Natalie Norton: guest judge www.iheartfaces.com!

I'm a guest judge this week over at i heart faces!

The theme for the photo contest is
"beach fun."

Enter by Tuesday night (8.24) at 9pm CST
to be considered in the contest!

Can't wait to see all your awesomeness!

xx!

Me

running shoes.

Today.

I found one of my running shoes lying alone in the driveway.
it's partner was nowhere to be found.

Lincoln tells me that he threw them outside
(for reasons currently unknown).

Me:

Lincoln, mommy really needs to find my other shoe
or I'm not going to be able to practice and I'm going to lose my race.

Lincoln:
(really concerned face then, BAM! light bulb!)

Mommy!
You can just hop really really fast!

Nice.

Thank you Lincoln.

I'll do that.

______________________

thank you all so much for your encouragement and running tips.

I'm happy to report that I actually did it.

Monday, I ran 3 consecutive miles!
well, I did walk 2 small hills for less than 1 min each.

I was bewildered by my ability to do this.

truly stunned.

not to say it was at all pleasant.

no.

I'm quite certain there were 3 or 4 times when I actually
HOPED a car would take me out and save me from my misery.

Tuesday was a resting day.

Today, I miraculously did it again!

Tomorrow:

FOUR.MILES.

Seriously.

To be totally transparent:
I'm freaking out of my mind.

Allllllll that said,
honestly thank you.

Your tips and encouragement truly gave me courage.

So many of you expressed the reality that it's all a mental game.
I can now attest to that as well,
because when I said earlier that there was no way I could EVER,
EVER run 3 miles,
I wasn't being modest.

It was quite literally, physically impossible. . .
and yet. . .

wow.

I'm amazed and can't help but mention the parallel to life in general.

I'm consistently CONVINCED that I just CAN'T do this or that,
and yet. . .

hmmmmmm.

lots of love and happy Wednesday!

N

If you get a sec, there was an article written about baby gavin
in the honolulu advertiser. check it out here.
we'd love your comments.
:)

Lincoln + Totally Rad.

I can tell Lincoln needs some serious
one.on.one.

so...

I'm ditching everything else,
to give him just that.

In the mean time,
I was interviewed by the Totally Rad Actions Blog,
see the full piece here.
(blush blush)

xx.

Me.

PS. Jon, your comment on TRA totally teared me up.

color swatches and bla bla bla.

I'm such a delinquent blogger this week.

boo on me.

HOW IS IT WEDNESDAY ALREADY??

I'm working like a maniac with my radical designer
on the new branding.

I am starting to loathe my current blog . . .
and how about my NON EXISTENT branding?

bleh . . . so juvenile and amateur.

Can't.finish.this.project.soon.enough.

In the mean time did you see this?

10 Deadly Post Processing Sins

aaaaand I'm leaving for vegas (gag me) tomorrow.

love meets the crazy.

Did you see this?

love meets the crazy: by guest blogger Natalie Norton.

Check it out.

if you want.

or don't.

either way. . .

me on the web.

Here are links to my recent tutorials over at DPS.
Check 'em on out!

DIY Avatar photography.

(above, twitter users left to right @imageisfound, @amelialyon, @rachelwonders)

follow me on twitter: @natalienorton

DIY Light Reflector on the Fly.

Me On The Web: How to Become a Confident Photographer.

Illustration Credit: Create Out Loud Design

Forgot to tell you that my most recent post just went up over on DPS:

7 Steps to Becoming a More Confident Photographer.

Me On The Web: How to Start A Photog Group.

Check out my most recent post,
inspired by Jan,
over at Digital Photography School.

How to Start a Photography Group in Your Area.

Natalie Norton Featured on Southern Weddings!

Jack and Emily's beautiful wedding, put together by the amazing Heather at Amorology, and photographed by yours truly, was featured on Southern Weddings today! Thank you SO MUCH Southern Weddings for the feature! Heather, you got an image in there too!

I Was Interviewed by Backseat Writer!

If you're interested, check it out: Take 5 With Photographer Natalie Norton.
Be sure to take a look at the rest of Amy's awesome blog here.

Thanks for thinking of me Amy!

Me on the Web.

My post, The Art of Panning, went up over at DPS today.
Check 'er out.

xo.

N

Digital Photography School: Editing Eyes.

Hey all y'all. My most recent post for Digital Photography School went up today on the new Post Processing Blog! Check it out: Editing Eyes: 3 Photoshop Steps to Eyes that POP.

Me on the Web: Natural Looking Portraits.

My post on taking natural looking portraits went up today over at DPS. Check it out: How to Photograph Natural Looking Portraits.

Me on the Web: Building Your Portfolio.

Image by KK+

My most recent post, 5 Tips for Building Your Photography Portfolio,
went up today over at DPS. Check it out HERE.

Me on the Web.

My most recent post went up today over at Digital Photography School. It's about custom black and white conversion and I think you'll like it. :)

Go check it out and give it some comment love so I know you stopped by!

Me on the Web: Equivalent Exposure.

Photo of me, by me. . . taken in a mirror marking a blind corner in Aspen, CO.
Just in case you were wondering. ;)

My post on Manual Camera settings went up today over at DPS. It is part iv (yes I think I'm cool because I use roman numerals) of a iv part series discussing manual camera settings. In this post we wrap it all up discussing equivalent exposure. If you are a beginning photographer, I highly recommend checking it out as you're sure to find it extremely helpful.

Check it out HERE.

PS- I really tried to make it simple. . . and it hurt my brain. . . a lot.

Me on the Web: Understanding ISO.

My most recent post went up today over at Digital Photography School. It's on Understanding ISO. Check it out HERE.

Don't miss other posts in the series:

Understanding Aperture
Understanding Shutter Speed

I wrote these posts with the beginning photographer in mind. I remember being a TOTAL FOB (fresh off the boat) photographer and just ACHING TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND. I still feel that way from time to time! Anyway, I wrote these posts in as SIMPLE a way as possible to try to help those who are feeling discouraged and stressed about their new passion for photography.

As always, if you have ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL, please let me know!!

Me on the Web.

My most recent post for DPS went live today. . . it's a beginner's guide to shutter speed, the second part of a series on manual camera settings.

Check both out here:

Part I
Part II

If you have questions, comment over at DPS and I'll be sure to answer them as quickly as possible.

Happy shooting!

xo,

Natalie

Me on the Web.

Ok all y'all, you asked for it. The first post in my series discussing manual settings went up today over at DPS. It's all about understanding Aperture. . . definitely a beginner's guide. Check it out here.

Stick with these posts and in the next few weeks you'll have Manual Camera Settings NAILED. Scouts honor.

Don't miss the rest of the posts in the series or other great photography tips! Subscribe to Pics and Kicks with Google Reader here. If you'd like to use another subscription method, please see the link in the left column.

Me on the Web.

I have two great articles over at Digital Photography School right now. In case you'd fancy to gander on over and check 'em out, here's the info:

Baby Time

Avoiding Camera Shake