fashion week

'what lurks underneath'

The peaceful lull between the celebrations and going back to school. Restful days with all the time in the world. Lots of cuddles, no routine, board games and gaming. Lots and lots of books and enjoying all our Christmas gifts. Wishing it could last forever!

this is exactly one week after I began. i'm actually not done yet, if you notice, i still have the entire crown of my head to do. my arms are killing me! thats what happpens when you go about it on your own, eh? i've currently got twenty-two.. i wonder how many i'll have once my head is finished? oO how fun to imagine :) OH- if you notice, i left the ends un-dreaded, so my curls peek out-- for my shot of uniqueness eh? ;)

sometimes I can't bear living with myself.

[I am mad at flickr for making the colours of my photos duller than they are.]

...7 weeks to go

Blogged: stitchy-mama.blogspot.com/2011/05/33-week-puku.html

Hello twiinz!

Last week, all of you had to do a Winter Couture shot for the TWODELS magazine of this year's winter collection. Me and the twiinz have seen gorgeous, fantastic and . . . interesting shots. But hey! This was your first theme, and the first time your twiinz showed me how they model. Anyhow, even if it's the first theme, we still need some twiinz going back home! BUT we also need the cover of the TWODELS magazine. Let's see . . .

*Don't blame my harsh jugement. I know it sometimes can be a little bit hard to take. But that's the way it is. :)*

NO ORDER FOR THE JUDGING!

Avalon & Alia : I must say, those cat hats are quite cute! It's really different from other winter clothes. That's what I like about this first picture. Plus you're looking very confident and stunning here, just as if you were ready to rock out the TWODELS magazine cover! Though there's one thing I don't like about this photo : the background. I don't think it fits in the 'winter mood'. You could have also changed the lighting, and make it softer. So it'd would have looked more like you were posing for a winter collection.

Note : 8.6/10 Congrats! :)

Iris and Tamara : Wow. Your poses and faces connections are perfect. You look absolutely gorgeous, and the outfits are great. I don't think there's anything bad about this picture. I see two girls that have a lot of potential, and show it! By the way, those blue eyes are breathtaking. You're lucky...

Note : 9/10. Congrats! :)

Rose and Lana : Girls . . . this is . . . a-mah-ziiiiing. You used so much creativity! And I think originality is one of the most important skill for a top model. You did it very, very well. And let's talk about your looks ; wow! You two are real redhead beauties that can definitly wear pretty winter clothes! Good job.

Note : 9.6/10. Congrats! :)

Victoria and Allison : OMG! Allison is totally stealing the show here! You're one of the most gorgeous girl this week, and you've got one of the best outfit! Even though I think Allison looks a lot more like a model than Victoria on this shot, I still think you did a great job. I like the way this picture's having a soft lighting. It's really "winter-ish". Awesome first shot!

Note : 9/10. Congrats! :)

Mary and Ashley : Ok girls, now this is what I was looking for. You blew me away! The snow flakes, the soft ambiance, the outfits...and you, looking so gorgy! It looks like you spent your life posing for magazines. There's nothing bad about this pic. Bravo! I love it.

Note : 9.8/10. Congrats!

Rachel and Bree : Wow, wow, wow! Are you secret top models? This is flawless! Your clothes are to die for. It remembers me a lot of Coco Chanel stuff. I like everything about this picture, as well. You're pretty, girls, and you show it up. You know how to use your beauty. Great job!

Note : 9.3/10. Congrats!

Rylan and Reesey : This is a nice winter shot, but Rylan is looking a bit stiff. On her auditions pic I really liked her and immdediately thought she'd be an awesome poser, but here she disaspointed me. Reesey is looking pretty good, though. She stands out a lot! But only 1 on 2, it's not enough. I want both of you to look as gorgeous as Top Models. Well, girls, I know you can do better than this.

7/10. Congrats! :)

Hope and Esperanza : I like the background and your coats. Othwerwise, I think your makeups kind of ruined the whole thing. I'm not a big fan of those colorful colors. You should have chosed something a little sweeter and softer to represent Winter Couture. Your poses are super great, though. But this is not your best shot.

7/10. Congrats!

Spencer and Riley : Wow! Those outfits are the best out of the bunch! So vintage and edgy at the same time! You wear them really well, and I think your outfits are making the picture. The background is a little bit boring, but you girls are looking so gorgeous that we don't even notice it! Have you ever posed? It looks like you did! Great job.

8.5/10. Congrats! :)

Stacey and Gwen : You look truly pretty here! I like the snow flakes all over your face, it's so 'winter-ish'! Even though there's one thing I dislike : if there wasn't any snow flakes, we couldn't tell it was a Winter Couture shot. The outfits didn't caught my eyes, and I'd have liked to see you from head to toe, which is something important 'cause the challenge of this week was to present a Winter Collection. Overall, it's not a bad picture. But I would have excepected more.

6.9/10. Congrats! :)

Jason and Kayleigh : .. The theme wasn't 'Let's play in the snow!'.Though, this picture looks like it is. You disapointed me. You guys don't look as stunning as you should have. Plus we can barely see your outfits. I repeat ; you had to show me the TWODELS magazine winter collection! It's a funny picture, but not what I wanted.

5/10. Congrats! :)

Sindel and Patricia : Uhm...I have to say ; you look pretty and have great poses. But I don't really like the whole thing. The picture is blurry and the background is boring. Perhaps you could have done better than this? I don't know. Sindel, Patricia. Huge disapointment here. Sorry if I sounded rude.

4/10. Congrats! :)

Jackilyn and Jonah : Even if this is shot is a little blurry, I think you have awesome outfits and that you look great. You improved a lot from your audition picture! It's not WOW, but it's not EW either. You respected the requirements, and I like that.

6.7/10. Congrats! :)

Ok! Judging's over! But who will be on the TWODELS magazine cover? And who will have to leave us?

HERE'S THE PLACES (from best to worst) :

And the girls that are going to be on this week's TWODELS magazine cover are...

1st Place : Mary and Ashley!!! (RainbowDoll489) CONGRATULATIONS. According to me you've done the BEST job this week. And the best always need a prize! Hehe! :D Congrats, you guys are representing this year's TWODELS magazine winter collection !

Self on Helm Crag. Shot on Ilford Delta 100

This may be my favorite week's worth of photos yet. I know I went a a little overboard, but there were just so many amazing moments. For me, this week was really reassuring -- I can have a life outside the house and still receive all this love and joy when I get home. Doug & Teo are getting on so well together -- they have their own rhythm and rituals. But Matteo still wants and needs his mama, too. Proud of the secure attachment and deep bond we've created between the three of us... I can tell it is already producing a confident, curious, and resilient kid.

In terms of milestones... This week was all about self-possession. Now that Matteo can crawl like a pro, he is able to act on his interests and go after them. This requires even more vigilance from his exhausted parents (yup, he still sucks at sleeping) -- but it is thrilling to watch.

We closed out the week with a trip to the Washington County Fair, where Matteo finally got up close and personal with his most beloved farm animals -- chickens. He was awe struck as the hens clucked and roosters cock-a-doodled all around us! Teo went on his very first pony ride, which was funfor the first two trips around the ring, but apparently boring thereafter.

The most magical moment at the fair was when Matteo met his first cow. The owner was kind enough to take the beautiful beefalo Heifer out of her pen so that Matteo could pet her and get some bovine kisses. The cow couldn't get enough of Matteo's gentle petting -- a skill he is slowly learning thanks to Caya's incredible patience with him. Teo and I both made a pretty soulful connection with that cow -- and we hope there are more like her in our pastoral future..,

Gary Weeks, Frisbee_R

Frisbee is a female Yellow Labrador Retriever.

Matteo has discovered three things that make him extremely happy: "outside," the front window & the dog. Having ways to immediately cheer this kid is essential because he is now prone to very dramatic fits of sadness and screeching with no warning. Little body + big feelings - ability to speak = massive frustration for the little guy. That said, he really is still happy-go-lucky much of the time. But take away a not-so-safe object that he's decided makes a good toy, attempt to redirect him in his exploration, or suggest that its time to change a diaper and everything goes to pieces. It's an interesting phase... and even though the outbursts do wear on us, I am really glad that he is expressing himself and exploring a range of emotions.

And thank goodness for those favorite things, all of which are pictured here. Whenever Teo is fussy, his daddy scoops him up and takes his out our front door where there are lots of things to ooh and aah at, like the open field across the way, the gorgeous sunsets that grace us in that direction, the mailboxes, the sign for the building manager's apartment -- and if we are really lucky, the building manager and his family. (They live next door to us and have two awesome little girls -- Teo loves playing with them!)

Caya has also proven to be a big help in making the baby find happiness. She trots over and kisses him in the face throughout the day, tells us when he's starting to fuss and about to wake from a nap, and occasionally shares her toys! And in exchange, all she asks is to gnaw in some of Teo's nicer wooden toys. (Not so happy about this arrangement...)

Finally, the window: our bed (more accurately a mattress on the floor) is right under the very low front window. Perfectly positioned for Teo to pull up on and gaze out. This has become his favorite morning activity. He also adores watching the rain from there. Caya does to.

Its been a pretty long week and haven't had time to take pictures so wanted to put this one up for a while lol! hope you guys are having a good week and have a good weekend :)

Week #9 Macro - Ignite! Found some wooden matches while cleaning up. Managed to capture this without setting off the smoke detectors!

Dogwood challenge 2017 - Week 12 something orange

18/52

Scented candles - the perfect way to relax!

Stairway to heaven ...

Stevson Village.

Fisherman ladder

Prompt -borders. Spray dyes and coloured pencils.

week 27.

random pic that turned out well :) :)

slaine was having a random roll in the grass so i just held my camera up and took a few pics :)

makes me think of this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdkfWjrmp98

works been ok this week, saw a pic of a baby shark which was too cute and surprisingly was much cuter than a baby dolphin.....

then i started to think about sharks..... would they eat a crab?! apparently not....

had a very disturbing situation sat when a woman decided that instead of asking me to move, she decided to press her belly against my back and almost choke me with her BO... not cool lady, not cool :(

spent my day off with nanny, mum and nanny, had a lovely lunch and the usual random conversation ;)

had a lovely meal sat with the family and eileen and jim :)

EP Project Week 35/52 ~ "Fruit"

So I was testing a prop in front of this backdrop and decided to do the weeks theme. So how do a camera and an apple tie in together to this weeks theme you ask? Nothing, nada, zilch! Just thought the apple looked lonely so I added the camera. LOL

Hope everyone is enjoying your LONG Labor Day weekend.

Hugs to all

Irela

xoxoxo

Monkey cools off in the Sea, Thailand

Week 3 of 52 week challenge. Lit with 3 lights (Camera Left 1/32 Softbox, Right 1/64 Softbox, Back Right 1/64 Stripbox), All flashes where Bowens Gemini 400R. Triggered Wirelessly via radio trigger and slave modes.

a shot of tulips straight out of my camera

I took several shots trying to get the right shapes and composition

2019

Berlin, Germany - March 10 --- during the 2024 League of Legends EMEA Championship Series, Spring Split Week 1 at the Riot Games Arena on March 10 2024 in Berlin, Germany (Photo by Wojciech Wandzel/Riot Games)

Yoshi's bath

Week 34: Story - Stranger

Monday 27th May- May 3rd June

It's June now and there are only three weeks left of this project. It doesn't feel like nearly a year ago that I decided to undertake this and yet so much has happened and changed that it could have been half my life.

Coming back after holiday and diving straight back into my new job was difficult, so much happens in a week down on the farm that it was a struggle to catch up. On top of that we had some more bad news about my nan's condition and I had to pack my room up ready to move out this weekend. It was a busy jump back into reality after the relaxation of Menorca. Today at work I had a bit of a break down (very embarrassing) and I have come to the conclusion that being as busy as I am, photography is a happy release out...not that I have any time to pursue it currently (as you can see by the quality of my last few photos!)

I took this photo mid way through packing up boxes and contemplating change. It fits with my mood even better than planned though due to the tears that were shed at work and the constant thoughts about which items were packed into which bag?!

It will all be sorted come this Friday though- moving day looms ever closer and the excitement builds!

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This week is food time, fresh after having his tea is when Charlie is happiest. I've been experimenting with some black and white photography processing, steering away from the darker style and using a lighter more vintage look.

I toyed with the idea of photoshopping out the dried food on his face, but I think it adds to the character of this photograph.

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FlaRF 2016 - Week 1

Week 18 out of 52 Weeks for Dogs for my Zooie

I love how my precious Zooie is always so polite. When he greets people at the door, he never jumps or pushes himself on them. He respects the doorway. He stays back and waits for attention despite the fact that Benni and Bubba can be excited and pushy. When Zeus wants love he will walk over and wait for you to reach out and pet him. He will always ask for permission to jump up on the couch and has surprised some guests when he's barked at them to ask "permission". When I explain that he is asking to come up, they are always impressed. My special, rescue, Doberman is one of a kind and I'm so lucky to have him in my life.

STEM Welcome Week, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 on Chamberlain Field.

Seeds, Mono Lake, CA

Deuce Week at the Petersen Automotive Museum

slowly but surely this little girl is growing...

Tuesday 9th August 2016

Mustang Week 2013

Police officer Erin Marcotte, Omaha Police Department, hands out stickers during a Police Week fair May 14, 2019, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Police week was established in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy to honor officers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kendra Williams)

Struggling for time and not having any decent software for editing this weeks challenge , a failure so early anyway decided to play a joker for this one and I have posted a shot from Sunday when we visited family on the solway coast.

Only 30 mins earlier we drove on this road before the high tide made it's way up and closed the road .Luckily we could get home on a different road .