PROJECT 365: WEEK 4

YOU CAPTURE: COLOR

I definitely won't get the extra credit for finding color outdoors this week, but at least some of my shots are of things you might find outdoors . . . when it's much, much warmer.

Check out all the other colorful photos this week over at I Should Be Folding Laundry.

I HEART FACES: TEXTURE

This week's theme at I Heart Faces is texture.  The old door in this photo was the perfect background for experimenting with texture.  I also like the "natural" texture of the old brick and the crumbling concrete under the door.  The adorable subject doesn't hurt either.

This week's theme was so much fun!  Be sure to check out the other beautiful textures over at I Heart Faces.

PROJECT 365: WEEK 3

PROJECT 365: WEEK 3

Project 365

Jan. 21: I've been dying to take some outdoor shots, but everything is so dull and gray right now.  So I decided to try for some indoor "nature" shots instead.

YOU CAPTURE: LOVE AROUND YOUR HOME

I was so excited about this week's You Capture Theme: Love Around Your Home. I could have taken hundreds of pictures. Many of the things I love around my home are reminders of the past. Old family photos . . . that cute little girl sitting in the window is my grandmother.

The atlas belonged to my grandfather.  He earned it selling Electrolux vacuums.  I love that my home is full of books, both old and new.

I love my husband's old globe.  He spotted it one Sunday in our church library.  He figured a library should have an up-to-date globe, so he bought a new globe for the library and traded it for this one.  Our best guess is that it was made sometime in the early 1930's.  Pretty cool for a guy who majored in geography.

I love that my kids decided to play the violin and the piano, instead of the trumpet or drums.  If only they would practice more often.

I love cooking in my kitchen, and the Kitchen Aid is one of my favorite appliances.  I don't usually love the toys that are left all over the house.  But I love that the mess is evidence of the three boys who live here.

Check out I Should Be Folding Laundry to see what everyone else loves around home.

I HEART FACES: WE ARE FAMILY

It's all about family this week at i heart faces.
As you can see, a certain (very cute) little member of this family was
not at all interested in posed family portraits.   

Check out i heart faces this week for more creative family photos.

PROJECT 365: WEEK 2

YOU CAPTURE: WINTER

This week's You Capture theme is Winter.  I think it's been a cold one just about everywhere. The cold never seems to bother the kids though . . .

and it's made for some beautiful, frosty mornings.

We've had plenty of snow.  Want some?  Seems like there's been snow on the ground for weeks. I'm ready for some longer, warmer days.

Check out all the other winter photos over at I Should Be Folding Laundry.

PROJECT 365

January 13:  Marbles.

PROJECT 365

Jan. 11: Monday night is hockey night.

I HEART FACES: BEST FACE PHOTO

This week's theme at i heart faces is "Best Face Photo."  The photo has to be one taken this month or last, and I immediately thought of the pictures I took for my good friend last week.  Her three children are grown and living in different parts of the world and she finally had them all together over the holidays!  She wasn't sure when that was going to happen again, so she asked me to take some photos. This is her beautiful daughter.

Be sure to check out everyone else's favorite faces over at i heart faces this week.

YOU CAPTURE: 2009 THE YEAR IN REVIEW

I've discovered this weekly photography challenge called You Capture over at I Should Be Folding Laundry and thought it would be fun to participate. This week's challenge is The Year in Review, so here are some of my favorites from 2009.

PROJECT 365: WEEK 1

PROJECT 356

Jan. 7, 2010: No orchestra class today, so I snuck my son's violin out of it's case for a photo.

AN I ♥ FACES PHOTO CHALLENGE

I ♥ Faces is celebrating their 1st birthday this month so the challenge this week is to incorporate the I ♥ Faces logo into a photo.

I thought a birthday called for something special, like a reserved parking spot . . .

or some big league exposure . . .

Happy Birthday  I ♥ Faces! Be sure to check out all the other creative entries at I ♥ Faces this week.

I am submitting these photos into the I Heart Faces logo photo contest. By entering, I am granting I Heart Faces LLC permission to consider my photo for use in the marketing and promotion of their website.

PROJECT 365

Jan. 4, 2010:  We woke up to a beautiful, frosty, winter wonderland on Monday. I had fun using my new Kaleidoscope textures on this photo. If you haven't seen Patti Brown's beautiful overlays, you should really check them out.

TWO YEARS OLD

How could this possibly be terrible . . .