I am not even in the same league with these guys but I've been inspired (as an addicted lurker to their 365 Projects) by Andi Tippie tippiepics and Kate Crafton (http://www.katecrafton.com) to try this out. I am passionate about photography (just ask my two boys who, at 3.5 and 20 months are SICK of me taking their picture! ) I want to learn learn learn as well as take the time to document our lives together as a family. My philosophy is that: life is happening NOW--there are no dress rehearsals--so why not just try it? I want to get more involved in the photo/SmugMug community as well so I thought this may be a good place to get my shy self "out there". I am learning Capture NX and PSE but have no official editing training other than my trusty e books/tutorials and lots of hours logged onto my laptop while the kids are sleeping.
Here goes--my official "Photo Journal". In it I will publish self portraits -in hopes of learning to be more comfortable with the camera myself (see my Blog for more info on that) as well as pictures that I hope for feedback on to improve or learn from. After thinking about it--I don't think I can stand to look at myself in photos for a whole year--yuk! IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE: that I do this project for myself and my family--so some days there will be more than one photo if I feel so inclined. I don't want this project to become cumbersome...but I want to use it to document a year in our lives as well as to learn as much as I can from taking various pictures. I value and appreciate any feedback from all of you.
PHOTOS ARE IN REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER! PLEASE START VIEWING THE NEWEST PICTURES FROM THE HIGHEST NUMBER ON... (Click on the >> arrows to get to the beginning!)
http://inthepaintingofchaos.blogspot.com/
--Mary Beth 2/5/08
Here goes--my official "Photo Journal". In it I will publish self portraits -in hopes of learning to be more comfortable with the camera myself (see my Blog for more info on that) as well as pictures that I hope for feedback on to improve or learn from. After thinking about it--I don't think I can stand to look at myself in photos for a whole year--yuk! IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE: that I do this project for myself and my family--so some days there will be more than one photo if I feel so inclined. I don't want this project to become cumbersome...but I want to use it to document a year in our lives as well as to learn as much as I can from taking various pictures. I value and appreciate any feedback from all of you.
PHOTOS ARE IN REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER! PLEASE START VIEWING THE NEWEST PICTURES FROM THE HIGHEST NUMBER ON... (Click on the >> arrows to get to the beginning!)
http://inthepaintingofchaos.blogspot.com/
--Mary Beth 2/5/08
i always ask my son to lie on my back because it gets sore. today he did and my friend's kids jumped on too. it was too cute not to include and a treasured memory for me of just how long she and i have been friends (before kids)!
i always ask my son to lie on my back because it gets sore. today he did and my friend's kids jumped on too. it was too cute not to include and a treasured memory for me of just how long she and i have been friends (before kids)!
