February challenge - Black & White

January 28, 2007 at 10:43 pm · Filed under 18 Black & White, Uncategorized

Something fun and creative to push your photography skills as well as your artistic and self analysis.

Whether you do something classic, retro, or modern - black and white photography is really versatile and still totally relavent in the digital age.

some tips on black and white digital photography can be found hereand here and here and here.

Some ideas and inspiration this month I have taken from flickr - black and white photography is a wonderful medium for expressing emotion and a sense of place.

Ideas - give it a go…
Something a little raw - depict your strength : make the image dark moody and brooding : glamorous with a vintage twist : set up a scene - re-enact a scenario : have some fun - be playful : thoughtful : experiment with digital layering : a short self documentary : a sense of place - an event : a little daring : just be yourself - natural : your environment takes on something different :

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joy’s picks

January 26, 2007 at 11:29 am · Filed under 17 new year resolutions, joy's picks

wow, seriously you guys are killing me with the creativity:) I LOVE IT!!! I couldn’t pick just 10! Here are my favorite dozen:

nourture my marriage
whatever & stuff

comune with the ocean
suzie’s sacred space

real self confidence
shutterstruck

smile more (in pictures)
R*S*V*P

get out more
planetshannon

create more
peach and pearl

protect myself
ornamental

balance
once upon a time in the midwest

plant seeds wisely
navylane

make sense of myself on paper
left handed trees

do more wait less
kristyk

hike more
caged pixels

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Five Lives, Five Pictures

January 20, 2007 at 8:54 pm · Filed under five lives, five pics

It feel that I’m just now fully recovered from the holidays…. How strange is that? Whew.

Here are my picks for the week:

Melissatulip

Luzie

The Crafty Girl

Momma Pajama

Mom on a Wire

Till next week,
-A

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Shelba’s Picks - Resolutions Week 3

January 18, 2007 at 7:29 pm · Filed under 17 new year resolutions

I didn’t have this in mind when I chose these five self portraits, but I think that they go together nicely. I adore these five photographs.

Ornamental Open My Eyes

Whatever & Stuff Hold Your Tongue

Moonlighting Artist Acceptance

Nosumo Sleep

Misty Mawn

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Shelba’s Picks - New Year Resolutions- Week 2

January 11, 2007 at 5:59 pm · Filed under 17 new year resolutions

All you need is a little Faith To find the real Holli again.

Michelle Caplan For this year to be clear.

Creating Musings Create

Iphimeda Be a bit more shallow

Caged Pixels Smile More

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Resolutions Week #2 (Elizaboothy’s Picks)

January 10, 2007 at 12:07 pm · Filed under 17 new year resolutions

I think I’ve added every single resolution that I’ve read on your posts onto my own list. Except the eat less chocolate one. That’s just not realistic. Here’s what moved me this week:

Momster (take a Polaroid every day)

JC (eat more fruit)

Nosumo (cease attacking myself)

Geek Betty (dress like an adult)

RSVP (to commit)

Planet Shannon (lose “the weight”)

Stuffed (to read more)

Put Your Flare On (meet someone new)

Kasmin (eat less chocolate)

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New

January 9, 2007 at 3:19 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

There are lots of symbols of new that are used throughout the world.

If the propaganda around Easter is true then you have:

Bilbies, Bunnies, Chicks, Eggs

Then Babies are new, fertility gods and goddesses represent new life.

In Hinduism, fire is used to represent new life…

TV shows depict new with TV actors breathing in their new cars and telling us how great it feels, opening a packet, the colour of white.

Do you have a new friend? A new toothbrush? A new outlook on life?

Show us!

Love,

noted
P.S. I’m sure it’s still Tuesday in some part of the world!

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Five Lives, Five Pictures

January 6, 2007 at 9:56 pm · Filed under five lives, five pics

New year’s resolutions… I suppose we’ll see how serious we all really are about these things by the end of the month. I think I try and make mine baby steps so that I have a better shot at sticking to them for the long haul. I’m not sure, where did this tradition come from?

Here are my favorites this week:

Mom on a Wire - Pay attention.

Live Inspired - Let it go.

Notes On Life - Breathe deeply.

LeSophie - Be happy.

Violet Metamorphosis - Live…

Till next week,
-A

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Shelba’s Picks - January Week One

January 4, 2007 at 6:05 pm · Filed under 17 new year resolutions

I’ve already broken my resolution to do a self portrait ever week this year, so my new resolution is to do a self potrait every week this year starting next week. Nice, huh?

Scrapalicio.us

GeekBetty

Shake Your Booty Now.

Painter Girl

R*S*V*P

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andrea’s picks: new year resolutions (week one)

January 4, 2007 at 11:25 am · Filed under 17 new year resolutions, andrea's picks

leSophie (be happy)

truth cycles (be lighthearted)

sometimes everything girl (shake it)

starshyne productions (renovate a wardrobe)

once upon a time in the midwest (shave more… or not)

planet shannon (do morning pages)

bohemian girl (rediscover sexy)

lucky candice (be a better mama)

ms. kathleen (pamper and prepare)

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