Week 26: Directional Light

The afternoon sun, low in the sky,  streamed directly through our window, casting a harsh light on B.’s airport-playing activities.

(Once he looked up and saw me standing on the chair to take his photo, he insisted on standing on a chair too so he could be next to me.)

Please continue around the Blog Circle, starting with the lovely and talented Jessie Wixon.

Week 25: Directional light

We welcomed summer (officially!) this weekend with a picnic in in the park with longtime friends.  The sun was getting low in the sky and filtering through the trees, creating directional light — and giving me my photo for the last week of this month’s theme.

Please continue around the blog circle, starting with the wonderfully talented Julie Kiernan.

Week 24: Directional light

Poor B. has developed his 3rd staph infection in 6 months, which means… more bad-tasting antibiotics.  Even spiking his meds his raspberry flavor doesn’t help much. What does? The promise of watching Abby Cadabby videos on YouTube.

Please continue around the blog circle, starting with the wonderfully talented Linda Hooper, to see how she interprets this month’s theme.

Week 23:  Directional Light

This is our second week exploring directional light — a lighting style which can emphasize the dramatic.  And what is more dramatic than art? Here some friends are unleashing their creativity on small gray pieces of clay.

Please continue around the blog circle to see more interpretations on this theme, starting with the talented Erica Collins.

Week 22: Directional light

Welcome to June — and new theme for the P52 project. This month’s theme is directional light.  While in Hudson Valley, B. wasn’t interested in napping in the hotel port-a-crib thing… just on mom and dad’s bed.  There was some lovely light streaming through the window, so I obliged him.

Please continue around the blog circle to see how 14 talented photographers have interpreted this theme this week, starting with Julie Mak.

Week 21:  Soft, diffused light

This is the final week on the theme of soft light, and we were fortunate to spend it in a beautiful location with a ton of it: a hazy Hudson Valley.  The overcast skies only erupted into an occasional sprinkle, so our  mini-vacation was mostly uninterrupted, yet evenly lit.  B.’s activities primarily surrounded the lake, whether it was feeding the fish, throwing rocks (NOT at the fish), or just playing with his trucks nearby.

For more interpretations of this theme, round the blog circle, starting with the very talented Kelly Roth Patton of K.Rox Photography.

Week 20: Soft, diffused light

We were thrilled to celebrate with Noah and his family.  As P. says, Noah is a kid who “gets all in it,” as evidenced by the chocolate cake remnants on his face and his barefooted abandon. Love that.

This is the second week we’ve been exploring soft, diffused light in the blog circle — possibly my favorite theme so far!  This is lovely, flattering light.  This photo was taken close to sunset under the trees, so the light was diffused in several ways: by the atmosphere, since the sun was low in the sky; by some clouds; and by the tree cover, creating open shade.

Please continue around the blog circle, starting with the beautiful work of Stacey Leece Vukelj.

Week 19:  Soft, diffused light

Happy  Mother’s Day! In honor of this special occasion, I’m posting photos of B. and Nana baking cupcakes.  I love watching them together.  Thankfully, Nana’s condo has large windows that let in a lovely, soft, diffused light, to match this month’s theme.

Continue around the blog circle to see how the talented Jill Cassara has interpreted this theme.

Week 18:  Soft, diffused light

This month’s theme is soft, diffused light.  We had lovely brunch with a dear friend this morning, and as luck would have it, we got the perfect table facing a huge window — a lovely source of soft light.  Here B. is playing with his dad while he waits for his pancakes.

Please continue the blog circle to see an interpretation on this theme by the lovely Kami Chaudhery in Seattle.

Week 17: Exploring Night-time Light

This is our final week of exploring light at different times of day; appropriately, we conclude this segment with night-time light.   While I experimented with shooting at night this week in several different environments, ultimately my favorite night time shot was from a few weeks ago, during a short evening jaunt to a local the amusement park.

Please continue the blog circle, starting with the work of the talented Linda Hooper.