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Rebecca turned one at the end of November and we had a little party for her this past weekend.  She loved her cake, playing with her little friends and generally was such a sweet thing.  Here a couple of pictures from the event.  She is really looking like a little girl and less like a...

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I don’t remember how I ran across these wonderful actions, but Brenda Acuncius has made my life super easy when it comes to converting favorite pictures into professional looking portraits.  I could not believe the depth this adds and how rich the colors are.  I said it was black and white….but these come out a...

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This year, my family is bringing back a tradition that I love.   Instead of everyone buying everyone a gift or picking names (and essentially swapping gift-cards)  we are doing a make your own Christmas.    Now I come from a big family so for the uninitiated this could pose quite a challenge.  Well not this...

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Living in Houston means that we really can enjoy our winters!  Starting in October the weather in Houston really hits a nice stride.  It’s not that hot, the humidity is minimal, and the mosquito’s finally seem to be taking a break.  So we practically live outside.  We take walks, visit the park, play in the...

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Working with color on digital images is a tricky thing.  A little too much saturation or a little too much contrast and a good photo becomes a bad photo.  Likewise, too little color and contrast can be downright boring.  This little picture is may be a bit more of the color "bust" type.  But somehow...

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Rebecca turns one at the end of this month.  We debated a bit about how we would like to celebrate this milestone and finally decided that a small party with friends and their kids would be perfect.  Of course half the fun for me these days has been in planning and working on her invitation. ...

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