Opposites Attract

They say that opposites attract. In the case of Billy and I, truer words were never spoken. Just to name a couple of things that we differ in...Billy is a worry wort and I am laid back. He is a night owl and I am an early riser.

When we got married, we spent our honeymoon in Lake Arrowhead. The cabin we stayed in was all alone in the middle of the woods and set on a hill with the front door and living room upstairs and the bedroom downstairs. This made Billy quite nervous and, since he was now my sole protector, we dragged the mattress upstairs to the living room (which was no easy feat) and parked it in front of the fireplace along with a baseball bat he found in the closet to beat off any possible intruders.

Then, shortly after nightfall, I conked out and he stayed up for hours. Then before dawn, I was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and he was out cold. What a pair!!!

So, today, I celebrate opposites. Keeping in the vein of our mountain honeymoon, I'll start with the woodsy ones.

NEW

USED

PLAIN

FANCY

It's people time.

YOUNG

OLD

This one is about perspective.

NEAR

FAR

Today Zach was hanging with me because he's on Spring Break. This afternoon I had an idea for a picture and told him to stop what he was doing and come with me for a second. He had no idea what the subject of my blog was, but as he was unexcitedly tearing himself away from his video game he said, "Right now I love you and hate you at the very same time." How appropriately opposite of him.

Meet my friend's adorable turtle Jojo:

IN

OUT

So while I was there I got this one.

SWEET AND SOUR
(Zach was just faking it for photographic purposes)

Here is another picture that handles both opposites in one picture

UP AND DOWN
(you figure it out)

How about a trip to Disneyland?

DAY

NIGHT

Okay, trip over. Let's end the evening with a couple of matchy-matchy bowlers.

Obviously, these last two were not taken by me.

FRONT

BACK

The End.

Whatever Floats Your Boat

A couple of weeks ago at a photo shoot, my customer asked me a great question that I could not answer. He wanted to know what my favorite kind of photography was. I had never really thought about pinning it down. There I was doing a family portrait session and loving it. He remembered when I was at a wedding that we both attended, at which I was not the actual photographer, and that I was flitting about taking pics of all the details of the day and loving it.

When I am invited to a party, I do a little conversation, but mostly I am taking pictures of everyone in attendance along with the decor and I'm loving it. Maternity shoots, newborn shoots....love them. Taking pictures of kids...love, love love! Animal and nature pics, well, obviously. Fun photo shoots on the fly, ditto.

So, what don't I love? Maybe about six months ago I was chatting with one of my pool customers about getting into the photography business on the side and she said "What about doing before and after pictures of home remodels?" Bingo!!! That did not sound interesting to me at all. Don't get me wrong...I'd do it, but not on a regular basis. Sorry, Suzie, if you ever reads this, which is quite possible.

Yesterday, while using my new camera at work (which, by the way...WOW!!), I took a few pictures of a rose and each photo was completely different. Sometimes the wind blows at the exact moment that I snap or I don't hold the camera steady enough and that alters everything. Well, I liked all three pics and that got me to thinking that within the different fields of photography there are even more choices that one can pick from.

For instance, do you like posed pictures?

My Zachy Boy in the Park

Or candid?

In the Sandbox

 Do you like full views?

Some Goddess

Or partial views?

Bird in a Fountain

In focus?

Sharp

Not so focused?

Softer

Out of focus?

This would make a good background for the written word.

Maybe you're a black and white fan.

The Corn Fields in Fall

Or does Sepia float your boat?

Precious

Do you like to look at life from a different perspective?

A little Sideways Action

 And who doesn't love a good silhouette?

Santa Monica

Funny?

Is he Rock Em or Sock Em?

Or serious?

He's serious about his wine.

Don't make me choose. It's all good to me.