Week 6 and 7: Colors!

This weeks project is all about color. Haha, next weeks is too! Primaries and secondaries. Red, Yellow, Blue. Purple, Orange, Green. They can be found in nature, out on the town, in your house or manipulated on your computer. Each picture should be predominately one color- or the focal point should be a specific color. Example: a bunch of green leaves with a bright little lady bug could either be "green" or "red."

Please label each picture with your name and the name of the color which it represents. You could also tell where you found your color, if you want! By the end of two weeks you should have 6 different pictures posted. Overachievers have permission to over-achieve. Teal, olive, chartreuse, melon...knock yourself out! Procrastinators beware. (Yes, I'm talking to myself).

Now go out and explore some of God's finest gifts...color!

Happy snapping!

Foreground and Background...on the GROUND!

I had a fun time with this project... mainly because it was just plain FUN drawing all over the driveway with Codie Rae!

Who is this Other Heidi Anyway?

Hello Christina & Heidi Monster! As I mentioned previously I am Heidi Wagner, a friend of a friend of Heidi Walter's, I know! Kinda weird how close our names are. What are a few things about me? ... well... I have always thought of myself as an athlete. I played sports even before I could walk and I continue to live a very active life, hiking, biking, playing a the very cool game of Squash & anything else that comes my way. It has only been recently that I started to consider myself an artist or call myself a photographer. I have always enjoyed taking pictures and photography has always been part of my life, but for the last year I have intently pursued being an artist & a photographer. It has been a wonderful ride and I hope I never have to get off. I look forward to sharing ideas, life, fun, photos over the next 52... er, ah.. I guess now 48 weeks. Cheers, HeidiWags

Seedum & Wood

Contrast & Texture

This is one I took when I was on the West Coast last summer, but could not resist posting it for the contrast assignment... I figured since I was already behind.. posting an old photo wouldn't help nor hurt my reputation. Water, rock, light, shadow, barnacles..

You may have been wondering if I would ever get around to participating in the 52 photo fun. I have been following your pictures and posts, and was busy doing photo things, but just not taking new pictures. When I have not been photaghing, I have been spending lots of time on my bike. So, it is only natural that I turned to both of my bikes to help me get started with this weeks assignment. For those of you who do not know me or have not met me, I am Heidi Wagner, you can call me Wags, Hwags, Wagsie Pie, or the other Heidi, so not to confuse me with Heidi Walter. I have enjoyed getting to know you both through your photography and maybe one day we might actually meet! Wouldn't that be fun? But for now enjoy my first post!

Week 5: Foreground - Background

I'll make this short and sweet. Shoot something in focus in the foreground with an interesting background that is out of focus. You can do this in aperture mode. The lower the number, the blurrier the background. Really, anything under a 5.6 will blur the back. Then switch. Blur the image in the foreground and focus on the background.

Happy snapping!

Better late than never...right?

The shape of the lily-pads sitting on the water against the tall grass growing out of the water.

Contrast:
Stack of wood in a field. Textural.

These next images I love. Partially because it is the entrance of the community center where I took Codie to swim lessons (FUN!) and also I took a super rock'n Zumba class! Which I now highly recommend to any individual of the female gender looking for a mega fun work out. The other part of my love is stemmed from the contrast in colors and shapes. I had to park my car off to the side and then stand on it in order to get the first two images below.

Photos by Heidi

An Artistic Eye...But Not Mine

This week was a little hard..okay, really hard for me to think of something for contrast. Everywhere I went I took my camera but never found anything that struck me. Yesterday I was driving and a long chain of thoughts led me to this idea. It turned out pretty fun and is really different from what I'm used too.

This is my amazing and beautiful friend Dee. I LOVE the the way she always has her hair and her make-up looks awesome on her. Definitely not something I could pull off.

I had to put this one in too. I took it last Saturday but edited it this week so does that count? Anyway, this is my other beautiful friend Jill who just had a sweet baby boy, Jace. Don't you want to hold him? I do.

By Christina

Week 4: Contrast

Contrast. In photography it means, "to show the relative difference between light and dark areas of a print or negative." Outside of photography it means, "a striking exhibition of unlikeness." In art, in general, it means, "the opposition or juxtaposition of different forms, lines, or colors in a work of art to intensify each elements properties and produce a more dynamic expressiveness."

Thank you dictionary.reference.com!

I love all of these explanations of contrast. Please interpret for yourself and use your artistic eye to produce some shots that show contrast.

Happy snapping photo phriends! :)

repeat repeat repeat

Photos by Heidi

I love love love these purple flower things.

I had fun cropping my images.

I really like this in black and white.

I had a hay-day with this project! Ha ha ha. Get it?

I collected all these images on a drive through the country

BY MYSELF!

It was only an 8 mile loop, but it took me a good hour to get around it.

Drive. Look. Stop. Reverse. Shoot. Repeat.

The picture on top -of the old fence posts- was the first picture I took.

Looking at it now it feels kind of boring. But I decided to keep it on to show growth! Ha!

Sometimes I think I'm so funny. I might need more sleep!

I hope everyone else is enjoying their picture taking like I am.

Color, Repetition, Shape . . . so much to think about

I loved the lines of the pine tree branches against the blue sky

but as I got closer and noticed the new buds and the shapes they made,

I was even more intrigued.

I love the repeating image

in the water but what

I love even more is Hayden

and Tyson together

fishing. They are the buds

and as I watch Hayden,

I can see so much of Tyson

in him. Hayden is always

wanting to be "just like Dad".

More than just a

repeating image . . .

I love flowers and blue skies,

what a beautiful day!

The color is always so brilliant . . .

and an insect is always a

great finishing touch.

Have a good one!

Abuela Sue

Somthing fun!

Something fun is just hanging out sometimes . . . We were on our way fishing and had to stop at the hardware store for the big boys to get some fishing supplies. We just hung out in the truck playing silly games, having silly contests, and telling silly jokes . . . TOO much fun hanging out with these two! It's great being a Grandma!

Abuela Sue

Mmmmmm

Monday we braved the heat and went to Jones' orchard to pick blueberries, blackberries, and peaches. I was excited because I think pictures of produce at places like this can turn out so great because they are so colorful and fun! This was a little bit of my attempt. I felt like I was snapping away but I came home and thought is that all I took? Here's a few.

I will definitely be taking more photos next time. And in case you are wondering, all the fruit has been delicous!

P.S.- by Christina

Week 3

Happy 4th of July! Time for another project! Repetition. Lines, shapes, colors...your choice. Find something visually interesting even if it is ordinary or you look at it everyday. Use your creative eye and find some repeating whatevers! May I also empower you to go on an artist adventure sometime this week and let your inner creative child have some time to play. Even if it is just a walk, by yourself...well, almost by yourself...TAKE YOUR CAMERA!

Don't be afraid to post an image everyday. Or several by the end of the week

Relaxation = Fun!

So, a project titled "something fun" should probably look a lot more... fun than this. But at this stage in my life, this is pretty darn fun. This was actually my default idea. My original idea was rained out. And, you can't really tell but this is me, sitting on an inner-tube, with a yummy cup of coffee, all my children inside the house either sleeping or playing with the grandparents, and I am seriously enjoying a moment to myself. A cloudy day. A quiet, fun-filled moment all to myself.

Below is a picture of my husband. He was on his way to have some fun of his own, and try his luck fishing the waters of Detroit Lakes, MN.

Makes me wish I could fly

This little project didn't turn out exactly how I had planned and I wish the picture looked a little better/sharper like it did in my mind..but I definitely learned a few things doing this. When I saw the subject was "fun" this was the first thing I thought of, yes, throwing Javen in the air. I think we have just as much fun as he does! Happy 4th!

I am HERE!!

Too weird to have a picture by myself . . . I did try but felt more comfortable with Scott by my side. So here it is . . . take it or leave it. I am Abuela Sue, Christina's mother-in-law (the dreaded in-law), Scott's wife, and so forth and so on. I have tried several different pics and finally just decided I needed to post one before I gave up on it. I am excited for 52 weeks! It will be fun! I love wide open spaces (the reason for the picture up in the top of the mountains). It clears my mind and helps me remember what really matters in life. Life is too busy and sometimes we don't slow down enough to enjoy what is happening around us and the people in it. I love days of just visiting with people I love or getting to know new people. I love days out in nature enjoying the sounds of the birds, animals, wind, water and appreciating the vivid colors. I love having fun and being with my family! I miss my family that lives far away . . . That is enough about who I am! I am now on the venture of finding something FUN!!!