Project 52 - Week 4

{TEXTURE} - I took lots of pictures around our yard to get texture pictures this week.  I couldn't decide which one to submit this week to Photography Bootcamp, so Bruce decided for me.  I like his choice!

Here are some more I took this week as well.

Check out more Photography Bootcamp texture entries for week 4 at http://photobootcamp.myfotojournal.com/2012/jan/28/project-52-week-4-texture/.



Project 52 - Week 3

{COLD} - This theme was a bit hard to think about this week with the 60 degree weather outside.  So, I had to get a bit creative (with Bruce's help!).  I took a trip to Lowe's to get some pictures of "cold" knobs.

This is the one I submitted to the Project 52 this week.

Here are a few others.  The first one was taken of the cold water tap at my school, and the others are at Lowe's.  I didn't spend too much time editing these, but I just thought I would share!

Check out Project 52 - Week 3 {Cold} - http://photobootcamp.myfotojournal.com/2012/jan/21/project-52-week-3-cold/

Project 52 - Week 2

{ARCHITECTURE} - This theme would have been easy on a normal week, but it was foggy and cloudy almost the entire week, making it not so easy to get a great picture outside.  With that being said, I learned a LOT about Photoshop Elements this week as I tried to make dull pictures I took of the capital come to life.  The day the pictures were due, it was a beautiful day, so I took a photography "field trip" to a small house/business not too far from me that has beautiful architecture.  I took some pics there but ended up submitting one of the capital building.

This is the one I submitted this week.  It took it Wednesday night while at church.

These are some others I took of the capital on either Sunday or Wednesday.  Considering that the skies were gray both days, you can tell I had fun editing/playing with these!  The first picture is straight out of the camera, besides the watermark, when we arrived at church Sunday morning.  A fog descended upon Jackson Saturday evening and didn't fully lift until Tuesday.  Those were a couple of dreary days.

The pictues below are a few of the ones I took of the business close to my house. 

Check out other people's pictures at Project 52 - Week 2 {Architecture} http://photobootcamp.myfotojournal.com/2012/jan/14/project-52-week-2-architecture/

Project 52 - Week 1

SPARKLE - That was the theme for Week 1 of Project 52.  I looked around the house for things that sparkled and decided to take a few pictures of some ornaments before we put our tree away.

This is the picture that I submitted this week for the project.  This cute snowman is covered in glitter, so I thought that was fitting for the theme.

Just for fun, here is one more I took of another sparkling ornament.

Here is a link to Project 52 - Week 1 {Sparkle}: http://photobootcamp.myfotojournal.com/2012/jan/06/week-1-sparkle-project-52/

New Project - Project 52

I know in my last post, I talked about how time consuming it was to keep up with Project 365 on the blog.  I also love challenges and want to keep learning, so when I found this the other day, I knew this is what I wanted to try this year.  It's called Project 52.  That sounds a lot easier than Project 365, huh?  :) 

You can find lots of different sites for Project 365 or Project 52 when you search on the web, but I saw this one and really liked it.  Two photographers, Keli and Jen, are posting a theme each week of the year, and you take a picture with that theme and post it on their Facebook page.  Each week, they will select a picture to post on their blog. Check out their Project 52 blog post below.  I am looking forward to seeing the themes that they present throughout the year!

http://photobootcamp.myfotojournal.com/2011/dec/31/project-52-new-project/