My Belle Michelle » Photography

Nov

2014

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!

05 Nov 2014

Strider had his first experience with snow yesterday. It was just as adorable as you would imagine. I didn’t take the baby out in the snow yet, so I’ll save “Baby’s first time in the snow” post for another day. But I had to sneak in a photo of her because she melts my heart every time I look at her! I may not love the winter, or snow, or wind, or much else about...

Nov

2014

5 Things to Expect When You Move Right After Having a Baby

Michelle

Personal, Photography

03 Nov 2014

I originally wrote this as an email to my husband with the subject heading “8 Reasons Why People are Crazy to Move Right After They Have a Baby”. It was more of a venting kind of post, but he thought that I might be able to actually give some advice and tips on moving with babies to other people and help them know what to expect when you move right after you have a baby....

Oct

2014

6 Months

Michelle

Personal, Photography

30 Oct 2014

Our little belle turned 6 months old last month. Those eyes. Those cheeks. Those pouty lips. I seriously cannot get enough of this girl. My friend, Jenni, let me sneak over to her studio with my camera and take some pictures of our littlest bean. It was my first time hooking up my camera to studio lights and I loved it! It really made me itch for my own photography studio one day. Of course I...

Mar

2013

They Grow Up Too Fast {Photography Moments}

Michelle

Personal, Photography

15 Mar 2013

Max has definitely found his element. He LOVES sliding down slides. The bigger, the better. Where did my baby go? He seems so big in these pictures.

Mar

2013

Enjoying the Last Bits of Winter

Michelle

Personal, Photography

12 Mar 2013

A few days ago at lunch, as I watched my kids sweetly dive in to their yummy pb&j sandwiches, I realized that this was my last year with all 3 kids at home. Jack is heading off to all-day kindergarten next year. No more loose schedules in the mornings. No more relaxing in pajamas all day whenever I feel like it. Soon I’ll have to start worrying about packing lunches, if he’s making friends at school,...

Mar

2013

I Heart California

Michelle

Personal, Photography

07 Mar 2013

I love California. I love that my parents live there. And my 2 youngest sisters. And my 2 youngest brothers. Well, Chris has left for his mission in Tacoma, Washington. And Sean comes-and-goes because he’s in college. But they’re still technically residents. I also love that the weather was warm enough for Chris to sport his awesome bright red shorts. Can you believe there are still 4 of my siblings missing in this shot? I...

Oct

2012

Using Photoshop Actions {Photography Tips}

photography, photography tips

Michelle

Photography, Tips

01 Oct 2012

I get asked a lot how I edit pictures. My husband and I run a photography business on the side to earn a little income to pay down our student bills, and we love using photoshop actions to edit our pictures. There are a lot of great actions on Lightroom as well. I currently use Photoshop CS6, but this tutorial should work for most versions of Photoshop. Actions that you use may have stipulations on...

Aug

2012

FREE Macro Images to Print

Michelle

Design, Personal, Photography

14 Aug 2012

We started having issues with our computer in June, and in July we learned that the computer most likely melted our harddrive because the fan wasn’t working well. However, instead of just replacing the harddrive (which is under warranty), they would do little tweaks to see if that changed things. I got back from vacation on Monday and went to start using my computer that was finally “fixed”, only to find that it is spazzing...