Picture Perfect ... Almost!

Humor ... D's face in this photo is priceless and makes me laugh every time I see it! Here's what S looked like in a similar photo (not used for my Project 52). And here's what happens when B gets ahold of my photos ...

This week in my photography class I photographed memories I would want to put into a time capsule to look at years from now.  I chose to focus on my family because they are a huge piece of who I am and what I do each day. The editing technique I learned was vintage edits.  This makes the picture look old and faded.  I am having trouble with this edit because I feel like the photos come out filmy after editing.  But I think this is how they are supposed to look.  I'll keep working on it! Here are the family memories I want to keep in my capsule ... B will drop anything and color or build with the kids D's love of jewelry and playing soccer S's concentration on new tasks and exuberance when he goes outside The special bond and love between D and S

This week's theme was fragile.  I had trouble coming up with what to photograph!  Most of our fragile items are packed safely in the basement until the kids are somewhat older and not prone to so many "accidents." After thinking and thinking here's what I settled on ... a spider web on our front bush.

D asked to make a leaf suncatcher the other day.  To make this I cut out an outline of leaves and stuck on some contact paper.  She then covered the contact paper with squares of fall colored tissue paper.  We added another piece of contact paper and voila ... leaf suncatchers to hang on our dining room window.  I LOVE this craft - it's easy, creative, and not messy! Usually when D and I craft S comes over and wants to know what we're doing.  D will tell him, he'll sit with me for a second and off he goes to get another toy to play with beside us.  Not on this day though!  He climbed up on the dining room chair, pointed to one of the leaves and said "MINE!"  So we included him in the craft.  My heart melted to see the two of them together making these simple crafts!  D showed him what to do, helped him untangle tissue paper, and repeatedly told him how "Amazing" his suncatcher was!

Man-Made I guess this is more kid made than man made!

My kids make the strangest faces when they play!! I promise they were having fun!!

I'm in the second week of my photography editing , self-care class.  This week's focus for the photos was getting into the photos myself.  It was about thinking of who I am - what I enjoy doing, what I dislike about myself, what words describe me. Then, we edited our photos in black and white.  I had no idea there was more to black and white than just removing the colors.  Now I know SO much more about doing this edit.  I learned how to up the contrast so the picture is brighter.  Picmonkey has awesome color tints to add an artistic feeling to the pictures.  Mostly I learned black and white is a great way to turn a photo whose color is off into something great again! Here are the photos I took along with how they fit our weeks focus. I know this one isn't me but it was grainy from a high ISO before the ed it and it's cute! The beach is a place I feel happy and calm.  It's a place I can enjoy my family and feel peaceful no matter what ...