What Matters Monday-The Details
Hey everyone! Jen W. here (aka abcmomof4) with my first Scrap Matters blog post!!! I am so excited to share with you something that matters to me…the details. We take pictures to capture moments in our lives and scrap to tell those stories. Sometimes, when photographing that moment or event there are little things that might go unnoticed; something small that is a really great part of the story or memory. Today, I wanted to write about those details and capturing photos of them.
Here are a few examples of what I mean by capturing the details in your photos:
On our trip to the beach last spring, my daughter had a blast collecting sea shells and rocks. Not only did I photograph her from afar collecting those seashells and rocks, I captured the detail of the rocks, the shells, and the grains of sand on her hands.
Olivia wanted a princess pony party for her third birthday. I wanted a picture of her blowing out her candles, but I also wanted to remember the decorations on her cake.
At Christmas time, I love taking pictures of decorations. I take pictures of our house lit up, the tree with it’s twinkling lights, and those special Christmas tree ornaments. To me, these details of Christmas are so important to the mood and spirit we feel and I want to remember that.
So with our favorite fall and winter holidays approaching, I thought I would leave you with a few ideas of details you could capture with your camera in telling your story:
*For Halloween, photograph pumpkin guts as you carve those jack-o-lanterns, the candy bucket your child Trick-or-Treats with, or your child’s hands covered with melted chocolate from the candy they just devoured.
*On Thanksgiving, capture the table settings, your family’s favorite dish, or the stack of dirty dishes.
*At Christmas, take pictures of keepsakes, cookies left for Santa, or the pile of wrapping paper that was left behind on Christmas Morning.
Photographing those details is also a great opportunity to explore macro mode on your point and shoot or use a really low aperture on your dslr to get a fantastic depth of field.
Happy Scrapping!
September 28th, 2009 at 11:18 am
Great tips, and awesome layouts!
September 28th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Great post, that’s so true! It’s the details that count!
October 1st, 2009 at 12:56 am
Such awesome info!! Amazing layouts to show your points, too