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To kick off 2014, I’m participating in a new blog circle with a group of talented women (and men :)).   Each month we will be picking a theme that our images will need to relate to in some way and they will need to be in black and white.  Images in black and white are something I really want to work on.  I know it sounds simple right?  just make it black and white…but I think there’s a lot more to think about when you are shooting black and white since you don’t have colour to help tell your story.  Composition and mood really comes in to play and you need to be thoughtful of everything in the frame.  I’m really looking forward to project and can’t wait to see what my fellow photographer’s shot for this month.  We chose the theme ‘In the Kitchen’ for January.

You can continue to follow along with our blog circle by visiting Lisa Mallette Photography

I started this 10 on 10 project back in Januar and it’s finally come to an end (is it bad to admit that I’m not very sorry to say good bye).  I won’t say I followed the rules too closely but I’m ok with that, it still got me out shooting personal stuff instead of  just for clients.  I didn’t get any shots of my boys on the 10th and really wanted my last month to be about them so I admit these were taken shortly before.  I took them to Ripley’s Aquarium which was recently built in Toronto.  It was so dark in there that I was shooting at some pretty high ISO’s.   I love them all though.  This place is fantastic and my boys had a blast there.

You can follow along the blog circle by visiting Jordan from Jordan Parks Photography

I missed October’s 10 on 10…in fact our entire circle did.   But November is done!  One more month to go and we are finished this project.  I think I may look for something different to attempt next year.  These projects are great – they get you out shooting when at times its pretty easy to tuck the camera away and forget about it.

My boys each received Galaxy Pad’s and ‘addicted’ doesn’t even describe how much they love them.  I have to hide them now or I get no attention anymore.

Another month down for our groups 10 on 10 project.  If you haven’t been following along, I am participating in a monthly blog circle – 10 photos on the 10th of each month.  Make sure to stop by Jordan Parks Photography to see how her day was.  I admit I missed the tenth this month.  The photos that follow were from a few days earlier, our last weekend that we’ll spend at our trailer this year.  My kids were so sad but our park set up a play day for all the kids and they had a ball!

When we arrived home that night, we stopped off at the local splash pad with this awesome foutain the kids can run though.  Couldn’t resist a bokeh shot!!!