Cupcake

A few weeks ago, my husband and I visited a pet store that had some of the most adorable pet treats I have ever seen.  We decided to get Dozer some [not that the fatso needs any!] of the cute treats.  I picked out this cupcake because it so closely resembled one that I would eat.

I attempted to capture Dozer as he was eating it, so here is what I got.

Contrast

This week's Photo Friday challenge was contrast. The picture I decided to use was one that I took back in October while visiting my sister-in-law in California.  There was some washed up seaweed on the beach that looked pretty ugly in color, but I thought it might look interesting in black and white.

Seaweed

Superbowl

This photo is along the same lines for editing from the "Self Portrait" picture in the post before this one. Since it was Superbowl Sunday, I thought it could be interesting to portray what [in my opinion] most Americans look like on this particular day.

Me, Myself, & I

This week's Photo Friday challenge is "Self Portrait." Oh boy.  Not exactly something I was looking forward to.  I thought I would take a different approach to this challenge by doing a multi-person portrait. WARNING: this is my first attempt ever at doing something like this, and I know it needs a lot of work, but I guess I need to start somewhere.

This picture captures a few of the things that I spend most of my time doing on a daily basis:

1. I love to spend my free time [when I have some] reading.
2. I spend a lot of time on my computer or my phone--but a lot of that time is spent staying in touch with my family and friends--and those people are very important to me.
3. Lastly, thanks to my husband, I spend a lot of time at the gym.

Photo Challenges

I have been trying to think of an idea [besides this blog] to hold me responsible for taking more photos, and I stumbled upon two different sites, one is called Photo Friday, and the other one is through Flickr.  They both are centered around the idea of a weekly theme or challenge.  What a great idea! I am really hoping that this helps me out.

This past week's challenge on Photo Friday is "Travels" so I decided to go with this old picture.

This photo was taken back in August of 2008 on a trip to NYC with my mom and younger brother.  We spent a few days touring the city, making a stop at Pier 17 where this photo was taken.

Meet Dozer

Dozer is our insanely crazy English bulldog puppy, and I don't even think crazy does him justice.

Unless you have actually met him, he is a little hard to explain.  Ever since I met my husband, he has wanted a bulldog that he could name Dozer. For the longest time I told him that it would be best to wait until after we got married to get a dog...I thought I was in the clear. Not so much. 

Iceapalooza

Who doesn't love central Indiana's weather?  Last night most of Indianapolis got blasted with a severe ice storm. Just take a look at the radar from this afternoon...it seems a little ridiculous. The roads were so bad that my work was even closed for the day!

Since there was not much to do, I bundled up to head out to our garage to attempt to spread some salt on our sidewalks and stairs. I stepped outside and instantly realized the eeriness that surrounded me.  No noises.  No one to be seen anywhere.  As soon as I looked around, I saw the ice that completely covered everything outside.  From the power lines, to tree branches, to the gutters to the chain link fence.  I had entered an icy wonderland. I immediately pushed salting the sidewalks to the back-burner [which I regretted later] and decided to grab my camera. 

Really, a blog?

So I am not going to lie, I am not considering myself to be a "blogger." Actually, I don't even know what that means.  My husband recently created a blog to help keep him dedicated to his triathlon training [shameless plug-damonacton.blogspot.com] so really I am just copying him, don't tell.

Not too long ago, I decided to purchase a dSLR camera.  I have no idea how to use it,  I don't even understand photoshop, but I thought "what the heck?" and decided to buy it anyways.  I've only used it a few times since I bought it which is really a shame.  I am attempting to learn how to use it, and I thought that having a blog might help keep me dedicated.  So we will see where this actually goes.

I have always been interested in photography, and I think that might stem from my dad. I always saw his interest in the hobby while growing up [he took my senior pictures in high school], and now I am actually trying to do it for myself.  I know I will never be considered a "professional," but that does not bother me at all.  My husband is always telling me to find a hobby, so maybe this is mine.  If nothing else, I find shooting relaxing and rewarding for myself, which is really the only thing that matters.

Feel free to follow me on this journey and see where it goes. I am always interested in and looking for tips, tricks and advice, so please help me!