Baby Dina's Swimming Lesson - Noonan Family Swim School

Michele and I met up with our niece Dina for her swimming lesson at the Noonan Family Swim School in 4S Ranch. Dina's Dad & Mom (Brian & Damaris) were also there along with baby Dina's Grandma Dina.
Must say it was very cool to watch baby Dina in the water with her father learning the basics of swimming. The group they were in consisted of about 6 babies accompanied by there Mom or Dad in the water with them. A few of the babies along with baby Dina had quite the personalities just being in the water. Some really liked it while others were wondering what was going on, very cute to watch.
Never to young to start your little ones off in swimming lessons, especially living in southern California. For more information on the Noonan Family Swim School check out their website.

www.noonanfamilyswimschool.com

Birthday Cake & Actions

Celebrated my sister-in-law Damaris's birthday the other day and I think her baby daughter Dina had a splendid time as well. After a great dinner we had some chocolate trifle cake which was unbelievably good. Pretty sure I could have finished off the whole cake myself...
Before dinner Michele and I tried to keep up with baby Dina as she crawled from room to room as I tried to snap a few images. Below are a few images from the birthday party.

Decided to mess around with a few different actions on these images. Finally decided on using "Old School Fast ", by Totally Rad Actions. Actions are used by photographers to put an effect on a single image or perform a repetitive task on multiple files. For those who have no clue what actions are, follow this link to give yourself a better understanding, Peachpit Articles.
Totally Rad actions and a few other companies have given me the tools to speed up my work flow and put artistic effects on my images when needed.

Baby Hunter's 1st Photo Shoot

Finally got a chance to photograph my new niece Hunter Lynn Hamilton. No words needed...