Saturday Snapshots - the looking for beauty edition

I explained a lot here why I wanted to do this post.

So without further jibber jabber, let's get to it.

multi-layered chipped paint

oooh, rust

and some more rust

peeling blue paint on an old door

old wall, old wheelbarrow, chipped paint

Interesting facts...

1. I went straight to my Marcia faves folder to find these.
2. Apparently I have an obsession a thing for chipped paint, old anything and rust :)
3. Many people walked right by these things and when I stopped to take these photos, I got the quizzical look which I love, because they deserve a second look, right?

Can't wait to pop over to see yours BUT I'm going to be wifi-challenged as I'm on HOLIDAYS!

Which is your favourite photo?

And that's our last for the year!

Looking for beauty

Oops - we forgot about Saturday Snapshots.

I've wanted to do this one for the longest time so I'm going to do it anyway. But this weekend on the 13th.

Our theme is looking for beauty.

Something particularly important for me to realise at this time of year.

I was thinking about this concept as I started working through my goals review for this past year.

This has been one of those years that we want to put behind us as quickly as possible, right?

But through it all, it's important to remember that there's beauty everywhere.

I looked through some of my Instagrams and iphone pics that didn't make it to instagram last year when I worked in the CBD, and there are some AMAZING pics. Now you all know that was a horrible, horrible time in my life but maybe that's why God had to show me beautiful angles, light, snippets of beauty amidst all that drama.

And that's why I want to do this version of Saturday Snapshots.

So let's do it together.

Let's post 5 pics of things that nobody else would spare a second glance at but YOU saw something and captured it!

Those are the ones I want!

Who's in?

Saturday Snapshots of texture

Oh, I can't WAIT to see your photos of texture.

Do you know texture is the one thing I CRAVE in photos?

It's my "photo love language" so you'll appreciate how amazing it was for me to only post 10 photos.

Enjoy!

soft

smooth and oily

soft on rough

rough

prickly

cold

sharp

cold and wet

crunchy

cold and smooth

Which was your favourite?

Reminder - Saturday's photo challenge!

Hi everyone

Just a reminder that this coming Saturday is the first Saturday of the month which means....

Saturday Snapshots.

Our theme is TEXTURE!

I can't WAIT to see your photos!!!

PS Do you know what's in this photo?

Saturday Snapshots - show me your patterns

I really hope lots of you join in and post because I LOVE looking at patterns :)

Ah, lovely.

And this is just from one little walk. I could show you about 50 pics :)

Which is your favourite photo?

Photography with children and this month's Snapshots theme

Just a quick reminder that we're moving Saturday Snapshots to the FIRST Saturday of the month. That's this Saturday, the 4th.

Our theme is patterns.

This is such a fun topic - I do hope you'll play along. In fact, I think I have enough for two posts!



I'm SO enjoying taking photos WITH the kids.

Maybe I should write a post? Or an ebook?

Because it's like I can see their little minds open up and take in the world first, because of the camera, and second, because they're learnt to look for details, etc.

Such fun!

 

We've also decided which streets are horrible in the neighbourhood - either because there are too many crazy dogs or there is literally nothing exciting like a tree or interesting wall, etc.

In Joburg, everybody has 6-ft walls so at least the wall, or the number or a tree poking out has to be mildly exciting for us.

The kids love to take photos with this Sony Cybershot, and with my camera, which I happily hand over on 3 conditions:

1. I get to take photos of them first
2. They stand with feet firmly planted on the ground - no fancy footwork
3. They hold the camera with two hands and the strap around their neck.

How easy is it for you to hand over your camera?

PS I know I've said it for years now but I really think THIS year is the year I'll buy them their own cameras for Christmas.