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I have a Canon Rebel XTi.
I got it last Christmas.
I have very little clue how to use the thing.
So ...
One of the things I swore I would do - once the kids returned to school in August - was to get that Canon out and ... learn how to use it.
The other day, I asked one of Alexis' friends if she'd help me out - model for me - let me take some pictures of her. After I took lots of photos, Alexis helped me put together this little story.
Hope you enjoy our story and photos ...
So ...
One of the things I swore I would do - once the kids returned to school in August - was to get that Canon out and ... learn how to use it.
The other day, I asked one of Alexis' friends if she'd help me out - model for me - let me take some pictures of her. After I took lots of photos, Alexis helped me put together this little story.
Hope you enjoy our story and photos ...
Sally's Busy Day
"Sally ...! Uh ... Sally!"
"Yes."
"I need you to model for me - let me take some photos of you with my Canon Rebel XTi."
"Would that be okay? Sally! Would that be okay?"
"Oh well ... that's okay. I'll just follow you around - snap some pictures. You won't even know I'm there," I sling the Canon Rebel XTi over my shoulder. "Hey, Sally - I see you got yourself some fabulous new sunglasses."
*silence*
"And ... is that a new hat?"
*silence*
"It's lovely. And ... I just love your pink Crocs! They're those lace up ones - aren't they?"
"Where you going? Sally! Where are you going?"
"I told you ... I have things to do."
"Okay, then -- I'll just follow along," and off we went. "Whatcha doin' now, Sally?"
"I was thinking about going for a swim - if someone would leave me alone."
"You just back off! I have so much to do and you are talking too much and just getting in the way!"
"Oh - but Sally! You still have on your hat! And your skirt. And ... your lace-up Crocs!"
*SPLASH*
"Did you have a nice swim, Sally? Did you?"
"What are you going to do now?"
"I'm getting my exercise. Thought I'd go down the slide a few times."
"Can that really be considered - exercise, Sally? I mean ..."
"Be careful ... Sally!"
"Oh, Sally! You lost your new sunglasses!"
"Wheeeeee ...!"
"Where to now?"
"I thought I'd swing for a while."
"What are you doing now, Sally - working in your garden?"
*silence*
"Are you taking a break now? Who is this, Sally? Is this your little dog?"
"What is his name?"
"HER name is - Fifi."
"Oh ... she is cute! Can she do anything? I mean - like tricks?"
"Well ... she does know one trick," Sally said, and took Fifi out of her bag. "If you pull her tail," she showed me, "The hair on the top of her head gets shorter and ... her tail gets longer. See ..."
"WOW! That is some trick, Sally. I've never seen any dog ever do that trick."
"Oh ... is that the door bell? Are you expecting someone?"
"Who is your friend, Sally?"
"This is Lelo . She's here to teach me to hula dance."
Oh, Sally - you dance the hula beautifully!
"OH MY, Sally! You were swinging your hips so hard - your skirt fell off!"
"Time for a nap now, Sally?"

*SNORE*
"Okay, then. I guess I've taken up enough of your time and took plenty of photos. I'll leave you to rest - you've had such a busy day."
"Bye, Sally. See you later."












87 comments:
Oh that is too fun! I love how you got to practice and involve Alexis and create a neat story together, too. Good luck with the camera!
hahaha. silly girl. I am so glad she resolved her skirt issue.
Oh poor Sally. She just had her hootch displayed on the interweb thanks to the Paparazzi. THIS WAS a certified HOOT!
Kellan I'm stoked you played along and got out that xti. Your exposure in these shots are REALLY good - practice really DOES make perfect! If I could recommend just ONE book for you, it would be Bryan Peterson's Understanding Exposure. Check it out sometime.
OOOOh! She's a mover and a shaker...Great pics, Great story, GRAND fun!
So glad you're PSFing with us Kellan!!!
MG, PSF's blog stock just went WAY up! :)
Yo, I cannot imagine how long it must have taken to upload all those photos. Thanks for doing it! Cute story!!
That is an awesome use of an afternoon!
Your family had to think you were crazy for this.
KEEP BELIEVING
Oh, Sally's a little exhibitionist I see. The degenerates of the world will be all over that one shot! ;)
So, um... will Sally be starting her own blog soon?
That is just too cute! I need some dolls around this male infested house. Your photo skills are wonderful. That's something I really would like to learn one day.
LOVE the camera - took me a while to get used to mine and now I can't be found without it!
hey - what Madame Alexander doll is that one??
Great story! You have me cracking up. I think you are as crazy as I am! I love Sally's passed out - I mean nap picture. Nice work with your camera. I think you officially have the hang of it!
LOL! That doll really gets around! Love the way your learning to use your Rebel!
Sally was a very busy little lady. ;) I think I like the slide shots, the best. lol
Ok, now that you've practiced by irritating the he** outta Sally all day, you can join our photo challenge. Right? :-)
Very cute--you're obviously getting the hang of the camera. I love my Rebel.
Glad Sally was available for you to get this portfolio together. Very fun post!
WHAT an IMAGINATION !
This is so funny Kellan! Hope you and Alexis had fun making it! It reminds me of the old "Mr. Bill" skits on SNL...I think you did a terrific job with your new camera!
seriously funny!
you have my DREAM camera...oh i would kill for one!! a Mamarazzi like me NEEDS that camera!
i love your photostory and i am glad you are playing...come see mine!
That is great!!!! A great way to practice...and it made me laugh out loud. :)
I have a Nikon D40...cameras are so much fun!
This is Saturday Night Live funny. It reminds me of "Oh No Mr. Bill."
Holy cow, I am laughing so hard. You really had too much time on your hands Kellan. So funny.
You did a great job with your new camera. Fun shots! Looks like you and the dolls had a great time...
Cute...looks like some one is getting the hang of her new camera! *wink wink*
Cute photo story!
Have a great weekend!!
~K
Kellan you are crazy but you sure made me giggle this morning! I love Sally! I want to BE Sally!
That is so funny.....I want Sally's schedule too. Time for a swim, time to slide and learn the hula and take a nap. Darn her and her little pink sunglasses!
Thanks for giving me a laugh! That was too funny. Have a great day of fun with Sally. She looks like fun.
Kellan, this was a perfect laugh to start my day. You are too funny!
What a cute story. None of your posts are coming up in my reader, I have to fix that!
You made me feel like I was playing dolls again when I was a little girl. Too cute!
LOL!! thanks I really needed that. that was a GREAT photo shoot!! :) that sally is one silly sally!! lol
xoxoxo have a great day and weekend.
Too funny. It reminded me of the old SNL Mr. BILL!
My fav? the hula lesson disaster.
Can't wait to see what you shoot next.
That was great! I think you should do a regular Sally's Adventures series ;)
That was funny.
Left you something on my blog.
Um, some warning next time would be nice. I thought this was a good wholesome clean blog and there Sally has her goodies hanging out for the world to see. Is this why there are no shots of her swimming? Too indecent, perhaps? Fun story, thanks for the smile ;)
lol. you are out of your mind- on the upside- aren't we all?!??
Too much fun!
~AirmanMom returning to her blog...
This post cracked me up. I have playground pictures on my blog too.. and even though you were taking pictures of your doll...lol. The same things happen here..in fact to pairs of pants were dropped yesterday..lol.
That was so cute!! :)
GREAT photos -- they're hilarious!!!! Looks like you definitely mastered that camera.
My PSF is finally up!
ROFLMAO...this is hilarious...the day in life of Sally!
thanks for the giggle!
This post was a lot of fun. I love LeLo coming in to teach the hula. haha
You are too damn funny. I feel like I want her to be my best friend, She has so much damn fun.
I love stuff like this! Thanks for the smiles. Sally was pretty cranky there for awhile. Maybe she's PMSing and needs some chocolate?
I bet that was a lot of fun to create! Fun!
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
I need to do this with Keira . . . offer to let her take FluffyWhite to the park for a photo shoot - she'd love it!
Bwahahahahahahah!
Girl, great sense of humor!!!!
Loved the story! ;)
xoxo
If I get fired due to uncontrollable fits of laughter coming from my office then I am coming to live with you. LOL
Love the pictures.
Kellan ~ this is one of the best posts that I have ever read ~ I almost cannot type ~ because I am crying with laughter ~ you are a very funny lady!!
love and big hugs my friend XXXXX
I think you've got the hang of it!
LOL! That was terrific! You're a fun mom!
So Kellan do you love your Rebel? I am researching them right now and I think that is what I am going to get.
Are you on new medication? ; ) Just kidding. I'm sure Alexis had a blast creating this.
Yay.... look at you Mrs. Photographer. You did a wonderful job. I Love it. ;)
Wow! What an exciting day in Sally's life! Thanks for sharring. Oh, and the pics look great!
Looks like Sally had a very busy day!! And you got a lot of practice with your new camera...And Alexis got to help you make a story - HOW FUN!!
Cute story Alexis - good job! You're mommy's going to make a blogger out of you yet...:)
Excellent pictures and show. Sally lives a very nice life and I think you are getting very good at using your camera. I appreciate the laugh, I laughed out loud.
Have a great weekend!!
Oh Kellan, this is awesome! And I see some great use of your f-stop or depth of field!
Great job!
Oh my! Has Kellan cracked? Those were hilarious, I think it should be a weekly post. The Adventures of Sally, oh the possibilities.
You know, all you need now is that Roaming Gnome . . . and then I think you could be onto something.
It might be a creepy something, but something nonetheless.
Kellan honey.
You need help :-) But I still love you :-)
So cute! And fun story line!
You are a hoot. I have to wonder if you had a cocktail or two while you were testing your camera out?????
This has to be one of my favorite posts.
That was awesome!! I was cracking up! Good job with the camera too!
Kellan, what a masterpiece!!! Well done, and kudos to the girlie for helping you out on this.
Awesome!
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hahahaha! you two (or should I say 4) really had a blast there ya :-)
LOL...it looks like had a lot of fun playing dolls. ;) The photos are great.
I think you should title it
Sally Goes Wild
Is this another side side of Kellan??? Sally shows her Hoohah ion the internet. LOL here....
That's great!
Hope you have a great weekend Kellan:)
l,
Amanda x
I just knew that stopping here today would put a huge smile on my face!
Maybe it's just me but I think Sally is a little full of herself.
Just sayin'.
oh gosh! that looks like so much fun to do!!!!!!
So fun! Well? Have you fallen in love with your camera now that you got to sepnd the day playing with it? ;-)
Nice shots. I especially liked Sally in the garden. Fun.
Too funny Kellan! You did a great job with your camera and I like the commentary too. Hope you are having a good weekend!
what happened to the post about the painting that looks just like your little girl? It was in my google reader but I can't find it here. I was going to say, wow, that is UNREAL!
Why I'd ever read another blog post after this one is beyond me.
I mean, Sally encompasses so much: she's a little bit bey-otch, a little bit vixen, a little bit love, and a whole lotta hula.
you, upside girls, are toooooo funny:D
love,
dani
Umm, do I seem weird if I tell you that dolls like that totally and completely freak me out?
I have promised myself the same thing with my Nikon but as having trouble getting started. I have that same feeling I did with my first computer, many years ago, that if I start fiddling with buttons I am going to screw it up so bad it won't be usable ever again.
I meant "I'm" having trouble getting started.
Boy that Sally IS busy! I would have trouble keeping up with her!!
Cute post Kellan! It made me smile. : )
Hey! That's a wizard of Oz happy meal figurine if I've ever seen one!! :)
I have that same camera! I have a freelance photo business/website so I'd like to think I know how to use it! :)
Oh Kellan. You always make me smile. I love her little pouty heart lips. She looks as though she's had plastic surgery.
Amazing shots; you are just so talented in so many ways!
Sally needs to ditch the dog and get her man.
Hah! Funny!!
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