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I set some small flashlights in his lap to light up the book and bounce up to light his face...


Goofing off with double exposures.  I set the shutter to a really slow shutter speed (2 seconds?) and we were in a pitch black room.  I handheld a flash to fire immediately and then again after he ran toward the camera.  It was all fun and games until someone got hurt... he ran into the camera! lol


These images are SO different from my personal likings  and some are just down right creepy!  But, again, it helps me to think more creatively about using different lighting to achieve new looks to my images!

I've been hopping around looking for inspiration everywhere since I'm trying to take at least one pic a day.  I used to do this and it was always so much fun!  Taking pics every day is once again a lot of fun!  For this particular challenge, I was supposed to get inspiration from a piece of art.  I chose Van Gogh's Starry Night, who doesn't love that?  While it doesn't look exactly like his in most ways, it did inspire me to attempt a shot of the stars.  I wanted some trees in the image and had to avoid some power lines (even out in the middle of nowhere Pfft!).  I would love to try this again when I have more than 10 minutes to plan and shoot but for now, I'm pleased with this hasty attempt...
 Then I really played to attempt to make it more like Van Gogh's.  That didn't work out but this was kind of fun...


Look for inspiration everywhere!

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I was fortunate to attend a Photography Convention last weekend in Covington, KY.  Not only did I get the opportunity to be inspired by some fabulous speakers, I was also blessed to hang out with some amazing photographers, especially those from my area of the world!

Just for fun, one night we froze on the balcony to capture the Cincinnati skyline just across the Ohio River...



And one of the bridge...

{Mommy Moment}
Joshua is pretty excited about a piano in the house as well.  He asked if he could have a lesson and he was pretty good!  Jeremiah grew tired of his little brother playing the same 2 pages over and over so he took it upon himself to teach him a little more.  Sweet big brother!

We've been playing this game a lot around here lately...

Dear Pinterest, I love you for this idea...