39. Brand New Day

38. It's Getting Late

37. Colorfully Opaque

36. Things Look Different From Up Here

35. Goodnight Moon

34. #forneveralone

33. Very Tired, Very Merry

32. Take Heart

31. Oh What a Beautiful Day

30. Learning through Letters

29. Mirror Tricks

28. Being OK

27. Staring Contest

26. All the Little Things

25. Calling Fives

24. Pocketses

23. Another One o' them Good Ol' Days

22. An Apple a Day

21. Oh Happy Day

20. Bagels

19. Orange Ya Glad?

18. Feeling Sassy

17. Toggle Up

16. Double Trouble

15. Ending the Day on a Good Note

I feel bad because this one is late. There, I said it. 

14. Morning in the City

13. The Calm Before the Storm

12. Reflection

Li'l Red Riding Hood & the Big Bad Wolf

These are some shots I took over winter break with my sister. The theme of our shoot is Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf. Tessa modeled both characters to illustrate the potential for both good and evil in a person.

We had a lot of fun with these shoots, but had to cut our wolf shoot short after meeting a hunter in the woods who informed us that we were shooting in a popular hunting area, and Tessa was in danger of being mistaken for an animal. We left pretty fast, but still got some great shots!

Enjoy!

11. He11o

10. Waiting for Macaroni & Cheese

9. Que Bo[w]nita!

8. Why So Serious?

Some mornings are just asking for coffee and a facial. 

7. A Thing to be Practiced

"Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin." - John Lubbock

6. Masquerade - Every Face a Different Shade

5. 'Tis the Season for Hoodies

4. A Mani + Tea = A Manatee (right?)

3. A Splash of Red

2. Snowy Selfie

1. Day One[sie]

I'll be posting two photos today since I'm already running a day behind. Stay tuned!

365 Self-Portrait Challenge

I'm not big into New Year's Resolutions. I generally feel that if there's something you can do to better yourself and your quality of life, why wait? Just go for it.

However, I recently read about a photographer who took self-portraits for every day of a year. I liked the concept for these reasons:

• I'm making time to do something creative everyday.
• I have the freedom to experiment.
• My subject is constant, and is always available to me. 
• I'm blogging for personal use everyday.
• I will be forced to be creative with my shots to avoid repetition.
• Practice makes perfect! I am working on my photography skills. 

So here goes. I will take a self-portrait for every day of 2013. I invite anyone with a recommendation, or even a challenge, to participate in this goal with me. I have experienced great teaching and encouragement this past year, and look forward to growing more in 2013!

Rory