"Funny Face"

Catching a funny Max face on camera is a challenge, and the funniest ones always seem to come when the camera is across the room or, worse yet, I don't have it with me at all! LOL
As soon as I saw the subject for this week's challenge, I just *knew* which photo I'd use, even though I took it more than 2 years ago!

"Words"

Image shot at f/4.5, ISO 800, 18-70mm @ 50 mm... and all manual settings, I might add!
I love words; when I was a kid, I was always reading; the cereal box at breakfast, the shampoo bottle in the bathtub, my nose was buried in a book the rest of the time.
The poems of Shel Silverstein were my favorites, and I can't wait to introduce them to Max! He has his very own set of the books, shown here, just waiting for him to be ready for them!
I can't wait.

"Taking it Old School"

The challenge for this week was to apply some "old school" effects to a current digital photo. In keeping with the theme, I chose to shoot one of Jamie's "old school" coffee grinders. I had a few plays with this one, just because I was having so much fun!
So here are a few versions with various film effects applied:




And now, for a little "behind the scenes" information... here's what the image looked like, SOOC (Straight Out Of Camera): I used a couple sheets of my scrapbooking cardstock for the background, and then strategic cropping and Photoshopping to make it appear seamless. I'll definitely be using this method in the future to photograph small objects, so it gives me almost limitless options for colors! Goodness knows I have enough scrapbook paper!

And then here's what it looked like after making the ACR and Photoshop adjustments (where I started to then add the film effects):


Image shot at f/7.1, ISO 800, 18-70mm @ 40mm

"The Little Things"

The challenge was for "The Little Things" so I chose to shoot Max's "collection" of Chuck Taylor's. Jamie and I decided a long time ago that Max would always have a pair of Chucks in his closet, starting with his first pair, crib shoes that he had at about 6 months old! Now he's only weeks away from outgrowing his most recent pair... time to start shopping for new ones! Maybe for Christmas...
Image shot at f/4.5, ISO 400, 18-70mm @ 56mm

"A Special Object"

The challenge was to shoot a "special object" and I chose Max's Blue Dog. Blue Dog was one of the first gifts Jamie's mom gave Max when he was born; Blue Dog lived in his isolette in the NICU, rode in his car seat when he finally came home, and now lives in Max's crib and he can't sleep without his Blue Dog.

f/5.6, ISO 400, 18-55mm lens @ 35mm