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can you Picture Summer?

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I’m not the kind of mom who counts the days of the school year down until summer. No way. And I’ll be the first to admit that I enjoy my time far too much. But, this year there are two little words that are getting me more excited than usual for the coming season: Picture Summer!

For those of you who joined us for Picture Spring, I do hope you come along for our Summer saunter too. The prompts all all new with a twist on the season! For those of you who didn’t participate but are determined to join the splashy summer inspiration, then pop over to the Picture Summer registration page and sign up for 30 days of photo fun. The more the merrier!

In celebration of Giveaway May and the fact that I am bursting at the seams about Picture Summer, we’ll be giving away 3 free registrations. Just leave a comment between now and Sunday at midnight to be entered in the random drawing. And while you’re here help us all get into the spirit of summer by sharing something splashy!

The winners of the Picture Summer registrations go to Lucy, Vanessa, Mama DB. Congrats ladies!!

Comments

  4. I hope I win one of the three free registrations!!

    Summer is my all-time #1 favorite season!! Always has been, always will be…they can’t make a hot summer day hot enough for me. 🙂

    Summer to me
    is scraped and rescraped knees,
    is hold-nose, swimmies tight, cousin pool love,
    and it is pushing down the soft line of black tar that’s been sun-bathing all July afternoon.

  5. I joined in on Picture Spring and just know Picture Summer will be just as inspirational. I’d love to win so I can join along in all the fun!
    Being a teacher, summer is a time of renewal of my spirit and of course my class curriculum.

  6. I missed picture-spring and would love to do picture – summer. That, and I’m telling a friend. She just got a new DSLR – she’ll love this!

  9. pretty please with sugar on top throw my name in the hat as well! i did "picture spring" and was so inspired!!

  12. Picture Spring was SOOOO AWESOME! I can’t wait for Picture Summer! If you are thinking about it, go ahead and sign up – it’ll be the best $30 you ever spend!

  17. Wow! Another opportunity to win something inspiring. Hope I win–I could use a dose of inspiration!

  20. what I really want to know is: Where did you get that fabulous skirt? That’s summer! 🙂

  22. Summer is my favorite season to picture. Well, except for fall. And spring. And winter. Aw, I love all the seasons equally. Still – I’m so excited for it to finally be warm!

  24. Summer means weekends at the cottage surrounded by family and friends. Summer also means millions of pictures of my pupster playing in the water with my niece….

  36. Oh, that camera is a beauty – the visual pun of the two flashes is so much fun!
    My 365 has helped me to see the beauty in winter, definitely not my season, but I’m a summer baby through and through. I’m really looking forward to capturing summer’s fun with my camera!

    a few from last summer
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/22487105@N06/4578592364/in/set-72157623866536677?edited=1
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/22487105@N06/4578592364/in/set-72157623866536677?edited=1

  37. This sounds really intriguing. I’ve been feeling a bit stuck in a rut and I think this would launch me out of it.

  40. I love all the shots with the Brownie. I love antique cameras and my husband came home with a boxful that he got for me at a garage sale! I had a great time with Picture Spring and would love to give Picture Summer a go as well.

  41. I really love this photo — the bold patterns of her dress, the warm flood of light on the left and the way it makes the camera in her hand glow. Gorgeous!

  45. I love this photo, and I loved Picture Spring, and I totally can’t wait to do Picture Summer. I think I’ve been in withdrawal since Picture Spring ended.

  46. I adore summer’s slow relaxing pace. Here in SW Colorado mountains the trees are beginning to blossom and the frost comes int he night. I love letting my kids sleep in, stay up late, sleep in the tent, swim at the river and travel everywhere by bicycle. Yeah summer!

  47. I’ve just taken a nice wander through the gallery of Picture Spring photos and really enjoyed seeing all the unique styles and visions. It’s a wonderful idea for a photo project.

  49. Beautiful photo! I took Picture Spring and loved it. Can’t wait for Picture Summer! Thanks for a chance to win.

  51. After having a great time with Picture Spring, I think Picture Summer sounds like a lot of fun! I think I might have my 10 year old daughter do it with me 🙂

  52. I just love this picture. what a swagger and elegance it possesses. love it!

    oh my gosh. that would be so lovely winning! happy weekend everyone!

  54. Ooooh!!! Fabulous! This has been on my radar for a couple of days now, but winning would be amazing! Summer always seems to fly by, I’d love to better capture it. (for reflection during the cold new england months…)

  56. For some reason, summer has consistently been my least favorite season. This could really shake things up for me!

  61. My sweet daughter gave me a registration to this class for Mother’s Day – and I would love to pay it back to her for her birthday on July 2!! She also did Picture Spring and had so much fun capturing the daily photos! Thanks for sharing the goodness.

  71. I would LOVE to do Picture Summer! This is my all time favorite season and it is NEVER long enough for me! This summer I am hoping to do lots of photography at the pool, at the beach and around any other body of water I can find. With two super fun boys to chase it’s going to be a busy, hot, fun summer!!

  77. What a great giveaway – makes me want to get out my bathing suit and SPF 20!

  80. i’m SO excited for summer! i could get behind this–especially since i’ll be going to morocco during the summer!

  82. I loved my Picture Spring experience and I’m picturing a summer full of beautiful blue hydrangeas and pink ones, too. My mother had a brownie hawkeye camera like the one pictured when I was a child — it went missing, but I found a replacement a few years ago and added it to my "decor". I love it and I love Tracey’s photos of it. http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1142/4603254910_e4f0356fde.jpg
    Keeping my fingers crossed to win the registration!

  83. This would be so fantastic!! I am crossing my fingers as I could really use some new inspiration and a great project like this. Thank you!

  84. Loved Picture Spring and would love to win a spot in Picture Summer. I’m hoping for fewer rainy days.

  86. oh yes! summer, sweet summer. something splashy coming soon. would LOVE to join in picture summer. may be just what this mama needs. thanks!

  87. LOVED Picture Spring and cannot wait for Picture Summer to begin….my inbox feels empty without your daily prompts!

  91. I love summer because I don’t work (for pay) during the summer and I get to be at home with my boys!

    Thanks.

  93. I loved Picture Spring and can’t wait for Picture Summer!! Thank you for the chance to win…

  95. Thank you all for the wonderful foto’s of summer… in my neck of the woods we are still getting snow and fog 🙂

  96. Wow! What fun that be! (And wow, it would be great if summer starting showing up here in northern vermont!!!)

  99. Summer is my favorite season for picture-takiing. Everything seems lush and ripe and hopeful, and I want to capture it all. Thanks for this lovely opportunity to win a spot in Picture Summer!

    cboza(at)vna1(dot)com

  100. Oh, I would love to win a space in Picture Summer … I am still working through Spring which seems to be shy about staying around in my part of the country!

  102. I love, love, love taking pictures now that I have my Canon DSL. I would love to win a class given by you!!

  103. I took more pictures in April, than any other month of my life, because of your class at BPS. I’d love to do it again in July!!

  104. i didn’t make picture spring but plan to do the summer edition! a free reg would be a treat! i love the summer… the best time for me and my camera to explore new territory! love the photo btw.

  108. Although I am still an amateur working towards perfecting an amazing joy in my life (photography), I’ve never participated in a photo a day project. I love to have my camera in hand and soaking up all that life presents. I would love to be a part of this photo a day project. Summertime represents the innocence of childhood present and past, juicy bold colors, laughter, freedom…really anything your heart desires! Here’s a moment I caught with my daughter outside in her "sunshine" t-shirt. She’s ready and so am I !

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/44800438@N05/4607918306/

  110. I have been thinking about taking this class. I would love to win a spot.

    I am ready for summer. I moved to the north from Florida and we had a rough winter. I can’t wait for the warm weather.

  115. Yay! I was hoping you’d do a Picture Summer. I didn’t think I’d have time for Picture Spring and regretted not signing up for it. I will sign up for this course, free or not. Looking forward to the course as much as the arrival of warm, sunny days with my little boys.

  117. i am so glad this course is continuing! even though i couldn’t finish up picture spring, it was so wonderful to be a part of it!

  118. Please, please, oh please, pick me! I love summer (and with snow in May, literally less than a week ago), I am SO ready for it. Thanks for offering this awesome give-away.

  122. Aaaahhhhh…..summer. It’s so great when things slow down a little bit. Picture Summer will help savor these precious moments!

  123. I do love summer, my kids are at a fun age that includes some fun times during the summer, simple times, but fun nonetheless…
    the beach, the smell of sunlotion on bodies, sand in your ears, tan kids, lazy and unpredictable days…yum!

  126. I love late summer afternoons. We are still in a cold spring so I can’t wait for summer to come! 🙂
    What a wonderful idea for a workshop. Thank you for the chance.

  129. Love this.. I don’t have kids and I work from home so I don’t tend to pay much attention to the summer months, I would love to change that! Thanks for the chance to win!

  131. I love this picture. I wish I could find an older camera just like that one where I live.

  135. I am picturing a summer with less places to be and more time to just be! I love the magic light at 8:30pm in July and the warm rain in August Dripping popsicles and running in the sprinklers! Lazy afternoons spent reading and dreaming! Yum! Even with the heat, I LOVE summer!

    Thanks for the opportunity!

  138. just stumbled upon your blog an love it. in texas we’ve had an unusually cold winter so i am still craving warm days even though we’ve hit 90. can’t wait to enjoy your picture summer.

  139. Tracey I am with you – I kinda get anxious knowing my kids will look to me to entertainment and activities – ACK! Having a photo project will get me out of the house more… can’t wait it should prove to be a MUCH better summer, last year kinda sucked it. I am going to rent a camera just for fun for July, I’m spending 2 weeks on the East Coast and I want to shoot my heart out!

  142. Wow…so many comments…my I join you all? Snow in Vermont? I had planned to complain that here in Budapest its pouring rain, but snow is worse. I can’t wait for summer too!

  143. my kids have been asking for summer for months! I’m planning to jump in and enjoy it with them this year instead of constantly complaining about being hot!

  144. This sounds like the perfect way to improve my photography and enjoy summer! Since school doesn’t start back until August 2nd, it’s perfect!!

  146. It’s not summer here yet, but when it is I will definitely picture it. I’ve been longing this whole long and cold winter for that!

  147. This would be a fantastic re-entry into all things Tracey!! You continue to amaze me!!

  148. I used to have one of those Brownie cameras when I was a kid. It’s what got me interested in photography. The photo brought back memories.

    Summer is my main picture taking season. I’m off of work ’cause I’m a teacher. I get out and explore in the warmth and sunshine with my trusty digital camera, but I can also be found being even more creative with my film SLR. Bring on summer!!!!

  152. I am looking forward to warming sunshine, ice cream and most of all: walking barefoot.

    Picture spring was fantastic – but for picture summer I have the goal to focus a bit more on the people in my life and a bit less on "things".

  153. I’d love to be entered in your drawing for Picture Summer! I took Picture Spring and really enjoyed it! Thanks for giving away the free spots in the class!!!

  154. So generous of you. Just found your site and can’t wait to read more. Thanks for the chance!

  156. I am so, so, so excited about summer! This class is going to be awesome. Picture Spring was so inspiring!

  158. Yippppeeee! I am ready Summer. Thanks for this great opportunity to win.

  161. It is so dang hot here in July….Picture Summer might take my mind off the heat for a bit. lol