hello. i am excited to begin my first project of 2012….project 52. i am very thankful to all of my readers that followed me on this journey last year. it was such a growing experience that i knew i had to participate again. this year a fellow photographer from my last group, lucy and I have partnered up to lead our group. i am so excited about the themes and the fun we will have stretching our creative sides. i am so excited to get to know everyone in our group this year. we have a fantastic group of almost twenty ladies joined together for this fun project. each friday we will post our new theme for the week. we are all members of the bloom forum . i highly suggest this amazing forum to any photographer… from hobbyist to professionals you will find so much support and inspiration in this wonderful place.
without further ado, this year’s first theme is YOU–a self portrait. i don’t imagine any of us love to do these. last year i decided to do a more abstract version of the self portrait and photograph things that define me; but this year i used my remote and took my picture. and indeed it felt awkward and a bit silly taking a picture totally solo, sans any of my babies, but i did it. last year i made it a point to try and shoot myself with the kids as often as possible. i cherish these pictures now, but i will say it’s quite different capturing a picture of yourself..by yourself. i knew if i was going to do this i wanted to also capture my favorite time to shoot. i love the golden hour, as you can tell in most of my sessions. i love sun and flare and warmth. (if you’d like to get to know a little more about me and my love of my family, the Lord, and many other things…head on over here.)
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Fun! Love it! Feels like we’re hanging out together!
Love it! I love the sun flare as well! So excited to be a part of this group!
Beautiful! Love the sun flare And getting to see you:)!
from a fellow project 52 bloomie… I do want to say how ADORABLE this picture is lady!
Gorgeous image and light! You are too cute!
Love this! The golden hour and the sun flare. Looks like you were at the beach too. So happy to be in this group.
I was actually right in my own back yard!! We’ve recently bought a house on the lake and it’s so peaceful! So glad to get to know you!
couldn’t love it more…gorgeous light gorgeus lady!
Oh beautiful shot love love love the lighting!
Oh Ginger! I love this! It totally makes me feel like I’m sitting right next to you catching up…maybe even watching a little boy we both know take a dive into a creek…
Beautiful. Thanks for including me in on this project…my hope is to grow, learn and improve over the next 52 weeks with you and the other talented ladies in our circle! 
xo
Beautiful as always Ginger! I’m soooooooo envious of where you live and the seemingly always dreamy light! Everything here is so “blue” this time of year. No wonderful golden hour to speak of:-( So glad to be doing this with you this year!
LOVE IT! AWESOME!
Oh Ginger I love it! And I love you
This is great! I love the sweet light in this.
Wow Ginger!!! I’m amazed that you were able to pull off backlighting and sun flare in a self portrait. I tried but flopped miserably!!! Just gorgeous!
great capture!!!!! i think it really shows personality.
How wonderful to meet you… and while you might have felt awkward, you look anything but… You look gorgeous and that light is just divine! Looking forward to going on this journey with you… xo
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