Back to Basics

Its been a busy year and I've definitely gotten away from something I really enjoy: photography.  Between house hunting, house renovating, visitors, new pregnancy, travels,etc. I've let it slip away and unfortunately my camera has been collecting dust.  I also have my amazing iPhone 4 to blame...it really does take great pictures and now a days with things like photoshop apps, instagram and hipstamatic you can alter photo's in really neat ways.  I came across a blog entry from one of the many many blogs I read and a idea inspired me.  100 day photo challenge...yep 100!  Most I came across where 30 (or a month) but I figure I have the time now and in 174 days (when baby 'dub') arrives I won't...so I'll begin today.  I plan on taking most of these with my DSLR but I'm sure the occasional few will be from my iPhone.  I also figure this will help me work on some techniques so when baby 'dub' does arrive I can practice my new skills on him/her :)  I made this list from several challenge lists I saw online.  I'm excited!

100 day photo challenge:

2/27 high heels
2/28 pure white
2/29 smile
3/1 hat
3/2 love
3/3 diva
3/4 spring
3/5 what I wore
3/6 clouds
3/7 hands
3/8 books
3/9 animal
3/10 bridge
3/11 work
3/12 green
3/13 indulgence
3/14 flowers
3/15 postcard
3/16 cake
3/17 ballon
3/18 lace
3/19 dress
3/20 pink
3/21 friend
3/22 laugh
3/23  relaxation
3/24 flirting
3/25 ice cream
3/26 fruit
3/27 water
3/28 self portrait
3/29 childhood memory
3/30 someone I love
3/31 favorite color
4/1 technology
4/2 something I made
4/3 something fun
4/4 close up
4/5 distant
4/6 trees
4/7 sunset
4/8 something old
4/9 long exposure
4/10 what makes me smile
4/11 dinner
4/12 fire
4/13 summer
4/14 landscape
4/15 inspiration
4/16 travel
4/17 sensual
4/18 blue
4/19 peace
4/20 bubbles
4/21 favorite place
4/22 passion
4/23 bokeh
4/24 after dark
4/25 daily routine
4/26 eyes
4/27 black & white
4/28 annoyance
4/29 reflection
4/30 morning
5/1 dessert
5/2 yellow
5/3 collage
5/4 kiss
5/5 joy
5/6 vintage
5/7 sun flare
5/8 dream
5/9 glitter
5/10 simplicity
5/11 something new
5/12 change
5/13 warm
5/14 me
5/15 high angle
5/16 emotion
5/17 strangers
5/18 glass
5/19 sinage
5/20 red
5/21 new life
5/22 archeticture
5/23 clean
5/24 door
5/25 street
5/26 nature
5/27 bad habit
5/28 dirty
5/29 low angle
5/30 silhoutte
5/31 in motion
6/1 home
6/2 cold
6/3 stone
6/4 style
6/5 self portrait

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