A quiz for Ian

This little quiz has been going around the internet recently so I decided I would play along. These are questions that I asked Ian:

1. What is something mom always says to you?
To be good.

2. What makes mom happy?
When I'm nice to my brother.

3. What makes mom sad?
When I'm being bad.

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Tickling my belly!

5. What was your mom like as a child?
Bigger. (lol)

6. How old is your mom?
2-7 (wow he got it right!)

7. How tall is your mom?
6-0-0 (uh...)

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Sit down. (LOL)

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Sit down and listen to music.

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Being good. (but Ian, most famous people aren't good people!)

11. What is your mom really good at?
Pooping (eh?) I told him to be serious and he said "laughing"

12. What is your mom not very good at?
He cant answer this one. (good boy!)

13. What does your mom do for a job?
Helping people.

14.What is your mom's favorite food?
Everything (Ok so he thinks I'm a cow)

15.What makes you proud of your mom?
Being nice.

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Little Bill (Very confused on the gender & skin color, apparently)

17. What do you and your mom do together?
Play with games.

18. How are you and your mom the same?
We're both silly.

19. How are you and your mom different?
Babies.

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Because she gives me kisses and hugs.

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
Because you always like daddy.

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
Chuck E Cheese's...can I have a cookie now?

New lens came today!

These were all shot with my new 50mm f/1.8 lens. It does not autofocus on the D40 so obviously I need some practice getting the focus correct. These are the first shots with the new lens...I hope to improve!

Funny Face Day!

While taking pictures of the boys, they both ended up giving me funny faces. So I ran with it. LOL

Pictures

Ian, eating his lunch.


Quinn, sitting in timeout.

Photography

So I've decided to change this blog from a neglected personal blog to a functional photography blog. I do not claim to be a photographer by any means. Just a mom with a nice camera who wants to learn how to take decent pictures of her kids.

Here is the equipment I have:

Nikon D40

18-55mm kit kens

55-200mm Nikkor zoom lens

50mm f/1.8 lens (hasn't arrived yet)

SB-400 Nikon speedlight

Wireless remote

Tripod

-Adobe Photoshop CS3

-Adobe Lightroom 2.1

I just got the speedlight in the mail today and have taken a few photos with it. Its amazing how much better the pictures look when the flash is bounced off of the ceiling instead of straight ahead.

Here are a few pictures of my boys from today. Keep in mind this is my first attempt!