IHeartFaces - Pink Week

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and i♥Faces pays attention to it with their photography challenge, we are to show photo's with a face and some pink. Which girl does not like pink, this little one does.... or maybe her mom simply loves pink. Unfortunately I have lots of people with cancer around me, and also breast cancer. So this one is for you, Christa and for you grandma.

Photos to shoot

One of my Fledging Photographer Friends Michelle had put out a challenge to herself, she made a list of things to capture while the seasons change rather quickly for her. She lives in this amazing place, Homer Alaska and it shouldn't be too hard for her. I thought it'd be fun to join her in her challenge but I have to say, it's not that easy for me. I am not that fond of my country so I am really going to have to search to get this accomplished. Besides, she wondered if there were other people that wanted to try and capture the same things she would, well that is really out of the question because Dutch people generally will not decorate their house for Christmas so there goes that one, it's very unlikely snow will fall, and moose? are you kidding me, I only wish. So on a serious note, here is my list of things to capture this winter.

1. A beautiful Fall Photo (I have to be quick though, it's quickly passing)

2. I will take on the Christmas tree challenge and try to come up with some uniqueness, playing with the lights

3. Snow if there is any

4. Ice skating on the ponds if there will be any of this going on, if it is.... it sure promises amazing photos. We hadn't skated for years and years but last year there was a lot of frost and we got lucky. I was lucky but in a different way.... I was in the States for a big shoot most of the winter and missed the ice skating completely

5. A wintery sunset

6. Morning fog or frost in the fields (the cows will be inside but it will still be beautiful)

I might expand this list as I will think it over some more.

I'd like to put a challenge out: If there is anything YOU want me to shoot..... let me know and I will try and give you my best. You know my surroundings so .... please let me know what you'd like to see!

It's time

The babies are 9 weeks old. It's time to let them go, which is hard.

This is the last time them drinking from their mom, 2 of them left our home tonight.

Cat weekend - Part 2

Cat weekend

I have these 5 babies in the house. They are 7 weeks old and they are probably not that much longer with me. Oh, how I loved having them. I hate having to give them away, but 2 adult cats and 5 babies is a little too much, especially when the babies aren't babies anymore. And even now, it's A LOT of work, they brake down the house completely, it's a wild bunch. But it is SO MUCH FUN! This weekend will be about them and trying to capture their cuteness. Mom is exhausted as you may be able to tell, she still lets the babies drink milk from her. This series is taken with my 50 mm 1.4 and are all SOOC (I am still not big on editing.)

Hopefully more to come later......

Concert

I had a concert tonight, all work for me, but I was able to take out my camera now and then.

First night's class

The class was really good on Tuesday. I enjoyed it. First of all because I am taking it with a friend. My social life has been really down due to crazy work schedule so this in and of itself is such a JOY. And I love growing in the area of photography. But I didn't know what to expect: it's not a really expensive course, there were people that had done little to nothing with photography and the institution is new to me.... so I didn't know if it would be good. But it was. I have so much to learn about portrait photography and it's good to hear some one's insights, especially if that some one has really earned her credits in this area. We have really cool assignments that will be very challenging. And she challenges my creativity and my reasons behind a photo, she makes me think about the story I want to tell. I have a need to hear about directing your model and we do talk about that a lot. It's a lot of fun to get to know my own style even better. My first thing to accomplish is choosing a model. For all 4 assignments we are supposed to use the same model. There are so many options..... what do I want? Do I want male of female? Do I want adult, child or elderly? Who is available during this entire course? Do I want some one I know or some one I don't know very well? It be cool to do this with my sister, but her brother in law would be really good to, how about my cousin, or my friends baby? On and on the list goes. I will try and decide this weekend. I am looking forward to this course.