I am amazed at the talent that women I know possess. The Invisifriends have been doing this "Take 12 pics on the 12th of the month" for a long time. I tried, but alas, did not continue. I have seen some spectacular layouts and wanted to try to do it myself. I downloaded the free Picasa 3 photo thingy and tried it out.
I learned 4 valuable things:
1. It is hard to remember to take pics of everyday, somewhat mundane things. In the context of your day, these mundane things can really tell a story.
2. You miss opportunities no matter how hard you try to "capture it all". AJ had a meltdown on Rachel's classroom floor. If I hadn't been so irritated, it would have made a really cute picture. Sort of.
3. I am a very poor photographer. Hopefully with a little practice, I will get better.
4. If you only take 12 pics on the 12th of each month, you have a great photo documentation of your family throughout an entire year.
I bet I could develop this into a cool student/teacher/parent project. I am so on it. (Click the pic to see it in a larger frame)
(Starting @ top row 1)
1. AJ was up too early! 2. A little lunch on his nose. 3. This salsa made the chips dance in my mouth. 4. We went to Washington School to drop off some stuff. 5. The terrible state of my unpacked classroom. 6. A plane landing at O'Hare APT on the way home. 7. Then we stopped at Target. 8. Did I mention there is a Starbuck's @ Target? 9. NAPTIME ( I don't recommend the book, BTW) 10. Dinner fixins 11. AJ was crazy after his bath. 12. Dad's night for the bedtime routine.
2 comments:
Liz~Glad you're joining us! It does get easier taking pictures...remembering it's the 12th seems to be the hard part. Looking forward to hearing how this evolves as a class project. Haven't finished my collage, but I did photograph a full melt down in the store-I can only imagine the looks I was getting :-O!
Liz, this is really neat. I really like the collage. What program or website did you use to create it? I like the concept of 12 on the 12th!
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