Hello again! Today I have for you a few photos I took the other day. I decided to experiment with free lensing again and these are the results. I'm still learning and figuring out how to edit these photos, but I think they turned out nice! And look at those light leaks! I love that I can produce them on my own now (I used to edit in light leaks before I knew about free lensing). I just love the raspberry color of the ones I captured here. 

Anyway, thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoy this photo duo and stop by again soon! Have a great day!

I recently downloaded Photoshop and I've been playing around with different editing looks and what-not. I have a lot to learn, but it's fun and I look forward to improving! Here is a photo duo that I edited recently. They're old photos- taken over a year ago. I think they look a bit like stills from a movie. I like this look and hope I can recreate it again! 

(Side note: my hair was so red! I remember people telling me it was but I just couldn't see it myself. Looking at the photo now I see how red it really was. I miss it!)

Ah, once again the trees were tricked into budding, only to be frozen overnight by the cold and windy weather. Here is a small collection of photos from last week, when the red bud tree in my backyard began to grow. Don't the pink buds make a beautiful bokeh? ♥

For these photos I experimented with free lensing, or lens whacking. For anyone who may not know, lens whacking is a photography technique where the lens is detached from the body of the camera and tilted form side to side to create a soft focus. It's a cheap alternative to expensive tilt-shift lenses that give very similar effects. I love the way free lensed photos look. I really want to practice more with this technique. :)

Hey there! As I said in the previous post, everything is still brown and dull outside. There are very few lush and colorful things to photograph which makes getting outside with my camera a bit of a struggle. It's difficult to stay motivated when everything is brown and dead. 

Regardless, I have a few photos of some... weed things? I'm not sure if they're just overgrowth or an actual plant, haha. Oh well. I hope some flowers grow soon! Thanks for stopping by!

Hello again! Today I'd like to share with you some photos I took a few days ago. The weather here has been like a roller coaster- 30 degrees one day and 78 the next, only to fall back down to near freezing the following day. I don't mind the bipolar weather, but unfortunately the poor plants are super confused. Things grow and then wither within a few days. I've been searching for something pretty and green to photograph but so far nothing survives the cold nights. Oh well, I'll make do with what I can until spring is in full swing :)

Hello there! My name is Simone and I'm going to attempt to keep up a photography blog. :) I've tried this so many times before and I can never keep up with it. I tend to lose motivation easily and give up, usually abandoning my blog within a month or so. Recently I've been on an organizational kick- I want to keep track of things, check chores off my to-do lists, and generally keep myself busy. I have a horribly bad habit of becoming lazy and unmotivated which leaves me feeling depressed. I'll admit I have a pessimistic personality, and it seems like keeping my mind and body occupied is the only solution to this.