I was playing around with a homemade light diffuser I made out of tracing paper and a frame I cut out of one side of a cardboard box. There was a shaft of light coming in through the window onto Maya’s bed and I showed Dawn what the diffuser would do. Then I thought this would be a great chance to get a picture of her. So I got her onto the bed, Dawn got some treats and held a reflector, and we got this picture. I think it turned out pretty well.

Crossroads Park, Bellevue, WA. Thursday, 27-Dec-2007.

Maya loves to go to Crossroads Park. It doesn’t matter to her that it’s cold, rainy, or windy–her coat keeps her warm and dry and there is so much to smell that she doesn’t pay attention to anything else anyway. This is my favorite picture of the day. I stylized it a bit in Lightroom by turning down the saturation and bumping up the vibrance. I put the photos from the park in a set. I took a few others today. I particularly like one of Maya waiting on us to finish getting ready to go.