Assignment #4 - Lighting

Ventured to Holland and Grand Haven for this past weeks assignment. Busy weekend of picture taking... but all well worth it! Makes me enjoy this hobby even more!

Assignment #3 - Compostional Design Elements & Perspective/Point of View

It was a perfect weekend! Here are a few of my photos from my most rescent PO 101 assignment:

My favorite of the bunch!

Scott Kelby's 4th Annual Worldwide Photowalk

My best shots from the photowalk in Grand Haven!

Side note... these were all done using manual! :) Which I can finally say...

Didn’t want anything to do with the country…

After growing up in a 100+ farm house, I thought that when I grew up that my house would be modern and nothing to do with the country!

WRONG!

Currently, I am stuck on the reclaimed restored look! My real interest started when I came up with the idea of blue Ball mason jars for the wedding! I feel deeply over heels in love with them and won’t let them out of my sit… sorry girls, those won’t be lent out for any weddings. From there, I found an interest in burlap which we used for table clothes at the wedding which at the time reminded us of sand, not country! For my birthday, my dad said he could make me a barn wood mirror, which has not been made by the way. That grew in to wanting a barn wood head board! At this point we have the wood and it’s at our house, it just needs some power washing and cutting before it turns in to a headboard. Next I want a fruit crate bookcase… and possibly an antique milk jug to use as a floor vase!  Hew….

All of this bringing me full circle back to my parent’s house in the country! Obviously my mom doesn’t totally understand my new sense of decorating style but that’s just cause she’s been there and done that!

Assignment #1 - Learning shallow DOF, broad DOF, how to stop action, and how to blur action

Only a few weeks in and we were ripped away from using auto which means learning ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture, and metering all at once and how the combination gets a great picture! Here are samples of our first assignment...

Caught a fish jumping in mid air! I'd call that stop action! 

It's been a year!

Hard to believe, but yesterday, it was a year since Ryan and I said our "I dos"! He is my best friend and I love him more everyday! Best day of my life and I wouldn't change anything about it!!! We celebrated by heading to Snug Harbor in Grand Haven. We enjoyed the sun, boats, and some really yummy seafood nachos! I think we also came to the conclusion that we want to be boat people... but one thing at a time... the basement has been waiting 2 years to be complete. Which also brings me to the 2 year anniversary of us owning our home! :) Hopefully the basement is on track for this coming spring... but we have made some small improvement this year including landscaping and new outdoor lighting. Last but not least... today was my 6 year anniversary of working at Foremost/Farmers! The time, just like the other anniversary's, has gone by so fast. Only 4 more years to another week of PTO! You would of thought though with it being my 6th year, that my fellow Excitement Committee members would of got my name right... I'm haven't been "Julie Weaver" for a year now... and am going to be Julie Fiebig forever and ever!! :D

Here are a few pics from our anniversary...

 What a beautiful day a year later...

Year old Cherry Chip Cupcakes! They weren't too bad at all! :) Thank you again, Robyn, for making them for the wedding! I have 2 more that I'm going to see if can make 2 years in the freezer! ;)

By the way... here are the photos from that wonderful day a year ago on fabulous Ashley Folkema's blog...
http://www.ashleyfolkemaphotography.com/blog/?p=5946