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mini exhibition

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Do you find corners in your house have become personal mini exhibitions, of things you love or have found, items gathered and added to your collections? Is your work displayed for you to enjoy, remember and reflect, or do you have pieces from other artists who inspire you?

You can be so creative – I see people using beautiful colourful windowsills, fireplaces and shelves, to express themselves, with exhibits in their own space.

I love sneaking a look inside other people’s homes, why don’t you share today anything you are collecting and displaying? because the way we show our collections does express a little something about who we are and what we love.

The “I love you more than all the stars” decal, is by the very talented Shanna Murray.

 

jumping for joy

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The other evening, I found myself in a field of recently cut hay. The sun was setting, the golden hour in full bloom. As the delicious light filled such a stunning location, a joy swept over me that made me wanna jump…. that’s how I express myself.

I love nothing more than a jumping shot. I like to jump here, there and anywhere.

It seems many of you like to collect some air too.

Not everyone likes to jump, so how do you like to express yourself when a location fills you with delight?.


reflections

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Reflections are everywhere.

Earlier this week there was talk of doubling up, creating a double exposure. What about using a reflection to shoot faces?

When you intentionally shoot a reflection portrait, the results are charming and delightful.

I love self portraits captured in a reflection, some with camera in hand, in a shop window or a wall of vintage mirrors, and sometimes with company of our loved ones.

Have you any portrait reflections? Why not seek out a mirror today for your own self portrait and share it with us.

“Mirror mirror on the wall who is the fairest of them all.”

You are.


When you’re smiling…

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“A smile costs nothing but gives much. It enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he cannot get along without it and none is so poor that he cannot be made rich by it. Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as no one needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.”
– Author Unknown

 

We’re celebrating faces this month, and nothing brings more joy than a genuine beaming smile.

It’s Friday and summer is in full swing, so there should be a lot to smile about. What’s making you happy today?, show us your sweetest smile…

“When you’re smiling, When you’re smiling, The whole world smiles with you…..”

In your hands

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As I search through the treasure trove of the one word project, I see treasures held beautifully in your hands. Treasures found, kept and held as a memory forever…

Summer’s here!! the season that brings a delicious explosion of vegetables & fruit, beautiful and bountiful.

Eclectic treasures from the sea, big & small…

I’m admiring collections made and added too. Something bright or delicate, something precious, someone loved.

Treasure to the beholder, the believer, the collector, the receiver…

What treasures are in your hands today?

 

365 moments

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When I started a photo a day project last July, I thought I would only manage a month’s worth of photos, so I set myself that goal. By the end of the month, I enjoyed recalling the memories and moments so much, I decided to carry on.

Taking it a month at a time, excited by the prospect of month of gratitude, the year long project really took hold and was the tonic I needed. Finding these blessings, things to be grateful for, everyday memories and the beauty in the ordinary. This project was opening my eyes, helping me when there were difficult times in my real life and teaching me to embrace how lucky I was, to be a partner, mother, sister, friend and photographer.

Many of you reading this may be on your own 365 journey, or may have well surpassed it, or fallen off the wagon even. Yes, there are days when it’s hard to find the inspiration or motivation, but believe me when you look back at your year of captured images, the body of work that has challenged you and brought you joy, it will be worth it…

You are creating your treasure, a moment that challenged you, a poignant, significant moment or a moment that makes the whole 365 project mean something to you.

What things are challenging you right now? Please share the ups and/or downs with us

And never fear, we will be announcing our brand new word for the One Word Project for July so pop back over tomorrow and be challenged (in the best way)!