Today’s post is for Project 52, a weekly blog project that I am working on with several other talented photographers whom I’ve come to know and adore over the past year. In this project, we concentrate on light and spend several weeks exploring an overarching theme.  We are currently playing with light in black and white, concentrating on taking an image that we intend to convert to black and white even before we’ve hit the shutter button.

In today’s B&W image, I was relying on black and white less for it’s ability to bring out subtle shadowing in a portrait, and more because a monotone can reduce distraction from my subject – the world reflected in my daughter’s eye.  Our recent travels have meant that a series of loved ones have surrounded her, and then quickly left her again – quite a lot for a three year old girl to handle.  She has loved running around with her best friend James today, but has come to check in with me a couple times, including at this moment.  I hope that I provide a constant for her in the madness of our travel.

Please continue along our creative blog circle to see what my lovely friend Kim DuPree  has posted. It is sure to be stunning!  Click HERE to see Kim’s final play on light in black and white.

Today’s post is for Project 52, a weekly blog project that I am working on with several other talented photographers whom I’ve come to know and adore over the past year. In this project, we concentrate on light and spend several weeks exploring an overarching theme.  We are currently playing with light in black and white, concentrating on taking an image that we intend to convert to black and white even before we’ve hit the shutter button.  Last week I posted a few photos of Avery.  This week’s play is of Alexa, patiently waiting for her ice cream at Molly Moon’s:

Please continue along our creative blog circle to see what my dear friend Stacey Vukelj has posted. It is sure to be stunning!  Click HERE to see Stacey’s latest play on light in black and white.

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Today’s post is for Project 52, a weekly blog project that I am working on with several other talented photographers whom I’ve come to know and adore over the past year. In this project, we concentrate on light and spend several weeks exploring an overarching theme.  We are currently playing with light in black and white, concentrating on taking an image that we intend to convert to black and white even before we’ve hit the shutter button.  This is my latest play – the many faces of Avery:

Please continue along our creative blog circle to see what my lovely friend Jill Cassara has posted.  Jill lives in Michigan and takes stunning lifestyle portraits of her son and daughter – and sometimes even makes the clothes that they wear!  Click HERE to see Jill’s latest play on light in black and white.

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Today’s post is for Project 52, a weekly blog project that I am working on with several other talented photographers whom I’ve come to know (and frankly adore) over the past year.  In this project, we concentrate on light and spend several weeks exploring an overarching theme.  Currently, we are hiding from the elements and concentrating on natural light indoors.

Please continue along our creative blog circle to see what my creative and talented friend Kelly Roth Patton has posted.  Click HERE for Kelly’s latest play on Natural Indoor Light.

Today’s post is for Project 52, a weekly blog project that I am working on with several other talented photographers whom I’ve come to know (and frankly adore) over the past year.  In this project, we concentrate on light and spend several weeks exploring an overarching theme.  For the next four weeks, we are hiding from the elements and concentrating on natural light indoors.

Please continue along our creative blog circle to see what my lovely friend Kennedy Tinsley has posted.  Click HERE for Kennedy’s latest play on Natural Indoor Light.

Today’s post is for Project 52, a weekly blog project that I am working on with several other talented photographers whom I’ve come to know over the past year.  In this project, we concentrate on light and spend several weeks exploring an overarching theme.  For the next four weeks, we will be concentrating on natural light indoors.

I love using window light as a source for my images, so I am looking forward to that this month.  Earlier this week, I shot some pictures of my girls as they were waking up for the day (some are posted below).  I was thrilled to get a number of images that I liked, but this one of Alexa is my favorite.  She manages to look like a teeny tiny version of a hungover rock star, like a mini Keith Richards or something.  It just kills me.

Please continue along our creative blog circle to see what my friend Linda Hooper has posted.  Click HERE for Linda’s first play on Natural Indoor Light.

Today’s post is for Project 52, a weekly blog project that I am working on with several other talented photographers whom I’ve come to know over the past year.  In this project, we concentrate on light and spend several weeks exploring an overarching theme.  For the next four weeks we are taking a break from exploring classical light themes and instead focusing on the beautiful lights that celebrate the holiday season.

This photo of my girls was the one I used for our holiday card this year.  This is one of those photos that is all about the moment.  The way that they have been interacting lately has just been wonderful.  Seeing them play together, seeing their relationship develop, is just amazing.  And you can see that, in this moment, where they are holding hands and loving one another.  I will admit that the photographer in me wishes that I could fix a number of technical issues here, but the mom in me couldn’t be happier – with them or with the image.

Please continue along in our creative blog circle to see today’s image by my lovely and talented friend Lisa Rigazio.  Click HERE to see Lisa’s last post for 2012.

Today’s post is for Project 52, a weekly blog project that I am working on with several other talented photographers whom I’ve come to know over the past year.  In this project, we concentrate on light and spend several weeks exploring an overarching theme.  For the next four weeks we are taking a break from exploring classical light themes and instead focusing on the beautiful lights that celebrate the holiday season.

For this week’s post, I must confess that I am being entirely indecisive and posting two images.  I think this time of year just results in my being more of an “and” person.   As in, I will not decide if I should have a snickerdoodle OR a sugar cookie – I will have a snickerdoodle AND a sugar cookie.  This also explains why all the nooks and crannies of my house are stuffed full of presents for my girls.  Oops!  The first image was taken during the “blue hour” – the first hour after sunset when the sky is that gorgeous cobalt color that I love.  The second image is of Avery from the Salish Lodge at Snoqualmie Falls, where we had brunch with my parents who are in town for Christmas.  Their beautiful Christmas decorations are almost as lovely as their waffles!

Please continue along in our creative blog circle to see today’s image by my talented friend Sarah Roemer Davis.  Click HERE to see Sarah’s latest photo for our holiday edition.