Project 52: Love

Posted on February 9, 2012 by master

This week is “love” week and who doesn’t love love? I picked a photo from a shoot from 2011 and it epitomizes what I think love looks like.

Happy Valentine’s Day, y’all!

young love

Don’t forget to visit the next link in the Project 2 family… here — Zoe Portrait Art

Project 52: Red

Posted on February 2, 2012 by master

This week’s project is “red”. I worked really hard all week and when it got time to work on this project, I was at a loss. What could I do that was RED? Then I wandered into my kitchen and suddenly EVERYTHING in there was RED!!

I chose a few of my favs.

First thing in the day, I love my canister of “red”

canister of "red"

I always throw in a little “Red-capped” creamer goodness

Red-capped creamer goodness

And I end up putting all that stuff in my favorite heart-kissed cup (red, of course!)

red-heart cup

And for good measure, I snapped shots of two other red things in my kitchen. One, a baby poinsettia is a new addition to the windowsill,

red flower

and lastly, my ladybug plate that my daughter gave me — she is called “ladybug” as a loving endearment, and so it is only fitting to be added to this pretty red collection…

a ladybug from my ladybug

If you have enjoyed this post, please visit the next member of the project 52 team here : Kim Boyd’s post on Red

Awesome image presentation, protection

Posted on January 29, 2012 by master

Here is the place to find out more info about the very cool memory vault from Sandisk. I found out about this from a workshop online with this cool photography co. Zach and Jody. Sandisk promises your images will be protected on this vault for 100 years. Really? Well, imagine that!

Project 52:Black and White

Posted on January 26, 2012 by master

Okay, so this week’s Project 52 is “black and white” and I thought I knew what I wanted to do for it, but unfortunately didn’t ever have time to do it. So, instead, I decided to make this a sort of show and tell, for all you shutterbugs out there.

I have NEVER used the B and W feature of my camera before until this very night, so you and I are experiencing this together.

I may never go back to using Photoshop to create black and white images again!!

This feature of my camera made the image SO RICH looking! Here is the original image (cropped and made smaller for the web) and the B and W one of the same image taken straight from camera.

Wow.

Now go to this site and check out another great Project 52 entry for Black and White Roxy Creative

Gary and Kelly

Posted on January 21, 2012 by master

The scent of the rose was like nothing else on earth. The hand that offered it, strong and able. She lifted calm eyes to see the peace within the depths of his own, and knew that love was reciprocated. All their tomorrows caught up in one brief moment over the outstretched blossom..

So glad to be a part of this union.

Project 52-Week 3 “Beginning”

Posted on January 20, 2012 by master

This week’s theme is “beginning”. I know it sounds corny but every new year is like a new day and to me that newness just screams beginning. But how to put that in a photo? Then as I was surfing around I saw someone else’s post about something totally unrelated and it hit me.

What is the beginning of all things?

Well, it’s as old as the argument, which came first, the chicken or the ….

Egg carton

the egg

I chose the egg as the beginning of all things. Thank the good Lord for beginnings. Happy New Year, y’all!

PS- don’t forget to check out other sites who are participating in this year’s Project… like this one :

Annessa Baker’s Blog

Park? What park

Posted on January 17, 2012 by master

I have been doing my best to get caught up with edits, but to be honest, I am way behind. I am still working on graduation photos from last May, park photos from several months ago, and more recently, a wedding in December. Please do not kill me, folks. I am (as Fred Flintstone is known to say) “peddling as fast as I can”. I have some images of kids in the park that I am absolutely in love with and want to share but until I can…and while you wait on my turtle’s pace, enjoy these images.

Graduate

Rolling along

Getting Married?

Posted on January 14, 2012 by master

In 2012, VideoVision Entertainment will be offering all new packages, and options. Would you like us to just shoot your photos and burn a disc, no hurry no worry and good for a budget bride? We can do it! Would you rather have all your edited images presented to you through the “cloud” where you can upload and download to your heart’s content? WE can do! Do you want video that is discreet- no manned cameras? Not a problem.

We love weddings!!!

We love weddings!!

Project 52 : Week Two-”12″

Posted on January 12, 2012 by master

Okay, when I first realized this week was to be done as “12″ I sort of freaked a little. I mean, 12? What out of the box sort of photo could I take that would relate to that? Well… the answer my friend, was blinking in the end…because you see the day before yesterday we had a power outage and … yes, I haven’t fixed my coffeepot yet.

I haven’t really used the program feature in a long time to be honest. It’s just as quick for me to make the pot as I am washing up the morning dishes. So, for some time now, my coffeemaker has been blinking 12:00 at me. Just a friendly reminder that there are a lot of things waiting on me to fix them.

I sort of LIKE this week’s offering now that I am thinking about it. I could have done a LOT of things that are or make up 12. For now I will leave you with these…

blinky blinky blinky

Coffeepot of 12:00

Now don’t forget, part of the fun of this project is visiting other photographer’s blogs and seeing what they are coming up with for the “theme”. So, please now go here and see Laura’s blog for week two Simple Treasures Photoblog

My personal project

Posted on January 5, 2012 by master

Me sort of

So when I agreed to do the Project 52 a few weeks ago, I was totally unaware that the first assignment would be a self-portrait. Sorry if I am NOT creative with this one. I guess the one thing that I have learned through all the efforts of getting a decent enough image this week has been that I hate how I look. I think that is what makes me most effective behind the camera, because I suck being in front of one.

I can make everyone else in the world look great but not me, no not me.

I did a lot of reflection about this whole self-portrayal thing. I don’t think I know who I am yet. I am a wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend to many, but to myself? I am totally in the dark. I am a writer, a photographer, and a film-maker, but all that creative stuff does not help me when I am trying to portray myself. When I write I am involved with creating worlds that are not me, and the books go to people who do not really know me, so there is not a lot of self-anything in that endeavor. And photography, well, it’s just a way to avoid having people focus on me, but rather on the subject in the viewfinder, or in the image after the fact.

I am glad this week is done, but I have a feeling that the effects of it will be felt for a long time to come, because now I really DO want to know WHO AM I?
Here are the images.

1- is the writerly me – with some of my book collection

The Author

2- is the photographer me – hiding behind the camera where I feel safe

The Photographer

Thanks for starting the Project 52. Thanks for being a part of it. Thanks for allowing me to join you. This is going to be a great year. So without further ado, check out this fab member of our project and see what came of their image on self-portrait
Bunting Photography

VideoVisionent.com

Memphis Wedding Photography and Videography