New Photography blog

I am starting a new blog just for my photography. I hope that it will inspire me to get my portfolio pictures together and it will also give me a place to send people to see my photography. If you would like to see go to . . . 

www.ChristyLynn-Photography.blogspot.com

Leave a comment and let me know what you think. I am just starting out and I can take some creative criticism. (with very little tears :o) 

Thank You to my wonderful husband who always supports me and to my wonderful boys who have grown up with a camera in their faces. And thanks to all my friends who give me encouragement. And to all the photographers who inspire me Cindy, Jennifer and many others. 

-Christina

Playing with Photoshop

With all the time I spend playing with Photoshop I am still amazed how complex and amazing this program is. Here is one of the photos that I was playing with this morning. I love this picture to begin with and the adjustments just make it all the better.

BEFORE 

AFTER

I am going to go and play some more. Just thought you might like to see. 

Picker Family Update

Wow Time sure does fly when you aren't paying attention. 

I suppose I have not updated my blog at all in February. I don't have any good excuses other than the days are not long enough to get everything done that I would like to. 

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Mom came to visit

My Mom came to stay with us for 2 weeks on her way to Hawaii. It was so great to be able to see her and have her help. While she was here the time went by too quickly. I wanted to do so many other things with her. She was able to help me to name over a hundred pictures of ancestors from her side of the family. She was so adorable as a little girl. Now she is beautiful!

Rhoda Ellen Sibley - Great grandmother

Letha Evelyn Black - Grandmother

Heather Lyn Black with Dog - Mom

Then we were also able to refinish a china hutch that I bought on Craigs list for $60. It looks amazing especially with my Great-Grandma Rhoda's china in it. 

We visited some parks and generally hung out. Liam won her heart in-fact all the boys all loved her. We did a lot of talking which was really nice. She was able to help me see a few things I could be doing different as a Mom and it has helped. Thank You Mom! Seeing the boys thru her more experienced eyes was great. 

Shane

Jared

Dallin

Shane at a park

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 She flew out of San Francisco airport so we thought it would be fun if we went to the Bay area a day before. We went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It is the most amazing place. All the boys loved it. Even Liam enjoyed looking at the fish. After that we went to the Black Bear diner it was yummy. 

The Jellies were beautiful

The deep sea tank is amazing, you could sit there for hours and never get bored. That is the sun fish, he is so ugly he is cute. 

There was a lot of hands on things for the boys to do.

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Aaron dropped Mom off at the airport very early in the morning on Thursday. We took our time going home. Jared had the great idea to go to the Jelly Belly factory on our way home. They were actually running the factory. It was fun to see millions of jellybeans being made. They did not allow cameras into the actual jelly bean making part of the factory. So here is a before. . . 

 . . . and here is the after. 

Then we came home. 

Thats The End