Oh boy! I am so behind on this project.  I have given up on keeping up with daily assignments, let alone blogging them!  It will certainly extend into March for me but that’s OK. 🙂  I will pick and choose a few each week to share with you guys.

{Love to hate}

In this assignment I was supposed to photograph something a loved one does that drives me NUTS, but life wouldn’t be the same without it… so I caught Andy using his Droid at the dinner table.  When a question comes up in conversation that no one can answer, he loves to whip out Wikipedia, find the answer, and educate everyone around him.  Smart phones at the table are a pet peeve of mine… but on the other hand, I do learn a lot of interesting information about volcanoes and the British government this way!

{What they wear}

This is a typical outfit that Natalie would choose to wear on any given day.  The pink ruffled dress (which is getting too small) is a favorite.  She always comes up with great outfits, there really should be a weekly “What I Wore” feature on this blog!

{the eyes}

I have found that my covered porch in the morning light is the spot to get a good picture of the eyes.  Benjamin got to be my main subject for this because, oddly enough, he is the only one who will sit still and make eye contact with the camera! I couldn’t decide which one I liked better.

Here’s the best I could do with Natalie; not as clear, but still cute.

Photography is my hobby (well, one of many).  I am so fortune to have a side job working as assistant for an awesome wedding photographer, which has taught me an incredible amount over the past year… and I’m only  scratching the surface!  This month I am attempting to challenge myself again an online  workshop through one of my favorite photography websites, Willette Designs.  I have always wanted to do one, but always hesitate to add yet another activity to my schedule. However, this Valentine’s themed workshop is being offered for FREE and the topic is awesome so I couldn’t resist!  There is a new assignment every day and I will try to share as many as possible here on the blog.

{Day 1 Assignment: Capture someone you love, doing what they do}

Every morning, Andy makes me coffee.  He has the timing down perfectly, it usually finishes brewing just as I walk in the door at 6:45 from my morning workout.  He even pours it for me, and fixes it just the way I like it (lots of milk).  This is one of my favorite things that he does, so it was an easy choice!

{Day 2: How they look. Try to capture the essence/expression/posture that describes your loved one.}

This is B’s guilty face.  I see it a lot.  Today I caught him red-handed, sitting on top of the patio table, digging up a pot of my succulents.  Don’t worry, he just got a little scolding, since he ended up  helping me out with my photography assignment.

{Bonus: Because it doesn’t seem right now to have Natalie in here, too}

My house doesn’t get great light, and I don’t like using a flash, so… I am learning to embrace the graininess of shooting at a high ISO because sometimes I can get a great, natural expression like this one!