Olalaaa! Here we go! This is my next submission for the ‘full bodied’ day in our lovely camp. Have I already mentioned how much I LOVE playing with the lights at night? 
I bought these apples today, all looks so shiny and yummy.
I think you all know:
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Enjoy the rest of your day! See you tomorrow!
I’m still trying to catch up. {Sigh…} I thought I missed one day but luckily not.
This is my submission for the ‘ornament‘ day in the camp. This is one of my favourite jewelleries.
And my quote for today:
If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.
~ Barack Obama
This photo is dedicated to my very good friend, Atish! Remember these words whenever you are feeling run down!
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Usually I don’t post twice a day, but today is an exception. ‘Fly‘ day is the next day in the camp. There’s a lil bug on one of the flowers. No more comments… I’m too tired, will get back here tomorrow. Maegan asked us to write 3 full notebook pages of stream of consciousness writing about nothing. LOL Toomooooorrrooow…. Can’t wait to have some sleep. Kids, water, sunshine have taken all my energy.
Enjoy the rest of your day! See ya on Monday!
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Hey Y’all,
this is my new submission for the ‘fluid‘ day in the camp. We had a great fun with the kids in the new pool in the garden. Once I caught sight of the sunlight on the pool, I run back to the house and grabbed my cam – well, actually I put it right behind the door just to prevent it from the heat that we are suffering from after the flood, and of course also from the water. So I didn’t need to have time to find it. The kids couldn’t wait me to jump in the pool with them. I took a few more shots, will upload them later if I have a few free minutes. I’m also falling behind with this camp project, sooner or later I gonna catch up. LOL I’m afraid later. Till then enjoy this lovely bunch of water bokeh!! I’m lovin’ it! Yayy!
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Hello Dear,
I’ll be short today, need some rest. Tomorrow will be an exciting, long day for us. I’ll go and photograph hubby’s go-kart race. Yayy! A bit dangerous, but he is a very good driver, I know. The camp is going on pretty well, today was a bit easier day. Our world prompt is ‘grow‘. It can refer to many things such as flowers, kids, money in your purse, your business, knowledge, respect, wisdom, confidence or willingness to do something. I could make a very long list. Maegan asked what I wanted to be as a child. I had no idea at that time. All I wanted is to play forever.
Now I have only one dream: happy faces smiling back at me.
As for growth when you really want something, sometimes you have to swim a little deeper. You can’t give up just because things don’t come easy. You have to overcome the obstacles and face your fears. But in the end it’s all worth while! Life is full of ups and downs, but if you believe in yourself, you will always come through with flying colors. Value friendship, love and faith. Never underestimate yourself. Believe in yourself!
Remember, there are no mistakes, only lessons. Love yourself, trust your choices, and everything is possible.
My quote for today:
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
~ Pablo Picasso
Nice, right?
xo
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Hello Campers and My Friends,
today is the 4th day in our super-intensive e-camp held by Maegan. The creative part of my brain (brain?? do I have that??) is just blooming. LOL Our word prompt is ‘heavy metal‘. I don’t wanna tell you long blah blah, just a few words on this shot. Originally I wanted to post something more colorful, since my previous pics were rather black and white-ish. However I got home a bit late, and I didn’t have the stuff at home either I wanted to do this shot with, so I finished this project in the evening. I’m so much missing my mother’s kitchen stuff now. I could have interpreted this word more properly. Cos this is not only metal… {Sigh} Well, they are quite heavy though, all my kitchen and photo stuff. Anyway sooner or later I’ll do it and share it with you. I’m full of ideas!
Some background info for this shot: Since I took up this way of creating art (got it? I’m trying to use the word ‘ART’ just as Maegan said!), I’ve started to ignore my other passion: cooking and baking. I expect this camp will teach me – among others – how to achieve a kinda good balance between photography and cooking. Photography is becoming more and more important in my life, just as cooking – to stay fit both creatively and physically. If I mix these properly, I’ll get a taste of life that I was dreaming of…blah blah… Am I getting too creative or rather crazy? Ok, no more hard core philosophy.
Today we talked about inspiration. As for me I feel I can be inspired by almost everything. Usually tiny little details, everyday things that are all around us and people tend to ignore. I also like everything that is soft and dreamy, all pastell colors. Inspirational thoughts in a good book or a movie, flowers, and above all NATURAL LIGHT and KIDS. Their smile, their laugh, their touching eyes. I also get excited about architectural masterpieces, too. My style is continuously changing, so it’s not a miracle if I’m interested in everything. If I were to go back to re-take the picture, I’m sure I would find a totally different perspective!
I can’t wait tomorrow’s challenge! See you on Friday!
xoxo,
Lolo
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Hello CB Campers!
Oh God, I’m afraid I’m getting lost in the crazy world or ‘ART’. I’m still struggling with considering myself an artist… Yesterday everything seemed to be O.K. But I’m so confused again what this term might exactly mean. There are long disputes in the camp that makes me even more confused! Why are you doing this with me? {Sigh} For me ‘ARTIST’ definitely means a person who creates art as a pro. It doesn’t mean if she does it for money or not, but rather that she has enough confidence at least to call herself an artist or a photographer. How can I call myself an artist if I’m missing the faith in myself? Ok, literally professional means the job you do. For me it can also refer to the experience that you have gained during the years while you’re becoming an expert. It’s not really about the style you wanna represent day by day, year by year – it actually takes a whole lifetime to find your own style. Because style is changing. Continuously. And this is what lets us go further and further, lets us take up new challenges also.
I know that the biggest reason for feeling this way is due to a lack of confidence in myself. Photography – or any other medium you chose for this project – provides you a good way to overcome it. It allows me to express myself creatively. And here comes what I should keep in mind. It not only allows me to be proud of myself, and what I have accomplished, but I feel it also gives me a sense of depth as a person, and it helps to define who I am in small ways. After the third day in the camp I was happy to realize that it relieves stress for me also. Maybe it can do all of that for you too.
Even after a year or two I’m not sure I’ll claim to be a professional photographer but at this point of time it is a great fun. I’m lovin’ it!! I know that I will never be fully satisfied with the results of my photos. I like many of them but I’ll always have a feeling that I could have done it better. All true artists are critical of their own work. There’s nothing wrong to think so. It will keep me motivated for a lifetime. When looking back at the end of this course I’ll be happy to see the progress of my hard work.
Today is the 3rd day in the camp. From now on I’ll try to keep in mind all the above thoughts. Maegan asked us about our “creative buzz kills”. For this list I created two groups: 1) non-personal and 2) personal buzz kills. What are non-personal? Like bad weather, time pressure, if I need to finish something for instance by tomorrow, lack of time, tired of work, etc. The second group contains the things I highlighted above, like missing confidence. I would never tell a pro that I’m taking this course now. LOL He may make me feel alone and isolated in my creative thoughts and dreams. Now THIS IS OVER! They have no legitimate power over me!
Ok, it’s time to finish this long novel! Maegan promised us that today is the last day of this hard core philosophical stuff.
Our random word prompt for today is ‘multilayered‘. This is the photo I came up with. How do you like it?
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