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#31
12-03-2008, 10:49 PM
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Ha, she is a handy gal to have around!
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6/08 Decided to adopt 8/1/08 First meeting with home study agency 8/19/08 Fingerprints 8/19/08 Signed contract with facilitator 11/21/08 Facilitator officially began showing profiles 11/20/08 Home study paperwork complete 12/15/08 Home visit with social worker 1/7/09 Home study finally complete! 1/09 Profiled and spoke to bmom for sibset of 3 ... had to back out 3/09 Profiled and spoke to bmom for 6yo boy ... not chosen 8/09 Failed match for 4yo boy ... bparents changed their minds when we were on our way to meet them 8/09 15yo cousin considered placing baby w/ us but decided to parent 9/09 Failed match for 7yo boy ... dad decided to fight mom for custody rather than sign consent 
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#32
12-03-2008, 10:57 PM
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Can I post a few more??? (Not that you all can stop me! Hahahahaha
 - well except for Brandy, Crick, and a multitude of others . . .  )Here's DD then and now . . . temp2 2007 0106_36.jpg temp2 2008 0315_13.jpg temp 2008 0812_12_modified2.jpg
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DD: Born 4/06, Fost/Adopt, Home at 2 days old, Finalized at 17 months old DS1: Born 5/07, Fost/Adopt, Bio Brother of DD, Home at 13 days old, Finalized at 9 months old DS2: Born 9/07, Bio
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#33
12-04-2008, 12:10 AM
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jalapeno, what gorgeous pics and a gorgeous girl!
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6/08 Decided to adopt 8/1/08 First meeting with home study agency 8/19/08 Fingerprints 8/19/08 Signed contract with facilitator 11/21/08 Facilitator officially began showing profiles 11/20/08 Home study paperwork complete 12/15/08 Home visit with social worker 1/7/09 Home study finally complete! 1/09 Profiled and spoke to bmom for sibset of 3 ... had to back out 3/09 Profiled and spoke to bmom for 6yo boy ... not chosen 8/09 Failed match for 4yo boy ... bparents changed their minds when we were on our way to meet them 8/09 15yo cousin considered placing baby w/ us but decided to parent 9/09 Failed match for 7yo boy ... dad decided to fight mom for custody rather than sign consent
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#34
12-04-2008, 04:42 AM
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Please post as often as you like- weekly, daily, hourly no limits... I'm impressed guys! Your photos are FANTASTIC!
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1993 decided to start a family 1995 discovered problems 1995-1998 fertility Drs and surgeries 1999-2003 break from it all 2003-2005 thought about adoption but trying to find a way to afford it. 2006 decided to do whatever it took to create a family. Money should not decide a family! January 2006 gathering information applying for homestudy. July 2006 homestudy completed- we are officially waiting! July 06-March 09 Several situations that didn't work out.. Our baby will find us,  until then...We are 4-everwaiting for our angel  It finally happened after over 2.5 years of waiting, our angel found us!!! ... Baby Girl Born March 10th! Home forever March 19th, 2009 
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#35
12-04-2008, 06:00 AM
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digital effects/enhancement
These photos were taken several years ago when dh and I took my niece to the beach...
They have been cropped and digitally enhanced. ghost: adding one layer to another layer to create a "ghosting effect". colorizing: coloring highlighted areas of a photo from (black and white or sepia) original.
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1993 decided to start a family 1995 discovered problems 1995-1998 fertility Drs and surgeries 1999-2003 break from it all 2003-2005 thought about adoption but trying to find a way to afford it. 2006 decided to do whatever it took to create a family. Money should not decide a family! January 2006 gathering information applying for homestudy. July 2006 homestudy completed- we are officially waiting! July 06-March 09 Several situations that didn't work out.. Our baby will find us, until then...We are 4-everwaiting for our angel It finally happened after over 2.5 years of waiting, our angel found us!!! ... Baby Girl Born March 10th! Home forever March 19th, 2009
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#36
12-04-2008, 01:41 PM
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Thanks!!  4ever - That ghosting effect is really neat. I just recently figured out how to layer photos with my program. I will definitely have to experiment more with that!
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DD: Born 4/06, Fost/Adopt, Home at 2 days old, Finalized at 17 months old DS1: Born 5/07, Fost/Adopt, Bio Brother of DD, Home at 13 days old, Finalized at 9 months old DS2: Born 9/07, Bio
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12-04-2008, 02:35 PM
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Fun, I love looking at everyone's photos. I'm just starting to take on photo gigs with friends. Someday I might go pro, but for now it's just family (and those friends that can talk me into a photo shoot).
I post process vertually all of my photos, tweeking color saturation or cropping. I use Picasa mostly, but for anything that requires layers I use the software that came with my camera (Canon Digital Rebel). I'm going to try to upload photos...
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#1 DS  1/12/04 B came to us as a foster infant Our miracle placement - a healthy 7 week old infant that was a clear TPR and foster to adopt placement, and he was our first foster placement! 7/21/06 adoption finalization #2 somewhere out there is our daughter... Decided to go with domestic independent adoption Started adoption research 12/07 Signed with Lifetime (facilitator) 1/08 Home Study and profiles done Waiting, waiting, waiting ... 3/08Matched and waiting for 6/27 due date 5/14/08 Match fell apart 5/23  Back to waiting... Baby Girl born 12-20-08  Brought her home Christmas Eve  Celebrating the journey of life at www.washingtonmama.blogspot.com
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12-04-2008, 02:44 PM
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Yeah, the pictures attached.
Here are a few more... The photo of my husband and myself was from the photo shoot that we did for a picture for the front of our adoption profile. I set up the shot then had my mom take the picture. We didn't use this shot, but we both really liked it.
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#1 DS 1/12/04 B came to us as a foster infant Our miracle placement - a healthy 7 week old infant that was a clear TPR and foster to adopt placement, and he was our first foster placement! 7/21/06 adoption finalization #2 somewhere out there is our daughter... Decided to go with domestic independent adoption Started adoption research 12/07 Signed with Lifetime (facilitator) 1/08 Home Study and profiles done Waiting, waiting, waiting ... 3/08Matched and waiting for 6/27 due date 5/14/08 Match fell apart 5/23 Back to waiting... Baby Girl born 12-20-08 Brought her home Christmas Eve Celebrating the journey of life at www.washingtonmama.blogspot.com
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12-04-2008, 04:27 PM
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What kind of camera do you have?
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12-04-2008, 05:20 PM
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I have a canon digital rebel XT. It's a few years old, but it's fine for getting into photography. The plan is for me to get better at my technique then upgrade to a new canon (so all my lenses will still fit).
This camera was a gift a few years back and so I have, by default, gone with Canon over Nikon. Though I have learned to love my Canon.
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#1 DS 1/12/04 B came to us as a foster infant Our miracle placement - a healthy 7 week old infant that was a clear TPR and foster to adopt placement, and he was our first foster placement! 7/21/06 adoption finalization #2 somewhere out there is our daughter... Decided to go with domestic independent adoption Started adoption research 12/07 Signed with Lifetime (facilitator) 1/08 Home Study and profiles done Waiting, waiting, waiting ... 3/08Matched and waiting for 6/27 due date 5/14/08 Match fell apart 5/23 Back to waiting... Baby Girl born 12-20-08 Brought her home Christmas Eve Celebrating the journey of life at www.washingtonmama.blogspot.com
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12-04-2008, 05:46 PM
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I just got a Canon digital Rebel XSI yesterday. It has so many features that I don't know how to use! My idea for my Christmas card is to take a picture of DD in a Santa hat and then have the whole picture be black and white except for the red in the hat. Can someone help me with that if I get stuck??
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#42
12-04-2008, 08:20 PM
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I did it! I'm so proud of myself!
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#43
12-04-2008, 08:24 PM
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Court - Wow!! So cool! Love 'em!
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DD: Born 4/06, Fost/Adopt, Home at 2 days old, Finalized at 17 months old DS1: Born 5/07, Fost/Adopt, Bio Brother of DD, Home at 13 days old, Finalized at 9 months old DS2: Born 9/07, Bio
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#44
12-05-2008, 10:28 AM
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Looks great Court!
Keep playing with the programs, there are so many fun things you can do with your photographs, just have fun! S
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1993 decided to start a family 1995 discovered problems 1995-1998 fertility Drs and surgeries 1999-2003 break from it all 2003-2005 thought about adoption but trying to find a way to afford it. 2006 decided to do whatever it took to create a family. Money should not decide a family! January 2006 gathering information applying for homestudy. July 2006 homestudy completed- we are officially waiting! July 06-March 09 Several situations that didn't work out.. Our baby will find us, until then...We are 4-everwaiting for our angel It finally happened after over 2.5 years of waiting, our angel found us!!! ... Baby Girl Born March 10th! Home forever March 19th, 2009
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#45
12-05-2008, 11:36 AM
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Wow, court, the pictures turned out great!! Good job!
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