5 crochet photos

28th October


Last year the wonderful Ashley from Lazy Daisy Jones ran a photo a day challenge and I loved every minute of it.  So when I heard she was running another one this year I was beyond excited and determined to really think about each photo and how I was going to try and be a little more creative this time round.  Want to see the list for each day in October, here it is...

Day 1:  Yarn Selfie

It was incredibly difficult to pin the
yarn to my hair, my family
finally think I have flipped!

 Day 2:  Cosy

What could be cosier than being surround by crochet
blankets, working on my latest project, wearing
my home felted slippers and sitting in front of a lit fire?

Day 3:  Texture

This was a no brainer, I'm Norwegian so it had
to be the waffle stitch for texture didn't it?

Day 4:  Granny Square

Here I am aged 2 and a half with my granny
who taught me originally to crochet

Day 5:  WIP

This was hard for me as I have so many works
in progress, but my current ones that
I am working on and not sitting in the corner
waiting their turn are all Christmas related.

Unfortunately this month has not turned out as I had planned and I have been side lined a bit by current events, so it was not to be that I could complete this photo challenge nor have I even had time to look to see what others have posted, I made it to day 8 before I had to bow out.  I am however, already looking forward to next year if Ashley runs it again.

UPDATE:

Thank you to everyone who commented on my last post Drama on the high seas, I am sorry that I have not as yet replied to everyone on that post and the one before, as said life has been somewhat hectic, but I do intend to if I can.  I though it more important to come and visit your blogs instead but I always read every comment and I really do try to reply, just been slack of late and I apologise. QUESTION?  Do you know when I reply to your comments, are you informed via email, do you come back to check?  I still have not worked out about comments and replies, can you advise?

So back to the update and Ella...  she is no longer on a meningitis watch but is still completely wiped out and it may take some weeks before she is fully recovered.  The last two weeks have been mostly spent sleeping and recuperating but each day she is a little better, thank you all so much for your get well wishes to her xxxx

Joining in with Amy sharing my 5 photos with you, 

hoping you will stop by and see what others are sharing too.

♥  Hoping for continued autumnal warmth  ♥

Walk and Shoot

June 18th

Remembering how to use some of the buttons on my camera,
was both fun and frustrating

Part of the joy of blogging for me is the visual element.  I have always loved taking photographs since I can remember I was even part of the photography club at uni not that you would know it or indeed I can remember anything about it! and I always thought I could take a semi decent shot.  But boy since blogging have I realised my limitations and have had my eyes opened to the world of fantastic amateur photographers that I can only dream to be. 

Aiming for the blurred background

For over a year now I have toyed with joining in on an online photography course to help with my flat lay photography,  this would be particularly useful for blogging photos, not so much for family snaps and shots but the expense has held me back. 
When a few weeks ago I stumbled upon a free, yes FREE walk and shoot in a neighbouring village where two fiendishly enthusiastic amateur competition winners and chairmen of photography clubs offered their services to walk around said Oxfordshire village and help us with our photography.  How could I resist?  I immediately signed up and then asked Phil over at the Twisted if she was able to take time out and join in too?  She could and she did, yeah! See if you can spot her in one of the photos later on.







It was a great day where by we grilled the chaps about our own cameras and use of them, talked about composition, the rule of thirds, what to look for, what to avoid.  It was fun and thankfully the weather gods were kind.  Both Phil and I learnt heaps, mostly that we need to practice more and actually get to know our cameras better.  We have both since had a little play in our back gardens as a direct result.  Hopefully the fruit of our practice will begin she hopes in vain to shine through on our blogs in the coming months.  Here I show you a selection of photos taken in an Oxfordshire village beside the Thames, enjoy...

Trying to think of photography on all levels

Aiming again for a different view, might this
be a child's view from the bridge?

Trying to create light and unusual shots

Reflections

Thinking about composition

Looking for interest in all places

Close up can be more interesting

Trying to capture the moment

Instead of taking the whole house, focus on an aspect of it

Trying to catch anything  'red' we were told was good in photographs

The motley crew listening to more advice

Different angles

Diagonal lines are always interesting we were told

Me taking a picture of him taking a picture

Sharp focus

Don't always put the interest in the middle (can you spot the ladybird)

It was a beautiful village to go walk about

Through the spider's web



A touch of red for interest

One of the chaps showed us how to edit out details we are not happy with in our photos, someone piped up that it was cheating but he explained we now live in a digital world and should embrace it and that it was no longer photography per se but digital media and so altering to make the picture better was not cheating but making it the best it could be.  In one of my photos he deleted a burglar alarm from an old cottage as he said it did not suit the perfection of the composition for example.  I must admit I was in awe of this and realised how easy it must be for magazines and books to airbrush and alter images, scary yet fascinating at the same time. What are your thoughts?  All the above photos are untouched by the way...  

♥   Do you have any photography tips

or courses I should attend?   ♥

Crochet continuation

April 22nd  

I am in my element, somehow I misunderstood and the crochet photo a day challenge was not just for the first half of April, but for the whole month!!  I cannot tell you how happy that has made me feel.  The first whiff of this news came when I saw Ashley's post...

It's never to late to join Lazy Daisy Jones

Day 16:  CROCHET TOY

As I have not made a toy, I included International Ted's
string vest that he commissioned me to make for
him whilst on a Mediterrean cruise

Day 17: STITCH COMBO

This is my favourite, yet unfinished blanket,
I love all the stitch combinations

Day 18: GRANNY SQUARE

I love a good granny square, shown here with a
photo of mamma as a little girl, she is still
my inspiration and go to person if I am stuck

Day 19:  MANDALA

My first ever mandala, post all about it   here  and
what a mandala actually is!

 

 

Day 20:  HOOK HOLD

 

 

I look very awkward in this shot but holding my
hook is so comfortable that I was shocked at how it looked!

 

 

In case you want to see the previous 15 photos that I entered for the

photo challenge,  they can be found Week 1 Week 2  Week 3

 

 

Joining in with Amy at http://lovemademyhome.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/five-on-friday_22.html?m=1 sharing my five photos from this week, hope you have

enjoyed them, pop over and see what other's are sharing.

Crochet creations

April 11th   


We are now into week two of the sharing a photo a day of crochet and below I present to you my entries.  It is such fun choosing what to share and how best to display it.  Some people are incredibly clever and inventive with their photography styling, I can but wish I could learn and have the eye.

Here are my latest five:

Day 6   CROCHET SPACE

My 'crochet space' choice was where I keep
my inspirational books and patterns

 
Day 7:  FAV HOOK

My favourite hook is this plain and simple grey size 4mm. 
It belonged and was used first by my grandmother,
then mamma and now I use it. 

 Day 8:  BLANKET

I chose this blanket as I made it
whilst teaching my first crochet class

Day 9:  PRETTY IN PINK

Pretty in pink had to be my scrap busting granny stripe vase

Day 10:  FLOWERS

For flowers I chose to share one of the many
crochet rings I have made over the years, I wear this one a lot.

♥  What would your entries look like?  ♥