Week Twenty - Ashli

I have a confession to make.  I did not take one single picture with my camera this week.  In fact, it is still sitting here on my desk, plugged into the computer from last week, when I uploaded my photos.  So, what to do?  Skip this week?  I didn't want to do that since so many others are taking a break right now.  But it rained all day and my husband and kids were gone, so I couldn't really get out and take any today either.  I did take some photos with my phone.  So, I have decided to dig into the archives and also use what I took with my phone.  Sadly, I don't think any of them use the concepts that Aisha wanted us to try this week.  I promise to keep them in mind going forward. Please don't hate me.  P.S.  This is the only way I can get all seven photos!

Color:

This is a pretty pink plant I photographed at the zoo in Naples, Florida. 

Wild:

This is my "wild," cat Iris.  He (yes, I said he) is trying to tell me something in this pic, I just can't remember what it was. 

Snack time:

This is my friend's daughter at a birthday party.  Quinn saw this photo and told me that her ice cream is in the shape of a dog.  I think he's right.  Do you see it? 

Animals:

This is my other cat Stanley - he dreams of a career in photography. Add your own caption.

Happy:

This is an old favorite of Quinn from last fall.  I had just gotten my new camera and we had flipped the screen around so we could take self portraits.  He was enthralled. 

In the Car:

This was on the way home from our camping trip last weekend.  If you notice the bottom left corner, he fell asleep mid-graham cracker. 

This was the lovely weather on our way home from our date last night.  In fact, it's pretty much like that outside right now.

Creepy:

Once in a while, I let my kids pick out an exotic fruit they want to try.  A couple of weeks ago Caleb picked out this horned melon.  It tasted about as disgusting as it looks. Surprisingly he liked it and ended up eating quite a bit of the gelatinous goo.

Sorry this is not a very good photo - I had to be sneaky.  At the Curves I go to, they are having a book sale to raise money for breast cancer research.  This is on of the books they had for sale.  I laughed out loud!

Week 21 - The List

Lets test our skills this week and see how many directions our photos can take us.

Left

Right

Up

Down

Forward

Backwards

Diagonal

If you struggle with the diagonal, Tyler picked it as the 7th direction.  You can blame my smarty-pants 10 year old.

Good luck!

Week 19 - Amy

Week 19

Apple

Two apples...duh.

Leaf

The leaves have barely started to turn colors here, so this is a green leaf. What's with the stick man, you ask? Shane was trying to see what the proportion size would be for the characters in one of his books.

Sweater

My favorite sweater that just doesn't fit the same since I got smaller.

Cool Morning

Through the gorge on the way to Portland, early in the morning.

Fall Color

The floral display in the entryway of our church. Well...part of it anyway.

Pumpkin

Preparing to cook them to make pumpkin mash for baking.

Halloween Decor

My favorite color...shiny! I don't care what color it is, as long as it shines.

Week 18 - Amy

HOLIDAYS
Well, well, well...I am a little bit behind in getting this out (a week is a little bit, right?). Anyway, very busy, very tired week, but here it is...even if it is late.

Monday September 24th

National Punctuation Day

This is a picture of brackets, very bent brackets, but brackets none the less. But what do we actually use them for in writing? Here is your punctuation lesson for the day: Brackets are used to enclose editorial comments within quoted material, to offer a translation, to offer the original foreign term, to nest parenthesis inside of parenthesis ( [ ] ), to offer phonetic transcriptions and to show indentation change when proofreading or editing.


Tuesday September 25th

National Comic Book Day

Comic book superheros: Captain 'Kieric' America and The Incredible 'Dagny' Hulk


Wednesday September 26th

Love Note Day

This is a photo of the front of an anniversary card from my husband. The inside says...and drive each other crazy for the rest of our lives. I thought it was so cute. There's a hand written love note inside as well, but that's for me.


Thursday September 27th

Crush a Can Day

This is a #10 can with both ends removed and crushed. I turned the picture on it's side because I liked how the can and it's reflection on the counter-top made it look like a butterfly.


Friday September 28th

Native American Day

There is a lot of native heritage in this area. The town I live in is right next to the Umatilla Indian Reservation. This picture is from one of the Round Up parades. The Umatilla, Cayuse and Walla Walla tribes (along with several other tribes from all over the US) come to the Round Up and participate in various activities. They all dress in their traditional attire and ride in the parades. Several of them have pieces that have been passed down through the generations for over a hundred years. I like to watch their dance competitions as well.


Saturday September 29th

Coffee Day

Mmmmm....coffee!!!


Sunday September 30th

Gold Star Mother's Day

 This is our county's memorial for those from Umatilla County that made the ultimate sacrifice. There is a different stone for each war.

Week 19 - Michelle

I had a much easier time this week, too, although I missed Leaf.  There is not a lot of color change in Austin and I couldn't find any leaf that excited me.  I hope you enjoy the other pictures, though.

Apple

I was being sneaky in the grocery store to get this shot.

 Sweater

I usually don't need my sweaters until December, but it got quite chilly on Sunday!

 Cool Morning

Sunday morning was a chilly 52 degrees.  We went out to breakfast and the boys enjoyed some hot chocolate.

 Fall Color

I get my fall color from my 'Mums.

The other fall color here is Burnt Orange. Hook'em!

 Pumpkin

I love these Fairy Tale pumpkins!

 Halloween Decor

Mr. Bones somehow turned into the bones of Davy Crockett!?

We seem to have a lot of these rubber mice running around the house . . .

The list--week 20

 

 

 

 

Week 20 The list!!

 

 

 

This week I have two new concepts to keep in mind while out shooting the list.

 

First is very fitting for this time of year..

#1 Clouds are your friends

Very self explanatory I think....Clouds bring dimension to a photo shows the vastness of the sky and really creates a sort of mood to a photo when added.  

 

#2 Balancing Elements

 

This concept took me a while to retain as a part of my natural shooting habits.

When looking at a photo you naturally look at the main subject. To make that photo more interesting and a little more exciting for the viewer its nice to have a point, counter point balance. I think examples tell it better than I can explain it.

The counterpoint does not have to be a person or a thing. It could be the sun in the background and something in the foreground. Anything to pull the eye into another direction. Anyways, if you have any questions please ask. HAVE FUN!!



 

 

List for this week

 

Color

Wild

Snack time

Animals

Happy

In the car

Creepy

Week Nineteen - Ashli

This week was lots of fun and much easier that the past few weeks have been.  It was refreshing to sit back and capture the beauty of the season and focus a little more on the concepts, rather than spending all my time trying to set up shots that would not naturally occur in my life. (Although, I do think those are necessary too, if I am to grow in my photography)  An afternoon trip to the arboretum with my kids, a camping trip, and an excursion to a cider mill all helped me capture these shots.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed taking them!

Apple:

During our walk at the Arboretum, we stopped for a snack under some beautiful orange leafed Maples.  I love that the apple is so big it makes his nose scrunch up. I also love that he loves to eat fresh fall apples as much as me!

Leaf:

Caleb found this leaf - he said it looks like Llama Llama???  I don't know, but I thought it was cool that it was mis-shapen but didn't appear to be diseased or ripped. 

I found this tree on our walk too. I love the color, the shape, and the pattern of veins. I am proud of my depth of field here - I even achieved a little bokeh at the bottom!

Cool Morning:

I got this one on an early morning photo walk around the campground where we camped this weekend. I love how the water was like a mirror.  Very pretty place to spend my moring!

The cooler mornings have lead to very heavy dew.  These drops are hanging from my patio table.

Fall Color:

This was the stand of trees we were sitting under in the apple photo - aren't they pretty? No color editing on this one.

This beautiful crimson came from a shrub in my back yard.  No color editing.

Pumpkin:

Part of our trip to the cider mill included a wagon ride out to the pumpkin patch.  These two pumpkins sitting in the path caught my eye, and I liked the red barn in the background. 

I am very happy with my photos this week.  Although it seems I am destined to never get all seven!  Oh well, maybe one of these days I will!  P.S.  I promise I don't love Caleb more than Quinn, although he does make far more appearances in my photos.  He is just a far better model when it comes to taking direction.  And Quinn is not a fan of eating apples. :-)