On Hiatus

Not sure that many of you even check this blog, but as you can tell, it has been a while since I posted.  I don't plan on posting any more photos on this blog for a while, at least until after Number 3 is born.  Just haven't had the time or energy to take many photos.  For obvious reasons, I will not be taking the next session of the photo class either.  May not start that again until the fall.  But check back in a couple months and hopefully I will have some new photos added.  For those who check the family blog, I will let you know on there when I post here again.

*This photo was taken at See Canyon during this past October.

Downtown Phoenix

Last weeks assignment was Downtown Phoenix.  Our downtown is not the same as other downtowns.  We have some pretty cool buildings, but not a lot of life.  My mom, sister and I were there on a Saturday, mid morning and it was like a ghost town.  Except for the many homeless people who make their home there.  That being said, I get bored taking photos of architecture.  Just not my favorite thing.  I was interested in photographing the homeless, but did not have anything to offer them.  I didn't feel comfortable just taking their picture, as though they were on display.  I ended up with two photos from this shoot and one photo from a different time that I was downtown.

Ghouls and Goblins

Oops, I forgot to post the pictures from our last class assignment.  It was a Halloween assignment - Ghouls and Goblins.  Halloween isn't a favorite holiday of mine, so I didn't really get out there and get anything too ghoulish.  Instead I took pictures that I had and had fun in photoshop.  Some I did more to than others.  Enjoy! 

This weeks class project was portrait of an artist - where we emulate the work of an artist.  I wasn't as interested in the artist, Liechtenstein, so decided to use my Wild Card and do my own thing.  I took a big step and went way out of my comfort zone - photographing myself and not just myself, but my big ole' belly.  I am very self conscience and critical of myself, so it is hard for me to portray myself like this.  I did get good feed back from my instructor and the rest of the class, so that helped.  There are things that I would change and will probably do so.  Go back and try other things.  I am happy with this, being my first ever photo shoot of myself and in what I consider a vulnerable way.  I hope you enjoy.

Showing and stopping motion

This weeks assignment for class was showing and stopping motion in the same photo.  I really didn't get any great shots showing both - mainly because the week went by super fast and before I knew it, it was Tuesday and I had two days to try to get some photos.  So, I tried to get some at the zoo water pad - but the ones showing and stopping motion weren't that exciting to look at, no faces or expression visible.  So I went with more cute ones of the boys, with some stopped motion.  I guess basically I didn't really complete this project.  But I did get some cute photos of the boys!  I did take in an old photo, the last one, that sort of showed both.  But it's just OK too.  Anyway, here's what I took to class:

2 more for contentment

We made it to the zoo one more time before class last night and I thought that maybe the flamingos would exude contentment.  Here are two pictures that came close.  The last one I used in class and everyone seemed to like it.  I also used the sleeping lion and Papa and Aidan walking together- they seemed to be liked as well.

Contentment

We are starting up our next photography class and our first assignment is one word description - contentment.  I haven't had much time to shoot, but did get a few photos.  Hopefully I'll be able to shoot some more before Thursday!