focus on life–week 26-? (listen to Mick)

Well here we are half way along this year long project called focus on life –yay!! If you’ve been by in the last 25 weeks then you have heard this is the work of Sally Russick of the studio sublime who manages to bring a bright spot of inspiration to my inbox each week.  I’ve managed to post a picture every week so far and I’m ready for more!  Then she left me high and dry – figure it out on your own.  Ok, she was much nicer about it, you see this week it’s our choice of a prompt.

Friday lunch time has probably been when most of my pictures for the series have been taken, I’m a last minute kind of gal.  Today was non-stop rain and the outdoor subject I had planned was really not going to work.  I figured I’d hold off until tomorrow, but you know it wasn’t meant to be.

Instead, I was chatting with my mum on the phone who was asking me to take a photo of Averleigh in a dress she had made her, that she was wearing today.  Hand smocked and sewn by my mum it fits beautifully; and I sent her out the door in it this morning un-ironed.  For shame! Mum turned the knife too: “maybe you could brush her hair and take a picture of her for me”


The first ten or so I tried to take while she was chasing a helium balloon (seriously that thing is a month old it ain’t never gonna die) and I had the cordless phone propped on my shoulder as I was shooting.  Finally I said, how about you just sit on this chair for just a second we will take the picture and I won’t brush your hair.  Done deal!

I liked the light so I thought I’d grab a few things I have been working on for some product shots.  I don’t generally try to do this with Averleigh around since I don’t really enjoy the help in this instance.  Sure enough even with permission to hold and rearrange what I wasn’t shooting she couldn’t help but interject.



You see as I was just about to shoot a little grouping of four the pink one jumped into frame saying: “oh hello, hello friends!” Then there was a series with little fingers (I think I can crop out) not to mention a bunch of blurry ones as I tried to rush before she animated each pendant in friendly conversation.  In the end this is the photo I wanted to share with you this week -


It made me smile, her offering to hold each item saying “take the picture mama”.  I often take pictures in my my hand so you can get a sense of scale, but this all goes to hell in her tiny hand.  It was at that second as I saw the shot preview on the camera, I started singing.

You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes well you might find
You get what you need

 

Oh Mr Jaggar, I’m sure I knew these words before I could speak them and they aren’t often called to mind but hey they all came flooding back today.  Seems only right little miss found a way to wiggle into this post, I think she is featured in about half of them.

Sorry Ma – you can’t get a fresh pressed dress picture

you can’t get a brush through the wild child

you can’t get a decent product shot

But if you let that all go, you will get goofing around with the little one (and some other fun pics)

I always need that!

 

Well friends, I haven’t always got to everyone’s beautiful pictures but I always enjoy your thoughtful posts and the sweet comments you leave me here.  While I kid completely that Sally left us to our own devises this week I have to say I’m so glad I jumped on board as I have loved having a little kernel of inspiration to get me taking photos.  The more I take the more I will learn.

I can’t wait to see what you have all come up with this week right here – hope you all got what you need!