It’s cold out there. Take some photos and enjoy looking through them, all warm and toasty, in front of your computer.
Okay, I admit it. These were taken on a porch. But beauty is everywhere to be found. Even from a front porch.
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Jan
31
2010
Burrrr
Jan
02
2010
Snowy Snow Owl
So it is time to play a little catch up. It has been “vacation” for us here. We filled the last week with holidays, family, friends, broken noses, severed fingers, good meals, birthdays and all sorts of other things that make vacations great and even when not so great… memorable.
Here are a couple I just found of Dunes building her Snow-Snowy Owl in our backyard while Griffin napped.
Note: I got a few smiles. Turns out Christmas, snow, and snowballs are all things that will bring out smiles without much prodding.
Here she is testing out her omnipotent powers and making it snow. Who knew bamboo trees were ever greens? They stay green throughout the winter.
Of course all Snow-Mama Snowy owls have their nest of eggs to protect from the predators of Providence. There are quite a few. You can ask Dunedin and she will give you a list.
Again, smiles. Before I jinx it, let me share my latest technique for getting my children to smile at my camera. Slapstick. Mommy falls, mommy walks into walls, mommy cannot hit child with snowball to save her own hide, mommy tries to talk but only squawking comes out… This sort of thing. Give it a try. Someone is sure to get a laugh.
Oct
13
2009
Creativity is all about perspective
Sometimes what it takes for a little inspiration is just changing the venue. 
One of the greatest things about having kids, for me as a photographer, is that my world view is changed irrevocably with their presence. I will never be able to look at a pine cone without thinking of it as a “porcupine-fish”, as my daughter described one once or as a projectile, as my son demonstrates often. What I mean to say is I try to use this childhood perspective in my own life to see things in a new way. When applied to photography, I have been thinking more and more about how to *see* with fresh eyes the things that are all around me. Here is a little photo/creativity exercise:
Pick a subject and decide to capture it in as many ways as possible. At least 8. Use your toothbrush, anything. Just change your perspective. I bet you will find the first 4 easy then it starts to get harder.
I have been reading this book : How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum by Keri Smith. I found her book after stumbling upon her blog entry 10 ways to infuse your work with your personality Which is a good read if you are feeling like you need a kick in the creative rump.