Notice Your Life Everyday

Sandra — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:14:36 +0000

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.” ~Ashley Smith~

Dream series of images using the freelensing technique.

Purple Challenge and Life Goes On…

Sandra — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:58:26 +0000

I’ve been away from blogging, and away from the computer for a little while, as I’m sure you may have noticed. I’m slowly getting back into the swing and rhythm of life. And as always re-examining certain aspects of my goals, and fine tuning them. My camera was also gathering dust in the closet. With all the drama of my father’s illness, inspiration has been lacking. Slowly, but surely my camera is seeing the light of day again. Because in the end, no matter how things turn out for my dad and my family, life must go on, and will go on.

Here’s a shot of daily life, taken today of my miss sunshine being not so sunny, as it was time for a nap.

Day 7 Creativity Boot Camp ~Fly~

Sandra — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:38:43 +0000

“The desire to reach for the sky runs deep in our human psyche.” ~Cesar Pelli~

Day 6 Creativity Boot Camp

Sandra — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:03:38 +0000

“Fluidity and discontinuity are central to the reality in which we live.” ~Mary Catherine Bateson~

creative prompt: fluid

I Heart Faces~All About Babies~

Sandra — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:32:14 +0000

I can’t resist this week’s I Heart Faces theme challenge, “all about babies”. I have so many wonderful pictures of my little girl. I spent countless hours doing practice photo sessions with her from the day she was born. I have so many favorites, it’s difficult to select just one. She is barely 2 months old in the image below, but yet her face is so expressive.

Day 5 Creativity Boot Camp

Sandra — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:40:47 +0000

So I’m playing catch-up with the creativity boot camp assignments. I’m not taking too many photos lately. I’m lacking focus. There’s so much to think about, too many life events occuring at the same time. I will keep doing these asssignments though. I do need to unblock creatively. Because I know without my creative outlets, depression can follow in tough times, and that’s a place I don’t want to go to.

Day 5 word promtp: grow

Creativity Boot Camp ~Multilayered~

Sandra — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:30:20 +0000

Tha fabulous Maegan has put together a creativity boot camp. If you are looking to reinvigorate your creativity, or are longing to find your creative self, then take the journey too. Join in the fun here. It’s the third day already, I’m a little late in posting. I will try to follow along as much as possible, and post the results from the daily prompts here.

Today’s prompt is “multilayered”. Yep, thought of onions and several other participants did as well. So I went for garlic instead. Not as multilayered as onions, but good enough. And they photograph well in the late evening sun.

Today’s Reflection

Sandra — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:14:15 +0000

Today was a stressful day, a day I want to forget about. What do I do to forget, pick my camera and take pictures of the simple every day beauty that I see.

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” ~Confucius~

From The Archives ~Afternoon Light~

Sandra — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:17:48 +0000

8×8 print available in my shop.

Life is busy, busy, busy this week. Hence the short post. I have listed quite a few new prints in my shop. I hope you go have a look. I’m also working on adding photo block prints to sell in the shop. I’ll post here as soon as the first samples are ready.

Have a great rest of the week!

Grateful Monday

Sandra — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:20:53 +0000

I’m grateful for capturing that cute moment above. I don’t get how babies can sleep comfortably with their bums in the air, but they do.
My father’s tumor has decreased dramaticly and he is responding well to radiation and chemo treatments. Thank you God!
I was so happy to be reunited with relatives I had not seen in many, many years.
All the stuff that’s been going on in my family, makes me stop to pause and appreciate how important they are to me.

What are you grateful for today?