52 Frames. Week 14: Fill The Frame

For this week’s prompt, I titled the photo “The Orange Chrysanthemum”. I knew I wanted to grab some shots from my grandmother’s house…I was originally trying to get some of the kids and their candy, or the Easter eggs. But, none of those came out the way I wanted. Instead, I turned my sights on non-moving subjects that I could really get up close and personal with.

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52 Frames. Week 12: Music

Titled “Swing, Swing, Swing”, this week’s photo fits the prompt ‘Music’ as it’s quite literally a picture of a swing band.

On Saturday night, my husband and I went swing dancing. There was a live band playing. I couldn’t help myself and snapped this picture just before we left for the evening (they were still continuing for another hour, but my husband was done dancing.)

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52 Frames. Week 11: High Noon

Titled “Shadows on the Wall”, this week’s prompt was High Noon. While out running errands with the boy today (oddly enough at a quarter past noon), I happened upon these shadows from the trees on the wall of a local restaurant. I liked the contrast and stark lines of them against the mostly solid-colored wooden wall and walkway.

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52 Frames. Week 10: Complementary Colors

This week, the prompt was complementary colors, which just left the whole world wide open on what to do. But, there was an extra challenge included, product photography. While thinking about what I wanted to do for this week’s prompt, it dawned on me that Elmer’s glue was blue and orange on the label, which would be perfect. Fits the prompt and adds in the extra challenge. I set them up on my desk at home and used my desk lamp to try and give some lighting. I used lightroom to enhance the colors. I call this photo “Creating Bonds.”

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