Our Valentine’s Day…

This Valentine’s weekend we had over some girls from Isabel’s third grade class for a DANCE PARTY. It was fun, though maybe, in retrospect, the microphones were a bad idea.

It has become a tradition for us to have a “photo booth” at these kid parties. I find the kids just loosen up when there is no grown-up standing behind the camera. Give a kid a remote, and they will HAM IT UP. All you need is a tripod, two chairs, a wireless camera remote, and a themed tablecloth. I can always find the tablecloths at Target. I prefer cloth ones, but this year they only had a vinyl one… But I love how it came out.

This party was partly for the kids and partly to play with my camera. So, I took the opportunity to play with a new gadget I got for custom white balance – the ExpoDisc (I got the 82mm Portrait). I included the picture below because that’s what the white balance WOULD have looked like on “Auto.” That was the first day using it, so I’m sure I need a bit of practice, to perfect the art. But, as of now, I’m totally in love with that little gadget. No more yellow or green people! Of course, I also included that picture because just LOOK at Ryan – what a little heart breaker!