Documenting the real life, real essence, real personality of my children's childhoods is incredibly important (and incredibly enjoyable) to me. I simply cannot pull my camera out and take a couple shots. I just can't. Every time I pull it out, hundreds of clicks pass through my hands.
And so I get monthly folders that typically approach a thousand images. I'm starting to feel sorry for whoever has the daunting task of going through all these images later. How on earth can you find anything after the fact? I know I have difficulty now and I'm only four years into this parenting thing! Often times I'll remember a particular image, and then go back to try to find it.... and search and search and search... and get no where. But when ever I go to whittle down my photo repository, I can't delete them. I just can't. Not even bad ones. I'm attached to each and every single shot.
As I've worked on this new awesome project tonight, the 10 on 10, I kept seeing commercials for that Hoarders show on TLC or Discovery. And suddenly it struck me.
i. am. a. hoarder.
Just like those people that we watch and are appalled over due to all the horrible stuff they keep in their homes.... it's just that my hoarding happens to be directed at photo files.... so you won't notice my problem if you happen to stop by unexpectedly to visit. I guess that's a good thing.
All of that to say, when I saw recently on the Bloom Forum about a cool new personal project, the 10 on 10, I couldn't help but pounce on it. What a great way to document the entirety of our day, not just the moments that make me grab the camera. This was inspired by this post by Jack and Ruby Studios. And nine other photographers are participating with me!
The long and short of it is, on the 10th of every month, I post 10 images capturing a day in our life. I captured Wednesday July 27, 2011 for this go-round, and tried to shoot about every hour. It was a blast. (and of course, I had a treacherous time trying to narrow it down to just 10!)
Next on the circle is Chesney Maxwell. Check out her 10 on 10 post here.
Don't forget - keep going and see what Chesney Maxwell captured on her day!
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I love it! Sweet sleeping baby. That's my fave! Great job!
ReplyDelete"Often times I'll remember a particular image, and then go back to try to find it.... and search and search and search... and get no where." Oh, I know this too well! I even spent half an hour going through my edited-down, published-for-friends-and-family-to-view, family website looking for a particular image and couldn't find it.
ReplyDeletei love your eye - that table image is fantastic, and the slip n slide is another favorite. gorgeous!
Beautiful images Carey!! Colors so bright, eyes so sparkly, sleeping so sweet (my fav)and your son ready to take on the world in his karate clas.. LOVE them all! It will be so nice getting to know you.. love your bio too! xoxo
ReplyDeleteCarey these are absolutely wonderful. Your eye for seeing your life through your lens is perfect. I want to see like you do! I am excited to get to know you through this project
ReplyDeleteI could not love that SlipnSlide photo anymore. Brilliant day Carey!
ReplyDeleteI'm same as you Carey--I can't pick a favorite. The light hitting the popcorn is perfect. I love the dog's point of view under the table. The composition and colors in the the slip and slide shot are just perfection-a great representation of a summer day. But those eyes! oh my! You sure do rock your D90! Great work.
ReplyDeletelove your group ... these are all the sweetest, but the last one is so dreamy!
ReplyDeleteI love the one of the dog under the table. Just love it. But these are all great. :)
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