365+1 {Week1}

7 days, 7 photos! I didn't think I'd make it this far! haha, only 359 days to go! I decided to jump on the 'photo a day' band wagon with everyone else, but I'm using it as a way to try and get me out of my comfort zone-  to take pics I normally wouldn't take, or process them in a way I wouldn't usually process them. My inspiration comes from a range of places, but is normally from a  Flickr web group I'm with called Once Daily Challenges. I'm trying to post them on my FaceBook Page each day, but will also add a weekly blog in case you miss any (because I KNOW how devastated you would be if you missed one!)

{7} 7/1/12 "Cover"
My sons new Nintendo 3DS- and his favourite Mario cover for it- It's already saved the DS a few times!

{6} 6/1/12 "Film Noir"
The term film noir describes a type of film that is very dark in its outlook. The word noir is French for 'black', and it was during the 1940s that film noir came into its own. The term was coined by film critics just after World War II. This is my first attempt with this 'style' and I was a little stumped on what to actually photograph for this style, but I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out!

{5} 5/1/12 "Leading Lines"
I love peacock feathers!

{4} 4/1/12 "Delicate"
For this one, I chose the beautiful purple flowers outside my computer room window. I was very heavy handed with adding 'texture' to this photo to give it something 'different'.

{3} 3/1/12 "Money Can't Buy"
Day 3 into the challenge, and my kids are already the subject! I've got a feeling they might star in this 365+1! I love Jaxons expression, he was pulling all sorts of faces at his sister! I got a lot of great photos from this 'mini shoot'

{2} 2/1/12 "Many"
We have a bit of an ant problem at our place... Luckily they usually stay outside!

{1} 1/1/12 "Happy New Year"
2012. It was a rocky start for us, but things can only go up!

~Competion Winner~ Miss M!

Well, the competition ended months ago, and the winner had finally received her completed disc! Taran is a great supporter of Rainbow Photography, and with the subject of the photo shoot to be her beautiful almost-2-year-old daughter, I was really looking forward to it. Trying to get a time that suited as both however proved difficult- and when we finally got together the weather was shocking! We finally hit the jackpot with a beautiful day down the river a couple of weeks ago, and caught some wonderful images. So these photos are a combination of 2 different shoots! When I present a client with their DVD of completed images- I always try to include a couple of fun and candid shots as well as the 'it' shots. Shots that other people may look at and think is 'akward' or odd, but actually mean something to the client- a memory. Like Miss M 'planking' when she was actually trying to peek over the edge of the jetty. Or the photo of Miss M trying to reattach the flower she picked because she had been told not to pick the newly planted gerberas! Photos are memories captured in time, so I think it's important to include these kinds of images!Thank you Taran for your support, thank you Miss M for your compliance! Congratulations!!