Day 4 Vision & Blur

Asked to create a photo around a theme of our own choice.

one single word : 'friendship'

to create my photo: I put one yellow rose,

 which symbolizes friendship in a vase,

 placed the vase in the bathtub,

with running water (which created the bokeh while I took the photo with a flash)

I used Kim's texture 'plaster squared'

 a few times on 'soft light' and on multiply at 50% opacity.

Six word Memoire

Assignment: Personal Memoire in 6 words, yes 6 words!

I wanted one that reflected a HUGE lesson I learned so far in my lifetime.

 So here it is:

Searching for Love, Found It, WITHIN!

 I used my own image added text (my 6word memoire)

 and Kim's 'awaken' texture.

Last week, let's attempt to say more... with less...

I found this assignment very challenging. As you can see I did not go light, I did the opposite, went dark with your eye drawn to the light. I did a few layers of Kim's textures on 'multiply', then erased the texture on the daisy.  The daisy is of great significance to me, as it symbolizes a Dear Aunt of mine that has passed on. We used to have conversations about how she would let me know she was watching from the 'other side' :)

Creative Me

Asked to write 'My Creative Story', I draw a blank. I pause to think that there MUST be more to me than a blank.  :)  Then I realize in order to share 'My Creative Story', I have to figure out what it is, articulate it, THEN in order to share it with you I need to build a blog page (new territory)......WHEW....a daunting task.

So Welcome and Thank You for reading.

I would say that my 'creative' side usually got pushed to the back burner to make sure the daily chores were always done. Married, kids, household and a job took up most of my time and energy, and by days end, I crashed.

Now I am looking at 50, the kids are grown for the most part, and my 'Creative Me' is knocking on the door to be let out.

I have always dabbled in some sort of craft, whether it be picture taking, scrapbooking, stained glass, pottery, painting, or needle work of some sort (needle point, cross stitch, knitting). It was to just relax at the end of the day for an hour before bed to get some 'me' time in, to feed my soul. I guess knitting was my latest creative outlet, as I would sit on the couch, relax, be soothed by the texture of the soft wool that ravelled its way through my fingers into my next creation.

BUT.....

I prefer to be out and about in nature. I always enjoyed taking photos/snapshots....and now I want to take photos as I see the subjects, through my eyes. I am beginning to see the subject in a different light, and I want to try to capture in a photo what I am seeing and feeling, to draw the viewer in and explore the contents of the photo and escape their world for just for a minute....just like I do when a photo takes me in.

In the last year I have felt my creativeness grow, I want to nourish it in any way that I can. I have been taking way too many photos to ever go through....but it has been FUN!! And I have taken a few mini classes in Photography, and played in Photoshop.

Just recently a friend referred me to Kim Klassen's Cafe to take the Skinny Mini ecourse....then Beyond Layers. So here I am, ready to see where this journey is going to take me next. I look forward to every day of it!