Elvira Easterling Portraits Session

     I'm so honored to have this session with this beautiful lady, my workmate, and friend. She's beautiful inside and out. She's one of a kind.

Toddler Outdoor Photos

     It was a beautiful day when I took these pictures of my little one. He had fun at the park, walking in the sand barefooted. He just loved it! I had my camera with me because I was taking some photos around the park as well, and decided to take some shots for my little one which is really challenging me because every time I take his photo it always doesn't come out good. He will never stop moving around.

     Few minutes before going home, I got tired of taking his pictures which were all blurred and I was ready to go home when I saw him sitting on the mary-go-round at the park. He must be tired...(he should be tired) all that running around in the sun. I quickly took some couple shots of him which I love. The results are not perfect but I love them. Just couple of shots because after that he was ready again to play. So, these are the photos I luckily captured.

Resting for a little bit

Thinking what to do next

       

                       

Taking A Day Off

     Few days ago, I asked my hubby to go with me driving around the country of West Monroe, Louisiana to shoot some interesting sceneries, it wasn't a good day to shoot because it was sprinkling on and off. But sometimes, as a photographer I do take risk and look what we  found, It's a crane in the field.

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     when I saw this one, I already love it. The crane and the field as the backdrop is beautiful! With a little bit of color adjustments to make the color popped, I got what the result I was really looking for.

      Still looking forward to shoot more out in the country in a few days in times like this-golden hour.

Honey Roasted Peanut - Using Natural Light

                          It was such a pretty day today and while I was drinking my coffee I was distracted by light that came inside through my kitchen window and then this idea came to my head. I think you know what idea I'm talking  about.  So, I checked out my kitchen counter and the first thing I saw is the Honey roasted peanut jar. So, I decided to give it a try since it's my day off today, I don't have to worry about getting late. But  still no escape from my youngest son who is two-year-old, who was sneaking around the table and waiting for me to turn around so he could grab some of the peanuts and eat them. That's so cute of him.

Using natural light is new for me. And I'm still learning, and willing to learn more tips and tricks to get a better result. I'm a self-though photographer so when I have time I do a lot of research online and it helps.

Toddler Portrait in Black and White

   
           This is my second child, Phillip. I took him outside to play while his older brother is with his daddy gone to the store. He's unstoppable, he just keep walking around the house and I was a little tired following him. I decided to seat under the maple tree in our backyard and just play with my camera settings, and when I checked him again this is what I see right here in the picture. He finally rest, thank God!
            I quickly took a picture of him resting outside our back shed. My poor baby he is so sweaty. Those little legs don't give up so quick.

Why Dragonflies Point Their Tails Straight Up?

         As you can see in two of these images above the dragonflies tails are pointing straight up. You're asking "Why dragonfly do that"? The answer is that it's not just a tail, it's their abdomen. Dragonfly breathe through their abdomen. By pointing their tail straight up is their way to reduce the exposure of their abdomen to the sun. If you notice that sometimes they have a cooler looking abdomen, that means cooler air drawn in. If it looks warmer meaning warmer air drawn in.

Louisiana White Lily Flowers

                  I'm thankful to Grandma (my hubby's grandmother) who called when she saw me outside with my camera and told me about her white lilies in her garden. They are so pretty!
                  I took some macro shots and closeup shots of her beautiful lilies and picked two images to post in here. Thank you very much ,grandma!
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Lovely Red Roses

The beauty of a red rose is timeless!

Ermita Manila Philippines

CITYLAND building 

           CITYLAND building is located in Ermita Manila, close to ROBINSONS mall  in Ermita, Manila Philippines.

       
              I didn't have a chance to know the name of this building because my two little boys were getting tired of walking around, and I can't stand all the noise from vehicles around.....it's way to much! I"m planning to go back in 2015 and I"m gonna prepare all that, thinking to make a list of places I wanna go to. It would be very exciting!

Toddler Headshot Photos

"Looking At You"

          This is my second child, Phillip. He was at the porch when I shoot this picture. I was actually waiting for  more birds to photograph. Just when I turned my head to check on him, he was just right where he was and so serious so I took this picture while he was not moving too much.

"The Innocent"

"Looking Down"

"Heading To Great Grandma"

          My husband's grandparents' house is just right at the back of ours, so my kids can easily go see them. While outside taking pictures of my eldest son, Christian, Phillip manages to go to their grandparents house. So I called him and have my camera ready. This picture right here is when he heard me calling his name. 

Showy Tiger

    The weather was so nice yesterday and I can't stop thinking about going to the zoo with my hubby. At 1:00 in the afternoon me, my hubby and our eldest son went to Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo which only takes few minutes drive.
     What I'm going to share with you here right now are the pictures of the tiger that was showing off to people. He was playing on the water which kind of scary. He was literally trying to jumped out from the water which makes some people around screamed. I think he was hungry!

Yellow Daisies Photograph Prints

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      I enjoyed taking pictures of  daisies everywhere. I never get tired or bored of taking pictures of daisies...I just love daisies so much! 



Louisiana Dragonflies

Meadowhawks Dragonfly

         Sympetrum is a genus of all small to medium-sized skimmer dragonflies, known as Darters in the UK as a meadowhawks in the North America.

Male Emperor Dragonfly

          The Emperor Dragonfly, or also known as Blue Emperor, or Anax Imperator, is a large and powerful species of hawker dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae . It is found mainly in Europe, nearby Africa, and Asia.

Female Blue Skimmer Dragonfly

       Blue Skimmer dragonfly, Orthetrum caledonicum. How to find out whether it's a male or female? The males have a powder blue thorax and  pruabdomeninescent  blue when mature. The females are brownish  grey in colour while teneral are yellow with black markings.

      I love taking pictures of dragonfly, and these are my most favorites here. I found them in my front yard and I took the time taking pictures of them. I had so much fun!

Fox Squirrel Photographs

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 





Squirrel At The Backyard

 

 

                  Such have a beautiful weather today, it's so pretty outside  so me and my husband with our two little boys went oustide and have fun. A few moments later, this squirrel showed up and my husband got the camera  as fast as he could and start shooting.

                   My husband took these photos, and I just enhanced them a little bit. 

Mid Summer

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            This is just one of the images I captured yesterday. Decided to go out to shoot more yesterday with my husband and my boys. It was fun!
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Southern Butterfly

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              These photos were taken at the West Monroe Recreational Park, West Monroe, Louisiana.

OLD STUFF

Photograph of some old stuff

            I just feel like shooting for black and white image today just when I saw grandpa's stuff behind their house. I'm very attracted to these old stuff here especially this old wheel barrow. I like the way they were arranged. I didn't arranged them. 

            As a photographer, all I can say is that even old stuff can still be useful in a different way. There are so many ways a photographer can do with old stuff around. So many things a photographer can see that others don't. I'm glad I have this passion.

            

Harvesting Blueberries

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           Blueberries at grandma's backyard are pretty tempting. I love blueberries. I made blueberry smoothie   sometimes and it's good. Blueberry is antioxidant and anti-aging fruit. 

           Grandma loves to pick blueberries and brought them to me. I love her! But today, it's too hot for her to go outside so me and my husband decided to pick some and take pictures of the blueberries on the branch.

Red Aphid On The Tomato

Red Aphid

            Red aphid sucking the tomato's juice out. This red aphid is a very small insect  that  multiply fast especially in spring time. This kind of insect likes warm weather. This aphid here is feeding on the plant's sap by introducing his or her long, thin sucker into the tender part of the tomato.

            To get rid of this kind of insect just simply use hose and spray a jet of water directly to your plants where the aphids on. Make sure they will fall to the ground. To make sure they won't comeback, simply do this everyday.