Erin Alaine

10 years ago

erinalaine — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:06:16 +0000

Ten years ago, my family had a portrait made. My mom had it framed and it’s been hanging above their fireplace for years.

This year, we tried to recreate that photo to include all the additional people (and the growing children!) Thanks to my mom’s tri-pod and my uncle who was an excellent button presser, I think we did a pretty decent job. It’s not exactly the same, but the most of the same elements are still there. What do you think?

And of course, it wouldn’t be a family photo session without a few crazies.

Have a great 4th of July! Enjoy it!

Brycie’s Maternity Shoot

erinalaine — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:31:11 +0000

Things have been a little stressful around here lately. I needed a little fun. All work and no play makes Erin a dull girl. So yesterday, my friend Brycie and I went around town and took some pictures of her cute little pregnant belly. Here are a few images.

Brycie’s Maternity Sneak Peak

erinalaine — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:09:49 +0000

A few random shots

erinalaine — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:33:20 +0000

Here are a few more randoms from our trip to see my family a couple weeks ago.

A few black & whites from Laura’s graduation

erinalaine — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:17:50 +0000

Ok, and a few color ones too …

I’m baaaaccck!

erinalaine — Sat, 29 May 2010 15:08:20 +0000

Well, kind of……

I’m just starting to peak my head out of the muck and mire of the past few weeks. The flooding in Nashville hit Keith and I a bit harder than we would have liked. The last month has been filled with watching the home we were living in get flooded with 4 feet of water, packing up what was left of our things and looking for a new place to live, moving into aforementioned ‘new place’, blah blah blah….

However, instead of dwelling on all that. I’ll leave you with an image from a wedding I shot last month with the wonderful Katie Mosley, (that I’m JUST NOW looking at. Yikes!)

Enjoy the weekend.

JUNE 11th UPDATE: New pics coming soon of my sister’s high school graduation as well as some new images on the website! Stay tuned! I hope to get those up this weekend!!

I am so very thankful

erinalaine — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:14:12 +0000

Sorry for the lack of picture posts lately. I know my ‘photography only’ readers are like “Come OOOOOONNN already!” And for that, I apologize. But for the sake of simplifiying, this is also a blog where I post personal things. This post, is a personal one.

The past year couple years have been tough. No joke. I feel like Satan has taken everything he’s got and thrown it at my husband and I. Through all the crap that has happened to our close friends, our families, as well as ourselves, I am continuously reminded of God’s love. Sometimes it’s hard to see while I’m in the middle of whatever is happening. But at the end, I can always look back and see His hand over me in every situation. Through the past two years, I’ve also been reminded how much I love my family. Keith and I have the best parents and siblings anyone could ask for. We love them dearly. Seeing them is like a breath of fresh air. I’m also extrememly greatful for our friends. We have amazing friends all over the country who model God’s love for us (and to us) on a continual basis.

So, the past few years have been hard. But I cling to the words of James 1:2-4 – “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

My prayer is that through trials I won’t give up. That I’ll grow in my faith, develop perseverance, and that I won’t forget what I’m thankful for.

Campaign – In the Studio

erinalaine — Sat, 01 May 2010 15:50:11 +0000

The husband has some boys here recording a CD this week. They’re a great group of guys who make incredible music. Here are a few shots from an afternoon in the studio. Make sure you go check out their music and be on the lookout for their upcoming EP!

I heart smoothies

erinalaine — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:54:24 +0000

I love smoothies. When I lived in California it seemed as if there was either a smoothie or frozen yogurt place on every corner. And if there was a corner without one of those stores, there was most defintely a coffee shop. My favorite smoothie is Jamba Juice’s Chunky Stawberry Topper. If you live in a state that’s lucky enough to have a Jamba Juice, you’ve gotta try it. It’ll rock you world. Mmmm. So good!

Because Nashville is Jamba Juice-less, and because I want everyone to experience the joy of smoothies, here’s my super secret awesome smoothie recipe. Now it’s not a secret anymore, but it’s still awesome! =)

P.S. This recipe is great because you use NO ICE, which means is that there are no annoying little ice balls/chunks in your smoothie. It’s actually SMOOTH. What a novel idea, I know!

REALLY GOOD SMOOTHIE RECIPE

Smoothie base (this doesn’t change):

* 1 Banana (I have a hard time keeping bananas stocked at my house, so I use about 2 TBSP of banana flavored protein powder instead. Works great!)

* 1 cup yogurt (I’ve found that you can use vanilla yogurt instead and then omit the 1 tsp vanilla that’s called for below and still get the same flavor result)

Then add:

* 2 cups frozen fruit (The fruits vary according to what flavor you’re going for. Use frozen fruit instead of ice, and it’s way cheaper to buy fresh fruit and freeze it, instead of buying already frozen fruit)

* Juice to just barely cover ingredients (again, type and amount of juice varies for flavor and desired consistency. I’ve found that about 8oz of juice yields the optimum consistency for me, but play around with it and figure out what works for you)

* 1 TBSP honey (or Agave Nectar. Either one works great.)

* 1 tsp. vanilla

~Some good fruit combinations include: raspberries, berry juice and lime. Orange/ carrot juice and extra bananas, and just the good ol’ banana strawberry and apple juice standby.

~ Some other neat combinations I’ve tried that have been ’husband approved’ are: blueberries/pineapples with white grape juice, peaches/mangos and just a few strawberries with orange juice. (I love mangos so I make this one a lot!!) Strawberries and blueberries with orange juice is a good one too.

Try out different combos. If you’ve got a fave that I haven’t already listed, let me know. I love trying new smoothie ideas!!!!

Shannon Kennedy Sneak Peak {and For Photographers!! – Batch Processing and Workflow}

erinalaine — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:57:52 +0000

As someone who spends most of her day in front of a computer screen, I’m constantly looking for ways to streamline my workflow and be more efficient. Enter – batch processing. Batch processing allows you to take one (or a whole combination of) image adjustments – whether it be white balance adjustments, exposure compensation, general color shifts, whatever- and apply it to a whole series of similar photos in mere seconds. It’s soooo freeing to be able to process a whole bunch of images at once and not have to open. up. each. one. in. Photoshop. It’s especially handy when you are working with a lot of images (like from a wedding!). There are a number of software programs that are great for batch processing, such as Adobe Lightroom, Aperture, and Bridge (just to name a few). Knowing that you’re not always relying on “fixing it in Photoshop” also forces you to look for better light, better surroundings, and create a better image within the camera. Here are a few shots from a recent Artist/Lifestyle shoot I did for Orange County based singer/songwriter/saxophonist Shannon Kennedy. Every one of these images was batch processed in Adobe Lightroom. Not a single one was opened up in Photoshop.

As you can see, the bulk of the work is already done! Now all I have to do in Photoshop is select the ones I want to edit a little further (ie. perhaps whiten teeth/eyes, add a texture, or do some really INTENSE editing). But for the most part, that’s a wrap!! Easy peasy lemon cheesy.