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What is Project 52? It's a personal challenge to photograph & edit something every week. It means no dust gets to settle on your camera. It's a weekly project that survives illness, vacations and power outages. When I took the challenge, it came at just the right time. I was in a slump. I was photographing the same thing all the time. This project helped me to find the beauty all around me and inspired me to photograph more different things in one year than I ever could have imagined. It also honed in on my favorite thing to photograph, my family. I love watching them grow. And they love seeing these photos framed in our home and in my studio. I love holding freshly framed prints.
Here are a few of my favorites from this year's adventure...
I'm looking forward to my next adventure - We're hosting our own Project 52 - We hit 41 Members this morning. Our Project will focus on the Educuation, Motivation and Inspiration of Photography at any level. It's nice when you can find a great group to learn from each other. Your work is a motivation to others and our group will celebrate that. Click here to sign up today - Our week one theme is "Resolution"
Happy New Year's Eve! Hope get to spend it with the one's you love. A new year is a year of promise and adventure. Celebrate it!
XoXoXo, Daphne
Daphne Ellenburg is a budding photography business owner in Southern Alabama with a supportive family and a new fancy-pants in home studio. She loves college football, big handbags, lip gloss and all things Olympus. Daphne also enjoys writing about her Photo-Adventures and her entertaining family. Catch up with her at Ellenburg Photography {Website} {Facebook} {EP Blog}{Daphne's Blog}{Join EP Project 52}
What life's all about was a fitting final MCP ACTIONS theme to a great year. This time last year, I was in a real slump. A photography slump. This project really helped me jump start what turned out to be an amazing year. Out of all the great things this year, watching my babies grow with my husband outshines any achievement or award. It's the little moments, that you can't recreate. Big Moments are for everyone, the little ones feel like they are just for me.
I enjoyed a sneak peek into your lives this week as you defined in photography "What Life is About" to you. Our top ten is great...if you enjoy the artists work, click on their links below - send them some love. Everyone loves to get a pat on the back...go ahead, pat away!
ONE {Sharp as a tack! Love the color pops}
Week 52 - Time Together in the Snow By jenfosterphoto
TWO {Gorgeous Macro & Great tones}
THREE {The shadow really makes this shot, nice work}
Week 52 - What Life is All About By sjpackard1
FOUR {Just a great moment all around. Lovely detail}
FIVE {Gorgeous Color!}
SIX {Wonderful tones - love the eyelash detail!}
Joy in the eye of a child 52/52 By Roger's Wife
SEVEN {Beautiful photo with a beautiful story - Congrats Susan}
project 52/52 {what life is all about} By jsnnmom
EIGHT {Great expression & love the subtle red}
NINE {Great texture & tone!}
TEN {Amazing action shot in the snow. Love this so much}
Discovery...what life is all about... By Kathy@dornickdesigns
And now for Ellenburg Photography's week 52 Photo. This week our tiny baby girl turned four years old. It was Hello Kitty everywhere. And yes, I did indeed bake this cake.
If you are looking to continue your photography adventure into 2012, consider joining Ellenburg Photography's Project 52. Our project will cater to the education, Motivation & inspiration of Photography at all levels. We are 40 members strong & we launched our first theme yesterday.
We're sure to have a fun group - come and get to know us.
For my 2011 Project 52 friends, It has been a pleasure to get to know you this year and to get a peek inside your lives each week. I love the way you see the world, Bold, Bright and with endless possibilities. Wishing you the Joy, Prosperity and Love 2012 will bring. Remember to Keep Snapping every week & Don't be a stranger!
XoXoXo, DaphneDaphne Ellenburg is a budding photography business owner in Southern Alabama with a supportive family and a new fancy-pants in home studio. She loves college football, big handbags, lip gloss and all things Olympus. Daphne also enjoys writing about her Photo-Adventures and her entertaining family. Catch up with her at Ellenburg Photography {Website} {Facebook} {EP Blog}{Daphne's Blog}{Join EP Project 52}
Ellenburg Photography's award winning photographer, Daphne Ellenburg, specializes in Wedding Photography and Family Portraiture. We are located just north of Mobile Alabama. We proudly serve all of Alabama, and Gulfcoast Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana. (251) 656-7601
Welcome to our very first project 52. As of this morning, we are 40 members strong...After completing last year's project 52 challenge, it left me wanting more. I had so many questions. How'd they do that? Where is that shot? How is that shot? Are they using the same software as me? This project 52 will solve a lot of those mysteries and help us to grow as photographers. 2012 is about growing, improving and learning all we can. It's about more than just keeping the dust off our cameras. I heard a great quote this morning, and I don't care how cheesy it is, I'm rolling with it. "This is what you were born to do. Now get out there and do it!"
Week one is something that is on everyone's mind this time of year, Resolution. No matter what's on your list, or how you interpret it, visualize it, and photograph it.
Here's our take on this week's first theme...
This is a pretty simple shot - exercise - it's a popular resolution - brought on easily by the 5 pounds I gained since my birthday and the panic as I'll be in the Bahamas in 38 days. Got to get my sexy on.
Here's a pull out of my shot.
You are looking at my lovely in home studio. I've got the weights on a box, on a rug, lit by two softboxes. Shot taken with a 35mm Macro lens. Edited with Photoshop CS4 & Nik's Ultimate Collection. Photo was run through Define 2.0, Viveza 3.0 for increase in structure, followed by Color Efex 4.0 (it's NEW and AWESOME) for Detail extraction.Post your shot to the group by Thursday Midnight - we will post new themes on Fridays to give you all weekend to think about it. Please list any details you'd like about your shot. I love your stories. If you try out a new software - tell us how you like it.
Thank you for joining us on this exciting adventure.
Wishing you a wonderful week of new beginnings, Fun, Family & Photography!
XoXoXo, Daphne
Daphne Ellenburg is a budding photography business owner in Southern Alabama with a supportive family and a new fancy-pants in home studio. She loves college football, big handbags, lip gloss and all things Olympus. Daphne also enjoys writing about her Photo-Adventures and her entertaining family. Catch up with her at Ellenburg Photography {Website} {Facebook} {EP Blog}{Daphne's Blog}{Join EP Project 52}
Ellenburg Photography's award winning photographer, Daphne Ellenburg, specializes in Wedding Photography and Family Portraiture. We are located just north of Mobile Alabama. We proudly serve all of Alabama, and Gulfcoast Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana. (251) 656-7601
The day after Christmas, my baby girl turned four years old. It's always exciting to celebrate a birthday, but it's so much more fun when they get so excited about it too. Every Balloon was so amazing. Every gift, was the best gift ever. I even baked the cake myself...however I'm nowhere near ready for a cake wars competition. Enjoy a few shots from our super fun birthday bash.
That last candle was a doozie.
If you like these shoes, you should see the matching purse.
Meet Patches & O'malley.
It was a near perfect day from start to finish. Madison is certainly the spark of life we need to keep us charged up all the year through. She brings so much joy, entertainment and endless questions to our days.
I hate it when they grow up.
XoXoXo, DaphneDaphne Ellenburg is a budding photography business owner in Southern Alabama with a supportive family and a new fancy-pants in home studio. She loves college football, big handbags, lip gloss and all things Olympus. Daphne also enjoys writing about her Photo-Adventures and her entertaining family. Catch up with her at Ellenburg Photography {Website} {Facebook} {EP Blog}{Daphne's Blog}{Join EP Project 52}
Ellenburg Photography's award winning photographer, Daphne Ellenburg, specializes in Wedding Photography and Family Portraiture. We are located just north of Mobile Alabama. We proudly serve all of Alabama, and Gulfcoast Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana. (251) 656-7601
The last two days of Christmas are always packed full of excitement. The house is decorated inside and out and everything smells of pumpkin spice and sugar cookies...it's my favorite time of the year. Jeffery was a great addition to our family this year.
We took the kids to visit Santa...always a good idea, just before the BIG day. No new wish list surprises this year. I remember one year, Jackson asked for a train set with Santa - all I could think of was, where is that going to live?
The Bass pro shop has the BEST Santa ever. He asks about school and talks about the importance of listening to your parents & getting along with your siblings - he even talks about how important it is to read every day. I take the kids to see him every year & I can take my fancy camera and snap all the photos I want. These guys ROCK.
Madison asked for a Leap Pad.
Grant asked for a Nintendo 3DS & Pokeman Rumble Blast.
Jackson has decided he's too big to sit in Santa's lap, but not too old to ask for a Nintendo DS too and anything Lego Ninjago.
What a great bunch...
Then we wrote letters...
After Santa's cookies are put out and the reindeer have been fed, and the kids are off to have dreams of sugar plums...Mike and I wrap our final gifts. This year, with the remodel - I should say, we searched the hidden places of the house for our final gifts to wrap. Some took longer to find than others, but we pulled off another fantastic Christmas.
I got Michael an ipad - and yes, I got the most cheesy engraving ever. I'm in gooey love.
And then, I opened an ipad - no clue... a nice sneaky job.
I didn't even know Lego made robots - Mike is so crafty with his gift finding.
Yes, it will toast the Alabama "A" on your toast. This gift was a real hit.
Holiday entertainment.
Madison named this Christmas cat Gwendolyn. I don't know where she comes up with these great animal names.
Mike really surprised me with a cruise to Bahamas. Wow. And he arranged my baby-sitter too. Best husband EVER.
I have a really nice collection of gifts this year that I can't wait to play with. I'm really excited to dig into this graphic design pad. I got some great movies and awesome music and software. It's nice when you get exactly what you want and things you didn't even think of.
And my Mom bought this fun rug for my studio...it's just perfect.
Hope your Christmas was as exciting and eventful as ours. A great day with family. A day to test the limits of my new robot stove, Rosie. A day that could easily be the best day ever. Merry Christmas friends.
XoXoXo, DaphneDaphne Ellenburg is a budding photography business owner in Southern Alabama with a supportive family and a new fancy-pants in home studio. She loves college football, big handbags, lip gloss and all things Olympus. Daphne also enjoys writing about her Photo-Adventures and her entertaining family. Catch up with her at Ellenburg Photography {Website} {Facebook} {EP Blog}{Daphne's Blog}{Join EP Project 52}
Ellenburg Photography's award winning photographer, Daphne Ellenburg, specializes in Wedding Photography and Family Portraiture. We are located just north of Mobile Alabama. We proudly serve all of Alabama, and Gulfcoast Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana. (251) 656-7601
Daphne Ellenburg is a budding photography business owner in Southern Alabama with a supportive family and a new fancy-pants in home studio. She loves college football, big handbags, lip gloss and all things Olympus. Daphne also enjoys writing about her Photo-Adventures and her entertaining family. Catch up with her at Ellenburg Photography {Website} {Facebook} {EP Blog}{Daphne's Blog}{Join EP Project 52}
