I Heart Faces {A Touch of Whimsy}

This weeks challenge over at I heart Faces is 'a touch of whimsy'.

Whimsy? I know the word, I even use it, but I thought to myself, what does it actually mean?

whim·sy/ˈ(h)wimzē/Noun
1. Playfully quaint or fanciful behaviour or humour.

and how can I show it with my image?

Well, hopefully the image below will answer that question. It is of my very good friend Joyce otherwise known as Joycey.

I took this photo of her at her 80th Birthday party and love the sparkle in her eyes, the cheeky smile and of course, the tiara - a bit of fanciful behaviour AND humour from her. As. Usual.

 Head on over to I heart Faces and check out some of the most amazing whimsical images!

I Heart Faces {Bright & Vivid}

Bright and Vivid is the theme this week over at I Heart Faces. I used to shoot a lot of bright images, not so much now that it is Winter here in Melbourne, Australia so I looked through my hard drive. Here is one of my favourite images - it is of my son out the front of a Beach Box right near where we live - this one is on a little bay called Half Moon Bay. 

Fortuitously, there was this matching, broken wave ski right next to the box. Cool eh?

Pop on over to I Heart Faces for many more Bright & Vivid images (which are making me feel all wistful for summer!)

Thanks for stopping by!

I Heart Faces {From a Distance}

I Heart Faces time! And this week, we don't actually have to show a face! As long as the image has a person in it that's all that counts and the theme is 'from a distance'. 

I chose this image that I took with my Lensbaby 3G because I just adore the composition. The boy, sitting on the top of the hill, waiting for .... who knows?

Check out all of the many 'From a distance' images over at i Heart faces. Don't forget to leave comments on as many as possible - we all love it!

I Heart Faces {Best Face Photo from May - People’s Choice Contest}

I took this just two days ago, an impromptu shoot in our back garden.

It involved one surprisingly willing almost teenager; one 70's retro beach umbrella found on roadside junk and one pair of 3D movie glasses with the lenses popped out.

I used my gorgeous Lensbaby 3G on my Canon 50D - I adore how retro she looks - very Nana Mouskouri! It is even better if you click on the image and see it larger!

Please head on over to I Heart Faces and check out all of the gorgeous faces of May! 

PS: Don't forget to leave comments where ever you go - I try to and it is so lovely to see that your images have been viewed.

I Heart Faces Photo Challenge {Pets}

Pets! One of my very favourite things in the world! We have three pets in this home. Two cats, one named Jasper and the other named Mikki and our new dog (we got him on Valentines Day!) called Finn. We like to also call him Finnbar, Finnie, Finnie Winnie - you get the idea I am sure.

Anyway, Finn is the most handsome dog you have ever seen and that's the complete truth! He knows it and we know it! 

However, you are not going to see handsome Finnie in this entry - you are going to see Twisted Finnie. I could have shown you Freaky Finnie, Lazy Finnie, Sleeping Finnie, Pretty Finnie, Smiling Finnie or Swimming Finnie - but no, you got Twisted Finnie today!

PS: If you want to see how divinely gorgeous Finn really is - you can go and have a look at him here at my other blog you will need to scroll down a little though. 

and of course - you must go over to I Heart Faces and check out all the pet images - they are gorgeous! Don't forget to leave comments for everyone - we love it xx

I Heart Faces - Photo Challenge {Wind}

It is school holidays here at the moment and such a divine Autumn day, so I took advantage of my youngest offspring and we did a mini-shoot down at our local beach especially for this challenge.

I used my Canon 50D along with my Lensbaby Control Freak. (Well really it is the 3G but almost the same as the Freak!) I do love that lens system and have been using it more and more in my photography. I was happy with so many of the shots I took but most did not have her face clearly showing. Here is one that did. I just love the movement in the scarf.

Please pop on over and check out all the windy shots over at i heart faces!

Kate xx

I Heart Faces - Photo Challenge {Shadows}

 

The theme this week is Shadows. I love shadows and I have a whole stack of images that have shadows but not the good type!

I really love this image of my friend's daughter jumping on the tramp in their back yard - the shadow speaks to me and, in isolation, looks like a gorgeous, twirling ballerina. I focused on the shadow and I think this helps show her movement to the left of the frame. What do you think?

Want more shadow magic? Head on over to i heart faces and check them out! Don't forget to leave some blog love for the entries - everyone loves some comments!