Project 52 - Week 3 + A Baby Bump!

This week I was fortunate to have the opportunity to photograph some friends of mine - they are expecting their first child (a boy!) in early March.  It has been cold and dreary, but we finally found a nice evening to get some shots.  We will be going out for some more shots next week!

The Project 52 themes this week are "everyday tools" and "white/negative space."  My favorite of the couple happens to fit the "white space" theme (ok, they all fit the theme, but as I stated, this was my favorite!):

Project 52 - Week 2

This week's themes are "open" and "responsibility".  I have to admit, I'm doing the girly thing: over-analyzing the heck out of these themes....and this is only week 2!  I feel like I should have some grand, powerful statement to make.  And then I remind myself to keep it simple - my goal is to work on photography, not to stress myself out trying to decide how literal or how metaphorical to make the photo!  All week I've contemplated what I'd like to capture.  There are several submissions by others related to children and the military, which are of course perfectly relevant.  Had my nieces and nephew been in town, they may have been my subjects.  I'm taking pictures of a welcome home ceremony for a unit toward the end of the month, but that's....at the end of the month.  So I finally came upon my amaryllis experiment.  I say experiment, because I do NOT have a green thumb, but I watched my co-worker's amaryllis bloom, and I want one!  (Also, the amaryllis seems easy to commit to, since it blooms once, and then I'm done!)  Furthermore, the plant lends itself to the themes in several literal AND metaphorical ways - score!  


~ I have a responsibility to the plant
~ I have a responsibility to our earth
~ I have a responsibility to keep my dogs away from my experiment - the amaryllis is poisonous to dogs!
~ The bulb finally began to open!
~ I'm being open to trying something new (keeping a plant alive!)
~ I'm constantly working on being open to the change that is life

I think you get the point :)

Project 52 - A Weekly Photo Challenge and...

...a personal challenge to finally kick-start my blog!  I've been waiting for just the right something to come along and inspire my first post, so when I read about Paint the Moon's weekly photo project, I knew I couldn't wait any longer.  I have a photo challenge, as well as a challenge to maintain this blog.  Once a week can't be too overwhelming, right??

This week's themes were "sharing" and/or "natural" - participants can choose one or the other, or combine the theme, or submit something unrelated altogether!  Can't get much easier than that!

As I don't have any children, my dogs are often my subjects...so for week 1 of Project 52, here is 10 week-old Leia sharing a moment with 4 year-old Brutus  :).

Check out more from Annie of Paint the Moon for inspiration, tips, actions and other great information!