Assignments!

Okay, I know I've been gone but not forgotten. So, here it is. There is a new assignment out there. I know there are some of you who could easily do this! Now, do it! I feel slightly ignored :) No, but seriously - I know a few of you personally who read this. Why not take a minute and sign up for a Flickr account and post some images!

Well, here is a link to my most recent assignment. You are just going to have to chase down the link in order to see what the actual assignment is! Ha Ha Ha (insert a sinister laugh here).

CLICK ME PLEASE!!

Big Sky Country

No, we don't live in Montana but not a day goes by that I don't look up at the sky in absolute awe of where I live. Here are some fun images I took the other day while driving in my car. Yes, not safe I guess. But I wasn't actually holding the camera to my face. Kind of point-and-shoot -ish. My favorite is the one where I actually managed to catch the plane that happened to be flying overhead.

Appreciate the gorgeousness that lies right in front of you!

Happy nearly Easter!

Good gracious~! I can hardly believe Easter is around the bend. We don't even have a full week left! I can't believe that? I am thrilled, I love Easter...but I do prefer to have it in April rather than March. Well, what do you do? So, in honor of the upcoming blessed event...go out there and be creative. Assignment 4: Photograph something that represents what Easter means to you.

For me, it's rebirth. I love the idea of eggs. I fresh start. A new beginning. And when you get to color them these delicious hues of the rainbow...it can't be beat. So, get started!

Assignment #3: Handwriting

So often we find ourselves typing away on an impersonal keyboard with fonts that look too stark, too straight and too stuffy. I found this incredible site that offers to make your handwriting into a font for FREE! There is a disclaimer that she might not do yours, but it's worth a shot. Here is the link. So, in the off chance she doesn't pick your amazing script your assignment #3 is to take a creative picture of your own handwriting. I find most of my handwriting is found on scraps of paper or in a journal. So, be creative!

Back on track...contest & assignment!

Here's my shot of the day. I know it's been sporadic, but my redeeming thought is that I do think about getting the post done. I want to get the post put up. It's just difficult with three crazies running around and keeping up with their schedules...so, please cut me some slack! :)

The first shot is a typical shot for me...something nearby :)



The next shot was part of my amazing finds from heading to the thrift store.



So, now here's your assignment. Take a picture of something that epitomizes a part of who you are. For me, the shot of the jar exemplifies the fact that I am totally out for a good deal (that's part one), but also that I keep a tight lid on certain aspects of who I am. Not that I don't want to share different parts of myself, I guess there is a sense of nervous vulnerability that I struggle to allow everyone to see. There are definitely those who do, but I guess they are few. So, that's part two. Now it's your turn. And I want you to ADD IT TO THE DANG FLICKR GROUP! Come on people. This could be fun! :) Click here to go to the Flickr group. Refer to earlier posts to see how to become a member and to post images! Come on people. Do we need to have another contest! I don't know what to give away, but I promise I'll send you a surprise in the mail for the very first person to post! I'll email you and get your address. Post a comment so I know you've joined! And you have to actually do the assigment!

And this is just for fun...for all my BYU roomies out there :)

Larger images! Finally...

I have been more than a little frustrated with how small some of the images come out. Now, I realize that it is perfectly plausible that anyone interested in seeing them LARGER, could simply click on them. But, here's my issue with that...I want the impact of the image to be immediate! I don't want you to have to wait til the page is loaded and then you finally get to see the image, which you have already glanced at initially. Not fun. So, here's some images of the day!




Now if I can just figure out how to CENTER them. Another day.

So, here's your FIRST official ASSIGNMENT! Are you so completely excited? Yeah, me too~!

I want you to take a picture of what describes the word : LEISURE to you. Hey, it's Friday!!! Find a way to express that word - email it to me (brittannphotography@gmail.com) or we can start a Flickr group with all the images we collaborate together. I'll post my image soon!

Shot of the Day

Not too much to report today. My sweetheart has been sick for the last 3 days so, aside from playing nurse to a very sick guy - there's not been too much going on. I am anxious for the snow to melt, but until then - I'm going to let my sweet puppy Mia's eyes melt your heart!

Inspired by my Numero Dos' Birthday Party

My little middle one is turning another year older and this year we are going to have another fun themed party. Let's see if you can guess the theme! The first to post the correct response will WIN one of the party favors! Aren't you so excited! Now...get guessing.

By the way, this is also your SHOT OF THE DAY!

Union Station shoot

This weekend I was going to have 2 separate shoots on Saturday. Unfortunately, due to sickness and other unfortunate circumstances, both shoots ended up being rescheduled for later in the month. On Friday, in preparation for Saturday, I went down to Union Station with my favorite models and took some fun shots. So, here are some of my favorites. And these are going to be my "Shot of the Day" shots for today and this weekend! Enjoy!

Happy Early Birthday to ME!

So, my Christmas/Birthday present this year was my much awaited, long anticipated new 50mm 1.4 lens! You would not believe the incredible depth of field this thing gets. And the ability to grab whatever insignificant light happens to be available in the image is amazing! I am soooo happy! Here's a picture of my new best friend! I had her shipped 2 day priority mail so that I could have her for the TWO shoots I have on Saturday. I am stoked about them both. They are both from Tim's office and one shoot is for a little 6 mo. old baby boy. Can't wait to meet him! And then later in the afternoon, I'm headed to Union Station in downtown Denver for a cute tweener whose mom has told me she's one incredible kid. I am thrilled to meet her and call her my friend!

So, here are some fun images I took with my new lens. Notice, the first one was the very first thing I took a picture of. Doesn't that speak volumes about my priorities... can we just say "CHOCOLATE" all together now :)

Collections!

I love photography assignments. If I ever get good at this thing - I will try to come up with fun assignments for all you readers out there! So, to copy from an assignment I found...it was called COLLECTIONS. We all have them. Some we are proud of, others not so much. Some we don't even realize we have. Me. Well, I have more than I care to mention. But, that's me. I try to "stock up" and that leads to some random collections. I have a ton of journals, more than I can count (or find at the moment), i love shoes & clocks, I have TONS of lipgloss, chapstick - which when you live out here in the dry state of Colorado, you cannot have enough of. I have magazines out the wazzoo. I hope to get ideas from them, but as of yet - half remain unread. So, in honor of all that we collect - I say - go shoot them (not with a gun though). If they are pretty - great. Even if they aren't - great. Just take a picture of them. If you want, shoot me an email of them and I'll post it on here! It's way more fun when you know what everyone is doing too! Be creative. Some of us collect dust bunnies in the strangest of places! Have fun with this. Email me at brittannphotography@gmail.com! I can't wait to see what we come up with. And don't forget to check back on this post as I will be adding images sent by others with their LINKS included so you can check them out too!

Happy Assignment Fulfilling

I'm not being neglectful!

I have still thought about my "Shot of the Day" thing EVERY day! I don't know if I can literally do it EVERY day - but I can play catch up I guess! So, here are some pictures that I would have posted if I had 3.5 seconds (yes, that's about all I would have needed) to post anything!

Enjoy the images! D is for Dickman! Yeah for Family! And the picture of the apple - I don't know why but that color of green always makes me happy. And paired with the orange...let's just say it speaks to me.

innocence in a crazy world

I was shocked last night as I read about Heath Ledger's death. Hollywood lives are not ones of envy. I thought about that this morning as I watched my little one run to her dance class. She was so happy and excited without a care or concern in the world. My mind was running through a list of to do's and a checklist of things that probably wouldn't get done for quite some time. My thoughts also went through the typical mommy thoughts of "man, I'm not so good at this - even after this much time", "can I really do this as well as the next person on the street", "what can I do to improve on my ability to raise these guys right?" - and my sweetheart - she was just excited to go dance and be carefree.

I love her attitude and we could all benefit from taking a minute to just live.

First thing in the morning

One of my new year's resolutions has been to get up early. Let's just say that I am no morning person. When little one #1 waltzed in this morning, I knew there was no hope of sleeping in. 'Good' I thought, "hold me to my resolution", so it's off to the races for us. Lots to do today. Lots to get organized. That's another one of my kicks lately - finally putting things in some sort of organizational semblance. It's hard with 3 munchkins and a big ogre making messes for me throughout the day - but I wouldn't trade it for the world. So, here is today's image/thought.

Real Resolutions

Okay, winter time is typically slow. So, to spice this little blog up - it's time to add some fun elements! We are going to start having serious voting, contests, and pictures of the days! I don't have a shoot every day obviously, so - the pictures of the day will be from my day - a chance to break the normal rules and explore my ability to capture the ordinary extraordinarily. So, here's the shot of today!