I've been working on collecting interesting props and wanted to share two of my current favorites.
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Project 365 Day 4
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| I love dry erase boards and always have them around. My husband (boyfriend at that point) wrote this message on a board hanging on one of my boards in June 2005, days after his return from Afghanistan. I left it there. I found it today while cleaning out my guest room closet. I have a job for the board, and the message is fading and almost unreadable. I took the picture to capture it. That message has staying on that board, and in my mind, for five years. I don't need the board anymore. |
Photo Challenge and Project 365
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| Project 365 Day 2 |
The only editing on this photo is to saturate the color just a tad. I'm still not great at messing with the quality on the white, but I'm gonna play with it tomorrow.
I'm also submitting this photo for the i heart faces Best Face of 2010 Challenge. While I don't think it really compares to some of their contributor's photos, I look at it and see the progress I've made over the last year with my shooting. I knew when I took it how it would come out and it was a shot I was trying to get. I couldn't have done this on purpose a year ago.
You can check out the rest of the submissions at i heart faces
Memories, Dreams and Reflections
1. Me! - picture of yourself (you don't have to show your face). What are you most proud of accomplishing in 2010?
2. I Love You - picture of your husband, boyfriend, children, pets, etc.
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| While this obviously isn't one of the better photos I've taken of the Monkey, it's such a typical moment for him. He is *all* boy, in all the good ways. Easy going, laughing, smiling, into everything. Such a sunshine boy. |
3. Still Laughing... - a moment you're still laughing about now...tell us a story.
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| We had an unexpectedly warm fall day in October and spent the afternoon playing in the park with a girlfriend and her dogs. Monkey was loving the sunshine, being goofy and affectionate. It was just a fun afternoon. |
4. Winter Wonderland - a picture that reflects Winter.
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| Last Feb, Monkey experienced snow for the first time. |
5. Birthday - share a birthday picture (your own or someone you love).
6. Friends - a picture with friends (this could be your friends or your children with their friends).
7. I Was Inspired... - could be a picture of your inspiration (person or thing), or inspired by...
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| This was the first photo I took that I felt captured "that moment". It gave me hope that I could catch the images I wanted of my son's life if I put some time and effort into it. It's still one of my favorite images. |
8. Spring Fever - a picture that reflects Spring.
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| My little sunshine boy |
9. Travel or Vacation - a picture taken on vacation or on a recent travel experience, OR of a place you'd like to travel.
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| Washington, and it's always nice to go back. |
10. Summer Days - a picture that reflects Summer.
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| Gotta love the water park with Daddy |
11. A Day In My Life - a picture of a typical day in your life.
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| Toys, Toys everywhere. |
12. All Smiles - a picture that makes you smile or of smiling faces.
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| I love how he can smile with his eyes. |
13. Autumn Harvest - a picture that reflects Autumn/Fall.
14. Family - a picture of your family or a picture that represents family for you.
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| We splurged on family portraits this year. It was nice to be in the pictures for once. |
15. Celebrate! - a picture that reflects a celebration.
16. Let's Do It Again... - a picture of something you'd like to do again soon.
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| Little man loved swimming. I'm looking forward to this summer and swimming with him again. |
17. I Miss You - a picture of someone or something you really miss.
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| It's been 3 years in November since I lost my "heart" dog. I'm so glad I took the time the last year or so she was with us to take some lovely pictures of her. |
18. Beautiful - a picture of someone or something you find beautiful.
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| My horse came a long way in 2010, from the race track to the show ring. |
19. Dress Up - this might be a picture from Halloween or not...but someone who is all dressed up!
20. Macro - share your favorite macro image.
21. Holidays - a picture from the Holiday of your choice.
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| Christmas Best |
22. My Favorite - share your favorite picture or memory from 2010.
They're all my favorites. That's why they're on this list.
23. Don't Ever Change - something you love about yourself, someone, or something that you never want to change.
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| Monkey is so curious. In such a lovely, bubbly, happy way. |
24. Just Because...So There! - share any picture(s) that you really want to share, but doesn't fit in any other category.
25. Hopes and Dreams - share what you hope to come or dream for 2011. Feel free to share an image of your choice.
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| More than anything, I want to grow and learn. |
Merry Christmas
I love Christmas. It is my favorite holiday- fellowship, family, faith and beautiful moments.
As a Catholic (and a Catholic-school educated one at that), I have strong color associations with major church events. Christmas is gold, silver and red. I like white lights, gold and silver ornaments and decorations, and touches of crimson. While this drives my husband nuts, he tolerates my insistence of this brand of beautiful at Christmas.
I took this picture on Christmas Eve. It is the Rosary that my mom gave me at my wedding and the Bible that has lived on my nightstand for years. I own several bibles- I like to mark when I read and have taken several college level classes that involved Biblical texts. This one is not marked, simply read and held.
The only editing I did was play with the color temperature. I'm still not completely happy with it. But it captured the general feel I was going for.
Foto Friday
It's easy to get wrapped up in the "stresses" of the season. At it's core, Christmas is a time to celebrate beginnings and being together.
It's Beginning to Look A lot Like Christmas
I decided to put this photo in for the Christmas challenge over at Aspire. Check out all the other entries :)
Holiday Lights
I love the look of the holidays. Lights, green, prettiness everywhere. I'm still working on shooting it well. These were taken with window light in the afternoon.
Bella doesn't look so excited.
Bella doesn't look so excited.
Warm Thoughts
With the chilly weather, I found myself looking back to the photos I took during this year's extremely warm fall. I distinctly remember wishing for cooler weather.....what was I thinking?
Dawn at the Barn
The Hunter Jumper show at FCRS was canceled at the last minute so I used my early morning for a quiet hack and some dawn pictures. I've been playing with shooting in RAW format, which I was pleased with this morning. The light was really bright, despite being so early. I think partially because we had a hard frost that was still around when I was shooting.
FCRS Hunter Jumper Show 11/6
Tomorrow I will be at the FCRS Hunter Jumper Schooling show to photograph rounds. I will also be available to do a limited number of portrait shots if you want to get a come good pictures before the winter woolies take over completely.
A shot from the last h/j show:
A shot from the last h/j show:
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