day ten – something you made.

This is currently the centerpiece on our kitchen table. I thought it was a simple way to decorate for Christmas. I just spray painted pinecones red and white and stuck them in a hurricane jar. It’s so easy a cavewoman could do it.

So today brings me to the end of my photo blog challenge. I can’t say I’m completely heartbroken over it. It’s fun to do these challenges every so often, but it’s almost stressful trying to keep up with them so it will be awhile before I  do another one. I know you’re deeply saddened.

Here’s something else I made that I wanted to share…

frosty the fridge

If that doesn’t bring you Christmas cheer, I don’t know what will.

day nine – a sunset.

One of my favorite things in life are sunsets. I’m very thankful I got to capture this sunset and all it’s beautiful colors. I know I could have gotten a better picture from this particular sunset, but I knew I didn’t have much time before it was gone so I took it from where I was at the time. At least I attempted to be artistic and get the porch in the picture. I need to work on lighting when it comes to taking pictures in the evening, but it is was it is. So here’s to one more day of this challenge!

day eight – before and after.

I like to refer to this moment as “cat got your tree”. Yes, we have a 6 month-old kitten who loves to destroy anything and everything I work hard to make look nice in our home. She means well, but she’s destructive. At first she did great with our Christmas tree. She didn’t touch it for the first week. All of a sudden I come home from work one day and I find our tree just like you see in the right photo. Star hanging by a thread, ornaments all over the place, branches spread apart, tree skirt on the floor, and the one gift I had under the tree knock over. Really, cat? Let’s just say she had one heyday on our tree. Nonetheless, I guess it made for the perfect before and after picture for my blog photo challenge. Here is day eight…

It’s hard to stay mad at her, because she’s so darn cute. I’m just hoping this isn’t a sign of every Christmas to come.

day seven – something bright.

Nothing screams bright quite like unfocused Christmas lights. Am I right?! I thought this was a cool picture, so this is day seven of my photo challenge.

And just for a little extra enjoyment today. It’s tacky sweater season again. Here’s to sequins, ribbons, and frills!

Merry Christmas ya filthy animal!

day six – water.

I love today’s photo challenge, because ever since I was a kid I’ve wanted to know how photographers got waterfalls to look so misty. I used to think, “That has to be fake. You can’t make a waterfall look that good.” Of course, I was wrong (gasp!). Now that I have the proper camera though, I get to mess with the shutter speed and a few other settings that are necessary to make water look a certain way. So without further ado, here is day six…

Waterfalls are probably one of my favorite things to photograph. After visiting Niagara Falls this past summer, every other waterfall seems like a dribble, but they are all still beautiful nonetheless. I’m not a huge fan of the lighting in this picture. The purplish tent kind of bothers me, but it does add a neat effect at least. See? Doesn’t the misty water look cool? Told ya.

day five – self-portrait

This was my least favorite photo challenge. I do not like taking pictures by myself. I feel dorky and cheesy.

Even though I wasn’t actually the one holding the camera for this shot, I set all of the settings and just had my husband take the picture.

Half way done!

day four – a guilty pleasure.

It’s no secret that women love chocolate and if you know me there’s no secret that I love hot chocolate. During the winter months, I make hot chocolate almost everyday. Sometimes I even buy the little Christmas combo packs that come with a bunch of different flavored hot chocolates (like mint, dark chocolate, caramel and more). I mean, I’m getting a craving for it just talking about it. Here’s my picture for day four’s challenge…my guilty pleasure.

You know the saying…hot chocolate is a girl’s best friend. Or something like that…

10 day photo blog challenge.

With it being the 21st century and all, we thought we’d get with the times a little and buy the DSLR camera we’ve been wanting for quite some time. Now that I’m trying to become all tech savvy, I decided to come up with a ten-day photo challenge for myself. Yes, I made that image above using Paint from my computer. So fancy.

I’m excited to learn more about my new camera and I think this challenge will really encourage me to understand all of the different things you can do with a DSLR. I’m not trying to become a professional photographer, I just find it to be a fun hobby.

I will start tomorrow. Join me in the challenge!!