Skip to main content

Photography Journal 2018 - (Wks1-5)

I feel like photography is everyone's side hobby now days, but with such good cameras on our smart phones it's hard to not fall in love with it.
I decided to join a small group of friends on Facebook this year who were doing - a photo a week challenge. We call it Clickin' Through 2018.  Here is the layout...


 About once a month I will post my photos from the weeks before. If you want to join me, feel free to post your photos in the comments.

Week 1 - Resolution 

I made some pretty vague resolutions this year, and was in general not quite on top of my new year beginning. I listed nine things to work on and have found myself leaning heavily toward the item labeled - 1. 
The very first thing I wrote down has become my beacon. 
1. Enjoy doing the little things. 

The picture portrays some of the other things I had written down. 
Read more
Weigh less
Make healthier meal choices


Week 2 - Cold

Thankfully we have had some beautiful frigid temperatures and enough snow to sled in once. But the week that I was assigned the word cold the temperatures soared to the 60's. So I had to get creative and we went walking around by the frozen over pond and creek. I took a ton of pictures that afternoon and could hardly decide which one to choose. I'm still not sure I picked the best one for the category. Check out the rest of my photos on my facebook page - posted on Jan. 10th, 2018 to see if I made the right choice. 


Week 3 - Eat

Breakfast food is a must at our house. We will eat it at any time of the day and always have a huge breakfast. I am on a burrito kick right now, so this category was a simple one for me. 


Week 4 - Time

It's so cliche, I get tired of hearing it...but I'm also starting to understand it. "I can't believe he is already ________." Children grow up so fast, to the point that you are almost begging time to stand still. My second born was learning to pull up on things the week I took this picture. Since then has has started forming word sounds, walking along the furniture and now walking with a toy, and has had his first haircut. 


Week 5 - Self

This week's category was like a blank piece of paper and it brought the typical panic attack that a blank piece of paper normally brings. There are so many aspects I wanted to cover, and couldn't.
I wanted a picture at my desk, one of my favorite places to be and one the places I rarely get to be. I wanted it to have a glimpse at my love of reading, photography, writing, and art. And really that is all just one small aspect of my life. 



Do you want to join me for February? The next four categories are. Window. Love. Family. Day in the Life.


Happy Shooting!

Sarah 

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

How to Make Your Apartment More Homey - Part 5

Welcome to part 5 of my mini series "How to Make Your Apartment More Homey". Once you get a grasp on the first four topics you've really got something going for you. These last two steps are definitely not the meat of the problem.  Today we will focus on - The Color Palette. A little bit of color theory wouldn't hurt anyone. I realize that we are alway feeling the need to try something new and be a little different. It's called fashion, and that's okay. Be different! Make a statement! It's good to try something new. But if it's ugly just say so, don't lie to save your pride. Your pride has already been painted all over that new yellow couch!  You can google a basic color wheel and the different ways to pair the colors or most people have an eye for what looks good together. It's usually a good thing to stick with the same hue (bold with bold, or pastels with pastels, and burnt colors with burnt colors) but even that isn't alwa...
3 comments
Read more

2025 Reading Challenge

 Today Rural Simplicity is bringing you a Reading Challenge for the new year!  25 Books in 2025.      This is a very personalized list that came about when my favorite reading challenge people didn't put out a reading challenge for next year. I plopped myself down in front of my large TBR (to be read) stack and started making a list of categories.       I am going to walk you through my list in comparison to my TBR stack to give you an idea of where you could start. But like any good reading challenge you will nudge it this way and that to fit your needs and lifestyle. One thing I would not recommend is  fitting it to your likes.  One point of a reading challenge is to broaden your perspective and get you out of your comfort zone. One last point to address is that it's okay to not finish the challenge by December 31st. Again your goal is to read, not finish, or rush, or stress out. Just read and enjoy. Let it soak in slowly and cons...
Post a Comment
Read more

Spring Cleaning Challenge Day 6 Psalm 51:10

Welcome to your first day of rest. Tomorrow is Sunday, a day that should be put aside to worship the Lord and to rest your body from physical activity. Each Sunday we will meditate on a verse that reflects having a clean heart. Because we all know that a spotless house doesn't make us truly happy. Only a clean heart can keep a smile on our faces. Psalm 51:10  Create in me a clean heart, O God,  and renew a right spirit within me.  What does a clean heart look like? Who judges wether the heart is clean or not? Who cares about your heart more than anyone else? Just like we have been pulling out our furniture this week looking for dust bunnies, take a moment to pull out the furniture in your life and look for "Me" bunnies. Search out your heart for selfish things you've tucked away, whether it be a secret, a personal pleasure, a blatant sin, or an old heartache.  When you've found them, take them all one by one and lay them out in a straight row in front of...
2 comments
Read more