Inspire Project 52-44

Last weekend Sandra and I decided to take it upon ourselves to have our own little lighting refresher course, it was a blast and we learned quite a bit... for example in this photo, I learned that I forgot the hair light! whoops. I just really liked this photo, she looks beautiful and angelic! There are others I'll have to share too :)

Inspire Project 52-45

I have gotten a little behind on my "Inspire project" but mostly because I've been shooting :) This months category is portraits and since you've seen a zillion of my son (and you'll see more too) I figured I would start with my little girl :) My puppy is the best dog in the world and I know we all say that about our dogs but she truly is! She is so friendly, she is a watch dog, she is so smart, and a good listener, she loves to snuggle and loves just about everything, other than her baby brother, but I'm sure that will change.
Maisey has a sister who lives with my sister and they just love each other and love playing together, it's so cute.
Show me some of your portrait photos!

Inspire Project 52-47

There are SO many things that I could write about with the Love topic that 4 weeks just simply won't cover, but in this I kind-of got a 6 for 1! Watch how many things just in this simple photo that I love! Love... I love more than life itself, more than I ever thought possible, my son, Michael. What's not to love? I also Love my mom for making this Valentines tie, which he is so freaking handsome in! I love the swing that he is napping in. I love my husband for his dashing good looks that he passed down to my son. I love Old Navy and Carters for making cute boy clothes (because I didn't think they existed before I had him) and mostly I love my Canon cameras for letting me capture this moment and sharing it all with you! Come out of the snow banks folks and share some of your LOVE with me!

Inspire Project 52-48

This months 'category' for our Inspire project is LOVE. It was kind of a toughie, was it things you love, places you love, people you love, what is love? But then we figured we could classify it any way we wanted, but what better month than February to show Love?! I'm sure all of you would expect to see photos of my son, which I'm sure there will be, but I'm trying to think a little outside of the norm and come up with other things too... and something I do love... my starbies!!! I don't know why that $6.00 cup gets me all excited, but it does! Of course I can honestly admit that I've never had a real cup of coffee from them, but I just LOVE all their speciality drinks, yum!!! So what is it that you think of with LOVE? (Kristen S this was your idea, I best see or at least hear about your love!!!)

Inspire Project 52-49

This week was a no-brainer as to what I was going to post for the IP project. It nearly fell on me, and I immediately grabbed for the camera and knew this is what I would post this week! We have been bombarded with snow and ice this winter, and here is some proof of it! These icicles are crazy and there is no sign of them melting any time soon! What is your photo of the week?

Inspire Project 52-50

This week for my Inspire Project 52, I kinda cheated by using a photo of my son. Although it is an outdoor photo, the reason why I selected this, (even though it's not the best photo for multiple reasons!) is because it was his first time out in the snow! The photo itself shows nothing fancy, no crazy f-stops and fun settings it just captured how Michael reacted to being out in the snow storm. If you have any outdoor photos you'd like to share for this project feel free... out outdoor month is coming to an end so post away now, for you don't know what next month will bring! :)

Inspire Project 52 -51

As we have been bombarded with snow here in CT I decided to simply step out my back door and photograph the beautiful trees. We are supposed to get more snow tomorrow so I might add more to this, if I'm able to get on the roads, but the snow covered trees just look awesome! Have you been inspired to take a photo by the beautiful winter weather (or summer weather depending on where you are!) If so please feel free to share!

Inspire Project 52

Ok so as we sprint into 2011 my fellow photog, Sandra, and I decided we were going to take on a "project" that would inspire us to get out and shoot things on a weekly basis, these "things" would be a variety of different topics, not just or normal, weddings and people. We are calling this Inspire Project 52. The goal is for us to get out and shoot but we are also encouraging you to do the same. It would be great if you too wanted to share your photos or comments, thoughts or even ideas of things we can do in the 52 weeks ahead. I would love any feedback you'd like to give as well! So each month I will give the topic, so for instance this month is outdoors, it can be ANYTHING outdoor related, and yours can even be a photo from the past, however mine will all be current. You will see they are nothing crazy just something that you like or you thought was neat. I chose this beach shot because I was down in Milford on the beach and just looked down the beach and though how beautiful! The fog was so thick yet I love the minimal houses and the distance you can see. You just can't go wrong at the beach! What's your idea?