July Photo Challenge: Week One
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This month, the Photo Ladies are participating in another photo challenge. The goal is to get out from behind the camera and into the memories with your families. I’m hoping to expand our knowledge from the original lessons from No Bad Foto and to get us to get out and use our cameras more. I find that I do better and practice more when I have monthly goals. Are you the same way?
The prompts for this week were…
- July 1st: Self Portrait
- July 2nd: Lines
- July 3rd: Backlight
- July 4th: Action
- July 5th: Bokeh
You can find the entire calendar with all the photo prompts here.
Here are my portraits from this week! Enjoy!
Self Portrait:
One of my favorite things to do while drinking coffee is to read a book on my Kindle. I’m currently in an online book club and am a little behind on the book we’re supposed to have finished. Oops! So I’ve been trying to catch up the past few days. (and you may or may not recognize this top from my 3rd Stitch Fix box! I’m obsessed, it’s so comfortable!)
Lines:
I took maternity photos for a friend last week and I was so excited about how they came out! It was my first photo shoot and I really enjoyed myself.
Backlight:
I originally said I was not going to use the same subject two days in a row, but the backlight in this photo is just perfect. And so is the model!
Action:
My niece turned one on July 1st and we had so much fun celebrating her birthday! I have to say, there is nothing cuter than watching a baby eat cake.
Bokeh:
I can honestly say now that while I love the look of bokeh, I hate photographing it. This was the hardest picture to take! It took a lot of setting up, figuring out the right angle, trying to get the lights in the back to blur just right, etc. And it still isn’t perfect!
What do you think?
If you’re following along with the photo prompts, which one did you find most challenging?
Love the photos! Thanks for the link to the online photography course. I will definitely try this one out … SOON!
Stacy
Thank you, Stacy! I hope you find the photography course helpful. I really enjoyed learning from it!
The bokeh one came out really well! My own personal photo challenge this month is just to take any. Have to start with small steps. I’m going for 10 per day and so far I’m getting it done.
Thank you, Skye! That photo was so frustrating for me, but I think it was because I was envisioning it a certain way and it just wasn’t happening for me. That is awesome that you are taking 10 photos a day! Do you have an SLR? I’m so impressed because I’m lucky if I take more than one. haha
I love the pictures and the challenge with the photography as well! I LOVE pictures and have been called The Picture Queen before due to the number of pictures I take, especially of my family and friends. I do so love landscape photography also! My daughter is getting into photography now also and has her first DSLR at age 17. I will tell her about the challenge!
Thank you for stopping by, Shirley! I get called the Paparazzi a lot because of how many photos I take at family events. haha I love it though and I love capturing fun moments. That’s so great that your daughter has a love of photography as well. I hope she participates with us! It’s a lot of fun!
I think your photos are great! I especially love the one of your niece shoving the cake into her mouth! I love them all – Great job!
Thank you, Alli! I love that one too, it cracks me up every time I look at it! haha Thank you for stopping by!
I am not good enough with my picture skills but hands down I love your action shot the best! Too cute.
Thank you so much, Aimee!
Oh, what a fun challenge! I’d love to follow along and work on my terrible photo skills! You photos are awesome! My fav is your friend sitting next to the water.
Thank you, Shirley! We’d love to have you follow along with us! You can join the group at any time. 🙂
I would think the Bokeh would be the hardest challenge! That blur effect is really tough sometimes!
Bokeh was the worst! I think because I had a specific picture in my head of what I wanted it to look like, I was really disappointed in the way it turned out. I guess I just need more practice! 🙂
LOVE your pictures! What a fun challenge 🙂 Hope you have a beautiful weekend, and thanks for linking up over at our Capture Your Journey Link up.
Blessings,
Amber
I love these photos.. I need to improve my photo skills, on eminute they are great the other not so..I’m going to read your page on photography! See ya
Maria