Day 4- Sunset

Sunset is really further down on the list, but I went to beach at Thanksgiving and got to enjoy many beautiful sunsets.  One evening we did a little photo shoot with the amazing sunset.  I always look forward to Thanksgiving because if we are with my family we get to be at the beach and I get some great family pictures (because my sister and brother in-law are wonderful photographers!)

This sunset picture is of my sister and her amazing family.  (I also an including a favorite picture that my sister took of my family!)

Day 3- Clouds

I am VERY slowly getting through my photo challenge list.  (Here are the clouds I actually took a while ago!)

I love how the sun is trying very hard to break through the dark clouds!!

Dreaming...

Last weekend I took family pictures of a good friend of mine.  They are of course a gorgeous family, so it was super easy and fun!  I was still nervous!  I look at so many photography blogs and I still don't see my work as professional quality.  I dream of someday being a photographer who gets paid, but I lack the confidence that my picture are good enough for people to pay me!  I am praying and thinking a lot about if this is a possibility and if I have the time and energy to put into making photography a part time gig.  So for now and am taking another friends family pictures this weekend and I will keep practicing and gaining my confidence and see what happens!
Here are a few of my faves from last weekend.  Aren't they the cutest family?!

Day 2- What I am Wearing!

Well, again taking a picture of myself is not my favorite thing, but it is on the list, so here it is!  I love this top, so I thought today was a good day for this challenge!

I think the next challenge is Clouds, so that should be fun!!

Day 1: Self Portrait

Will this assignment is harder then it seems, for me at least.  My sister is the queen of gorgeous self portraits, and I do the best I can!  I always feel a little silly taking a picture of myself!  I have to decide how I am going to pose myself, should I sit or stand or do something crazy?  I also have to think if I am going to smile, or be serious, or make a funny face (I usually lean toward to funny face since I feel so awkward.)  Well I took quite a few pics, some smiling, some serious, and of course some silly.  So here are the two I decided on for this challenge!

Just cause.

I have been slacking on this blog and in the world of photography (I have taken a lot of portraits of the kids in my kiddos class!)  I am feeling like I need some creativity in my life and some more photography in my life.  I found this on Pinterest and thought I would give it a try.  However I don't think I will go at the "picture a day" pace (maybe every other day or every two days.)  So if any of you ladies (all three of you who know about this blog!) want to participate with me it could be fun!
So for now, here are a few pictures that I like!

precious girl!

It has been SO long since I have put anything up on this blog!  Really it has been so long since I have spent time taking pictures (well I have taken a lot of our summer activities, but not taking pictures to for the joy of taking pictures!)

Well today, my sweet baby girl woke up from a nap way too early.  So I brought her into my room and she laid on my bed and rested for a little while.  While she lay there she just looked so sweet and I ran to get my camera and snapped a few shots.  As sassy as my little one is, she is also a precious little cuddle bug, and she won't be little and snugglie forever!

Mini Spring Photo Shoot!

Greg's aunt bought us a Groupon for a 16X20 canvas for Chinese New Year this year.  Of course in usual Harmony fashion I waited until the last minute to order it, and of course I could not find a picture to use that I loved!  So what do you do when you can't find the perfect picture?!  Have a Photo Shoot!!!
We went to St. Helena for my birthday and I was able to take some cute pictures of the kids.  And of course with three kids it is always hard to get a great shot of all three, but I managed to get a few!

Here are a few of my faves!

This is the picture we chose for our canvas

My adorable stubborn girl! (she didn't want to leave with us!)

Mr. Handsome!

My sweet girl!

Addy decided she didn't want to participate in these pictures!

Goofy!

This is my other favorite, but it was not a clear as the other when enlarged.

This is a good representation of my kids!

New Camera!

I have no idea what week of the year it is, therefore my 52 WEEK project is not really working!  My camera broke maybe a month ago and I have been taking pictures with my iPhone and little point and shoot, but thanks to a Costco rebate check and my birthday I was able to get a new DLSR!  I got a Canon Rebel T1i and it is GREAT!  I of course have been taking loads of pictures!  So here is a sampling of pictures from my new camera!  (I think with all these pictures I should be caught up on my project!!)

The kiddos at Easter

My silly girls

Sisters!

Girls Weekend in Mendocino!