So easy to install, use and adjust. They will be my new love.

Just processed this photo I took in July at Pt Lonsdale with the Gerberah Blossoms action and Golden Leaves action and love it!

Thanks Annie!

I have so many images of you.

Yet, I look at this one and wonder.

Wonder and worry.

What will the next few years bring for

You

Me

Will you still listen?

Will you still love

me?

I fear what I don’t know.

But for now

I love that you are filled with wonder

and love

and joy.

When I look at this photo of my three children – I think of gnomes, home – oh you know what I mean!

A fun photo that I just wanted to share.

Hope you like it.

xx

Had a great day today. After netball (Bee’s team won!), Bee and I went over to Ashburton here in Melbourne. We went to the Vintage Extravaganza because my sister-in-law, Alicia from Time Worn Style was having a stall.

It was so lovely. Lots of yummy vintage pieces – I even managed to get a great tin measuring cup and a lovely old enamel (cream and red) pot – both for my kitchen.

Above are some great letters that I would have loved to buy – no where to put them though!

Here are some more fabulous items.

Well known with my family for being a fun place to eat and …draw.

Here is Bee’s drawing of Mikki, our kitten who has just turned one year old!

Love this drawing – I know I am biased but I think it is pretty darn good!

(photo taken with my iPhone)

This week, for task two, we had to randomly choose three words from a list of ten words and come up with a creative shoot.

The three words that I selected from a hat were:

Yellow, Water and Shadow.

I had limited time to organise myself as I was away for the weekend and the task was due tonight (Monday night). So, when Bee finished school today, I asked her if she would do ‘just a little shoot’ down at Brighton Beach.

Here is the diptych I came up with…

In the first image, I really like the reflection of Bronte on the right wall and in the second image I love the Conver All-Stars and the sunflare.

Other images I toyed with submitting were…

I believe that the more technicalities you let creep into photography, the more you drive out the creativity.

Jack Manning     –    News Photographer

I found this quote tonight  and was thrilled as this is exactly how I feel about my photography. It is probably because I have a background in Fine Art, no, not probably – definitely. Often when I take a photo, I  feel what I see through the view finder. I am not one for the technical – never have been.

So, thanks Jack Manning – for saying what you did – it helps.

Do you have a saying that you would like to share that has really ‘fit’ where you are at the moment? If so, would love to hear it – leave a comment – I need some inspiration.

Here are more Red Bird photos – by now you must really know that I love my little red bird!

I did the explore component last April. Loved every second of it. ‘Met’ some wonderful women from all over the world and learnt a lot about myself and photography.

evolve is the 2nd component and for some reason, my confidence in my abilities is not that high at the moment. To see the work this group produces, well let’s just say, I sit here in awe.

The first assignment is Soul Happy. What makes my soul happy? When I saw the topic my heart sunk. I am not good at introspective stuff. I don’t like delving too deep into myself. at. all.

Too hard. Too personal. Too much.

But today, an idea evolved!

Below is the post that I wrote accompanying my submission.

So, I decided to simplify. I decided to try to not ‘over think’ the task. I almost decided not to do the task to tell you the truth.

Yesterday was my birthday. I was so spoilt by family and friends. I was loved. I realised THAT made my soul happy. But how to show it? I took my camera to Morning Coffee. Spent some time with friends that I have known for ten plus years. While I had a lovely time I didn’t feel it ‘right’ to bring out the camera.

I went out to lunch with another group of friends – one of these friends and I share our birthdays – again – took my camera. Had lots of laughs and great food. Received plenty of gifts and hugs. No photos.

Dinner up at our neighbours place. Nice food. Nice company. Nothing camera-wise.

The day was a total dud in the photo department.

Today, I was looking at my cards and gifts and feeling very loved. Standing in the kitchen, I was holding up this gorgeous ceramic bird that my daughter, Bronte, gave me yesterday. Admiring its imperfections. Admiring its ‘redness’‘, for I do love the colour red in my kitchen!

Bee walked in and said do you want to take a photo of the bird? I could hold it if you like? I was pleasantly surprised at her suggestion as now, she normally runs from the camera. Yes please! So she went and changed into something that she thought would ‘match’. And it was perfect – a cream hoodie with red accents and embroidered red birds. She thought it all through. for. me.

This. This made my soul HAPPY.

Thoughtfulness. Not only of her gorgeous gift to me but her volunteering and getting changed. But wait! There’s more! She was even agreeable to posing suggestions! Wowee!

So, here is what made my soul happy today. A daughter, a red bird and winter light through my kitchen window.

That was a revelation to me – that such a simple gift of time, love and a bird was soul happy. I was looking too hard and too much before. I love how this just came to be.

I am left-handed. So is she. So, out of 5 of us – 2 of us are lefties and the only 2 girls – yay! However, I notice that she does a lot of things right-handed as well. She is a lot more ambi-dextrous than me.

For instance, in this photo, she is holding the lens in her left hand (naturally) but is using her right eye to look through it. To me this is not natural because in many cases, you will find that lefties look through view finders and telescopes etc with their left eye. Not a big deal I know but I always notice these things.

She eats right handed, kicks left footed, throws the basketball and netball left-handed but bounces the basketball with her right hand. She is one confused lefty! lol

Whereas, my totally right handed boy, Sam, eats left handed. I just find these kinds of things interesting. Not earth shattering but interesting.

In my family, there are 5 children. I am the youngest and the only lefty. My mum and dad were right handed as were all of their family etc. I am an aberration! lol However, one of my brother’s has two children and they are both lefties and I think (but am not totally sure) that his wife and her family are all righties.

Any lefties in your family?

I stopped the car suddenly, almost tossed Bronte out of the car and said ‘sit there! quick! the light is just about to go!’

Poor kid – she was a bit lot reluctant as she had just been to physio and we were on our way home. She said “I’m not dressed right” “You look fine!”

Snap, snap, snap. She had had enough but I did get a few that I was happy with. What do you all think?

]]> http://k8tography.com/blog/2010/07/quick-go-over-there/feed/ 5 http://k8tography.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-brighten-a-winters-day/ http://k8tography.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-brighten-a-winters-day/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:37:56 +0000 Kate http://k8tography.com/blog/?p=1043 On our trip to St. Kilda yesterday, the oldest and youngest got some new shoes. Well, they were on super special! Both love Converse All Stars. Sam already has a pair of red Chuck Boots so he opted for the Red runner style. Bronte wanted some ‘real’ Chucks and opted for this sunny pair. Gorgeous eh?

I don’t know the reason – I just like them. Today I have been looking through my many memory cards and found this set. Hope you enjoy!

Taken just out my driveway in the middle of suburbia.

Luna Park was our first stop. We didn’t go on any rides as it just didn’t seem like we should do that with the middle guy missing – so we just wandered around and I took a few snaps.

Then we walked past a famous Melbourne landmark, The Palais…

Then down a little laneway that had the coolest graffiti…

a trip to the toilet….I couldn’t resist the lines and light and patterns!

and finally, just a couple of fun shots to finish our outing!

1. Tunnel Vision

2. Abandoned

3.  Peeking

4. Noah’s Ark

5. Noah’s Ark – same as above but B&W – couldn’t decide which I liked best…