365 Challenges

Lights

What is it about Christmas and lights?  Is it because it's dark so early and the lights make everything seem warm and peaceful? I'm not sure but I do love the holiday lights. 

Today's challenge is to bust out your tripods and try to capture your holiday lights with your camera.  You will probably have to play with your camera settings a bit.  Don't get frustrated.  You can capture that perfect picture. 

 

Treats!

I love holiday baking!   I have my standard recipes that I make every year and then I try to throw a new one in just to spice things up. 

Today's challenge is a photography one.  Photograph some of your holiday treats.  Yum!  I'm hungry just thinking about it.

holiday decorations

Miss me?  I took a few days off posting.  But I'm back now.

Today we put up our holiday lights.  How about you?  Have you started decorating yet?  Today's challenge is to photograph some holiday decorations.

I can't wait to see what you create!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today's challenge is to take pictures.  I know that it's hard, especially if you are responsible for the cooking.  If that is you, hand the camera to someone else and give them a list of pictures to take.

My list of must have pictures are...

-my husband cooking
-the bird
-the table
-the guests in small conversations.  (I don't like anything too posed)

What are your must have pictures?

Holiday Cards

Are you sending holiday cards this year?  Are they handmade or do you do a photo card?   Today is the day to start working in earnest if you haven't already started.  Do a photo card and have a hard time finding a picture that I like of the 5 of us.  I think I might do something with individual pictures this year to make it easier on me.  What about you?  Are you sending cards? Do you have a plan?

Happy Halloween!

Today's challenge is to get out your camera and use it today during the festitivites.  Maybe photograph the kids getting into costumes.  Or the capture the anticipation of the children as they wait for it to get dark enough to go out.  Don't forget to get a picture of a jack-o-lantern or two.

Enjoy!

Parades

If you are a parent of school age kids, then you've probably enjoyed the traditional Halloween parade.  Since today is the last school day before Halloween, I'm sure it will be full of parades and parties with kids hyped up on sugar.  Today's challenge is to get your camera out (I'm off to charge mine as I type this!) and capture your kids and their classmates in their halloween finery. 

Any tips to share on how you will do it?   I always have a hard time getting pictures of them in the parade, so I like to go to school early and get group shots before they go into the classrooms.  What about you?

Conversion

Today's challenge is to create a layout that includes a color picture that you've converted to black and white.   You could even include some areas where you've left the color in the picture.

I can't wait to see what you create!

Sequence of Events

Today's challenge is to create a layout that shows a sequence of events.  Maybe show the sequence of carving a pumpkin.  What other ideas can you come up with?

Less Than Perfect

Whenever I try to get a family photo, there is always someone who messes it up.  They either have their eyes closed or are looking the wrong way or even making a funny face.  Today's challenge is to use one of these less than perfect pictures in a layout. 

I can't wait to see what you create!