Sweet Series

Last weekend we had some seriously gorgeous sunshine! I brought Easton outside to soak up some sunshine while it lasted and caught this sweet series of candids. (Well, they are sort of all candid at this stage, aren't they?)

156 Perspectives

March 1st marked the beginning of a personal development project that I have embarked on with two fellow photographers. We are calling it 156 Perspectives. Every week for 52 weeks, we will shoot a different topic and submit our best images. Shooting every day is so important but is sometimes difficult when you have a life!

For each of us, the challenge is different and I have a feeling it will evolve for me. My personal goal is to start shooting more often and to produce a better image straight out of the camera. I need to get out of the habit of tweaking my work in PS and hone my skills as a photographer. So, each of my images will have minimal to no post-processing. The other challenge for me is to start shooting subjects that I normally wouldn't seek out. My hope is that this exercise will force me to think outside the box when it comes to location and light. My specialty is natural light, and sometimes that can be challenging, especially with our FANTASTIC NW weather-the rain can put a serious damper on things!

This week's subject is FOWL: as in, Birds! I had originally hoped to take pictures of some chickens my sister-in-law is acquainted with, but my schedule didn't cooperate. So, I found these little guys and went to town....well, not exactly. Just to my backyard. Next week: GRASS!

Small Town USA

Got a new lens yesterday and was dinking around in the front yard with it. I snapped this shot went totally vintage with the processing and LOVED IT!!! What do you think?

Why so serious?

It dawned on me today that a large majority of the pictures I post of my son are not "smiley" shots. In fact, most of the shots I take of him are so serious, I wonder if you all wonder if he ever smiles at all! I think this is because I'm so busy trying to focus on the shot, that I forget to interact with him. Lucky for me, he's a patient subject! He just kind of sits there and does his thing while I sit back and click, click, click to my heart's content.



So, here... for your viewing pleasure, are a couple of shots of my kid actually smiling. He really is happy!