HYMN

hymn to the weekend.

(last pic a vertical version

for the 52 week photography challenge,

artistic, still life) 

x

CATCH UP

the last two weeks of the 52 week photography challenge rolled into one –

week 5, technical, "ten shots of the same subject

choosing one" (above),

my darling daughter

getting cosy with a cup of cocoa,

& week 6, artistic,

"candy without using candy",

dark chocolate, cups of coffee by day or rooibos at night

& a lovely new magazine

are my favourite kind of candy...

this week, two books landed on my desk

for translation,

one on fashion, the other one on interiors.

and i'm shooting a series of products

while a chef cooks up treats

in a beautiful old place in town. 

so glad about my freelance life,

about making the transition, 

& how the right types of gigs

and new but quickly solidifying contacts

have been literally just appearing

one after the next. 

i also have a new lovely workspace

in another part of town,

which i'm eager to show you very soon.

clouds looming, too,

shoulder trouble,

which has caused some concern

& put certain limits 

on how much i can do in one stretch.

it's made me increasingly conscious

of nurturing this temple

with kind food

& gentle movement. 

i think patience is another issue

i need to exercise... 

and the art of not fearing

in the shadows, 

because light always shines through. 

ah, dear reader,

it makes me so glad you stop by.

and i know this space

needs a little je ne sais quoi,

some more coherently written posts perhaps,

but right now my head seems to be mostly spinning

& i'm feeling a little dizzy :) 

i'm looking forward to reaching the clearing 

behind the trees 

and meeting up with you there,

and until then,

i'll keep the rambles coming :) 

x

GLASS

"mirrors are just glass,

& you are more than that."

[ week 4 of the 52 week photography challenge ~

tell a story using a mirror. ]

x

ROOTS

"I am rooted, but I flow."

~Virginia Woolf

(Third week of the 52 week photography challenge –

Artistic: Land

"Your inspiration this week is land. 

This could be a landscape, 

or an image inspired by the land in some way.")

WEEK 2: SOOC

This week's challenge was to take an image 

without any post-processing whatsoever

(although setting the camera

to also include a jpeg version

as was the idea here

does mean the camera's made certain adjustments for you...) 

In any case,

in this world of filters & what nots

I think this is a great exercise 

– both forcing you to try & get the image you envisage

already in camera,

and teaching a little about

learning to live with 

& having the guts 

to put out there 

an image that includes

certain things you'd like to tweak a bit,

even if just minor adjustments

like white balance or cropping... 

The idea is to come back to this photo

in week 50 and edit it

– let's see where the mood takes then. 

x

WEEK 1

There's something in the soul 

that craves something fresh & new at the start of the year.

No huge changes in my life in store this year

(that I know of yet anyway),

so was eager to jump aboard

 a 52 week photography challenge.

A good opportunity to think out of the box a bit

and stretch one's personal limits & comfort zone. 

Thought I'd share snippets of these weekly tasks

over here as well. 

The first week's task was to 

tell a story using the rule of thirds 

– and my mind instantly jumped to the thought

of a blank sheet of paper at the start of the year

 to slowly begin to jot down a brand new story. 

A soft landing, a quiet start.

x