But playing around with it in Lightroom allowed me to salvage something.  I kinda like the look of Maria “RealFitMama” Sparks in the photo above.  There are more photos from the day, all taken with my Lensbaby at my photo site, all in the Saturday at Bread Co gallery.

Of course you have to start with the raw meat, sitting on a tray (covered in foil so you can discard the foil and use the same to bring them in).

My suggestion for the above image is different that what I typically recommend.  For it and other photos of slabs of raw meat, I don’t think it is wise to look at the image in the original resolution.  It is just a bit to meaty.

They look much better after being on the grill for a while and browning up nicely.

Ahhhh, nothing like meat on a grill.  See more on my Flickr page under the tag “pork steak”

This is Molly.  One of my favorite images from a day long shoot of three friends for senior pictures.

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On a very hot weekend at the end of June, I was asked to photograph my niece Katie’s softball team, the BNGSA Red Hots.  It is my niece’s softball team.  I managed to make it though the day game where I am pretty sure it was 100 degrees in the shade, but of course there is no shade on a softball field.

I started with a team photo and then got some action shots of the team while they were warming up.

I even pulled out my Lensbaby to try for some fun, artistic shots.

The afternoon game was fun, and although they worked hard, the Red Hots were unable to pull off the win.

I returned for the evening game to find out it would be delayed for almost an hour.  It was right before sundown, so I used the time to get some posed shots.  I went for a dynamic look, trying to balance the ambient with flash from the side.  Some images work better than others.

As the sun went down, the pretty lighting went away, so it was time to pull whatever I could out of my Pentax.  Fast action and low light don’t always mix.

I played around with some slow shutter speeds to really show action, but did not get anything I loved.

Fortunately, I got a couple shots I like and the Reds Hots hung on to win.

The one rather odd shot is my niece and her friend, Kayli showing off their scars from their Automated Introverted Cardiac Defibrillators.

To see all of the photos from the day, please visit my Smugmug gallery.  As is my typical method, the full resolution photos are available to download and take to your preferred photo lab.  Because, however, some people ask how they can donate or pay for my time, I make prints available for a relatively small price.  A 4×6 is only $1 and 8x10s are $5.  So, feel free to download or buy a print, just enjoy.

Just a quick little snap form my phone of Mia hanging out watching her cousin play softball.

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Updated: 12/19/2009

The weather was hot as can be, but photographing Katie’s softball games was a lot of fun!

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Updated 12/19/2009

Here is my first test of the portfolio