Mr. C's Short & Sweet Session

Mr. C's mom is a long time friend of mine and asked me to come duplicate a pose she had of Mr. C's older sister when she was his age. So here is a sneak peek of the images I came up with. I used two different methods for the black and whites so that Mr. C's mom can decide which one is closer to the image she's trying to re-create.





It's probably a little hard to tell, but these are actually 4 different poses using two different methods to create the black and white.

Let me know your favorites!

K Bar N

Many, many years ago our family went to the State Fair. And while there, we had this plaque made to hang over our gate at my parents' house. It no longer hangs, but sits on the ground near the gate. It's a little worn from all the years. We never had more than 2 horses, but we still thought it would be neat to name our little place.

Well, the other night, I went to my parents' house for dinner and found it by the gate.


The view across the street at my parents' house is quite nice too... Usually it's maize, but this year it's corn growing. Supposedly, the crop growers are getting more for corn due to the fuel potential.


Just a little snap of the boy in his John Deere shirt... Kind of went along with the theme of the evening. Plus his eyes were so blue that night.


Many people wouldn't know it, but I have a horse. She is 25 years old and I've had her since she was 2. She lives with my parents and her name is King's Red Frosty because her red coat is frosted with white hair, but we call her Frosty. I had another horse, but he passed while I was pregnant with Haidyn. His name was Frisky... I can't remember his registered name for the life of me. I'll have to find a scanned picture of him to share later.

I have to say, for her age, she still looks pretty good.


Look at her eyes... It's almost like she has a story to tell from all the things she has seen in her years.


This picture is pretty funny... My dad let her into the other pasture since the grass had grown up pretty well and she was checking it out. I guess she smelled something quite strange!
So that was a little bit of our day at K Bar N! I'll have to take some pics of the dogs the next time I'm out there. I went a little horse crazy taking pictures of Frosty. I hadn't photographed her in years and this past Thanksgiving we almost lost her to colic. We don't know how many years she has left in her, but hopefully it's many more!

Exposure...

Nope, not the kind intended for use with your camera... The 'get yourself out there' kind. I've been taking pictures as JC-Originals for a little over 3 years now, but now that I'm not working out of the home I've been able to concentrate on it a lot more than before. Well, as much concentration I can get with 3 little ones underfoot. With that in mind, I finally decided to create a business card. Well, I had it printed and they came in tonight. They look so good! I had them UV-Coated so they will last longer and not scratch with the black background. I'm so excited to pass them out... So don't forget to ask me for one (or a few) to pass out!

Here is the front...

And the back...

I know... the back is sideways... I did it like that on purpose... Just to be different. So the front is horizontal and the back is vertical. A big thank you to the ones of you that let me use your images for my 'first' business card.