Admiration
Admiration: the act of looking on or contemplating with pleasure
This blog post is dedicated to all the participants of The Momtographers' 365 Project, on day 228, who I so admire.
The project started from a simple status update on our facebook page where I expressed interest in the idea of doing one of these. The response was overwhelming encouragement from our members and a desire to come along and do it with me. So, as the new year drew closer I thought, "why not?" and I started a page for myself and anyone else who wanted to join in.
Since that day I have been completely amazed at the dedication and growth of our participants. Those of you who have attempted a 365 know that it is no easy feat, yet so many in our group are continuing on. Through personal struggles, family issues, travel, death, sickness and childbirth they continue. They continue where not even I could. I want to say that I am proud, but that would give me some amount of credit for their accomplishments, and they deserve it all, so instead I say I admire them.
Ladies to you this post is dedicated. Continue on. Strive for the finish line. You have crossed the halfway point. You have all grown so much in both your relationships and your skill. You deserve to feel the satisfaction of completion!
I admire your dedication and I encorage ALL of our readers to stop by and like the page, drop a little note, like any marathon these runners will feed off your energy and support!
CHEERS!
Enjoy a highlight of just SOME of the amazing images being posted everyday! To see the rest drop by The Momtographers' 365 Project.
Celebrate by Giving- And The Winner Is...
A HUGE THANK YOU, to everyone who helped us celebrate reaching 1000 facebook fans by participating in our "Celebrate by Giving" contest!
It was a REALLY hard decision since every single one of the entries were tugging at our hearts strings! But after MUCH deliberation, we decided on a winner! Congratulations to Momtographer Karen Kolesar, who will now have an amazing gift for her saint of a mother in law this Christmas season!
And a very special thank you to the people over at Isabella Products who made this gift possible!
Kate's Entry:
If I won the "Celebrate by Giving" contest I would send the frame to my Mother in Law who is always there for us! When one of my twin daughters were born with a heart defect and needed surgery, she came out right away and spent 2+mos with us. Since money is tight, we are unable to make the trips back home. It is not easy for her, or I, to live on the other side of the country and this would mean so much to be able to give her such a lovely gift. As a wanabee momtographer, I am always sending her so many photos of the girls and what a better way to display them! Thank you for listening to my story!
Celebrate by Giving
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The Momtographers are celebrating their 1000th Facebook fan by giving away this year's hottest gift, Vizit! It is at the top of their gift list--and they want to make the best digital photo frame available to you! Vizit is a revolutionary two-way photo sharing frame. Friends and family can send photos by email directly to the frame in real-time. The frame uses the mobile network, so there is no WiFi set-up, you simply take Vizit out of the box and plug it in. Then from the frame, photos can be replied to and forwarded off the device with just a touch. All photos sent to the Vizit frame are automatically stored in the user’s personal photo management account on the secure VizitMe.com website where photos can be accessed, edited, deleted, and organized. Now, remotely managing a loved one's frame is convenient to maintain and easy for them to enjoy. To learn more about Vizit please go to VizitMe.com. |
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How the contest works: Details: All entries must be posted by December 10, 2010 and the winner will be announced on December 13th. Vizit will be shipped in time for the holidays! Please note that this contest is only open to people with a U.S. mailing address and winners will be responsible for purchasing their own photo plan. |
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Beating Ourdoor Sunspots and Haze!
Our winter cave has been abaondoned! The grass is growing, the birds are chirping, and the swingset is a-calling. Spring is officially here!
But shooting outdoors, especially in the late-afternoon hours, remind us that we have to be mindful of a few things when making use of the great sunlight. Specifically, avoiding the glare, haze and lens flare that can occur when the angle of the sun intersects with the angle of lens.
Our playground faces South, so in the late afternoon it gets direct sunlight from the West. This isn't a problem when I shoot with my back to the South - my lens 90 degrees to the sun.
