01.31.10

OK I hope it was worth the bad picture yesterday :) My nails now!   The best part..... my little Laurissa took the pic! (well she pushed the button while standing next to the tripod after I got it all set up :)

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/125 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Focal Length: 52mm

01.30.10

I apologize for this not being exciting but its my thumb at the moment showing the edge shape. I'm working on some exciting nails, its just the beginning!

01.29.10

At a little playdate today with her pall Gillian, Laurissa made a new friend! Pretty little Iona.

ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/50 sec
Aperture:3.5
Focal Length: 50mm

01.28.10

The beautiful Auntie Sara came over today, and Miss L could not have been more excited. They were so cute snuggling on the couch.

ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: 5.0
Focal Length: 52mm

01.27.10

Can it be?? Daffodils in January!!?? Stay tuned!

ISO: 720
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture:4.5
Focal Length: 102mm

01.26.10

Yep, the kitchen sink! (Just for you Kelly :)


Thanks to my wonderful new neighbor Neil for putting in this new faucet for me!

ISO:1600
Exposure: 1/5 sec
Aperture: 1.8

Focal Length: 50mm

01.25.10

This kitty is about 20 years old. I sometimes look at it and wonder what it would have been looking at. In Europe I discovered I loved sculpture, when I was little I saved up to buy this for myself, I guess passions start young!

ISO: 1100
Exposure: 1/30 sec
Aperture:2.8
Focal Length: 50mm

01.24.10

This is outside my moms house. This is one of a few places I hope to take photos of during the different seasons.

ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/20 sec
Aperture:6.3
Focal Length: 85mm

01.23.10

Basket of paper fruit.

ISO: 1600
Exposure: 1/30 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Focal Length: 157mm

01.22.10

Half moon. Took some tinkering with speed to get detail, a bit of clouds made the moon glow quite bright. Miss L LOVES the moon and enjoyed being outside with me for awhile so she could just stare at it in awe.

ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/25 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Focal Length: 300mm

01.21.09

Given as a gift last spring by a friend visiting town, this cool dried bouquet of peppers, flowers and garlic was stunning when fresh (you can get it at Pike's Place when in season). They say the spices from the peppers last a year so I still have months to go. Any recipes anyone??

ISO: 200
Exposure: 2.5 sec
Aperture:  8.0
Focal Length: 105mm

01.20.10

So it's not taken with my nice camera, but rather my iphone since I didn't have my cam with me. At the doctors, today L decided she was "workin" and got herself up on the chair and started playing with the mouse. Very cute. Maybe future nurse? Who knows...

Iphone image

01.19.10

I did Sabrina's nails today with Flamingo & Aurora Apricot. They were beautiful! Then I realized the Poinsettia (still alive) behind her was the same colors.  I guess it was serving as a muse without me knowing it. 

ISO:1600
Exposure: 1/80 sec
Aperture: 5.3
Focal Length: 66mm

01.18.10

In honor of my dear friend Vicki Peters' birthday, today I have a picture of a pup! This is Charlie who moved in next door right after Christmas. Happy birthday Vic!

ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Focal Length: 300mm

01.17.10

Today we went to Marcus's birthday party. His mom had these fabulous bags as goodies for the kids! This was Miss L's and I thought to myself... "this is the first of MANY frogs you will see in your life princess!" Well that and the colors were fun :)

ISO:1600
Exposure: 1/8 sec
Aperture: 5.3
Focal Length: 62mm

01.16.10

Not thrilling, but the only pictures I took today were for website updates. This is a sampling of the over 100 colors I offer for gel manicures!

ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/50 sec
Aperture:8
Focal Length: 50mm

01.15.10

"Take a picture of me!" Laurissa says.    She is quite demanding.... but with a pose like this, who could say "no?"

ISO: 1100
Exposure: 1/30 sec
Aperture:2.8
Focal Length: 50mm

01.14.10

The new light bulbs in the lamps on the front of the house are quite bright and I thought maybe today I would play with a little bit of angles and shadows (not much playing... it was cold out there!).

ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/50 sec
Aperture: 3.5
Focal Length: 50mm

01.13.10

Demise of the tulips.

ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/30 sec
Aperture: 2.8
Focal Length: 50mm

01.12.10

Bon Appétit!!    Wanted to play with zoomed macro. (Chicken Broccoli braid)

ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: 5.3
Focal Length: 345mm

01.11.10

This is a test to see who sees this blog :) Should stir mild excitement and numerous emails among a select few.

ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/25 sec
Aperture: 5.0
Focal Length: 87mm

01.10.10

My beautiful friend Kambre and her lovely daughters came over to hang out tonight. They all ended up on her lap and I had to snap a shot. Supermom!

ISO: 1600
Exposure: 1/25 sec
Aperture:2.5
Focal Length: 50mm

01.09.10

These fabulous tulips were a wonderful gift from my mom today!  I know you've already seen a lot of nature stuff but if people keep giving me flowers you'll see them a lot more (and I won't be complaining!).   Just couldn't pass up getting a picture of these beauties... and I love how after tweaking the lighting a bit I got the light pink one to glow without internal shadows.  Thanks mom!!!

ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/40 sec
Aperture:2.8
Focal Length: 50mm

01.08.10

This is actually a poinsettia that we have had at the salon.  Its the most interesting color for a poinsettia, I didn't know they came in such a different shades!   Its been living beautifully for over a month but I'm sure will be gone soon... so it deserved a photo.

ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/40 sec
Aperture: 3.2
Focal Length: 50mm

01.07.10

This is Jonah, the 4yr old neighbor boy that calls Laurissa "Marissa."  We were taking a photo of a scar on his face for insurance purposes since he had been bit by a dog, poor Jonah...  With no other pictures taken today, he makes the blog!

ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture:2.8
Focal Length: 50mm

01.06.10

This is a goodbye pic to Sholla leaving town until August.  We did some fun black tips with pink glitter on it - this girl has killer nail beds!  Wish I would have done a few more shots to make sure there was more clarity on the nails but I had a client waiting :)  Have fun in Indiana Sholla!

ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/13 sec
Aperture: 1.8
Focal Length: 50mm

01.05.10

The Pedicure room at Salon Bella. In the background is the magazine cover I did last year that awarded me Cover Tech of the Year. I love that it has a great place in the salon.

ISO: 1100
Exposure: 1/30 sec
Aperture: 3.8
Focal Length: 24mm

01.04.10

A female pine cone.  Actually all of them here are.  In fact all pine cones you consider "pine cones" are female.  Where are the males?  They are the tiny little orange/red bits that you find all over the ground.   I bet you just learned something new!

ISO:1600
Exposure: 1/13 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Focal Length: 105mm

01.03.10

My Christmas tree is about to come down and I wanted to get a picture of Laurissa's new ornament with the beauty of the tree in the background. She went to Disneyland for the first time this last year, so this is Cinderella's carriage from the castle! I also wanted the twinkle lights to really twinkle so I did a 2 second exposure.

ISO: 200
Exposure: 2 sec
Aperture: 9.0
Focal Length: 50mm

01.02.10

Little Miss Laurissa giving me a lovely smile this morning.

ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Focal Length: 105mm

01.01.10

These roses are a New Years gift from my best friend Sara. I love the curled edges of the orange ones, the size of the red ones and the tight yellow ones. I absolutely love flowers and my guess is you will see many of them over the next year.

ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Focal Length: 105mm