Leap Day - is that what they call it?

It's the last day of February and the last day of my personal "Day in the Life" photo project. Today's photo was a picture of a hotel. Maybe not all that exciting but I was at a workshop today, which doesn't happen too often. And I enjoy things like that. Getting new ideas, checking to see if I'm on the right track, networking, continuous learning, not to mention a day out of the office!

Here's a funny photography quote that I love: "I shoot people." Now I'm off to make tomorrow's lunch for my little girl and go to bed.

Until next time...
D.

Photo Challenge Update

Well, my photo challenge is challenging. Just what I needed. I still need to get over the hurdle that everyday life is mundane. Reality is, everything has a story. I've taken pictures of articles I bought at a school fundraiser, lots of activities with my daughter, scrapbooking with friends, my keyboard, my sore knee on the day I had an x-ray, and the program for a school play that we saw today. Seven days left of "A Day in the Life". Any ideas on what I should do with photos?

Until next time...
D.

Personal Photo Challenge

Well, not feeling challenged enough by my club lately I decided to come up with something to challenge myself. On February 1st I began "A Day in the Life" photo challenge. February is a shorter month but it's also a leap year this year, so I thought that would be a neat way to mark the occasion, so to speak. Each day I take a photo of something in my life, and it's different every day. That in itself is challenging but I am also trying to only use my 50mm and manual settings. I may post a few before the end of the month. Here is today's photo: My daughter baking cookies using my (antique) Easy-Bake Oven.

Until next time...
D.

83 days

That's how long it's been since I blogged!! Since then a lot has happened but I wasn't online to tell about it. I was very busy in November since my workplace (a hospital) moved to a brand new facility. My daughter & I went up north to visit my sister. The kindergarten classes were part of the school play so I went to see my daughter sing. I also helped in her class for two days of Christmas festivities (bedlam). Christmas holidays & New Year's, of course. Time with family & friends but nothing out of the ordinary.

I did a family photo shoot that I was VERY happy with. It was a referral from a friend. The same friend who just moved back to the US with her family. There were lots of get-togethers and tearful good-byes. They left on Wednesday, arrived on Friday and started to unpack just in time to get the TV set up for the football game. LOL!

Last week there was the retirement of a very fond co-worker. The same week my boss announced her impending retirement, which knocked my socks off. It was an emotional roller coaster on top of the other good-byes!

On Friday night my daughter had a friend over for her first sleep-over. They are only 4 years old but they did very well. G was a very good guest.

Saturday I did another wedding photo shoot for a friend (my 3rd). They had a civil ceremony before their destination wedding in the D.R. Unfortunately I can't go down south but it would have been a big party (and of course lots of picture taking opportunities).

So...needless to say I have been very emotional of late. My daughter's been throwing temper tantrums and being grumpy while I'm teary at dog food commercials. Oh, brother! I'll try to be more on top of things but it's not like I have tons of followers who care. Most of my friends are on FB. Which, by the way, I almost gave up on 2 months ago. Almost.

Until next time...D.

My Little Princess

We try not to call her a princess but she is 4 and in that "stage". Everything is princess and everything is pink! I took her out on Sunday afternoon for a photo shoot in her Hallowe'en costume. She was gung-ho until we got there (of course)! Any that did show her face had a pout or a scowl. Here is one that I did some photo editing on. I kinda like the outcome.

Until next time...D.

My 2nd Wedding Shoot

Yes--you read that right. My 2nd wedding shoot. My friend Jen, step-mom to the previous bride, contacted me about stepping in and taking photos. She is sister to the groom. These photos were taken last Sunday at the Elm Hurst Inn in Ingersoll. Here are some of my faves. Isn't the bride's fascinator great? I've got two possible family shoots and a newborn photo shoot coming down the pipes. Yahoo!!

Until next time...
D.

Wedding photos

Saturday was the civil ceremony of a friend's step-daughter in Toronto. It was very low-key; the perfect environment for my first wedding shoot. They haven't all been edited yet but here's a peek.

Until next time,
D.