Getting Tired of His Face??

In "Light" of Derek's Birthday...

DAY 10!!!

Thanks MOM!

Thought I needed to give a little shout out to my mom for helping me capture this photo...along with most of them posted so far.

Going to go a little nerdy on you and explain this shot - sorry! However, anytime a photographer(especially a National Geographic photographer) explains what it took to get a certain shot, I appreciate the photo more and for some reason I think it makes the photo cooler. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I stayed up all night in -15 degree weather only to get mauled by a snow leopard...but I didn't just say, "Stand there" - click.

Problem: Derek was standing in a dark/shadowy alley, where no light was hitting his face and too much light was hitting the background.
Solution: I had my mom stand on some stairs, hold a reflector, and reach it over the top of the buildings in order to bounce the sunlight back onto his face. It was a rather impressive reach - one that might even qualify her to be a Yoga instructor.

Right after I released the shutter a ravenous lion crept upon us as we quickly became its prey and....... Ok so maybe it wasn't a lion but truly, a 6lb feline jumped out of one of the vacant buildings, ready to attack I'm sure(as all cats are inherently evil) and scared the bazeesus out of me. All I have to say is thank goodness for shoulder straps.

Maybe one of my favorites!

Creative

Trying something a bit different-turned out great though.

Why photos of my ridiculously hot husband, you ask.

This is actually my first post...so I guess, technically, I'm a blog virgin. I've never read a single blog post in my life...not even my husband's! To be completely honest, as I am typing this out my heart is beating a little faster than normal, my fingers aren't moving like they should, and I fear that my armpits are getting a little sweaty. All this anxiety over a blog!! I really do need some help. But let me explain why. Reason number 1: I've been told by several that I am socially awkward when it comes to technology/social media(i.e. when on facebook, do I respond to a post...like it...poke it...or do I even have to acknowledge it-most of the time I choose the latter and then use the "I'm just never on facebook" excuse)...hate to say it but I think this spills over to my texting world as well. So I'm sorry to all of you whom I didn't text back or to you whom I texted an unnecessary response one to many times. Reason #2: I have serious commitment issues! Which explains why this is my "first" post. Derek has been in charge of everything and will probably continue to be...all I do is take and edit the photos. Though, I will(in the future) try to add my two cents every now and then.

All that said, I am not promising to post a written blog everyday. But I am promising to post a new, hopefully WOW-worthy photo of the same subject for 30 days straight. My first subject just so happens to be my husband-he's such a good sport. Believe it or not, I actually do have reasons why I am doing this 30-day-challenge.

In a nut shell, here's how the idea came about: Photography seminar. Inspiration overload. My creativity needs to be challenged. Take photo everyday. No. More challenging. 1 subject-30 days. Need to commit. Derek thought-blog! NO! Too much commitment for me. Reassured by Derek. Fought back. Convinced by Derek. Hesitantly said ok. Punished Derek by making him be my first subject.

So thanks for going on this little journey with me. I would love to hear your input...might even want you to choose my next month's subject. So ENJOY!!

Still In the Backyard

Just so you know, the white background was not "photoshopped" in. It's just a white sheet we taped to our shed. It was altered to make it smoother, but that's about it.

Eyes

Smirk

A little photoshoot we did in the back yard on a nice sunny day. The lighting turned out great.

Sun

Here is one of the shots we did when I was home in Seminole a few days ago. Sunset lighting is always nice.