4 Lighting Tips to Guarantee Fab Pictures {A Guest Post by @marriedlife}
July 28, 2011 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
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Tweet Krista writes about her family and life adventures at Welcome to Married Life. Most days you can find photos and stories of her daily life and funny things her sons have done. She loves to take pictures and is working towards being a professional photographer… when the babies give her time to breath! You [...]
Cleaning Up! {Week Three Messy Photo Contest Winner}
February 27, 2011 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
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Tweet Based on some of your Photo Contest entries, I am certain that most of you moms out there have had to scrub and scrub your babies (and big guys) clean more than once. Am I right? I wasn’t joking when I said that I keep wipes everywhere. They are handy for any one of [...]
Johnson’s Knows Messy! {Week Two Messy Photo Contest Winner}
February 20, 2011 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
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Tweet I can not tell you how much fun I am having looking over all of your fabulous entries for Johnson’s Messy Photo Contest as they come in! Y’all have some messy kiddos!! Sometimes a bath is all that will rid my kids of their mess. But, I know that if I gave my kids [...]
Kids are Messy! {Week One Messy Photo Contest Winner}
February 13, 2011 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
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Tweet My kiddos have gotten themselves in some pretty messy situations. Take, for example, Ethan. Just the other day he pulled a carton of Mango Tango smoothie out of the fridge and shook it all in one feel swoop. Well, that proved to be a very bad decision, because juice spewed from the container all [...]
Johnson’s Messy Photo Contest {Enter to win weekly prizes and a grand prize of $1,000}
February 7, 2011 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
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Tweet Mud, paint, ice cream, spaghetti sauce, and a plethora of other gooey items have found their way on to my kiddos’ hands, faces and other places on their little bodies. If your kiddos are anything like mine – and I’m sure they are – you have lots of stories to tell about them getting [...]
SheyB Camera Strap $15!
January 21, 2011 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
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Tweet If you’ve got a SLR camera, you certainly want your camera strap to reflect your creative personality. Boy, do I have a deal for you! GroopDealz is showcasing the wonderful SheyB Camera Strap for $15 + $3 shipping. SWEET! “You’re not boring, why should your camera be?“ Choose from the 3 straps below for [...]
Baby Belly Pictures
May 11, 2010 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
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Tweet With this being my sixth pregnancy, I am sad to say that only once have I had professional photos taken of my baby belly. I was pregnant with Julia and I remember it being very cold outside. Getting the perfect shot was a bit uncomfortable, but we got it! I would very much like [...]
Mother’s Day Giveaway #3 {PictureMate Show}
May 3, 2010 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
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Tweet For the Picture-Loving Mom Just the other day, I was lamenting over the fact that I have over 7 years worth of digital photos that have never been printed. Digital memories of every special occasion, milestone, and even the daily “mundane” are stored forever on flash drives and CDs, waiting to be printed. Well, [...]
Capture Life
January 8, 2010 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
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Tweet Do y’all remember when I decided to buy a digital SLR camera and learn how to take “beautiful photos”? Well, it was then that I knew I wanted to capture life – my children’s lives. Well, I bought my camera – a Canon Rebel XSi – and have been taking pictures, but I don’t [...]
Family Photos
November 30, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
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Tweet A couple of weeks ago we headed up the hill to have Mariea Rummel take some family photos. Of course we were late and were racing against the sunset, but Mariea took some great shots of our family. See for yourself… This one is my favorite! You can see more of the shots Mariea [...]






















