Franklin Family 4x12 Project-Blogging all about Pebbles and BamBam

Along with a Project 52 this year, I have taken on the exciting task of doing a family project. It's called a 4 x 12 project. What this means is that I am committing to taking one family photo per month in 2011. There are four of us in our family and 12 months to a year, so it's called a 4 x 12 :-).

I am hoping that some of the photos will be artistic and creative, but I'm a realist and know that some will just be taken in the brief moments that Nate and I can corral the kids in front of the camera. I am excited about this project because I have so few pictures of the 4 of us together. In the end I hope to have 12 family photos that I will cherish for many years, and who knows, maybe even make a calendar for 2012?

Here is to 2011 and many happy family photo shoots!

Franklin Family 4 x 12

January 2011 

A new year, a new project! Blogging all about Pebbles and BamBam

This year I've decided to really push myself to be more creative.  I love love love the technical side of photography, but I want to balance that technical know-how with the creative.  When I went through my photos last week to pick out a couple dozen for printing I had stacks and stacks of portrait after portrait.  Portraits are nice, but I don't need hundreds and they don't capture real life.  So this year I have taken on a Project 52!  One photo a week.  Each week I will try and give myself a theme to follow, to inspire me, to push beyond trying to get a perfect portrait of my kids.  Instead, I am going to photograph the fleeting moments where I see beauty, joy, chaos, the details of our lives!

This past week was week 1.  The theme I set for myself was 8:00 am!  8:00 am is the busiest moment in our family's morning.  It is when we are trying to get lunches packed, kids jackets and shoes on (the right feet hopefully), kids into the car, buckled in, giving kisses goodbye and last instructions, and all trying to make it happen without the threat of a meltdown.  

Week 1: Project 52, 2011

8:00 am

If you are inspired to take on a project 52, leave me a comment on my blog.  I would love to follow your journey through the year, don't forget to leave your link!