Our Everyday, Week 3: create

 

Pretty much the only thing we "create" around here is artwork. 

Okay.... we also create lots of messes!!!

ps... I'm standing in the very corner of the living room to take this picture. Isn't it teeny-tiny? And that's why I have so many pictures of us at the park. We can't play for long inside because its too difficult. 

pps.... also notice how Georgia's books are pretty much the only thing out? (besides the blocks). All her toys on the bottom shelf of the bookshelf haven't been touched. They could stay like that for DAYS... seriously... she only reads her books. We read them over and over and over....

Our Everyday, Week 2: Dry

This week's theme is dry - I have two pictures again!

This is pretty obvious - taken right after her bath

Georgia loves to help me do laundry. Since we hang everything to dry, she's been helping me take out the wet clothes and will hand them to me as I hang them up. I have such a great helper!

Our Everyday, Week 1

I'm going to be doing a 52-week photography project, aiming to take at least 1 picture a week (we all know I take a lot more than that!). I'll probably share a couple pictures a week, all related to the theme of everyday life. Each week will have a specific topic. This week's topic is "happy". 

 

Both of these pictures were taken at the park. Georgia loves going to the park and she is happy!

Our internet here tonight is terrible. This aren't quite the pictures I want to put on here, but I'll have to fix it tomorrow.

My favorite 11 photos in 2011

This year, though, I learned a lot about photography. A little over a year ago, my wonderful husband bought me my camera and I have slowly been learning about it and putting it to good use. So, without further adieu, these are my favorite pictures that I took this year!

This was taken in January in London (obviously!). This was the from the first batch of pictures that I edited using Lightroom.

This is from the first set of pictures I took with my Lightscoop - it changed my photography world! Such a cheap piece of equipment could help me take better pictures in my dark house.

This was in March in Colorado, bathing Georgia. I cropped and edited and edited and edited. I thought it looked wonderful! Looking back now, she looks a little fake ;-)

We probably see Grandpa Wallace the most of out all the grandparents (thus I have the most pictures of him), but I think Georgia with any of her grandparents is special!

A friend lent me his camera lens and I fell in love with it!

This picture was taken by my father-in-law (although I arranged us and set the settings and edited it)

As the weather got warmer in June, I was able to plan "photoshoots" where I could take pictures of my stationary child. Ah... those were the days!

Some of my favorite pictures are spur-of-the-moment ones! This one just happened to work out perfectly! This was in July when we were packing to go back to the US and Georgia was sitting in my suitcase. I just love that it turned out so well - in focus, great lighting, and her eyes really pop in this one!

In October, some friends of ours had their baby dedicated at church and asked me to take some pictures. I had a blast and did a fairly good job with them (I think!) and now the church is even using one of my pictures in their latest marketing campaign. Pretty cool!

In November, I did two "photoshoots" with Georgia, one in this bath tub and one doing a cake smash. I was shocked at how many pictures turned out good. I learned a lot from these, and enjoyed them immensely!

I'm amazed this picture turned out so well! Georgia was cranky and this was taken right before her nap. I was laying down sideways because our room isn't large, and Georgia had to be as far away from the lights as possible for this picture to work. Also the lights are way too bright because they're from America (120 volts) and I plugged them in here (240 volts!) and they definitely had a "wow" factor!