Veralana Photography Blog » outdoor http://blog.veralana.com dream * smile * laugh * shine Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:28:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Woof. http://blog.veralana.com/2011/03/25/woof/ http://blog.veralana.com/2011/03/25/woof/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:17:36 +0000 veralana http://blog.veralana.com/?p=2869 My morning session was postponed, so with my spare time I decided to take my pups outside for a few quick photos.  It’s been too long, and my puppy is not even officially a puppy anymore!   I love the popped up ears and crazy underbite on Lucy (the affenpoo), and Penny (the border collie mix)’s licorice nose.  While I don’t offer pet photography as part of the business, I’m always happy to include the dogs as part of family portraits.

]]> http://blog.veralana.com/2011/03/25/woof/feed/ 0 Happy Earth Day! http://blog.veralana.com/2010/04/22/happy-earth-day/ http://blog.veralana.com/2010/04/22/happy-earth-day/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:14:34 +0000 veralana http://blog.veralana.com/?p=1903 azaleaIn honor of Earth Day, I thought I would share an idea for an easy, Earth-friendly way to perk up someone’s day.  To create my super-simple centerpiece, I took a few clippings from my blooming azalea bush and popped them in what used to be an Honest Tea bottle from the recycle bin.  Add a ribbon from around the house, and voila, you have a pretty little bouquet to give as a gift, or brighten up your own table.

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I am always amazed at how closely insects resemble aliens from sci-fi movies.  These are just a few creepy critters I found in my garden and captured with my trusty macro lens.  Despite how big and intimidating they appear here, have no fear, in real life they were only about 2mm long and quite harmless.  The first guy was a fly who was enjoying the raindrops on the hood of my car.

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I just love the first flowers of spring.  My garden has lovely spring bulbs that are blooming, and with the help of my little 3-year-old assistant, I was able to grab a few fun macro shots.  These flowers just have the most amazing details.  For my fellow photographers–these are all in full sun, shot using a golden reflector and my little assistant serving as a gobo to block direct sunlight.  That setup allowed me to grab better detail with my 100mm macro lens.

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Today’s snow inspired me to pull out my macro lens (which allows me to take extreme closeups/magnified images). Snow seems to make anything, even a dead leaf, look fresh and clean.


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I caught these guys just playing around outside. I asked them to take little break to have their photos taken, and they were such great sports. Goes to show you don’t have to be in your Sunday best for a nice photo, and that it isn’t crazy to carry your camera everywhere ;)

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