We’ve almost reached the end of May and that means it’s long-overdue time to look back at my images from April. The beginning of the month already seems like an age ago. These months are whizzing by faster and faster. We had numerous highlights including a trip to North Carolina for Spring Break, an 8th birthday, a taekwondo grading and a wedding anniversary, and that was just the latter half of the month!
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I took a ton more images during April, especially from our trip to North Carolina, so it was hard to now it down to one per day. I’ve shared many of the others before, some I will share further down the line, but these images are us living life.
Thank you for joining me for another month.
It’s only a small circle this month so please be sure to click all the way round. Please support my talented friend, Sharleen by clicking here. I can’t wait to see what she has in store for us this month!
Spring in Scottsdale is a wonderful time to be a photographer and a perfect time for daily photo challenge. Yesterday I published a gallery of my favourite nature images from my Spring Freelensed Project (Part I), but Spring isn’t just about nature; it’s about making the most of the great weather (and conversely, getting out the heat as the summer approaches). So today I bring you my favourite people (and dog) images from the project:
If you’d like to see more images from this project, you can see them on my facebook page…here. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them below.
Spring in Scottsdale, AZ is a wonderful time to be a photographer. The blooms, the blossom, the outdoor lifestyle, the light. Oh, the light! The perfect time for another freelensed project! A freelensed picture every single day, from the first day of spring to the last.
“Ok but hold up, Ceri! What is freelensing?” I hear you cry. Simples. It is a technique that can be done with any camera that has interchangeable lenses. Detach the lens, hold it close to the camera body and manually focus by tilting and adjusting the position of the lens. Using this technique, you can create really interesting slices of focus, extremely shallow depth of field and amazing sun flares. It takes some practice, believe me it did not come easily to me, but with perseverance your results can be magical!
As I sit here in the sweltering heat of the summer, avoiding the outdoors at all costs, I am finally finally finding time to share a few of my favourites. First up, a blog post dedicated the best of the natural world. Enjoy!
If you’d like to see all of the images from my Spring Freelensed Project, click here. If you have any questions or you’d like to share what you like (or don’t), please feel free to leave a comment.
I joined the Facebook photographic community almost exactly one year ago. I’ve ‘virtually’ met so many wonderful people in that time; I’ve opened my eyes to admire and support the talents of many more; and I’ve watch those talents grow and evolve. Following the work of some amazingly talented artists, I’ve heard it so many times:
“…doing a 365 has helped me grow…”
“…I learned so much doing a 365…”
“…I’m a different photographer now, thanks to my 365”
“my 365 photo journal is my most precious keepsake…”
“…just do it, you’ll see the benefits!”
At the Kitchen Table | one the first images I ever posted to a Facebook community page
But for me, the prospect of a whole year, taking a photo every single day…. that was (and still is) absolutely terrifying: ‘I don’t have the talent these other photographers have to grow in the way they have; what if I have days where I don’t like any of my images?; what if I’m so busy I forget to take a picture?; what if I fail?!’
it is time to stop fearing failure
In September 2015 I began the Freelensed Fall Project with some fellow photograhers: a freelensed photo every day for two months. I told myself if I succeeded I would use it as the start of a Project 365. And I did succeed. And after that, I documented the daily adventures of Estelar the Elf. And so I started 2016 with three months of a project already completed, and yet I still didn’t have any public accountability. Because admitting that I had started the project opened up the possibility of failure. I feared failure.
Freelensed Fall Project 46/366 | Elf on the Shelf Swing 80/366
As we moved into the new year, I made a resolution: 2016 is going to be my year to grow (photographically speaking, not my waistline…), to push myself, to find my style and my direction. I am going to work really really hard. Therefore it is time I made myself accountable.
my name is Ceri Herd and I am doing a Project 366
In the first few weeks of 2016 I can already see improvements, I’m thinking more creatively, I’m finding inspiration everywhere. So failure isn’t a possibility. Whether I make it to September (or dare I say it, the end of the year so I can make a complete 2016 book) or not, I have already succeeded.
Home is Where the Heart is | 90/366Drool 114/366 | Desert Spikes 121/366
Matching feet | 117/366
Looking Forward 2016 | 118/366Cactus Web 127/366 | Race Car Crate 111/366
Matching feet | 117/366
