Monday, September 29, 2008

7. Flat


Baby feet are pretty flat (and adorable!), but Greg's are still so flat, they suction to the floor. He has no arch, whatsoever! It's another one I've known I wanted to use for a while, but had to find the right shot. I'm happy to end on something so personal.
As the final submission for my 26 Things, I'd like to reiterate how much I've enjoyed playing the game and seeing things in a different way - it's enabled me to really focus and capture some very important parts of my world. Hope you enjoyed your little glimpse. . .

Sunday, September 28, 2008

8. Framed


I received this set as a gift when my son was born and I LOVED it. It took me several months before I was able to print out the tiny 2x2 pictures to put in it and figure out where to hang it (finally decided on the kids' bathroom; formerly the "guest" bathroom), but I think the little FRAMES for each month (with magnetic labels) are great and it makes me happy.

Friday, September 26, 2008

11. Half and Half


I've had this idea since the first week or so, but trying to capture it has been the bane of my family's existence for the past 3 months. I wanted half of Dellaina and half of Wyatt. But, trying to get an 8-month, 9-month and now very active 10-month old and a 2 1/2 year old to sit still and be sweet to each other with the right angle and clean faces and smiles is quite a feat! So, I had to try to incorporate myself and Greg into the pictures, which still proved difficult. Another self-portrait wins out, though. Because it's that tricky to get all lined up and still click the button! My arms aren't that long.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

9. Fun in the Sun


I have put this one off for so long, figuring it would be easy to come up with something for it. . .then I started to panic a little when I didn't have a plan or specific idea. I think it all worked out. . .

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

4. Color My World


This self-portrait was harder than it may look to capture. I spent the 25 minutes you're supposed to let the hair dye set, snapping pictures. Red is not the best color for pictures - I ended up with a lot looking like dramatic head wounds! And the gloppiness is not very pretty either. And the kids' bathroom had a lot of extra toys and things that ended up in a lot of shots, especially with me not being able to really see the picture before I took it - angles were very difficult! But, I had it in my head this would be my Color My World shot and knew I'd be doing it again within the 3 months time frame of the game.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

14. Metallic



The Georgia Power building in downtown Atlanta. Through the window of my car. Um, while I was driving on the Interstate. I know I probably shouldn't reveal that, but we were going slower with some traffic to deal with and I just held the camera up, without looking through it, so while both hands might not have been on the wheel, my eyes were on the road. . mostly. Perhaps I should have gone back at a time I could be downtown and carefully take a thought out picture, but I kind of liked the angle (it's a funky-shaped building anyway) and how it turned out. The buildings are so reflective and this one, especially is really dark and metallic looking (even though, as my husband so kindly pointed out, it's actually glass, I suppose - it looks metallic to me and there are metallic parts to it). I attempted to get the Capital with it's gold dome on the way home, but it really needed more attention and time.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

3. Believe

Do you believe in magic?