August 9th, 2010

Today's theme was summer. So the gray and rainy weather really helped enhance this. Anyways, with a little photo editing you can hardly even tell, with the exception of the little girl's sweatshirt.

When I first started thinking about this theme I wanted to do something with candid shots of little kids doing summery things -- licking Popsicles or watermelon would have been ideal! There were a few kids over at the park, but these weren't the most interesting pictures. I included the flower shots too because I liked the coloring, even if the depth of field is really wonky in that last shot.

August 7th, 2010

August 6th was 'looking up', and I couldn't get a decent shot. So I decided to save my dignity since my blog attendance is always on thin ice anyways.

Today's theme was benches. I went on a hunt around town for a unique bench, but I liked this one best. ( And I didn't find any unique benches). But it had been rainy off and on today, and I liked how the pinkish outdoor light was reflected off the wet bricks and damp bench-boards. I just increased the temperature of this to give it a sepia feel.

August 5th, 2010

Desserts! When I thought of this theme I looked through a lot of pictures of 'culinary photography', and most of the images I found were soo prettty! But I looked through the fridge and the best I could come up with was ice cream and magic shell. I couldn't even find the maraschino cherries :( Have you guys ever had magic shell? It is very magical. It makes you think you are eating a chocolate bar with your ice cream.

Also, its super liquidy so it just runs out of the bottle so you can really put a ton on your ice cream. A curse and a blessing.

August 4th, 2010

Muuuusic. I could have done a lot more with this theme, but ended up just taking a picture of my lap harp. That song I may add, is the only song I know how to play on the recorder as well, so it really hits home to me (not). I also included a picture of the little boy who got a bath today! He looked so pathetic and weird I had to take a picture! He looks pretty cute now though.

August 3rd, 2010

Today's theme was jewelry so I thought I would try to channel my inner 'wedding photographer' because I have seen a lot of shots similar to this. They are thinking of new ways to photograph wedding rings. I am a little unhappy regarding this lighting, but thats what happens when you use fluorescent lights! >:( I will have to keep trying, I think I could capture the clarity of the stones better with clearer light. And I DID use a tripod for this so don't blame my unsteady hand. ( This is my birthstone ring by the way -- quick guess what stone!)

August 2nd, 2010

The theme for August 2nd is animals. We took a drive down Green Valley Rd. hoping to find some animals close to the fence. I had some lighting issues with some of them-- they always look so much better on the camera screen :( We found this llama first (Or Alpaca?) And I loved its crooked yellow teeth! That was originally going to be my picture of the day, until I saw a baby calf nursing on the way back and stopped the car. It was probably the sweetest thing I have ever seen! I love cows. I took so many pictures of it, and was a little disappointed in uploading them. I am a little dissatisfied with the background coloring. I should play with it a little more. But then I heard a guy yelling from behind me to his neighbor about watching the 'people out on the road that were probably stealing their mail boxes', apparently it is a big problem. And then their dogs started barking, so I walked across to let them know what I was doing. The lady seemed nice, and her dogs were pretty sweet. I was still a little shaken though. I want people to think I was doing something bad!

August 1st, 2010

Okay time to start over! I do a little better with themes. The theme of day one is circles. This one is not very creative, but at least I took it early in the day with good lighting.