2 posts tagged “flowers”
I often post photos of Beth and Kathleen on my blog, but I've never had the pleasure of posting photos of my mum. <3 She is the reason for my being and is the source of all my creativity. She has taught me and pushed me in amazing new directions...
I took this photo of my mom this last weekend. She wanted some pretty photos taken of her around the house with all of her beautiful flowers and trees to give away to some special family members. (She's a fantastic and talented gardener.) I was happy to help her with this project, and I especially loved editing all of the photos. I'll try to post those at a later time.
Mom, I'm sure you'll see this since you read my blog every now and then. When you do, just know that I love you!
I'm not one to take pictures of flowers. Flowers are beautiful, yes, but I've always found them a little boring compared to other photo subject opportunities, like people. Flowers are predictable. They're cliche. They do, however, produce beautiful photos if a little creativity in angles is added to the mix. I was so happy with how some photos of flowers turned out earlier this week that I used some of the end products as part of my gift for Mom for Mommy Day. She loved everything, but she has yet to see the ones I was able to to snap while I was at home for the weekend. Most of the photos in this post are of the gorgeous blooming trees and plants in my yard at my parents' house. There's something about going home during some weekends that really takes me back to everything happy when I was little. For the past two years, I've lived in the city most of the time and everything-- the air, the people, the everything-- seems so dry compared to the suburbs. But when I come home, it's like the magic of everything good hits me all over again. It's an escape and a place for me to hide for a while. I think these photos will explain why I love going home so much. Colors speak for themselves.
Beth and I have exams this coming week so the two of us weren't able to celebrate Mommy Day with Mom and Kathleen all at once since we were in and out of the house at different times. Instead of buying presents, we all opted for the more creative (and less expensive) choice: homemade gifts. Beth and Kathleen wrote Mom poems and I gave her a small portfolio of some of my photography. She loved everything, as usual. To this day, she still tells us that no one gives her presents like we do. I second that. ^__^
I'm going to use the rest of this entry to commemorate Mommy Day and Mom, my reason for being, just because she deserves a little something more. So, instead of writing about my rather "meh" week coming up, I'll focus on the positive and good in my life right now: here's a little preview of what goodness there is-- in mommies and beautiful days alike.
Taking photos of flowers can be really fun. I learned that a little oomph has to be put in it though.
