Fotoart Photography Photoblog

photographers around the world...

...are joining in for an assignment put on by Barb Uil of Jinky Art.  The assignment:  take a picture on a Wednesday with sun or sunflare in it and post the image/images on October 15th.  I am sure I am the last one to post this as I am on the Westcoast.  And as my schedule had it, the Wednesday I picked was packed with activities but I had no session.  So after a busy day we rushed down to the beach to catch the sunset.  Check out what other photographers did around the world.  The links are below.

www.annecooperphotography.blogspot.com.au/

www.bambino-art.co.uk/blog.php

www.beechalmers.com/

www.blog.artofjoy.com.au/

www.blog.karenmenyhartphotography.com/

www.celiamay.com/blog.html

www.chirpydphotography.com/

www.crystalwrightphotography.net/blog/

www.dunlapportrait.com

www.eefphotography.com/

www.elenakphotographyblog.com

www.elkedous.blogspot.com.au

www.fromthebirdcage.wordpress.com/

www.generationsphotographyaz.com

www.gleeandblissblog.com

www.gwstudios.net

www.h2ophotography.ca/blog/

www.heatherwalkerphotos.com

www.jennifermorrowphotography.com/

www.jolamulder.nl/blog/

www.judyhohmann.wordpress.com/

www.KatieBrase.com/blog

www.kerrybphotography.com/blog

www.kimhillphotography.com/blog

www.Kristen.dvorscak.com

www.kristendukephotography.com/

www.littlecherubphotography.com/blog

www.mbymphotos.photographyblogsites.com/blog/

www.melindasphoto.com/blog

www.melissadepape.com/blog/

www.michelamagnani-blog.com

www.morganhendersonphotography.com

www.mosaicphotography.net/blog

www.mrssmartphotography.com.au/blog

www.nancyvazphotography.com/blog/

www.nicoleyardley.com/wp/blog/

www.ninatantzen.com/blog

www.ohtography.com/blog/

www.peanutsproutphotography.com

www.raivala.com/blog

www.rebeccamercia.com

www.rebeccapattersonphotography.wordpress.com

www.sandrabludauphoto.com

www.sandrahenriphotography.com.au/

www.sarakatedesigns.com.au/blog

 www.spryartblog.com

www.storybirdphotos.com/blog

www.TammySmithPhotography.com

my advents calendar

getting 24 little gifts:  two hours shopping  

packaging little parcels:  three hours

assembling the arrangment:  one hour

cups of coffee consumed during the setup:  one big latte

sparkle in her eyes when she opens a little gift each morning:  just priceless

let's talk about bling bling {victoria photographer}

A totally random post today.  My mother visited last year and showed off her beautiful Pandora bracelet.  For all of you who do not know what that is, essentially a charm bracelet:  according to Pandora's little booklet wording: beautifully hand-finished charms made in sterling silver and 14K gold with genuine gemstones.  They can be put together on a silver or gold chain, or a fabric or leather string.  

And beautiful they are.  I really like them and buying these charms can get highly addictive, and costly.  So then a Michael Hill flyer came into our house listing similar charms and beads.  Different colors and oh so pretty.  Needless to say, I purchased a few more charms.  They were about the same price as the Pandora charms.  

So last week we window shopped in Oak Bay, on Estevan Road, and went from Buddy's Toys to the next door store which carries pretty much everything that is pretty.  And I found more charms.  This time, by DaVinci.  Never heard of it, but really pretty colors, lots of bling, and so much more affordable.  That really made my day.  I selected four pretty beads and put them on my Pandora leather necklace.  If you look at the pictures below, the top two pictures show my Pandora leather bracelet with Pandora and Michael Hill charms, and the pictures below show my leather necklace with the 4 DaVinci charms.  The charm with the little perl is a Michael Hill charm.  So mix and match, and save money.  If you want to find out more about DaVinci, here is the link.  As a price comparison, here is Pandora.  Needless to say, DaVinci would not be genuine gold or silver, but still, I think it looks very pretty combined with all the other charms and it is not as expensive.

merry christmas to all

 

As I am wrapping up this year,

I would like to thank all my customers 

 for choosing me as their photographer. 

Thank you for allowing me into your lives

to document some cherished moments.

With Warmest Wishes for the Season

Ute

gems, rocks and treasures

We went to a Rock and Gems Show at the Leonardo da Vinci Centre yesterday.  So many beautiful rocks, gems and beads.  We learned how to pan for gold and even had a little go at it which resulted in finding a few specks of gold.  What a thrill.  We came home with many treasures which I have yet to photograph.  These few images are from yesterday's event.

 

indonesian earthquake relief concert - victoria portrait photographer

I had the pleasure of documenting yesterday's Indonesian earthquake relief concert "inspired by Java", an intriguing multicultural mix of music.  First nations drumming, the Hang, Medieval, Persian and Victoria's First Gamelan Orchestra.  All moneys raised will go to the Canadian Red Cross who are one of the few charities getting aid to the island of Sumatra.  Here are a few highlights.

          

playing around

I hardly talk camera talk or what equipment and lenses I use and how I process my images.  I think the outcome is more important than how I got there.  I played with some images I took the other day.  The cameras are now so advanced, you can't get that film grain look unless you add it after the fact. So that is what I did with these images.  I desaturated the first image and then added some grain.  For the second image, I turned it into a black and white and added some grain after.  

detail shots

These are for my friend Debbie.

spring? where?

Today was pro-d day... no school for the kids. The girls went outside to play and wanted to have a picnic. I looked out the window and there they were, huddled up in a towel, freezing but having fun. I could not resist and had to take a few pictures. Later on, we went for a walk and got caught in a little hail shower. Crazy weather right now.

my website and slideshows are down

Sorry all, my hosting company switched servers overnight and they are still working on the bugs.  So for now, my website is down as well as all my slideshows.  So if you try to access your slideshow, I am awfully sorry, they can't be accessed right now.  I will check again later on in the afternoon and hope everything will work soon again.

Thank you for your patience and I do apologize for the inconvenience.