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Atomic Fire Balls, Hot Tamales and Cry Baby Sour Balls……photo shoot…..
So, I am still following along with the Giver’s Log Shoot Along and this weeks assignment was to do a sour face or fire ball photo shoot. So, we went out and bought some Hot Tamales, Atomic Fireballs and Cry Baby Sour gum. Everyone got in on the act and got their picture taken. The real challenge of the day was to put all three different candies in your mouth at once…but no one was up to that challenge!
River didn’t want to try the hot stuff…and I didn’t force her….she thought the sour balls were delicious and didn’t make any good faces…except cute ones!!!!! Tuesday was convinced that River is too young and didn’t know what sour was…but I assured her, that River knows what sour is…but for some reason…thought the sour balls were yummy!
It was a lot of fun to look over all the funny faces….especially my own! I think Tuesday made the best faces of all…with Quinn coming in a close second!
In: Family, Family Fun, Quinn, River, Tuesday, funny things, photography
Taking Photos……
One of my favorite blogs is Giver’s Log. They are having a Giver’s Log Photo Shoot Along. You can read all about it at the site. I love photography and I love taking photos…so this seemed perfect for me.
The first assignment was to “think about what is part of your life right now that you’ll want to remember in a couple years? If you have kids, what is your kid doing right now that he won’t be doing six months from now that you need to remember? Does she love a special stuffed animal? Does she read a specific book while she sits on the potty? Your homework is to get out your camera, (fancy or not) set up the story, and take the shot. ”
So, I got my daughter River to play along with me…..she loves her stuffed elephants right now…so they had to be included in the shoot. Also, I love her little freckles. She has freckles, only in the summer, just like her big sister..and I love them.
So, here are my best shots from our photo shoot today…….
In: River, photography
Capturing memories….
I took care of my grandmother for about three years before she died. She died when she was 99 years old. She lived in the same house for approximately 77 years. She knew every single inch of that house…inside and out. I think I knew the house pretty well…but I didn’t want to forget it. Right before my grandmother died, I saw a photography exhibit. The entire exhibit was photos of the photographer’s mother’s house…..right after she died. The little details, the small moments…that you might otherwise forget.
I knew I had to do this…..and I am so glad that I did. After my grandmother died, before I started cleaning everything out…I went through the house and took many photos of all the rooms….doorknobs, photos, wallpaper, plates, light switches…..things that I knew my grandmother treasured.
Things that seemed so small and insignificant….yet held so many memories. Lightswitches that my grandmother turned on and off thousands of times, dishes that my grandmother cleaned over and over again, railings that helped my grandmother get up and down the stairs..year after year after year…..the wood worn down to show the years….
I am so glad that I have these memories….and I look back at them often.
They are photos that I will treasure for a lifetime……
In: Family, Nana, photography, reflections
A Moment in Time….
On Sunday, May 2nd, The New York Times hosted a Moment in Time event. At about 11 am that day, everyone in the world was invited to snap a moment in time. “The idea is to create an international mosaic, an astonishingly varied gallery of images that are cemented together by the common element of time.”
The above photo was my “moment in time.” They are going to be publishing all the photos.
Of all the photos they have published so far…I love this photo. It is by Silvia Izzi, Italy and is entitled”Lazy Sunday.” It makes me want to spend a lazy Sunday at that home!
In: Uncategorized, miscellaneous, photography
