Boobies!

Boobies are fabulous! At least that's what my infant daughter thinks. ;-) Yesterday, we went to a nation-wide event called The Big Latch On by Le Leche. The goal was to have as many women as possible to breastfeed in public for one minute at 10:30am. We had about 70 momma and baby pairs. Woohoo! Go boobies! Here's an article by the Sarasota Herald Tribune.

There were tiny, practically newborn babies, and babies that were not-so-little babies. And then there was my fat little piglet Elena. I just loooove to breastfeed her! {Obviously! She's 18 and a half pounds and only 4 and a half months old!} It's relaxing for us both {and we sleep well together because of it}. This momma isn't losin' sleep, and all because of these glorious lady lumps on my chest!

How cool is it that we are built for this? Ready-made food for our little ones....no bottles, no sanitization, no expensive formula, no gross poopy diapers! That last one makes it totally worth it. And you might think I'm nuts {I do}, but I actually enjoy changing Elena's poopy diapers. lol Ok, I'm not some poopy sicko, I just really like mothering. I enjoy all aspects of taking care of my baby. Oh wait...there's one thing I haven't appreciated this time around...vommit all over my bed! lol But let's not delve too far into that subject!

Watching all of these beautiful mothers breastfeeding inspired me to want to photograph mommies feeding their babies. I am SO in love with breastfeeding, that I want to celebrate it with my art. So, my next goal is to take a ton of pictures of breastfeeding mommas. Maybe I'll even create an art book. Maybe I'll title it Celebrate the Beauty of Breastfeeding. ;-)

A very cool thing is that I saw several women from my midwifery birth center Birthways. AND I got to chat with Risa Segal, a gal as beautiful as ever that I went to high school with! Her baby boy is GORGEOUS and only a half month younger than Elena! Too cool!

Alright, it's settled...I'm shootin' boobies! lol

And here's a pic of my 100% breastfed piglet...look at those arms! I just want to eat her up!

xo

jbnewcomb<3

Learning to Shoot Manually

I dreaded learning it. I've always photographed in auto mode, and I knew if I wanted to learn photography, I had to go manual, baby! Guess what? It's not that difficult (adjusting the settings, that is). Phew! Of course I have a lot to learn about photography in general, but at least I'm not whining about my pictures being crappy. I like them anyway. :-) That's saying a lot, for me. GO ME! :-))

I've been shooting in manual mode for only a few days now (only shot in manual focus toward the end, though). It's actually a lot of fun! It's hard to believe anyone with a nice camera wouldn't shoot this way because you get such great photos in manual. I love the control. I love to play. I actually LOVE learning how to shoot manually. Who would've thought? Not I!

Here's a few of my first photos in manual mode...of course they're of my favorite models, Aurora and Elena...

Aurora and her favorite buddy, Juliet. <3

Juliet doesn't mind...she's a glutton for attention ;-)

I just L<3VE Aurora's Eyes in this one!!

My Sweet Girl :-)



Elena's eyes look just like Aurora's did at this age...so precious...



Look at that mouth! (Background's not so cute lol)

My smiley baby :-))

xo

jbnewcomb<3

My Humble Poetry, I

My Babies

Innocent, Curious Eyes

A Lovely, Sleepy Smile

Tiny, Strong Hands

Endless Possibilities

And Limitless Love

These are My Precious Gifts

The Luck I’ve Been Given

Twice.

xo

jbnewcomb<3