The Black and white filter here is just right for this vintage camera and dress photo.  Adorable!

Acacia swinging on the tire-less tree swing

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy,  they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom ~ Marcel Proust

 We all have those special people in our life who plant seeds of joy in our hearts and nourish our souls.  It could be a mother,  a teacher, a child , a friend, or a grandparent.  It is easy to forget to let them know how much we appreciate the happiness they bring into our lives.  

 

This print is available as a greeting card or a print in my Etsy shop.

Happy Nurse's Day!

I created this blog many moons ago (last August) but today is actually my first blog post.  I am a writer by no means but I have a passion for photography and hope to share a small window of my world through here.

Today is National Nurses Day which is celebrated on May 6th and opens National Nurses Week which ends on the 12th, the birthdate of Florence Nightingale, so I'd like to share a photo and greeting card in my collection of  Karie's Cardiology that I took of my adorable granddaughter and her dolly with her mamma's stethoscope a couple years ago with a famous Helen Keller quote.

 I was always fascinated with the story of Helen Keller when I was young and still find it amazing to think that she was able to learn to read and speak and graduate from college and go on to become one of the greatest minds in our time, without the advantages of neither sight or hearing and yet her mind and her heart where still open to all the wonders of the world!  Such an inspiration for us all!

Acacia, my adorable granddaughter, with her dark sweeping lashes is a pure joy and an inspiration in my work.

Her mamma, my lovely daughter BethAnn is LPN and is working on becoming an RN. My youngest Emily is also studying to become a nurse. I think they will make wonderful nurses because they both have tender hearts and sharp minds.