Great News - Second Place Winner

I just received this news release today that I have won

Second Place in the December Photo Contest at

Better Photo.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE1/25/2012 Photographer Shelia Earl of Jasper, Indiana, has won Second Place for December in the prestigious photography contest sponsored by BetterPhoto.com, the site's founder, Jim Miotke, announced Wednesday.

More than 12600 entries were submitted to the online photography contest, which attracted contestants from around the world and featured 10 separate categories.

Earl's stunning image, "Blowing in the Wind", garnered top honors after being submitted in the Nature & Landscapes category.

All of the winning images can be viewed at BetterPhoto.com's contest page: http://www.betterphoto.com/contest/winners/1112.asp

The contest is conducted each month. Categories include Nature and Landscapes, Animals, People, Elements of Design, Digital Darkroom, Travel and Place, Flowers, Details and Macro, Catch-All, and Monthly Theme. Judging is performed by a panel of professional photographers.

Then here is one that got into the "Finalist" submissions for the same contest.  This is a picture of my niece's dog "Lady" playing "dress up".

I have enjoyed all my courses at BetterPhoto.com

and have been challenged to improve every step of the way.

I cannot thank CBF enough for the opportunity to pursue

improvement in all areas of work and ministry. 

Thank you ALL for your encouragement and support.

By the Book Weekly Challenge

This week's challenge at I Heart Faces is:

By the Book

Here is my entry for the contest:

Pictures from My Photography Class

I have been taking a new photography class

at Brooke Snow Photography Workshops and

thought that I would share some of the pictures from

Lesson Two - Creative Shutter Speeds.

Some are frozen action, others are use of implied motion,

and some use the technique of "panning".

This was a fun lesson.

Photography Sale of the Year

I have been waiting on this sale.  I love these products. 


                                     http://designaglow.com/design/our-annual-sale-starts-now-2/

Love My Nikkor 24-70

For those in Life As Art - here is the picture

taken with my Nikkor 24-70 zoom lens.



The Johnson Family 2011

Last week I made family pictures for this beautiful family.

David, Delynn, Kaylee, Lizzy, Zachary and Tyler.

David and Delynn have worked with us for several years -

providing for the needs of the kindergarten children and their families that attend the "Future of the Family" Kindergarten.

We wanted to thank them in a special way -
so I made their family pictures last week
that they could use them to make Christmas cards

for family and friends.

Thank you ALL for making this such a great day -

I will add it to my book of "memories" -

and thank you for all that you do for
the children and their families.

 

I Heart Faces in BLACK

This week's theme at I Heart Faces is;

BLACK

I love this photo of Maria in her black outfit.

So this is my pick for this week's theme.

Go over to iheartfaces.com

to see the rest of the entries for this week.