day 245 - five more sleeps $

It's unbelievable to me that in five sleeps Ava starts school. Today while the boys slept, Ava and I had a little photo shoot in her room. I was inspired having read several photography articles and had some new ideas swirling around in my head.



There were some great reminders in what I read. I remember one of the first and most important things I learned years ago was to slow down and think first. Instead of running around taking a million pictures and hoping for something good, visualize what the photo is going to look like when you view it on the computer. To quote the article I read, "It's a camera, not a machine gun". Funny and so true.



Another tip? Using a reflector makes a huge difference. I'm just too lazy to get it out of the closet most of the time. Today I got my reflector out and I am really glad I did.



From left to right: Hippopotamus, Puppy, Ava, Mr. Bear & Bear Bear.

Ava: "Mommy, do you have any fat pants I can put on Mr. Bear? He has to be dressed for the picture."

I've always thought Mr, Bear was bigger than me. It does not impress me to discover that my shorts (which you can't see in this picture) fit him perfectly.