Working my way through this 2018 photography challenge. Some days are easier than others to get through and I’m not talking about the photography challenge but I guess that applies too. Trying really hard to stay motivated and moving forward. So here’s the next week of the challenge photos. I’m pretty happy with my efforts this week, well some of them. You know me, I’m my worst critic. Aren’t we all?

2018 Photography Challenge Weeks 16 – 20

Week 16: Abstract

Now, this challenge I really like. It gave me the chance to really look out of the box, to look at the everyday differently. It almost lets you get lost in the image. You see things you never would have seen before. I really got in close on this one and I really like how it turned out. Abstract has no boundaries, no right, no wrong.

Week 17: Circle

My passion in a shape – a circle. Well, I suppose technically it’s closer to a cylinder than a circle but if look at it straight on, it’s circle after circle after circle.

Week 18: Body Parts

I love the hands of my beautiful baby girl which bring such beautiful music to our home and our hearts.

Week 19: Negative Space

While I think this photo is kind of cute, I think I missed the mark of negative space. It’s definitely one I’ll need to work more on. But that’s the beautiful thing about life, you can always keep trying.

Week 20: Something I Dislike

Mobile phone, cell phone, phone – whatever you personally call it! I know we all have them but this feeling of needing to be tied to it all the time is just too much. People have forgotten how to actually talk to one another. It’s really sad. Yes, being in social media and online has its place but there is also a time to put down the cell phone.

This time I’ve covered weeks 11 – 15 of the 2018 photography challenge. Well, the catching up part that is. I’m still very hopeful I’ll catch up to the right week and be able to keep my head in the game in time to finish this right on track. Stick with me and we’ll see.

Week 11: Candid Setup

Personally, I love candid shots. I love catching people just being people. I’m not one for the fake smiles, the stiff bodies, the uncomfortableness of being in front of a camera. Plus as a mom, it’s the everyday moments of life you want to remember. My kids don’t love it when I pull out my camera but they understand my love for it so I think they just put up with me, most of the times.

Week 12: Black & White

This photograph may look familiar as I used it previously in the Depth of Field challenge. I was playing with the colors and realized I really like it in black and white too. So, I’m cheating just a bit by not taking another photo I admit but I like this one.

Week 13: Smell

Week 14: Blur the Action

With two cats and one cat toy getting this shot wasn’t all that difficult. It just came down to which one of them was going to jump at it first.

Week 15: In the Kitchen

The kitchen is not one of my favorite places in my house. I’m not much of a foodie and cooking is not my forte but I did manage to find something I think looked pretty cool for this challenge. I like that it looks black and white even though it isn’t really. It’s fun to get in real close sometimes. You get some interesting views that way.

Now on to weeks 16 – 20!

Continuing my 2018 photography challenge catch up. This week you’ll see how I captured weeks 6 – 10

Week 6: Architecture

For this one, I just had to take a look at the photos I took while in the United Kingdom. It was an amazing trip and I just loved the architecture there from the homes to the modern malls. It was all just beautiful.

Week 7: Levitation

This was a first for me. But again, I am not skilled at Photoshop so I struggled a bit with this challenge as it required a little bit of Photoshop work. And once again, this doesn’t really seem to me to be as much a photography challenge as it is a Photoshop challenge. I guess by the end of this challenge, at least my Photoshop knowledge will be increased or at least I’m hoping so. And my daughter did have fun and thought it was kinda cool. So all in all that was worth it.

Week 8: Common Objects

I didn’t have to venture too far for this challenge. Actually, only over to my living room. It doesn’t get any more “common” than this. I’d venture to bet most homes have a video game controller and a television remote especially if there are kids in the home. Even homes without kids have video games. I know of a few that’s for sure.

Week 9: Depth of Field

Understanding depth of field is a lot easier than it sounds. It’s simply the distance between the nearest and the furthest object. Here I wanted the closest object, the violin in focus and her out of focus. Until I showed my daughter what it looked like in a photograph I’m sure she thought it was much harder.

Week 10: The Sky

It was a really cloudy day so actually getting some of the sky was not going to be an easy task. Then just as I was taking a few photos an airplane came out of the clouds for just a bit. Actually only long enough for me to snap one to two photos before it disappeared back into the clouds that filled today’s sky.

On to Weeks 11 – 15. Eventually, I’ll catch up?

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