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It's March 13th

Today's shoot is merged with yesterdays shoot:

So Natural

B & W

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Gold

It's March 11th!

Today's shoot is:

Gold

"Fields of Gold"

Not sure if this really qualifies....I saw a beautiful yellow field and wanted to capture it.  I'm going to say this is close enough...or maybe tonight I can get a good sunset photo with the kiddo's!

So Funny

It's March 10th!
 
Today's shoot is:

So Funny

I had a very willing model to help me today.  

Maya kept bending over and looking through her legs at me, she developed this little plumber's crack, and it made me bust up laughing.  She thought she was so very funny and so did I.

Vehicle

It's March 9th!

Today's shoot is:

 Vehicle

 

So today I was out with the kids and I was looking for an interesting vehicle to shoot, I wasn't having any luck. But, low and behold, driving home on the 101 Freeway I saw this old firetruck advertising getting dents/dings out.  I HAD TO turn exit and turn around and go back and shoot it!!  The key was to NOT get any cars driving behind it on the freeway, or it would have taken away the idea of a lone old firetruck in the middle of nowhere.  Maya thought I was crazy taking pictures of the "Firetruck".

Water

It's March 7th! 

Todays shoot is:

Water

It had been raining all night so when the sun came up this morning, I knew I had to capture the raindrops in the sunshine and where better to find some water than on a car windshield!  I am mesmorized by this photo for some reason, I think it's the combination of the water the angle and the blue in the background.

Shadow

It's March 7th! 

Todays shoot is:

Shadow
NEW PHOTO ADDED!!
Just look at that stance of Maya's!  LOL....oh and Wyatt's on my back!

I have to admit....I was SO rushed to get this one done and I am not happy with the final results! 

It's a bit blurry, I was falling down.  

The light was SO sharp in the morning, and nothing was capturing my eye that I had to create my own shadow.

Trees

It's March 6th! 

Todays shoot is:

Trees

Original

Sara Smile

Come Clean

I had a difficult time finding something that I wanted to take a picture off.  But when I found this old gnarly tree, I had to capture it!  Then I had fun playing with a couple different Actions that I have in my editing software. 

Which one do you like best?

Home

It's March 4th!

Today's shoot is:

Home 
So this is not normally what my house looks like, but I wanted to also show how cluttered and crazy it can get when the kiddo's start playing and there are toys everywhere!  Plus, I wanted to show how I am always editing in the forefront.
 

Toy

It's March 3rd! 

Today's shoot is:

TOY

Today was my Son's first Birthday and this is one of the cute toys that he received for his Birthday.......more pics to come of that as well. :)

Pets

It's March 2nd!

Today's shoot is: 

Pets 

Hi my name is Pele, I am 6 and a half years old, and am an American Shorthair.  I've been in this household since I was a little feral kitty when I was found in Silver Lake, Los Angeles.  I love to cuddle up in bed and sleep all day long.  I am not sure if I like the little babies that share my house with me, but I am tolerating them.  

Up Close

ITS MARCH 1ST!!
Today's shoot is:

Up Close

I had a difficult time choosing just one:

This is the flower series....

I am so inspired by the shapes in these three!

Had to throw my beautiful daughter into it as well!!

Does anyone know what this is???

 

March Photo Challenge

It's time to start shooting again!!

Wow has a year passed since I last posted?  Time passes way too quickly, and especially when you have two small Amazing kiddo's to raise.  Now, it's that time again to get out there and start shooting.  

I am challenging myself to another monthly challenge.  This time, I sure hope to make it past 3 days in.  Although laboring my second child is a pretty good reason for not finishing my last challenge, in my eyes.  But I have been missing shooting lately. I also can not believe it's almost Wyatt's 1st birthday this weekend as well.

So here goes:

 *Disclaimer:  I permit myself to skip a day or two if I need to I will not be bothered with it, especially since I can be a Perfectionist at times.

Fav Shoes

Day 2:  My Fav Shoes

Let me start off by saying, I have not been able to wear any fun and flirty shoes for almost 2 years. I literally had to go through my entire closet and find a pair that I would love to wear right now. Alas, with my ankles starting to expand and my white legs, that haven't seen the light of day since maybe 2002, let's just say this was another endeavor of a photo shoot. 

I envisioned a green background and to my delight our new neighborhood has a hill with nice green grass in the shade, and no I didn't wear those heals walking down the hill either.  It was a sight to see me squatting being all pregnant and trying to force these yummy heals on, on a hill.  Needless to say I don't think I clasped the same hole I had been clasping a few years ago.  But once I put them on I just grabbed my camera and tried not to think about my pig-size swollen ankles. :)

So here's the winning pic:

 But I also had to add the only pair I wear right now are these:

Thanks Heidi Jo for the flip flops, I live in them! :)

Exciting, tomorrow be on the lookout for hands...........

30 Day Photo Challenge

A 30 Day Photo Challenge!!

Okay it's been awhile, I know so much has transpired, we've moved to Port Hueneme, near the beach and yesterday I officially felt an intense yearning to be creative, hence the photography bug.

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A 365 Day Photo Project has been aspiration of mine to try for ages, as a Mom I have thoughts that I will not realistically be able to shoot a picture everyday.

Hey I am 8 months pregnant and I have a 13 month old, would I be taking on too much?  Maybe there is also a possibility of me failing and not doing well.  Would I be able to I let it go if I don’t do one day?  Will I be a failure?  Why do we humans let fear run us?

Instead, I intend to start a 30 day photo project, and guess what, I started today!  Although the 30 Day Photo Fun (below) says June, I am going to do this in the next 30 days. Since February is Leap Year and the month ends on the 29th, my last day will officially be March 1st.  Just 8 short days away from our awaited son's due date. :)

So check back each day if you so desire to see just what my creative juices cook up!

If you can't read it this is what I intend to shoot on a daily basis:

1. Self Portrait
2. My Favorite Shoes
3. Hands
4. Clouds
5. Breakfast Today
6. Books
7. High Angle
8. Sunset
9. Fresh Fruit
10. Animal
11. Silhouette
12. Sun Flare
13. Reminds Me of Childhood
14. Someone I Love
15. Action
16. Mason Jar/Jelly Jar
17. Bokeh
18. Eyes
19. Summertime/Spring
20. Water
21. Micro
22. Landscape
23. B/W
24. Love
25. Citrus
26. My Favorite Color
27. My Weakness
28. Transportation
29. Trees
30. Family