Hello and thanks for stopping by Real Mom*togs!  I started Real Mom*togs as a place where we can all interact and see each other kids and images.  This is a place where all Mom*togs are welcome to post their favorite pictures of their own kids!  What should you post?  Anything, as long as it has to do with your kids and photography! I will be posting topics from time to time to give you inspiration of what to post (Hint: Sign up for the Mom*tog Facebook page to see these topics early!).

And you don’t have to have a fancy DSLR camera to post pictures either.  Other Mom*togs want to know what you are shooting with so be sure to post what camera you used and the settings if applicable (just like I do on my Mom*tog posts!).

Feel free to post as often as you’d like.  We will be bringing back our “Mom*tog of the Week” section and this is where we will be finding those Mom*togs so be sure to post!

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Happy shooting and have fun!

Drew

My little miracle baby turns 1 tomorrow and I did his pictures today. I cannot believe how fast that first year flew by. It really does go by so fast and I know everyone says that, but I totally see it now. It took us 2 years and a few doctors to finally get pregnant and I just cannot believe this time last year I was laying in a hospital bed waiting to finally meet him face to face. Happy birthday sweet Jackson, I love being your mommy! xo

It’s been a while since I’ve posted. A lot of changes have happened and photography has kind of moved to the back burner. But with the start of Softball season for my oldest, I see more pictures coming. This will give me the opportunity to work with Elements more since I’m still learning how to use it.

I got the famous railroad picture recently. Did I go to a real railroad and have my kid walk the tracks? Nope. There is a railroad museum here in town called Travel Town Museum. It’s free and the kids like it (except when they fall and hit their head on the ground, but that can be avoid most of the time). So if you’re ever in the area and have hit the LA Zoo but want to do something else for an hour or so, just head down the street to Travel Town. Being free and all it’s worth it.

On a side note for those who do know how to use Elements, how can I set up putting a logo onto the photos automatically?

She loves to squish herself into small, cozy spaces these days…and I love when I’m quiet enough to sneak up and capture these moments!

In true Liz Form – I am always afraid of loops holes .. or miscommunications… so I left a note.

Thank you FedEx Man for letting me cross this image off my bucket list…and in the end – making two people very happy today.

Hope you like pics of my 18mo old. Feel free to offer helpful comments and/or critiques about composition, light, post processing, etc. I’d love to hear from you & improve .

I originally posted these pics to my blog, capturng.com