Week Four: May 21

Soft.  Warm.  Rough.  Splintery.  Smooth.  Delicate.  When I say these descriptive words what images come to your mind?  It's amazing how one word can bring up a whole slew of images: from the negative to the positive.  Yet at the heart of these words, and images is texture.

Texture is an impressive thing. Texture helps us to see the innermost structure of an object or food: the filaments that help to make it up.  Texture helps us form a clear mental picture of an object or the particular way a food tastes when we describe it.  For instance the way that grass feels when walked on with bare feet. How warm my favorite knitted scarf is on a cold winter night.  Or the delicate silkiness of a flower in bloom.  The slippery glistening effect of bubbles floating on the air. The smooth shininess of pearls.  The composition of bark on trees.  And the delicate sweetness of freshly made crepes.

And as you’ve probably already guessed this week’s photos revolves around textures.

                                                                                               Lush n Tender

                                                                                                              Wooly n Soft

                                                                                                             Waxy n Silky

                                                                                                 Shiny n Shimmery

                                                                                                         Shiny n Smooth

                                                                                         Rough n Splintery

                                                                                                       Delicate n Sweet

Week Three: May 14

I recently started playing more with befunky: a really awesome free editing website.  You can upload a picture here and play around with editing.  You can add color, borders, and do really cool effects to your photos.  I was always afraid of editing. I thought that if you messed with the original photo then you were messing with the integrity of the photo.   Besides that, I liked my photos to be traditional.  While there is nothing wrong with that sometimes you need to bust out of your comfort zone and try something new.  At least I did.  And when I did I discovered a whole new world of fun photos.

This week my photo challenge was to take everyday objects and morph them into something funky.  To let my creative side have free reign.  Here is what I believe is the best of those photos.

Week Two: May 7

This Weeks Theme is Denton Landmarks.

What makes Denton Denton?  Some would say that it’s grabbing an ice cream at Beth Maries and window shopping on the square.  Others would say that it’s the Arts & Jazz festival.  While others would say that it’s the two universities that are at the heart of Denton.  These would all be good answers but there are so many other things that make Denton uniquely its own.  Like the many parks and nature trails, or the natural food store (the Cupboard), our locally grown produce at the Farmers Market, or all of the cool coffee shops found around town.

The seven photos I took are what I think come to the minds of most people when they think of Denton.  I could probably take a picture a day of what I believe is the heart of Denton (hey, maybe that should be my project 365 for next year) but alas I could not.  In conjunction to the seven photos I took, here is a list of my other Top Ten Loves of Denton.  

1.) Recycled Books
2.) Beth Marie Ice Cream 
3.) Fired Pickles at Sweetwater
4.) Twilight Tunes on the Square
6.) the Fun Artwork Found around Town
7.) Zera Coffee Shop (for their teas) 
8.) Fish n' Chips at the Abbey Inn
9.)Antique Car Show on the Square
10.) the Chestnut Tree

                                                                                                           TWU

                                                                                                         UNT

                                                                    Little Chapel in the Woods

                                                                        Courthouse and the Square

                                                                                                    Morrison's Corn Kits

                                                                            Denton Campus Theater

                                                                                                South Lakes Park

Week One: May 1

In honor of my Grandmother who passed away on April 15th, 2012 I am going to do another Project 365.  Grandma loved my photographs and was always telling me that I should try to get some of my work published.   I don't know about all that but I will try to start taking more photos.  This Project 365 is a little different than the first one I did (where I took random photos everyday for a year).  This photo project is going be a little bit more organized.  As there are 52 weeks in a year I am going to do weekly themes and post the photos and themes once a week (most likely on Sundays).

Saying all of this:

In honor of my Grandmother this weeks theme is to find Grandma’s Name Hidden in Pictures.  Her name was Leona Jean Williams Sager.  For some reason my Grandmother did  not like her first name so always went by Jean.  Personally I think Leona is beautiful.  

Here's to you Grandma!  Thank you for always believing in me, teaching me how to cook, sharing family stories with me, encouraging my dreams, walks on the beach, and for teaching me to never let people or circumstances get me down.  You were an amazing Grandmother.  Although you are no longer with us your memory will live on in my heart.  

                                                                                                              L is for Leona 

                                                                                                                   J is for Jean

                                                                                       W is for Williams 

                                                                                                                 S is for Sager 

                                                                                                                  E is for Leona 
  

                                                                                                                    R is for Sager