photo of the week. {take 2}.

its that time again! and i'm super stoked. i love this girl's photography. she amazes me. i originally found out about her through one of my bee eff effs and now said photographer and i are kinda chums too. isn't life lovely?

anyway, this weeks photo comes from alecia. she's a stay at home mommy of 1 (soon to be 2) and she has a few photog-blogs that i keep up with. my most favorite being her 365 blog. i love 365 blogs and the insight they give into people's everyday lives. its so intriguing and beautiful.

there are so many gems on her photog-blogs. i had a hard time just picking one, but i managed to:

why did i choose this photo? i love the simplicity of it. sometimes the simplest of photos can speak volumes. i love seeing pictures and wondering what the story is behind them. this particular picture makes me think of walks around the block and quickly melting popsicles, sprinklers, triple digit weather, long summer nights and rolly polly bugs. the nostalgia of the photo is what drew me to it in the first place, followed by the colors, and the shadow. i LOVE the shadow. especially where in  photography shadows are usually such a big no-no. *sigh* lovely.

here's what alecia said about the photo:

it was the beginning of spring. a warm breeze, the sweet smells in the air, the sound of birds chirping and kids at play. that bike was my view when i stood and experienced all of that: the beginning of SPRING! it was a great moment.

what kind of camera (and lens) was used to shoot the photo? canon rebel XSi, with a tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens

do you have multiple lenses? if so, which is your favorite and what do you use each one for? i used to have 3 lenses, but sold the ones i didn't use. i use my tamron 17-50mm lens for everything now; its a great portrait AND wide angle lens. BUT i just ordered a zoom lens (finally!), and that will be fun to use for the outdoors, since i'm big into that. lens on my wishlist: 50mm f/1.4 (yummy)

who/what inspires your photos? lots of things inspire my photos. my son, the outdoors, cierra owens from the yellow house.  this gal got me inspired in the first place to start a 365 project, AND to take pictures of random but beautiful everyday things.

what made you want to become a photographer? jcpenney's studio. when we got my son's baby pictures done, i KNEW i could do better than that. so, i learned and practiced, and practiced and learned, and i like to think i'm a bit better than those silly mall studios.

what kind of tips would you offer for beginners? don't give up. don't do what everyone else is doing, be an individual, find YOUR style and go with it. practice , practice and practice! nothing good ever came easy! (wow cheesy)

the girl is amazing. (and funny!)
if you're looking for some photog-blogs to keep up with, i'd definitely recommend hers. you can follow her at: aleciadawn photography, or alecia's 365 challenge (which is completed, but go look at all her photos. they are fabulous.), or the [second] 365 project (p.s. like her design? i did it!). take your pick or follow them all like i do!

thank you so much, alecia, for allowing me to feature your photo!

 

want to be featured? e-mail me your photo to sparrow.child at hotmail dot com.

if you've been featured in my photo of the week series, go here and grab the button to share on your blog!
(scroll all the way down. its closer to the bottom.)

photo of the week. intro and {take 1.}

so, i follow a few photog-blogs (like alecia dawn photography (i also follow her 365), k leavitt photography, the yellow house project, and captured by mikki) as well as a few others. and it never fails, i'm always in awe by their creative eye. really, these ladies have talent.

well, as i was scrolling through all the envy-worthy photos of theirs, i began thinking "more people need to see these." and then the idea was hatched: the photo of the week post. each week, i'm going to see if i can feature a different photo from a different blog.

now doesn't that sound fun? i mean, who doesn't love looking at pretty things? i know i do!

but wait! there's more! i'm also opening this offer to anyone. if you have a fab photo that you are particularly proud/fond of that you want shared in my photo of the week posts, PLEASE! e-mail it to me and i'll incorporate it in. or, if you know of any wonderful photographers that you feel should be featured, send me a linky to their bloggy and i'll take a looksie. that way everyone can play.

to get the ball rolling, i'll post one of my own photos until [hopefully] next week, when i have some more players.

so, here it is ladies and gents. the first ever:

so, i know i posted this yesterday, but i can't get over the photo.

this was originally me just messing with hinckley, threatening to take pics of him (the fam knows that any pictures i snap can and will end up on the blog. when i'm behind the lens, they avoid me like the plague!)

and so i was just snapping the camera in his face whenever he was unsuspecting, but when i uploaded the photos, i found this pleasant surprise.

i love gems like that.

you can view more of my photos over on my photog-blog.

tune in next week to see who will be featured!