Friday, May 31, 2013

Less Than Twelve Hours to Go!

     With less than twelve hours until tomorrow morning (heck, there's just slightly over two hours until midnight!) I am still having terrible issues choosing  a second photo challenge!!! So I am going to not so directly narrow the field. I am on Pinterest as I type this post looking at photo challenges directed towards the month of June. I know the first challenge I have already picked out is targeted for the month of June, but lacking the ability to pick between the other challenges I have found, this was the alternative.


     FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER (Give or take five minutes): I have found my second list! I finally found one I think I can manage with my iPod's camera and daily life! Yes I know the purpose of any art form or hobby should be to expand your talent and abilities, but let's start with what I can actually accomplish first hmm??

     So, would you like to know what you can be expecting for photos over the course of the next month?? Of course you do! It was silly of me to even ask! =) Alrighty, here goes:

June 1st- "B is for..." and "1st"

June 2nd- "A moment" and  "Friends"

June 3rd- "On my table" and "Handwriting"

June 4th- "After dark" and "My favorite place"

June 5th- "Environment" and "Everyday"

June 6th- "Transport" and "Nature"

June 7th- "Bright" and "Looking up"

June 8th- "An animal" and "Water"

June 9th- "From down low" and "Saturday mornings" (unfortunately this year, June 9th is not on a Saturday, but I can, and probably will take a picture depicting the typical Saturday morning for me)
June 10th- "You!" and "Bubbles"

June 11th- "Something funny" and "Treat"

June 12th- "11'o'clock" and "Something old"

June 13th- "Kitchen" and "Hot"

June 14th- "Texture" and "Flag"

June 15th- "From above" and "Necessary evil"

June 16th- "Family" and "In my kitchen"

June 17th- "Centered" and "Daddy"

June 18th- "Street" and "Faith"

June 19th- "Currently reading" and "Natural"

June 20th- "Cute" and "Sunshine"

June 21st- "Lunchtime" and "Plastic"

June 22nd- "Enjoying Life" and "Quiet"

June 23rd- "Last" and "Think pink"

June 24th- "Negative Space" and "In the yard"

June 25th- "Sharp" and "Strong"

June 26th- "Empty" and "Looking down"

June 27th- "Into the sun" and "Time"

June 28th- "Red" and "Nails"

June 29th- "In my bag" and "Summer"

June 30th- "Handwriting" and "Happiness"


     So there you have it! That is what you can expect to see from me in June! Can't wait for your feedback!

     Good Night and God Bless!
     Helen-Elizabeth
   

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Two More Days!

     Two more days my readers until I start taking and posting photos as part of my personal challenge to myself and to build my photography skills! I'm counting on your help to hold myself accountable for posting at least one picture everyday! I already have picked on photo challenge list and I'm currently sorting through the other multitudes I found on Pinterest last night for one to go with it to kick of this blog! 

     Two more days  and the craziness begins! I move into my very first apartment and I begin my year long photo challenge to hone my photography skills.

     Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that between this post and the one I put up last night I have decided that this, pick-two-photo-challenges-a-month-and-post-the-pictures-on-the-blog-challenge will go on for a year. For one year I will find two photo challenge lists a month and do them to the best of my ability. Sort of like a scavenger hunt. Only with photography. Does it get any better?? =) For one year I will go on a photographic scavenger hunt, it's going to be an awesome challenge, and I hope desperately to succeed. 

     Pictures begin in two more days! Let the count down begin!


     Good night and God Bless!
     Helen-Elizabeth

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

I Have Decided How This Blog Will Work....

     Good Evening All!

     I have finally come up with an idea for a constant source of blog post for this blog! I am currently wasting excessive amounts of time on Pinterest looking for photo challenges! Beginning June 1st (despite that being the day I move into my new apartment) I will begin two different photo challenges for the month, and will do my utmost to post both pictures at the end of the day on this blog.

     This will be how the blog works. Each month I will find two new photo challenges and use them as fodder for this blog.

     I already have the first two challenges picked out and will begin them on June 1st, and I'm currently hunting for more. My goal is to come up with a years worth of photo challenges (24 photo challenge lists) and do them every day for the next year.

     What do y'all think?

     Good Night and God Bless,
     Helen-Elizabeth

Welcome to LizBeth Photography!

     Welcome to LizBeth Photography, a place where I will share the pictures I take as I expand my knowledge of photography and my skill as an amateur photographer.

     What started this particular journey was something both fairly simple and rather large. I have always loved taking pictures (that's the simple part). I take them every chance I get, which is fairly often since my iPod is almost constantly by my side. Even if the pictures themselves are total crap, I still take the opportunity  to take them. The larger piece of this is new adventure is the fact that in three days time I will be moving into my very first apartment all by myself. I'll be moving back to my home town and leaving my mother and younger brother two hours behind.

      I decided if I was going off to start a completely new life, a new hobby should be part of the program. It was a toss between filmmaking (screenwriting/producing) and photography. I decided that photography needed less people to start up with and I already had a camera and a love of taking pictures so that made the most sense to me. Filmmaking is more than welcome to revisit my life a few years down the road. =)

     Most of the pictures I'll be posting over the next few days and as my journey begins will be pretty much landscape/nature shots, I don't have much else to work with at the moment. On June 1st however I will be participating (sort of) in a month long photo challenge. I have actually found two challenges recently on Pinterest that I would love to do. One specifically for the month of June and the other is just a generic 30 photo challenge. I may try both at once! Who knows?

     I hope you enjoy my photos and if any advanced/professional photographers should happen across my page and notice glaring mistakes in my technique or just have general advice to offer, all advice/constructive critiquing is welcome.

     I hope you all have a wonderful day!

     God Bless,
     Helen-Elizabeth