Well, last post for the Entwine series. : ) It’s girly, I know, but I’m still recovering from Valentine influences, haha.

So, there are 2 things to be learned from this image: I like pearls (especially if you looked at last Friday’s post) and I couldn’t tie a nice bow to save my life. Seriously.

Though the lopsided-ness of this bow worked out for the image, if you want to do a photo shoot with me and need any bows tied, *bring a friend*!  Think I’m kidding? My mom  makes fun of my inability to tie bows. Ever since I was a little kid, even my shoes’ bows have been crooked (they tend to spin sideways).

I have figured out the cause: I tie my “underneath” knot, left over right and then I tie the bow right over left (or maybe it’s right over left & then left over right), but the point is that since I flip-flop my directions, my bows flip-flop too. And even though I know the cause, I’ve been tying bows wrong for so many years, I can’t force myself to fix it. Even if I concentrate really hard.

So lesson: teach your kids to tie straight bows & never, ever ask me to tie a presentable bow for you. ; )

Enjoy your Tuesday!  I will because the only bows I’ll tie will be on my shoelaces (and no one sees those because of my jeans… maybe this is why I hate to wear shorts & tennis shoes?)    : )

It’s almost Valentine’s Day. : )  So I thought why not take a few “heart” pictures.  Here’s a little mini-series for your enjoyment.

Happy Valentine’s Day!  From me, to you.  : )

Entwine #2.  I hope you enjoy how I’ve interpreted it this week. I mean, what could be more figurative than a set of wedding bands? : )

Aren’t those bands lovely? (And, no, they’re not mine & Chris’ — ours are silver because I love silver more).  : )  These are a set that my mom inherited from a family friend that she let me borrow to take some images with.

I love macro images like this and it’s one of my favorite things to capture at weddings: the details that make the day unique.  I think it’s those little things that the couple takes time to plan, but can still miss in the busyness of their day.

Well, enough philosophizing from me, Happy Tuesday to All. ; )

Okay, I’m going to brave it. Though I adore self-portraits, I’ve yet to get very good a them since I got an actual tripod for the first time less than a year ago. And I maybe just a little too used to being able to see the shot I’m composing. But it should be fun all the same. A wonderful challenge at least. : )

I just couldn’t avoid texturing the image up a bit.  I’m way too fond of it.

I hope you have a lovely Tuesday.  I made pot roast (in the crock pot) last night & the smell is permeating the house.  So I’m pretty happy this morning.  : )  I hope everyone else’s Tuesdays shape up as lovely as mine is.

The word “rubbish” makes me laugh.  I always hear it said in a British accent in my mind.  Weird, yeah?  I’ve never told my blog, but I love accents… they’re so fun… which makes me very happy to have a good solid Texan accent, but I digress.  We’re here for the final & oh-so-grungy vintage Tuesday.

I’m not announcing the next set,  yet, so throw your votes in before you loose your chance to have as close to instant gratification as it gets (on my blog).  : )  It’s sure not a microwave over here…   My point is that if you haven’t given your vote for the next 4 Tuesdays’ set, leave me a comment & I’ll be taking a tally.  Of course, I won’t lie, the deciding factor will be my whimsy, but I’ll choose between those options listed in the comments.  You can even repeat someone else and try to sway me by a quantity of votes (of course, quantities of votes aren’t very big here, yet, but we’re growing!)

Now for Image time!

I hope you readers have enjoyed this set of 4 as much as I have.  I love textures & used them heavily in my interpretation of “Vintage.”  : ) If you want to get some lovely textures to experiment, check out NinianLif on flickr, StruckDumb on DeviantArt, or go to my list of Freebies & check the sites I’ve listed.  All include free textures. And free textures are beautiful, beautiful things.

As always, check back on Friday or Saturday.  I’ll have Kat’s Senior Session up (finally, right?) and it’s just so unbelievably fabulous!  I get excited just thinking about getting to share it!  : )

Have a lovely Tuesday!

Oh, PS, if you want to get a sneak-peek of Kat’s pictures, take a look at my flickr account.  There’s a helpful little button on the sidebar to the right that will link you right up.

It’s been a good week.  I had a photo shoot for funsies on Saturday (as always, more on that in another post) and even though it was *cold* my model was so very cooperative.  Otherwise, I’ve done a lot of editing on my Senior’s sessions and I’ve been getting ready for this week.

In fact, when this posts, I’ll actually be at a school, doing fall pictures.  : )  If all goes well (for the pictures & for this post going up on time… I think I’ve got that fixed, not that I expected anyone to notice since I’ve never determined an actual time for these to post – still it was acting funky last Tuesday).

So, this image definitely made me think of the nursery rhyme from childhood.  Anybody else familiar with it’s supposed historic meaning?  Ever since I heard this, it’s ruined the nursery rhyme for me a little… but that’s okay.  I was always more fond of the dish running away with the spoon anyway. : )

Yes, the vintage is a little different this week.  Like it?

Enjoy your Tuesday!  I’ll be getting up very early & drinking some coffee!

Vintage is fun! : )

I don’t think I have to say anything more than that, but I will anyway!  I love dandelions.  They always seem so whimsical to me.  Maybe it’s because of that scene in Beauty & the Beast, c’mon girls, you know the one I’m talking about.  I’m always disappointed when I think about these little puff-balls being weeds.  My dad hated it when I played with them as a child because I spread their infection (my words, not his).  But I always thought it was wonderful how the little seeds danced away like ballerinas on the air… yay for dandelions!  I think God made them just for little girls. ; )

Voting is still open for next month on what theme I should do next – it will always be unless I get too much feedback. : )  If you haven’t yet, be sure to leave your favorite idea in the comments.

In case you’re wondering what I have in store for my dear blog-readers: I had 2 lovely seniors to photograph this weekend & those fabulous posts will be coming in the next few weeks!

First Vintage Post!  : )  And I’m glad, because I love vintage.  I always download actions that are labeled vintage.  I search for vintage textures.  Vintage, to me, is a ridiculous amount of fun!  The interpretation, in my opinion, at least, is a bit open & so I have some “arty” leeway.  And I like that.  Plus, when I think vintage I think beautiful golden & grungy images & those are always the ones that stand out to me when I’m previewing someone else’s website, flickr, blog, etc.  So I’m very excited about this 4 week run of Vintage!

Now, with no further babbling from the bloggist (no, that’s not a real word, until now!)

Feel free to give me some feedback in the comments.  Too much text?  Hate borders?  Think the grunge is visually distracting from the image?  Or how about what is that image anyway?  : )  I’ll answer that last one: it’s a dried Yucca pod.  However, I couldn’t figure out what type of Yucca it was, so if you know your Yuccas & can identify it from this image, please, leave me a comment & give me all the details!

Also, if you missed your chance to comment on my new Tuesday theme last week, drop a comment at the bottom of this post & I’ll start a tally for next month.  Same requirements as before: let me know what type of art you’d love to see here.  Diptychs? Self-Portraits? Black & White? Unprocessed images? Nature? Or be creative & share an idea that I haven’t even listed!  : )

Well, it’s Polaroid time again.  I bet you’re all excited. : )

I took this image for a project about a year ago for my photography class.  It was in an old, broken down building outside of Lubbock.  I love old buildings.

I’m thinking of changing my Tuesday posts every month.  This month was Polaroids, what do you think next month should be?  Black & White? Vintage? Diptychs?  Or maybe something like Self-Portraits, landscapes, or macro shots.  Leave your preferences & suggestions in the comments & then check back next week to see what I chose!

The Canon AE-1 was a very popular SLR camera in film days.  If you’re curious and want to know more about camera history like that it was produced from 1976 to 1984, check out the Wiki article.  But, actually, it (sadly) wasn’t that interesting, unless you wanted to read through a load of technical jargon.  So instead, I’m going to tell you what I love about this lovely camera.

I honestly haven’t used it much.  Maybe for a roll or two, though I have a number of lenses & it’s a beautiful camera, I grew up in the digital age & the loss of instant gratification (immediate preview on the LCD screen) and the money I’d have to pay to get the film processed (yes, as minimal as it is), are both draw-backs.

However, the sentimental value is irreplaceable.  This is my dad’s old camera.  He used it for a number of years before I was born & though I can never remember it from my childhood (he had changed professions from missionary in Germany to school teacher & hobbies from cameras to US Western history), I do remember that once I got into college & became very interested in photography, he pulled this sweet little black camera out of his uber-organized closet & showed it to me, proudly letting me fiddle with the knobs & lenses & the old feel of the camera.  The camera case actually deteriorates in your hands a little more each time you touch it.  I love the vintageness, the sturdiness & the fragility of the camera.  He promised that I could have it some day if I wanted it & then I inherited his AE-1 last November.

I took this particular image when working on ideas for the banner of my blog.  Obviously, I used a different image there, but, I love this one too because of the reflection you can see in the lens.  : )

In other news, I’m still working on Noah’s images & promise to really focus on those for a few days so you can see more images of my fabulous nephew!   Promise!

So, with that in mind, : )  Have a wonderful Tuesday!