Tag Archives: photo_challenge

Bokeh

30 Jan

The photo challenge this week was bokeh. It was a BEAUTIFUL day today and a lovely evening, so Chris and I headed out after TEFL class to give the bokeh project a try. Chris’ photo, by far, was my favorite of the evening: Of the photos I took, this was my favorite:  

Night and Day

23 Jan

Whoooo!! I finished this week’s photo challenge on time to submit to Gizmodo to be posted with all of the other submissions! The challenge this week was to take a photo at night that appears to have been taken in the daytime. This was a perfect weekend project because Chris and I are taking an [...]

Ice Project

17 Jan

The photo challenge last week was ice.  I had a few birthday candles left over, and so several days ago froze a couple.  I experimented with floating the ice candles in water and then on different backgrounds of paper.  Because I collage, I have myriad scraps of paper for just such occasions.  This project confirmed that [...]

In which Ann Marie sets her intentions for a new year

16 Jan

Well, hello there, 2011!  It’s funny to think about new beginnings on January 1st because it always feels like such an arbitrary time of the year to begin again.  I think that my feelings of newness and awakening always occur in the spring, when flowers bloom and the sun is warm but breezes still cool; [...]