Yay, my blog has moved to www.jaymefranklin.com.
Boo Hoo my new blog doesn't have the capabily (that I know of yet) to email my faithful followers to let you know I've made a new Blog post. I hope that you will find your way over to my new and improved blogsite. I am a bit sad about leaving All About Pebbles and BamBam, but the great thing is that all of my content from this blog was transferred over to my new site. I will still keep this site, maybe I will turn it into a journal All About Pebbles and BamBam?
Anyway, click on over to my new site, visit me often. Let me know what you think!
-Jayme Franklin
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Franklin Family 4 x 12 Project: You get what you get and you don't throw a fit
I've been so busy with my Project 52, that I have had to make a serious effort to fit in the most important project of all, my Franklin Family 4 x 12. The weather here is rainy, typical for February, so getting a family photo has proved very challenging. I've taken the family out to get a few photos, without much success. Hence the title of this post,
Nate thinks all photographers should permanently brandish this into their brains. He gets impatient with me and the camera if we are out and about and I am trying to get "just the right shot". With two active kids, often my "time is up", and I am learning to take what you can get. Even if it is noisy, out of focus, no one is really looking the right way, I need to learn to accept that some photos may have to be this way if I want a photo at all.
Here is us. Just us. Being together. Nate and I. Our kids. Coffee. Muffins. Us.
February 2011
"You get what you get and you don't throw a fit"
Nate thinks all photographers should permanently brandish this into their brains. He gets impatient with me and the camera if we are out and about and I am trying to get "just the right shot". With two active kids, often my "time is up", and I am learning to take what you can get. Even if it is noisy, out of focus, no one is really looking the right way, I need to learn to accept that some photos may have to be this way if I want a photo at all.
Here is us. Just us. Being together. Nate and I. Our kids. Coffee. Muffins. Us.
February 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Fifty-two on Fridays: Love
Welcome back to my Project 52, or Fifty-two on Friday's. I hope you've had a chance to catch up on my previous posts covering the themes Motion, Signs, Warmth, Shades of Red and Self Portrait. I am so fortunate to share this journey with 17 other talented photographers, so don't forget to link to the next photographer at the end of my post to see their interpretation of this weeks theme.
This week, Valentine's Day fell on Monday and naturally our group theme was LOVE. Valentine's day is a special day for my husband and I because before we were married it was our dating anniversary. Over the years Valentine's Day has changed for us, but one constant is the very simple and basic love we share. Life is complicated but I find my retreat in the simplicity of our love!
Here is a stolen moment of our love. Shockingly, we don't have one of the kids running through the frame! Amazing!
Now grab your coffee, tea, mocha or latte and head on over to the incredibly talent Seattle Child and Family photographer, Sarah Bunch!
This week, Valentine's Day fell on Monday and naturally our group theme was LOVE. Valentine's day is a special day for my husband and I because before we were married it was our dating anniversary. Over the years Valentine's Day has changed for us, but one constant is the very simple and basic love we share. Life is complicated but I find my retreat in the simplicity of our love!
Here is a stolen moment of our love. Shockingly, we don't have one of the kids running through the frame! Amazing!
Now grab your coffee, tea, mocha or latte and head on over to the incredibly talent Seattle Child and Family photographer, Sarah Bunch!
Monday, February 14, 2011
A Before and After: Strictly a Lightroom 3 edit
I have never done a Before and After post, so I thought I would give it a try. I was a good girl this Christmas and was given Lightroom 3 as a surprise. I totally wasn't expecting it! Thank you to my husband! It has taken me about a month to get it out of the box and get set up. This was no small feat, since on top of getting Lightroom, I also went ahead and bought myself an external storage drive. I took some time to figure out the best way to configure my system, and let me tell you the posts over at The Lightroom Lab are AMAZING! Their posts provided the step by step procedure so that I got it set up with my external hard drive the right way, the first time. So so happy!
On to the before and after. I was also given for Christmas a wonderful book by David duChemin (thank you Andrea!) that has really changed the way I approach my post processing. I give this book a healthy 5-star rating!!! No longer am I looking to actions to make my photo look the way I want it to. I have nothing against actions, I just think for me they have slowed the process of finding my style and how to express it in my finished photos.
This before and after is really to illustrate a simple clean edit performed solely in Lightroom 3. What I mean by clean edit, is that I adjusted the WB, exposure, blacks, fill, brightness, contrast, clarity, and used a medium tone curve. And a bit of luminance noise reduction, which is super impressive in LR3, followed by a more pleasing crop. Hope you like.
On to the before and after. I was also given for Christmas a wonderful book by David duChemin (thank you Andrea!) that has really changed the way I approach my post processing. I give this book a healthy 5-star rating!!! No longer am I looking to actions to make my photo look the way I want it to. I have nothing against actions, I just think for me they have slowed the process of finding my style and how to express it in my finished photos.
This before and after is really to illustrate a simple clean edit performed solely in Lightroom 3. What I mean by clean edit, is that I adjusted the WB, exposure, blacks, fill, brightness, contrast, clarity, and used a medium tone curve. And a bit of luminance noise reduction, which is super impressive in LR3, followed by a more pleasing crop. Hope you like.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Fifty-two on Fridays: Motion
Welcome back to Fifty-two on Friday's or my Project 52 journey that I am sharing with 17 other photographers around the world. Grab a cup of coffee and catch up on our previous themes like Signs, Warmth, Shades of Red, and Self-Portrait. And don't forget, that at the bottom of my post you can link to the next photographer in our blog-circle and her interpretation of the theme.
This week the theme is Motion. In our house, we have a saying, "Big muscles, require big movements". I knew that I wanted to catch my big mover in motion. So on a really nice evening this past week, we took the kids for a walk after dinner, which for Noah always turns into a run. I got my camera ready and gripped it to my hip as I chased him up the hill, shooting, while both of us used our big muscles.
I adore this photo because it reminds me of a Nike poster that hung above my bed all through high school and college which read,
Our bodies in motion inspires me, because of the amazing motions that we ask it to do each day.
No go on over and check out the amazing work by Sarah Bunch, Seattle Washington, Family and Child Photographer.
This week the theme is Motion. In our house, we have a saying, "Big muscles, require big movements". I knew that I wanted to catch my big mover in motion. So on a really nice evening this past week, we took the kids for a walk after dinner, which for Noah always turns into a run. I got my camera ready and gripped it to my hip as I chased him up the hill, shooting, while both of us used our big muscles.
I adore this photo because it reminds me of a Nike poster that hung above my bed all through high school and college which read,
"There are clubs that you can't belong to.
Neighborhoods you can't live in.
Schools you can't get into.
But the roads are always open.
Just do it."
Neighborhoods you can't live in.
Schools you can't get into.
But the roads are always open.
Just do it."
These words were above a picture of a lone runner on a country road.
Our bodies in motion inspires me, because of the amazing motions that we ask it to do each day.
No go on over and check out the amazing work by Sarah Bunch, Seattle Washington, Family and Child Photographer.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Sometimes a nap is what you need
I would love to take a nap every day. Some people in my house don't share my opinion.
I know it is probably mean that I was taking pictures while she threw a fit, but I'd tried everything else at this point. She eventually got herself to sleep though...thank goodness.
PS this is super grainy b/c it's at the ISO setting labeled, "way to high lady"!
I know it is probably mean that I was taking pictures while she threw a fit, but I'd tried everything else at this point. She eventually got herself to sleep though...thank goodness.
PS this is super grainy b/c it's at the ISO setting labeled, "way to high lady"!
Friday, February 4, 2011
Fifty-two on Fridays: Signs
Welcome back to my Project 52, or Fifty-two on Fridays.
The Project 52 is a creative photography endeavor by 18 different photograhers worldwide participating in a blog-circle. In this project we all work from the same theme each week, putting our own creative spin and vision into the project. Remember at the bottom of my post is the link to the next wonderful photographer and her take on each week's theme. Please check out our previous posts, to catch up on the creative sharing for the month of January. Blog love, is loved!
It's the first week of February, and our blog-circle theme is, Signs. I knew immediately what I wanted to photograph, and the more I thought about it...it quickly became my back up option (see my outtake, I'll explain later).
When I was thinking about Signs, I was thinking about how a single sign or symbol can represent an entire brand, a thought, a perception, and how incredibly pervasive a sign may become. Take for example, McDonalds golden arches, Starbucks siren, or Apple's, Apple. All of these are signs that alone without words or print, point us in one single direction, and an associated identity.
My interpretation of the theme, Signs, is Peace. Peace the word, when spoken in different languages, for obvious reasons sounds different. Peace by definition or in print, may also mean different things to different people. But the sign for peace, is clearly understood around the world, and understood without the utterance of words or print.
My interpretation of Signs
Now for my outtake. When I thought of photographing signs, I immediately thought about photographing a tile designed into the words SHALOM. This tile sign sit's at the base of a set of stairs that I climb every morning with the children in front of their preschool. It is the staircase to the place where I leave my children to be cared for while I am at work. I have wanted to photograph this sign for many years now, and this project gave me the push to do it.
Shalom is a hebrew word meaning PEACE.
Now, please go check out the amazing photographer Shauna, at Simply Shauna Photography.
The Project 52 is a creative photography endeavor by 18 different photograhers worldwide participating in a blog-circle. In this project we all work from the same theme each week, putting our own creative spin and vision into the project. Remember at the bottom of my post is the link to the next wonderful photographer and her take on each week's theme. Please check out our previous posts, to catch up on the creative sharing for the month of January. Blog love, is loved!
It's the first week of February, and our blog-circle theme is, Signs. I knew immediately what I wanted to photograph, and the more I thought about it...it quickly became my back up option (see my outtake, I'll explain later).
When I was thinking about Signs, I was thinking about how a single sign or symbol can represent an entire brand, a thought, a perception, and how incredibly pervasive a sign may become. Take for example, McDonalds golden arches, Starbucks siren, or Apple's, Apple. All of these are signs that alone without words or print, point us in one single direction, and an associated identity.
My interpretation of the theme, Signs, is Peace. Peace the word, when spoken in different languages, for obvious reasons sounds different. Peace by definition or in print, may also mean different things to different people. But the sign for peace, is clearly understood around the world, and understood without the utterance of words or print.
My interpretation of Signs
Now for my outtake. When I thought of photographing signs, I immediately thought about photographing a tile designed into the words SHALOM. This tile sign sit's at the base of a set of stairs that I climb every morning with the children in front of their preschool. It is the staircase to the place where I leave my children to be cared for while I am at work. I have wanted to photograph this sign for many years now, and this project gave me the push to do it.
Shalom is a hebrew word meaning PEACE.
Now, please go check out the amazing photographer Shauna, at Simply Shauna Photography.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Fifty-two on Friday: Warmth
I love having the challenge of a Project 52 each week. It was so amazing last week to see all of the creativity flow from the 16 other women in my blog-circle. When I saw that this week the theme would be warmth, I was truly excited to see what the ladies would come up with! This week, for warmth, I immediately thought of these things...
I originally had a vision of processing these with bold colors to showcase the multi-hued mittens, but stumbled and stumbled to make it right. I finally was pushing some sliders and presets and found the duotone BW, and fell.in.love.with.it. Goes to show that even when you have a vision, your voice may take you in a different direction (yes, I am reading a book by David duChemin!)
I have to thank my dear friend Tara for allowing me to torture her again with my camera. She is so supportive of passion for photography, and has not turned down one of my requests to photograph her or her boys!
The outtake, but still one of my FAVS
Now, go check out the amazing creativity of Sarah Bunch at http://www.birthofaphotographer.blogspot.com/ for her take on warmth. Blog love is always appreciated, and see you next week.
...a smile that reaches all the way to someone's eyes
...cradling hot mug of coffee on a cold morning
...and hand knit mittens
I originally had a vision of processing these with bold colors to showcase the multi-hued mittens, but stumbled and stumbled to make it right. I finally was pushing some sliders and presets and found the duotone BW, and fell.in.love.with.it. Goes to show that even when you have a vision, your voice may take you in a different direction (yes, I am reading a book by David duChemin!)
I have to thank my dear friend Tara for allowing me to torture her again with my camera. She is so supportive of passion for photography, and has not turned down one of my requests to photograph her or her boys!
The outtake, but still one of my FAVS
Now, go check out the amazing creativity of Sarah Bunch at http://www.birthofaphotographer.blogspot.com/ for her take on warmth. Blog love is always appreciated, and see you next week.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Funny Glasses-Blogging all about Pebbles and BamBam
I love my two monkeys! When I see these photos, I just think of the song, "So Happy Together"! Sing along with me!
Nicole was given this pair of Harry Potter glasses as part of a party grab bag from one of the friends in her classroom. Both Noah and Nicole had a great time trying them on. I would say, they might be able to pull off the blonde versions of Harry and Hermione?
They were singing me a song they made up, called, "I love my mommy" It's one of my FAVS
Those are some true, true giggles and smiles. I wish I could be that age again, hanging out with my brother!
Nicole was given this pair of Harry Potter glasses as part of a party grab bag from one of the friends in her classroom. Both Noah and Nicole had a great time trying them on. I would say, they might be able to pull off the blonde versions of Harry and Hermione?
They were singing me a song they made up, called, "I love my mommy" It's one of my FAVS
Those are some true, true giggles and smiles. I wish I could be that age again, hanging out with my brother!
Friday, January 21, 2011
fifty-two on friday: shades of red
I hope all of you enjoyed the wonderful blog-circle of self-portraits last week for the kick-off of the Project 52. It was wonderful to get a peek at the 16 other photographers behind the camera, behind the creativity, and to see the "virtual" friends that I have made over at the Bloom Forum.
This week I have an embarrassing story for my project 52...This week, I had it mixed up, and thought that the theme was "Warmth". Luckily, my lovely new friends within my blog-circle sent out the list of themes as a reminder on Wednesday, and it was even luckier that I opened the email early in the day, because I realized that the theme this week was "Shades of Red". I was panicked, because I had ideas for this theme that I was thinking and planning for, but knew, just knew I couldn't pull them off by Friday morning. So, out of time and a bit desperate I looked around my house for inspiration, and found "Shades of RED".
Here is my interpretation of "Shades of Red", on a moments notice. Not my most creative, but incredibly meaningful to me.
And here are the outtakes... You can get a glimpse of what is on our shelves, and within grabbing reach! And yes, it you look closely, you can see Nate's Ph.D. thesis on the Controlled Growth of Carbon Nanotubes, right next to Thomas the Train and Georges 1 to 10 and back again.
Now you must head on over to Sarah Bunch and check out her wonderful creativity at http://www.birthofaphotographer.blogspot.com/ for her take on "Shades of Red"
This week I have an embarrassing story for my project 52...This week, I had it mixed up, and thought that the theme was "Warmth". Luckily, my lovely new friends within my blog-circle sent out the list of themes as a reminder on Wednesday, and it was even luckier that I opened the email early in the day, because I realized that the theme this week was "Shades of Red". I was panicked, because I had ideas for this theme that I was thinking and planning for, but knew, just knew I couldn't pull them off by Friday morning. So, out of time and a bit desperate I looked around my house for inspiration, and found "Shades of RED".
Here is my interpretation of "Shades of Red", on a moments notice. Not my most creative, but incredibly meaningful to me.
Shades of Red
And here are the outtakes... You can get a glimpse of what is on our shelves, and within grabbing reach! And yes, it you look closely, you can see Nate's Ph.D. thesis on the Controlled Growth of Carbon Nanotubes, right next to Thomas the Train and Georges 1 to 10 and back again.
Now you must head on over to Sarah Bunch and check out her wonderful creativity at http://www.birthofaphotographer.blogspot.com/ for her take on "Shades of Red"
Friday, January 14, 2011
Fifty-Two on Friday: Self
I am really excited to share with you my Project 52 post!
What is a project 52: It's a new theme each week captured and interpreted by what I see through the lens. Last week I started my project 52 alone, but this week and for the rest of the year, sixteen other photographers and I are doing our Project 52 together. Our goal is to learn and grow from each others perspective on the same theme. I am really excited to participate with such amazing women and I look forward to how all of us will be challenged and inspired by each other work and creativity.
How will all 17 of us work together on a project 52, well...I will take a picture of our theme for the week, the way I interpret it, and post it on my site. Then under my post, I will link another photographer who is part of the project for you to see her interpretation of the theme. After you see hers, you will notice a different link under her picture that will then take you to the next photographer’s website. If you continue to click on the link under each picture, in the end you should see 16 other pictures and eventually make it back to my site.
This week, our theme is self-portrait. This theme will allow us to see the photographers who are participating in this journey and put a face to a name. Remember to check out all of the links at the bottom of the portrait!
Here is me. This week, it was my turn to step in front of the camera. Me with my coffee. My day hasn't really started until I have my soy latte in hand, and the cup...well you can't see it, but it has a crab on it. That's intentional, because I can be a bit "crabby" in the morning until I get my coffee (hee hee.)
For the next fabulous photographer participating in this Project 52 on Friday check out Sarah Bunch at www.birthofaphotographer.blogspot.com
What is a project 52: It's a new theme each week captured and interpreted by what I see through the lens. Last week I started my project 52 alone, but this week and for the rest of the year, sixteen other photographers and I are doing our Project 52 together. Our goal is to learn and grow from each others perspective on the same theme. I am really excited to participate with such amazing women and I look forward to how all of us will be challenged and inspired by each other work and creativity.
How will all 17 of us work together on a project 52, well...I will take a picture of our theme for the week, the way I interpret it, and post it on my site. Then under my post, I will link another photographer who is part of the project for you to see her interpretation of the theme. After you see hers, you will notice a different link under her picture that will then take you to the next photographer’s website. If you continue to click on the link under each picture, in the end you should see 16 other pictures and eventually make it back to my site.
This week, our theme is self-portrait. This theme will allow us to see the photographers who are participating in this journey and put a face to a name. Remember to check out all of the links at the bottom of the portrait!
Here is me. This week, it was my turn to step in front of the camera. Me with my coffee. My day hasn't really started until I have my soy latte in hand, and the cup...well you can't see it, but it has a crab on it. That's intentional, because I can be a bit "crabby" in the morning until I get my coffee (hee hee.)
For the next fabulous photographer participating in this Project 52 on Friday check out Sarah Bunch at www.birthofaphotographer.blogspot.com
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Franklin Family 4x12 Project-Blogging all about Pebbles and BamBam
Along with a Project 52 this year, I have taken on the exciting task of doing a family project. It's called a 4 x 12 project. What this means is that I am committing to taking one family photo per month in 2011. There are four of us in our family and 12 months to a year, so it's called a 4 x 12 :-).
I am hoping that some of the photos will be artistic and creative, but I'm a realist and know that some will just be taken in the brief moments that Nate and I can corral the kids in front of the camera. I am excited about this project because I have so few pictures of the 4 of us together. In the end I hope to have 12 family photos that I will cherish for many years, and who knows, maybe even make a calendar for 2012?
Here is to 2011 and many happy family photo shoots!
Franklin Family 4 x 12
January 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
A new year, a new project! Blogging all about Pebbles and BamBam
This year I've decided to really push myself to be more creative. I love love love the technical side of photography, but I want to balance that technical know-how with the creative. When I went through my photos last week to pick out a couple dozen for printing I had stacks and stacks of portrait after portrait. Portraits are nice, but I don't need hundreds and they don't capture real life. So this year I have taken on a Project 52! One photo a week. Each week I will try and give myself a theme to follow, to inspire me, to push beyond trying to get a perfect portrait of my kids. Instead, I am going to photograph the fleeting moments where I see beauty, joy, chaos, the details of our lives!
This past week was week 1. The theme I set for myself was 8:00 am! 8:00 am is the busiest moment in our family's morning. It is when we are trying to get lunches packed, kids jackets and shoes on (the right feet hopefully), kids into the car, buckled in, giving kisses goodbye and last instructions, and all trying to make it happen without the threat of a meltdown.
Week 1: Project 52, 2011
8:00 am
If you are inspired to take on a project 52, leave me a comment on my blog. I would love to follow your journey through the year, don't forget to leave your link!
Monday, January 3, 2011
You know it's bad when...Blogging all about Pebbles and BamBam
You know it's bad when you mother tells you to pick up your camera and take a picture already of your new home. My mom will be the first to tell me, "get that camera out of my face!", but pleaded with me today to show her some pictures of our new home. I was so busy with the move that I didn't even want to get my camera out of the bag, but I did snap a few with my iphone. All of these were taken just about an hour before the movers arrived with all of our stuff (hence the brown paper on the floors still). We waited and waited to find the right home for our little family and this is it. I hope that we will stay here a long long time and make many happy happy memories.
Here are a few of the inside. Our contractor was amazing. We took down one brick fireplace in the family room and dry-walled over it. The second fireplace in the living room we tore down, dry-walled and put up a new stone mantel. We also put in hardwood floors, new carpet, and new paint. We didn't remodel the lovely 70's kitchen this time, someday.
And here are a few of the outside. We completely landscaped the front and backyard to be kid friendly. Lots of green grass to play and a wrap around patio for the kids to ride their scooters and bikes out back. And the best part, is our location! We don't have any neighbors in front of our house, but instead look out onto a cross country course with deer, rattle snakes, and mountain lions! Yes, I said mountain lions! And those deer have already started eating my flowers out front!
Anyway, this is our new place we call HOME!
Here are a few of the inside. Our contractor was amazing. We took down one brick fireplace in the family room and dry-walled over it. The second fireplace in the living room we tore down, dry-walled and put up a new stone mantel. We also put in hardwood floors, new carpet, and new paint. We didn't remodel the lovely 70's kitchen this time, someday.
And here are a few of the outside. We completely landscaped the front and backyard to be kid friendly. Lots of green grass to play and a wrap around patio for the kids to ride their scooters and bikes out back. And the best part, is our location! We don't have any neighbors in front of our house, but instead look out onto a cross country course with deer, rattle snakes, and mountain lions! Yes, I said mountain lions! And those deer have already started eating my flowers out front!
Anyway, this is our new place we call HOME!
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