How I view .... Fatherhood!

This month the theme for the ClickinMom challenge was "Fatherhood".   I always say that it doesn't matter if you take a planned photo or a snapshot... it will be treasured either way.  So to prove the point here is a quick snapshot from when our oldest daughter came to visit this month and we took some time to go to the Farmers Market.

How I View Motherhood...

For May the monthly challenge was "How I view Motherhood".  Once again I am part of a group of photographers who link blogs and share our views on a particular topic. 

I decided to take some pictures of two of my favorite people... MY Mom... and my daughter.  Nothing fancy or even particularly planned... just a typical day!

Thank you Nana & Hannah for being such great sports!

Click here to see how Carrie Anne Miranda views Motherhood!

How I view... Friendship

Our monthly challenge over on ClickinMoms is our view on Friendship.  I decided to use the images that I took this month of 2 of my Senior Reps.

I had a blast following Sydnie & Kyley through downtown Tacoma.  We hit all the fun spots and they even stumbled into a couple new ones that we will be using again!  These girls know how to laugh and have a great time... and it shows in their images!

 

 And just as a bonus image... because I've been trying to get this shot for months and months... here is a picture of Max & Allee... every morning when they see each other this what they do! I know it's not the best shot in the world.... but I love it still!

How I view ... Happiness

This month our challenge is "How I view Happiness".  It was easy to choose the images for this challenge.  Seeing the look on my daughters face when she met Christian Rock singer Josh Wilson at his concert ... pure happiness!  We were blessed to be in the front row during the concert which was absolutely amazing! 

After the concert Hannah was able to meet Josh Wilson and have him sign her T-shirt & CD.  It was a really fun night.  She also met his wife who is also in the band and she signed the inside of her CD. 

Have you heard Josh Wilson's music?  Here is a very touching behind the scenes to the story behind his popular song Before The Morning

Here is Carrie Anne Miranda's beautiful take on Happiness!

Catchlights Challenge - Week 13

The challenge for this week was "catchlights"...Catch lights (or catchlights) is a term used to describe the either the specular highlight in a subject's eye from a light source, or the light source itself. Why are they desirable in photos? Catch lights help draw attention to the subject's eyes and emphasizing the mood of the photo.

My photo of choice this week is of my very reliable Max.  When no one else will pose for me... Max is always game as long as a doggie treat is involved!

How I view .... Sweetness & Love | ClickinMom's 12 Month Challenge

This February's topic is "Sweetness & Love" but I really want to title this blog post... "How I view perfectly ... Imperfect"!  For truly these pictures are technically imperfect.   I could pick out 10 things immediately that would make them "nothing special" and not worthy of posting.  I chose them to encourage you to pick up your cameras and take pictures of the important times in your life and that would be the EVERYDAY moments.  These are the images that will make you smile in 10 years and you will not see the imperfections... you will just see the memories.   So pick up your cameras, and capture your children, your pets and your parents... even if you don't always have time to perfect the shot. 

So without further ado... and full of imperfections... here is "Sweetness and Love":

To find out how Carrie Anne Miranda views the topic "Sweetness & Love" check out her amazing blog here:  http://carrieannemiranda.com/archives/523

Best Friends Challenge

Best Friends.... so many different directions I could have gone with this challenge!  But for it to truly be a challenge I decided to try and capture Max with his favorite friend "Santa".  How difficult could it be?  VERY!  Every time I picked up my camera - he decided to drop Santa thinking I was going to play.

Finally I was able to get this image of Max.  It is my very favorite.  Head cocked to the side... looking at me with those expressive wide eyes as if to say "Want to PLAY?"