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About Me
- Hillary Deaver
- Welcome to my blog. Here you can follow my past professional sessions as well as my personal photography. I have camera and do travel as long as we can find some natural light at our destination. I typically do not take paid jobs as of 2015, but love to practice new ideas on cute child models or four-legged friends!
Winston [Amarillo Pet Photographer]
Winston is a great model...when he wants to be! I finally caught him sleeping! It took me about 10 minutes of acting like I was just standing there...
I wanted to catch him doing homework with Josh...I believe he lays on his feet to sleep so he will know when Josh gets up! Winston doesn't want to miss a THING!
We continued our photo shoot after the shutter sound woke him up! These are all shot with the light from our front, east-facing window. He was about 5 feet from the window under Josh's feet and then came to where I was...about 2 feet from the window. Would like for him to stay further away from me, but when I am sitting on the floor, this is an exciting thing! (i guess?) :P
I wanted to catch him doing homework with Josh...I believe he lays on his feet to sleep so he will know when Josh gets up! Winston doesn't want to miss a THING!
We continued our photo shoot after the shutter sound woke him up! These are all shot with the light from our front, east-facing window. He was about 5 feet from the window under Josh's feet and then came to where I was...about 2 feet from the window. Would like for him to stay further away from me, but when I am sitting on the floor, this is an exciting thing! (i guess?) :P
My Husband
My husband calls himself the "picture-taker helper..."
He is amazing at his job! He is my number one support, as well as our clients' helper!
He is amazing at his job! He is my number one support, as well as our clients' helper!
He holds purses, wipes kids' noses, spreads blankets out, carries my ladders and bags, tries to make silly faces, wrangles kids during a mom and pop shoot, and much more! He has been the guy that parents use as a threat if they don't behave and he has been the guy that feeds kiddos M&Ms for that great smile!
What ever it takes, he is there!
Love you, Deaver!
(he might kill me if he knows I am sharing this photo...he was helping here too...
this was a shoot I had to do for a portraiture class I took a few years ago!)
What ever it takes, he is there!
Love you, Deaver!
(he might kill me if he knows I am sharing this photo...he was helping here too...
this was a shoot I had to do for a portraiture class I took a few years ago!)
Internet-dependent...
Ok, so the internet and digital cable are down. I called Suddenlink and made them aware of the situation. BTW, I had to look up the number on the internet browser of my Blackberry and that doesn't always go so well!
Due to my call, they put a work order out on the problem and she hoped it would be fixed "within the hour or two." NICE! I had just scheduled a print upload to an online lab and I have more photog work to do today...what shall I do now?
Josh always has a great book going...so he sat down in the quietness of the house and began to read. He suggested I go get the book he purchased for me a few days ago and read with him. (he tries to make me a reader but I just cannot sit still that long)
Ok, so I will play with my newly purchased Polaroid camera and film. After a few minutes, and deciding the film I bought doesn't fit, I thought I would google the problem.
The internet is down!
Well, I can handle this until the problem is fixed! I turned to see my unfinished laundry job from yesterday! YES! I will work on laundry and listen to some of my favorite music on Pandora Radio! Ummmmm....
The internet is down!
Ok...I can do laundry without music...
I thought of a few phone calls I needed to return about a photo shoot. Yes, that will help me get those calls out of the way and pass the time! I will just look up their phone numbers on the email they sent. OH! Wait!
The internet is down!
I found the numbers on my phone and was able to make a few phone calls. Whew! The phone rings a few minutes later. I get a little excited that it could be someone that will help me pass the time. It is a message from school that I can check my email for important dates and times! oh, ummm...
The internet is down!
Due to my call, they put a work order out on the problem and she hoped it would be fixed "within the hour or two." NICE! I had just scheduled a print upload to an online lab and I have more photog work to do today...what shall I do now?
Josh always has a great book going...so he sat down in the quietness of the house and began to read. He suggested I go get the book he purchased for me a few days ago and read with him. (he tries to make me a reader but I just cannot sit still that long)
Ok, so I will play with my newly purchased Polaroid camera and film. After a few minutes, and deciding the film I bought doesn't fit, I thought I would google the problem.
The internet is down!
Well, I can handle this until the problem is fixed! I turned to see my unfinished laundry job from yesterday! YES! I will work on laundry and listen to some of my favorite music on Pandora Radio! Ummmmm....
The internet is down!
Ok...I can do laundry without music...
I thought of a few phone calls I needed to return about a photo shoot. Yes, that will help me get those calls out of the way and pass the time! I will just look up their phone numbers on the email they sent. OH! Wait!
The internet is down!
I found the numbers on my phone and was able to make a few phone calls. Whew! The phone rings a few minutes later. I get a little excited that it could be someone that will help me pass the time. It is a message from school that I can check my email for important dates and times! oh, ummm...
The internet is down!
My take on a Dr. Seuss book... [Amarillo Child Photographer]
Great assignment, ladies! Kristy and Brenda teach an awesome workshop on creativity, post-processing, exposure, aperture, natural lighting, and SO MUCH MORE! Total package when you learn from these two talented ladies!
My latest assignment was to take the following excerpt out of my most favorite Dr. Seuss book of all time: Oh, The Places You'll Go!
I believe these are the first words/phrases in the book. I sadly do not have a personal copy of the book. I need to render that situation.
Our niece was so sweet to model for me! She worked in the wind, sun, humidity, DUCK POOP, and even the rain. What a beauty she is! ENJOY!
You can click on an image to see it in a larger size! Blogger is not the best at allowing for photo viewing. Leave a comment...I would love to hear what you think! Critique it or praise it! good or bad...I am in this for the long hall!
My latest assignment was to take the following excerpt out of my most favorite Dr. Seuss book of all time: Oh, The Places You'll Go!
I believe these are the first words/phrases in the book. I sadly do not have a personal copy of the book. I need to render that situation.
Our niece was so sweet to model for me! She worked in the wind, sun, humidity, DUCK POOP, and even the rain. What a beauty she is! ENJOY!
You can click on an image to see it in a larger size! Blogger is not the best at allowing for photo viewing. Leave a comment...I would love to hear what you think! Critique it or praise it! good or bad...I am in this for the long hall!
Operation Winston!
Operation Winston...working on his manners...
Winston and I have been to the park two nights in a row! Let's see how long this will last. He and I have been working on two things:
Letting him out the front door and expecting him to go straight to the car. This has been tried in the past, and...well...you know JRTs...ZOOOOOOOM! He ran down the driveway, across the neighbors' yard (on the corner) and down the side street just north of our house! What is down that street that he was running toward, you ask?? A yard with chain-link fence and two large pit bulls.
It has since been a joke that, "no, we can't try it again...we don't have our tennis shoes on!"
He is growing up, you know!? He turned 7 months old on July 20th, so when we went left for the park yesterday, we tried it again. ZOOOOOOM! Straight down the driveway...but wait...he turned to look where we were going! I spoke loud and quick, telling him CAR, Come on!, Let's Go! over and over and he CAME! He went around to Deaver's side and jumped right in the open and awaiting door that we both had ready for him so we wouldn't have to run around the block again!
At the park, we are working on his leash-walking skills! He is just so fast and so curious that he pulls at his leash the whole time! I have done a little research on leash training, so I tried a few of the tips and it seemed to work a tad last night. He was only pulling every 20 steps instead of every 2!
Operation Winston Day One = Successful!
Operation Hillary...yes, this is for me too! I plan to get into better shape. One trip around Medi Park seems a little sad, but it is a start! Maybe we will work on more laps as we move into the second week of our plan!
Day Two = He went straight to the car this time! He did so well...I had my tennis shoes on just in case! (and for the park, so this works out well) I was a little scared because we were getting into the mustang and he rarely rides in that car. We are typically in Deaver's car when we take him out. YES! This is working!
He pulled at his leash right when we got out of the car and a few times as we made our way down to the lake at Medi Park, but he did really well!
Stay tuned...I plan to take my camera to the park soon!
Winston and I have been to the park two nights in a row! Let's see how long this will last. He and I have been working on two things:
Letting him out the front door and expecting him to go straight to the car. This has been tried in the past, and...well...you know JRTs...ZOOOOOOOM! He ran down the driveway, across the neighbors' yard (on the corner) and down the side street just north of our house! What is down that street that he was running toward, you ask?? A yard with chain-link fence and two large pit bulls.
It has since been a joke that, "no, we can't try it again...we don't have our tennis shoes on!"
He is growing up, you know!? He turned 7 months old on July 20th, so when we went left for the park yesterday, we tried it again. ZOOOOOOM! Straight down the driveway...but wait...he turned to look where we were going! I spoke loud and quick, telling him CAR, Come on!, Let's Go! over and over and he CAME! He went around to Deaver's side and jumped right in the open and awaiting door that we both had ready for him so we wouldn't have to run around the block again!
At the park, we are working on his leash-walking skills! He is just so fast and so curious that he pulls at his leash the whole time! I have done a little research on leash training, so I tried a few of the tips and it seemed to work a tad last night. He was only pulling every 20 steps instead of every 2!
Operation Winston Day One = Successful!
Operation Hillary...yes, this is for me too! I plan to get into better shape. One trip around Medi Park seems a little sad, but it is a start! Maybe we will work on more laps as we move into the second week of our plan!
Day Two = He went straight to the car this time! He did so well...I had my tennis shoes on just in case! (and for the park, so this works out well) I was a little scared because we were getting into the mustang and he rarely rides in that car. We are typically in Deaver's car when we take him out. YES! This is working!
He pulled at his leash right when we got out of the car and a few times as we made our way down to the lake at Medi Park, but he did really well!
Stay tuned...I plan to take my camera to the park soon!
More Ps and Lr! [Amarillo Child Photographer]
So I was without a computer for almost a week...hard drive crashed...and now here I am, up at 4:12AM playing with Photoshop and Lightroom! I really have started creating my style and workflow in these two AMAZING editing pieces of software. Above is an image I posted before using an action called "funky urban." After collaborating with the wonderful women taking my bloom workshop, here is what I have come up with! This is taking out the gray haze the urban had, brightening up the face, adding a vignette and a stroke, and stamping it with my logo! Love this little baby girl!
Thanks Brenda and Kristy!
I have had an educational summer thus far! Thought I might share the link to a workshop (Bloom Workshop) I have had the wonderful chance to attend. I regretfully took a vacation in the middle of the workshop and thought our time with WiFi would be suitable for the workshop, but it didn't work out as planned. I have gotten back in the workshop wagon since we have returned. *making a personal note to blog with Red River pictures soon!*
So here is an image straight out of camera (SOOC) and then an edit with a crop and the assistance of one of Brenda's Actions!
So here is an image straight out of camera (SOOC) and then an edit with a crop and the assistance of one of Brenda's Actions!
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