La Famille Armstrong

Just went on a photo shoot to a couple spots in Carlton I'd been wanting to photograph. Dar and I agree that this was a very productive shoot for both of us... even tho I accidentally deleted all the photos of the 1st location (stupid)!! I plan to recover them tho, since I didn't format my card and realized what I had done about 2 seconds after I confirmed the delete. Worst case scenario - $15 and it's fixed.

Okay, so, after playing around with more editing, I'm curious what photo is more appealing. The wheat image is definitely more fathomable for retail purchase than the couch image from before, so tell me, if you were going to buy one, which version would it be? And which image do you think is most (if at all) "gallery worthy?" I'm also posting a 4th image just b/c it was TOTALLY drab before and I made it looked a ton better... good?? Thanks!!

Sorry for the lack of blogging lately. It's been a little hectic.

Mark has been working part-time at PDR but has then been working more than part-time on SavageApps - the company him and his friends run making all their iPhone apps. They have iambeatbox, the upgraded version of iambeatbox, BeatBox Ultra, and TechnoBox Acid. They are all super fun... even if you can't keep a beat, the app keeps the rhythm for you and all you have to do is move the "gems" around to choose a different sound and beat. Asher even likes to play!

I've been keeping extremely busy with the photography stuff. Shoots, editing, driving, editing... even with taking care of the kids, trying to finish cleaning the tile floors that are covered in filth from the previous owners, figuring out how to eat gluten-free without starving myself and just doing all the other random household stuff. Yesterday, I finally put up a bunch of our frames and photos and tried to clean up our bedroom a bit. It has kind of become a storage place for items that have no place yet. Once we get our deposit from the old place back, we hope to go to Ikea and get some much needed shelving and storage items :)

As far as the gluten free stuff goes, I'm pretty sure I need to do it. I went 4 weeks without and then almost a full week with and I did alright. No digestive issues besides gas and gurgling, but man, am I feeling bad. Just achy, tired, tired and did I say tired?? My back feels bruised and strained, my head is in a fog constantly and I am just plain crabby. So, back off the wheat. It'll be worth it to feel halfway sane again.

Well, I have crying kids and it's almost naptime. I'll update again soon... well, sooner or later ;)

I went out with my friend Dar this morning to photograph some good ol' Amity landscapes. Well, the clouds weren't quite as dramatic as last week but we did photograph this cool, old, totally run-down house. I tried creating a few versions of the same image... will you please tell me, if you were to buy a photo of a nasty old chair (sure, let's pretend) which would you like best of the following... thanks!