Family Photos

We recently did some family pictures. We haven't don't a while group photo in a while and I took advantage of my youngest being 6 months old. I also did 6 month pictures of him. When he was 3 months, we did pictures as well and I also did some of my 5 year old. They grow way too fast. Walmart had been a great place to go because of their 8 dollar deals. Who didn't love all those prints for just 8 bucks. Well they recently closed. I was pregnant with Gavin, my youngest, and wanted newborn pictures. I was shocked at how much professional photographers were charging for a session and that didn't include prints, just the CD. It was at least $100. I started doing my brother's graduation photos a few years ago and those turned out pretty good, so I figured, how hard could it be to take my son's pictures as well. There are times I now wonder who is more difficult, my brothers or my kids. We also did all our own wedding photos, but I will share all our wedding secrets later.

We do not have a fancy set up at all. It is just a king size bed sheet and a camera on a tripod, or outside in the natural surroundings. 

 A rustic road with our tripod and scenic backround.

Our backdrop bed sheet and wood floor. Sometimes we carry the sheet all the way through as the flooring too.

We bought a camera Black Friday last year at Walmart for around $140 and it has been the best thing ever. They have leaked their Black Friday ad already and I believe I saw the same camera on sale again this year for around the same price. It is a Fujifilm FinePix 14 MP Camera. I love this camera and it has been a lifesaver. It takes amazing photos and there are numerous free photo editing software programs available on the internet. These are some of our final pictures. 

Busy, Busy, Busy

So as you know, I am a busy mom and student. I work and take care of the house and everything in between. Well, my computer screen went dead, luckily my brother will be able to replace that for me. I tried to shake it back and forth like an etch an sketch for as long as I could, but eventually it just didn't work anymore. So now I am borrowing his because, of course, I have a ton of school work I still have to do and that  does not stop for broken computers.

September/October is kinda a special time for us. We froze sweet corn and the colors of leaves are changing. Dominic and I both had our birthdays in September. My husband has his birthday tomorrow and my youngest son will be 6 months old in 8 days. One year ago we started planning our wedding spur of the moment and decided to get married 12/1/12. We planned the whole wedding in 2 months. I was pregnant. We did everything ourselves and spent less than $1,000. I will be going through how we planned our wedding and managed to keep it so cheap and and do everything ourselves. I will also be taking my son's 6 month pictures soon and my friend's newborn daughter's pictures as soon as she has her baby. I will say how to take pictures of your family and your kids without paying a ton and still managing to have something nice. I hate that they charge $100 plus for pictures. For some people that's a lot of money.