The Response: the Color of Light — Jessica When I looked over this morning, the light on the wall seemed white, but then looking at it closer, it wasn’t.

The Call: Where the Light Gets In — Cheryl Jessica continues to inspire and challenge me. Today it was an email about in-camera motion blur and multiple exposure. I went with the second technique for this image: three different photos, stacked in camera, and tweaked a tiny bit in Photoshop.

The Response: Light in the Distance — Cheryl Jessica has got me thinking about abstract images. This one was created with crystal vases, and a few layers in Photoshop. When I began thinking about the Call, I decided I’d approach it in terms of those that go into creating a photograph: shutter speed, aperture, and […]

The Call: Linear Elements — Jessica Along with Call and Response, I am working on a Lensbaby-focused 365. It’s a Facebook group that I joined on a whim right before the new year. Why? I’m not sure — just felt the need to pull the Lensbabies out more? Because I need one more headache in […]

The Response: Tiny Oceanscape — Jessica The kids had the day off because of the HUGE snowstorm that hit the DC area overnight. Oh wait you didn’t hear about that? Yeah, me either, but nonetheless they had the day off. So I took the day off and spent some time looking at abstract photography. One […]

The Call: Small World — Cheryl When I chose “tiny” as today’s Call, I imagined that I’d be getting out my 50mm lens and extension tube, but I wasn’t quite sure about what I’d shoot. Heading down the driveway after retrieving the mail, I was surprised to see a chunk of green moss (about the […]

The Response: Sharing — Cheryl I love it when Dennis and Stella spend time together. It was especially nice this evening, because Dennis had been gone almost all week.

The Call: Stolen Merchandise — Jessica Danny loves music so when he saw that his older brother had left the kindle and headphones where he could reach them, it only took a second before he grabbed them. He had the headphones on in a flash and was pushing the play button with that little finger. […]

The Response: Deep in Thought — Jessica Tommy has drum lessons on Thursday evenings which means that he has to start his homework as soon as he gets home from school. Luckily, homework in second grade isn’t all that complicated.

The Call: Assembled — Cheryl I don’t like to complain that my life is busy, since we all lead busy lives. I’ve found, though, that there are comfortable, normal levels of busy, and then there are the when-do-I-get-to-come-up-for-air levels. It feels like the latter type of busy has been my lot in life for at […]

The Response: Lensbaby Leaves — Cheryl Today, I decided I would say, “yes” to my Lensbaby (which, of course, implies that I stopped saying “no”). The winter landscape can be rather monotonous, and attaching the Composer Pro with Sweet 35 optic seemed like a good way to shake things up a bit.

The Call: Backlight Lilly — Jessica I’ve spent a lot of time in the past two months saying “no” to the things I really enjoy doing in order to try to make money. I suppose that’s the whole point of discipline, right? Doing what needs to be done not necessarily what you want to do. […]

The Response: In Your Face — Jessica I think basketball can be a very intimidating game. Our oldest two found it a bit overwhelming and confusing. The third son seems to be loving it and getting better with each game and practice. But still, all that noise, all that color, all those kids in your […]

The Call: Canon 1Dx — Cheryl When Bob the Cabinetmaker is here, working on the house, neither of us gets a lot done. There’s just too much to talk about, including photography. Today, he brought along his camera, so I could try out the lens he uses for portraits. I took a couple dozen shots, […]