Showing posts with label Photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Photography. Show all posts

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Oh Snap!

  So, I know that I've talked about it before and I'm pretty sure that months ago I promised a post on the subject....and here it is....finally! My hubby is an amazing photographer. I know I'm biased because I kinda like the guy, but he really is awesome! He is completely self taught and I've loved watching his work get better and better over the years.

  I have always loved photography. When I was a little girl I considered looking at pictures to be one of my hobbies. Not sure if that really falls under the category of "Hobbies" but I was kinda a strange little kid. You could often times find me sitting on the living room floor, thumbing through our family photo albums. My Mom took a lot of pictures! I've always wanted to get into taking photos, but just never did....until now! I have no excuse or reason not to be able to pick up the hobby now. T and I have two fancy cameras, so now is the time.

  I've helped T photograph events in the past. He's done several weddings, and it really helps to have two photographers because there's so much going on. However, my photos are not always the best.

  I've really been trying to take a lot more pictures lately. There's no way to get better if I'm not practicing. For the past several posts I've only been using my DSLR versus my cell phone camera. I'm not sure if any of you have noticed a slight improvement in the quality of my pictures, but now I fully expect to receive millions of comments about my awesome skills. I kid, I kid....you don't have to say anything....until I get really good!

  Here's a few of the hubby's awesome pics. Y'all can comment on his skills......




  T recently formed a group here in San Antonio for people that are interested in photography and last week we had our first event. We just spent some time downtown, taking pics. Here's a few of mine....




  I only hope that one day I can be half as good as T, when it comes to my photography.

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Sunrise to Sunset, with lots of caffeine in between

  The hubs and I had a lot of fun planned today. We've been talking for what seems like forever about taking a Saturday morning to drive around and garage sale shop. T loves to garage sale shop! I found out, from a co-worker, about a huge community-wide garage sale in her area this weekend. I came home, told T, and even though it was on the other side of town, he was sold!

  We got up bright and early this morning, at our normal weekday time, which I wasn't completely excited about. I'm definitely a morning person, but by the time Saturday morning rolls around, I'm looking forward to maybe sleeping until 5:30 or so. But, the hubs was super excited, so I dragged myself out of bed at 4:30 to get my workout on.

  We left about 7:15, and this required lots of coffee!


  Before we'd even arrived at our destination I informed the hubby that as a result of my massive intake of coffee I would require a potty break. One thing I love about the T is that he doesn't just make a quick stop at a gas station for potty breaks. He likes to go to grocery stores or super centers. So, we stopped at HEB Plus. I was baffled by this sight. Pumpkins and Christmas trees. It's the perfect combination....right....??


  Back on the road, happy husband....loves his garage sales.


  Best buy of the day: this gorgeous accent chair that the hubby not only negotiated down to a great price of $20, but also managed to fit into the backseat of our Ford Focus! Great job T!


  After a few hours of shopping we headed out for lunch at a great place, Two Step Cafe and Cantina. This was our second time there, and I think we've decided it's definitely one of our new favorite places in town. Every single morsel of food is amazing. T and I stick to a pretty strict diet regiment during the week, but we allow ourselves one cheat meal, and this was definitely an awesome cheat meal!

 For starters, I had their El Jefe Margarita, voted one of SA's best Margaritas


  We shared the Texas Rolls, which are kinda like an egg roll, with chicken and sausage


  For my lunch, I had the fried catfish, served with hush puppies and borracho beans. Delicious!


  Picture of us, enjoying lunch on the patio. Great day together!


  This evening, T had a family photo shoot scheduled downtown. I tagged along to help him. (T does photography on the side. I promise I'll do a more extensive post about this in the near future).


  Great, old building downtown


  Skyline view of downtown from the Hays Street bridge, where we went during the shoot


    The Hays Street Bridge


  The hubs and I had such a fun day together! We're definitely tired, so I think I'm off to bed. It's way past my normal bedtime.