When I worked outside the home full time before having kiddos, I remember thinking that Fridays wouldn't be as exciting. It turns out, I was wrong. I am always excited to see Friday roll around.
1. This week has been straight up weird. I'm not even sure how to explain it.
2. I feel like the last person on the planet to fall head over heels for Fixer Upper, but it finally happened. I now understand the Farmhouse craze in home decor.
4. This week I shared my January Favorites on my YouTube Channel. I may or may not have went on and on about Fixer Upper.
Is it obvious we went to the library for new books?
5. I decided that instead of doing a whole post and link up for my #carrygrace52wkphotochallenge I am going to include the photo in my Friday Favorites post with no link up. It's no fun to party alone.
Welcome back to week#4! Ok, so maybe no one else has linked up yet. I'm still going to keep moving forward with this. The idea behind the challenge was simply to challenge myself to do a better job of picking up my camera each week and taking pictures of the ones I love, not just pictures for the blog.
I personally want to use my big camera so that I am constantly practicing, but I failed miserably with that this week. It's just been one of those weeks. I did still capture this silly picture of Henry. He had just read his first book to me unassisted. I was so proud of him.
Link your pictures below.
-Please link directly to your blog post, not your blog's home page.
-Please leave a text link back to this post so that others can find it.
-Do not leave a link to a different linkup.
Don't have a blog? You can post your pictures on IG and use the hashtag #carrygrace52wkphotochallenge .
Welcome to the 52 week photo challenge. The challenge is simple, get your camera out and take a pictures of a family member. There are no fancy prompts.
The pics that are the hardest for me to get are candid action shots in my house. This is what I really want to work on. My boys were working together to build a fort.
Welcome to week 2 of the 52 Week Photo Challenge. Pick up your camera and snap a pictures of one of your loved ones each week.
The other day I walked outside with my camera because the boys were outside playing. I am terrible at taking pictures of them when they aren't sitting perfectly still. Cade had picked up some sticks and was drumming on a pile of fire wood. That boy is always banging on something!
Link your pictures below.
-Please link directly to your blog post, not your blog's home page.
-Please leave a text link back to this post so that others can find it.
-Do not leave a link to a different linkup.
Don't have a blog? You can post your pictures on IG and use the hashtag #carrygrace52wkphotochallenge .
Today is the first week of the Photo Challenge. I am excited to see everyone's photos! (And hoping that there will be more than 2 people link up.)
This challenge is simple. There are no fancy prompts. Just get out your camera and make an effort to capture your sweet family each week.
My little Henry's curls vanished as soon as the temperatures dropped. I needed to capture that smile before it changes again. He will soon lose another tooth. He is growing up way too fast.
Link your pictures below.
-Please link directly to your blog post, not your blog's home page.
-Please leave a text link back to this post so that others can find it.
Don't have a blog? You can post your pictures on IG and use the hashtag #carrygrace52wkphotochallenge .
I started
thinking a month or so ago that I would like to host some type of organizing challenge once the new year rolled around. The closer the end of the year came, the more that wasn't the route I wanted to take. There is no shortage of organizing challenges starting this week if you are looking for a good one. I will most likely join one myself.
I got a new to me camera in early December. My previous DLSR was a Sony. The new one is a Nikon. They are so very different. I feel like I am having to start over with my photography skills. I'm am no photographer, but I got to where I was happy most of the time with my pictures. I began thinking that a 365 day photo challenge would be good for working on my skills. And then I laughed, because anything for 365 days would be a stretch. Then I started looking for a good 52 week photography challenge. There were several that looked fun, but none of them where really what I was looking for.
I finally realized that while a picture of something orange, the night sky, and what is in my cup might be fun and really stretch my skills, I will not be excited to look back on these pictures at the end of the year. I want to focus on taking pictures of my kids. My family.
Welcome to the #carrygrace52wkphotochallenge !
The challenge is simple. Pick up your camera and take pictures of your family each week. Take pictures of your kids, your husband, your uncle, and your grandma. Bonus points if you jump in the picture with your family. There are no fancy prompts. I don't want to have to wait until week 37 to take a particular picture of my kiddo. I want and need this to be simple so that I will stick with it.
I will be using my DSLR, but you don't have to have a fancy camera to join this challenge. Use whatever camera, smartphone, or iPhone you like to take pictures of the ones you love.
There are 2 ways to join in on the fun.
1. Post your photos each Thursday on IG using the hashtag #carrygrace52wkphotochallenge
2. If you are a blogger, you can post the pictures on your blog and then link your blog post here each Thursday with a linkup party that will be set up.
Pick up that camera and then come back on Thursday for Week 1 of the 52 Week Photo Challenge.
I can't wait to see pictures of your sweet families!
Let me know if the comments if you have any questions.
If you want to hear me talk about the exact same thing, you can view the video here.
