Photos by Clair

Davenport

2010-11-22T13:24:00.000-08:00

Jeppesen

2010-11-22T13:16:00.000-08:00

Kassi

2010-11-22T13:10:00.001-08:00

The Big E

2010-09-17T09:43:00.000-07:00

This year I entered some photos into The Big E. I placed 4th in the B&W portraiture.

And I placed 1st in color portraiture.

Everyone should head up to Springfield and check out the awesome things people in New England are photographing.

7.26.10

2010-08-23T13:05:00.001-07:00

7.26.10

2010-08-23T11:00:00.001-07:00

7.25.10

2010-08-22T19:54:00.001-07:00

7.23.10

2010-08-15T20:03:00.000-07:00

Brights

2010-07-17T10:06:00.001-07:00

Jen

2010-07-12T06:23:00.000-07:00

Wargo Wedding

2010-06-19T18:52:00.000-07:00

A Quick Peak at the Wargo Wedding

2010-06-01T20:44:00.001-07:00

5.25.10

2010-05-25T12:38:00.001-07:00

Isabelle

2010-04-28T10:52:00.001-07:00

I ♥ Faces: Focusing on Angles

2010-03-22T14:04:00.000-07:00

The iheartfaces.blogspot.com is all about the angles this week. When I read the title I instantly thought of this photo.

I ♥ Faces: Jump for Joy

2010-03-09T04:51:00.000-08:00

Alright, I know I already used this family for the iheartfaces.blogspot.com but this photo just fits the category so well.

I ♥ Faces: Hands on Fun

2010-02-22T11:54:00.000-08:00

Here is my entry for the iheartfaces.blogspot.com contest for Hands on Fun.

I ♥ Faces: Kissing

2010-02-09T09:58:00.000-08:00

Captain Jack

2010-01-27T20:10:00.000-08:00

I usually work really hard to not make my photos over worked in photoshop but this photo is just for fun and to try new things.

I ♥ Faces: Texture

2010-01-25T19:04:00.000-08:00

This is my first time entering the i heart faces contest and I'm so excited to start participating. I have so many face photos. Look for my posts every week and visit the site here.

1-20-2010

2010-01-20T14:12:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted any photos up lately. Mostly due to the fact that no one wants to go outside and let me take their photo when it's so cold and wintry outside (I can't wait til spring.) Well, here are a few photo of my son that I took in the airport on our way back to New England. These are basically straight from the camera. There has been a little sharpening but I thought the photos were practically perfect by themselves.

12.20.09

2009-12-22T11:46:00.000-08:00

Saturday night we had the blizzard of the century on the East Coast. . .So the Siebers decided that was the perfect time to get their family photo done. Lucky for us the storm missed and we only had 3 inches of snow but boy was it cold outside. It made for a very crisp photoshoot but created a plethora of great photos. I just love this family!

This is what happens when siblings and snow are in the same general area:

12.5.09

2009-12-09T14:02:00.000-08:00

This is NOT my first time photographing this family. They were my first family when I started to pursue photography more seriously and I've been photographing the littlest one since she was in the womb. They are such a sweet family and great to work with!

11.23.09

2009-12-08T13:23:00.001-08:00

Canton Camera Club "Windows and Doors" Competition

2009-12-07T14:31:00.000-08:00

First I'd like to let everyone know that I took 3rd 2 months ago for the reflection of Old North Church. Second I forgot to enter November's contest so here is my make up image for Shadows:These are my entries for this month, Windows and Doors:

NYIP Assignment #4

2009-12-07T14:20:00.003-08:00

Here are my photos for my assignment. This unit was all about portraits.
1- Headshot using available light and a reflector board.

2- Headshot using a 2 light set-up
3- Location Portrait using props that define the person.
4- A full body portrait outdoors.
5- Family Portrait.
6- Portrait of a child.

12.5.09

2009-12-07T13:41:00.001-08:00

It has been a beautiful fall this year. The weather has just been fabulous and I've really appreciated the snow holding off for so long and the tempeture staying moderate. It's made it possible for me to get more location photos in. Saturday I was able to squeeze 2 more families in before the snow started to fall. The first was a beautiful family from my church. Everytime I photograph something now I find myself having a new learning experience. My first teenage girl, My first wedding, my first family, my first baby, it seems like this whole year has been a huge growing experience and a year of firsts. For this photoshoot I had 2 firsts, 1- Teenage boys and 2- one of the children was taller than a parent. But I had a great time and learned a lot. You guys are a beautiful family and one of my favorite photoshoots yet! Thanks for being great and coming out in the cold.

11.28.09

2009-12-07T13:25:00.001-08:00

It was a crazy, windy, blustery day on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. But I'm glad this family could make it out and get their photos taken. Thanks!

12.2.09

2009-12-02T14:11:00.001-08:00

Sarah's Wedding

2009-11-27T18:58:00.000-08:00

This was my first ever wedding. It was a joy to shoot. A lot more fast paced and nerve wrecking than anything I've ever done before. Thanks for Sarah!

What I did this morning. . .

2009-11-23T11:30:00.001-08:00

11.22.09

2009-11-22T11:56:00.001-08:00

11.11.2009

2009-11-19T10:25:00.001-08:00

Go Hawkeyes!

2009-11-17T20:01:00.001-08:00

Katilyn

2009-10-19T19:24:00.000-07:00

While my family was out visiting I was able to take my little sister out and get some good shots of her. She dances and needed some photos for a magazine they put out.

Canton Camera Club "Reflections" entry

2009-10-11T10:06:00.000-07:00

Me and Bryan are part of the Canton Camera Club ( www.cantoncameraclub.com ) and every month there is a contest with a specific theme. Last month I took honorable mention with this photo.
This month the theme is Reflections. Here are my entries:

Diane Maternity

2009-09-20T20:02:00.001-07:00

Diane Stone - sneak peak

2009-09-18T11:54:00.000-07:00

Oliver Rockin'

2009-09-17T18:53:00.000-07:00

I have my studio set-up all ready for the maternity session, so I decided that I'd catch a few photos of Ollie to test my lighting.
It was late so I took 5 photos and then he was done.

Stone Family

2009-09-08T20:12:00.001-07:00

Mindy and Wyatt

2009-08-19T15:14:00.000-07:00

We had my sister and brother in-law out to visit this last week. So I shot a few photos of them at Kent Falls. They are such a cute couple and we enjoyed showing them New England.

Kristen Jex Snow

2009-08-03T09:09:00.001-07:00

Varini Family

2009-08-03T08:52:00.000-07:00

Elisabeth and Susan

2009-07-30T12:36:00.001-07:00

NYIP assignment #3

2009-07-30T07:50:00.000-07:00

These are my photos for my assignment for NYIP. This unit is all about light.

1. 45 degree lighting
2. 90 degree lighting

3. Backlighting

4. Portrait in Open Shade

Gardner Family Photos

2009-07-28T14:48:00.000-07:00

5.4.09

2009-05-04T18:21:00.001-07:00

5.4.09

2009-05-04T16:00:00.000-07:00

4.8.09

2009-04-08T14:05:00.001-07:00

3.28.2009

2009-03-30T08:09:00.001-07:00

On Saturday morning me and Bryan woke up early and headed to MA to go to Magic Wings and capture the butterflies with the Canton Camera Club.

February 19 2009

2009-02-27T10:27:00.001-08:00

Ollie in the airplane on the way home.

February 18 2009

2009-02-27T10:25:00.000-08:00

Kent in the MTC getting ready to become Elder Blacker.

February 17 2009

2009-02-27T10:24:00.002-08:00

I was in charge of getting Kent sunglasses for his mission. I picked them out especially for him and I think they look awesome.

February 16 2009

2009-02-27T10:24:00.001-08:00

February 15 2009

2009-02-27T10:20:00.000-08:00

My little brother right before he gave his farewell. Him and Oliver have a real connection and I'm so proud of my brother for being a good example.

February 14 2009

2009-02-27T10:19:00.001-08:00

My family and I went to my Uncle Tom's 60th Birthday party and played Rock Band the whole night.

February 13 2009

2009-02-27T10:12:00.001-08:00

This is Oliver on a bus on the way to Idaho, that's right a bus, not a plane. When we were arriving at the Idaho Falls airport there was too much fog to land so they redirected us to Bozeman Montana. Pleasant place. We arrived at about midnight and I was able to do something that I've always wanted and that was to take stairs off the plane onto the runway. Awesome. But then we found out that they were going to put us up in a hotel for the night and try to fly us in the morning. Okay, that's fine. One night in a hotel and than me and Oliver can hop on the flight and get to Idaho in 30 min and hand him over to my parents and then I can catch up on some sleep. So we get to our hotel room at 2 am, Oliver falls asleep at 3, I wake up at 5 thinking I've missed the bus back to the airport. Arrive at the airport at approximately 6:30 am and am promptly told that IF is still fogged in and we are going to be bussed to IF. That is a four hour bus ride! Well, I made it safe and Ollie was an angel on the bus ride, slept for a part of it and played with his shoe the other part. I'm glad that Northwest Airlines didn't sacrifice safety and redirected us but I wish that the next morning had been handled a little bit better.

February 12 2009

2009-02-27T10:10:00.000-08:00

Last minute packing for my trip out to Idaho for my brother's mission farewell. It was a heck of a flight.

february 11 2009

2009-02-27T10:08:00.001-08:00

For mutual we had a "CrAzY dInNeR" We gave all the kids mixed up menus and than they got weird utensils and things to eat out of and had to eat whatever they ordered. I believe that sam is eating his pudding with one of those things you put your spoon on that's on the stove so you don't make a mess.

February 10 2009

2009-02-27T10:06:00.000-08:00

I bought a new lens. It's a 50 mm f/1.8. It has really great depth of field.

February 9 2009

2009-02-27T10:05:00.001-08:00

Today we went to the Farmington Library and it has a great children's room. There was a large open space that I could just let Oliver run around free while I read a book. It was fun to get out.

february 8 2009

2009-02-27T10:03:00.000-08:00

this was our YW New Beginnings. It was a "Virtue Deli" and they built a sandwich using all the values in the YW program. It was a good time.

february 7 2009

2009-02-27T09:45:00.001-08:00

Oliver usually takes a shower with bryan because we don't have a bathtub. But we decided to stick him in the sink and let him splash around and he had a great time.

february 6 2009

2009-02-27T09:44:00.001-08:00

Our neighbors have a little girl that is 2 weeks younger than Oliver and this is the first play date that they had together. Hopefully we can have some more.

February 4 2009

2009-02-27T09:41:00.001-08:00

For my birthday my awesome husband got me an iphone! He got one too and we finally switched our numbers to Connecticut numbers. I love that I can get on the internet anytime I want. I use it all the time to find addresses on the fly and phone numbers and places to eat. Amazing.

February 3 2009

2009-02-27T09:40:00.001-08:00

Oliver has 2 little teeth. They are on the bottom in the middle. They make it much easier for him to munch his graham cracker.

February 2 2009

2009-02-27T09:38:00.001-08:00

This is a board game called Settlers of Catan. I usually make a pan of tannies and we sit down and play a few games. I win some and Bryan wins some but now we have started to play with our neighbors and it really heats up the game.

February 1 2009

2009-02-27T09:36:00.000-08:00

These are Ollie's shoes. I just love them, me and Bryan have pairs just like them. I just love baby shoes.

January 31 2009

2009-02-27T09:34:00.001-08:00

On saturday we went to the Hartford Children's Museum. It was so much fun and they have a lot of good exhibits. I really enjoyed the dinosaurs, turtles, and the bubble around yourself. I was really good at it. I got a bubble around me, Madison, and Riley all together.

January 30 2009

2009-02-27T09:32:00.001-08:00

After a whole week with the Sieber kids we found that we really enjoyed playing LIFE. It's been a long time since I've played and it was never my favorite game but I found the new version to be awesome!! I never won but I think I had a good strategy and got dealt some crappy cards both times we played. If it weren't for that than I would have won! I think me and Bryan might buy the game.

January 29 2009

2009-02-27T09:30:00.001-08:00

After the snow day we all had cabin fever and had to get out of the house, so we went to Limited too and tried on clothes. Lots of them, just for the fun of it.

January 28 2009

2009-02-27T09:28:00.000-08:00

It was a snow day for the kids so we all stayed inside in our warm pajamas and watched movies, except Bryan who had to go snowblow the driveway.

January 26 2009

2009-02-27T08:03:00.001-08:00

For the Chinese New Year we ate chinese food, made decorations, and made wishes for the new year. Than to finish off the night we watched Mulan. It was a fun night.

January 25 2009

2009-02-27T08:00:00.001-08:00

We found a bouncer for Ollie and he only sits in it if I turn on Footloose and let him dance. He's so cute in it and has such a great time.

January 24 2009

2009-02-27T07:41:00.001-08:00

I'm the basketball coach of our Ward's YW Team. We won both games. The girls are getting better and we are really starting to work as a team.

January 23 2009

2009-02-27T07:36:00.001-08:00

This isn't a very good picture but it's a photo that means something to me. This is Truman, he's a friends dog and he was very tolerant of Ollie. Oliver was very curious and just wanted to follow Truman around.

January 22 2009

2009-02-27T07:33:00.000-08:00

Every Thursday I work at the Canton Historical Museum. This is the backside of the very interesting building.

January 21 2009

2009-02-27T07:28:00.000-08:00

For Mutual we learned how to crochet. This is my project, it is about 2 feet of chain. I couldn't get how to add on to my chain to make a block. . . Maybe next time.

Ballet - Preview

2009-02-18T09:16:00.000-08:00

I know it may seem that I have dropped off the face off the earth and some may argue that going to Idaho is leaving the civilized world but I'm still here and still alive. I'll be back in town to update everything but here is a photo.

Busy

2009-02-07T20:21:00.000-08:00

Hey all,
I know that it's been a while since I did my photo of the day. It's been a crazy couple of weeks. I promise that on Monday I will update the last couple of weeks and stick up all the photos of the day. So check back in then.

Jan 20 2009

2009-01-20T19:26:00.000-08:00

this about sums up my day. I watched inauguration stuff all day and did some homework. I believe Obama will be a fantastic president and I'm excited to see the change that "we" can make. I'm ready to take some responsibility.

Jan 19 2009

2009-01-19T07:48:00.000-08:00

oliver sleeping, isn't he the sweetest thing.

jan 18 2009

2009-01-19T07:40:00.000-08:00

I can only bake a few things well, actually make that only 1 thing well and that one thing is tannies. They are my families favorite and I have passed it on to be mine and Bryan's favorites. We make them atleast once a week. When all other food is gone and we need to go grocery shopping you can count on us still having all the ingredients to make Tannies. Delicious.

Tannies

1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup pb (we like crunchy)
cream together, then add:
1 egg
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp soda
1/4 tsp salt
capful of vanilla
1 cup oatmeal

mix all together and bake in 9x13 pan in 375 degree oven for 10-13 min. Do not overbake. Test with toothpick in center. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over top. When all is cool spread with frosting:
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup pb
3 tbs of milk

jan 17 2009

2009-01-18T17:23:00.000-08:00

We had an awesome ward activity called "Ancestor Quest" where we had to run around the church and complete activities to get clues to free our ancestor from spirit prison. This was ours. Ellen from Kent. She died in the 1930s.

Jan 16 2009

2009-01-18T17:20:00.001-08:00

I was cleaning my house to get ready to have some friends over when I heard some squeaking. I was worried it was a mouse so I started hunting for it. Then I finally realized that it was this bird that lived in our bird house. I didn't know that birds actually bothered to live in the silly decorative bird houses but found out that this little sparrow did.

Jan 15 2009

2009-01-16T11:39:00.001-08:00

Crazy story: we were on our way to the Manhattan LDS Temple for our temple night this month (which was such a beautiful Temple, btw) driving down the Henry Hudson Parkway when traffic stops and a million emergency vehicles go rushing by. We think what the crap this must have been some crash so we turn on the radio to hear what has happened from a traffic update. Everything says the normal, 5 min wait here, a little slower on this road, this way all clear. So we listen a little more and then they start talking about how a plane had crash/landed into the Hudson River! If we had been 30 min earlier we probably would have seen it, but then again we might have been too worried about NYC traffic to be looking up. Anyways we were right there- we didn't get to see anything but it was still pretty cool.

jan 14 2009

2009-01-16T10:39:00.001-08:00

for our youth activity we all brought our favorite song and shared it with the group. Mine was "swing life away" by Rise Against.

Jan 13 2009

2009-01-14T07:01:00.001-08:00

I spent all day cleaning out our extra room so that our son would get out of our room. Although with baby monitor and all it feels like he is still right there beside us.

Jan 12 2009

2009-01-13T07:35:00.000-08:00

Monday is Laundry day. Except when you forget to take your laundry soap out of the car - then in freezes solid. Which moves laundry day to Tuesday.

Jan 11 2009

2009-01-11T18:25:00.000-08:00

This is a doorknob in my house that really caught my eye today. It reminds me of Alice in Wonderland. I love how nothing in our home is straight.

Jan 10 2009

2009-01-11T15:42:00.001-08:00

Jan 9 2009

2009-01-09T21:25:00.001-08:00

Oliver had some cradle cap so we had to scrub his head and then pick the pieces out with a comb, Ollie was trying to help.

Jan 8 2009

2009-01-09T07:30:00.001-08:00

Beat Bryan in Disney Scene it. This game was a close one - I almost lost.

Jan 7 2009

2009-01-09T07:26:00.001-08:00

My first "Wintery Mix" in Connecticut (not a term I'd ever heard before)

Jan 6 2009

2009-01-07T08:11:00.001-08:00

Had to go to the Dr.

Jan 5 2009

2009-01-07T08:09:00.000-08:00

When we do laundry- we do it all day. I'll need to get some creative laundromat photos. . .

Jan 4 2009

2009-01-07T08:08:00.001-08:00

Lost the diamond out of my engagement ring. Don't worry the jewelers said they'd put a new one in for free but I won't get it back until the end of Feb.

Jan 3 2009

2009-01-04T12:26:00.000-08:00

JcPenny's Mannequins - not so appealing (and this was one of the better dressed)

Jan 2 2009

2009-01-04T12:09:00.001-08:00

Youth Dance - YMCA

Jan 1 2009

2009-01-02T07:23:00.001-08:00

For a new year's project I'm going to take a photo a day to remember the day. Today- sick (not the best way to start the year. fever, cough, grouchiness.)