day 7: soft focus

indoor clouds - monica lacey 2014

Today's shot is of a painting of mine - a little last minute to get it posted today, but it still turned out kind of cool :)

See some other photographers' takes on this them here, here, & here.

day 6: inside

It's a rainy, but warm day, quiet, a bit grey.  It's also the National Day of Action and Remembrance on Violence Against Women.  Hard to say how much things have changed since those women were shot in Montreal on this day 25 years ago...it's a good thing there are folks out there who are tirelessly working for change regardless of how it is sometimes one step forward, two steps back.  A good day for reflection - this is what I came up with for inside:

looking-glass flowers - monica lacey 2014

See yesterday's post for links to the other photographers doing this challenge :)

day 5: close-up

mini daffodils - monica lacey 2014

The daffodils in the photo above are actually miniatures, and the little bottle is only about 2 inches high, to give you an idea of scale.  Check out other photos on the theme of close-up by Celine Gorham, Alana Sprague, Tony Gallant, and Heather Idt.

Johnny, my studio cat, was very interested in my macro setting :)

day 4: diptych

For today's theme I was inspired by the work of this photographer, Oyvind Hjelmen - I see his work and I wish I had done it, it really gets to me with its dreamy beauty.  So that's what I was after with this diptych.

there and not there - monica lacey 2014

day 3: the view from here

It's a grey, rainy day in Charlottetown - perfect for puttering around in the studio, but not as nice for capturing the view.  That is until I started playing with the depth of field - look all the colours in those raindrops!  See more photos on this theme here, here, this page, and also here.

rainy day in the studio - monica lacey 2014

rainy day in the studio 2 - monica lacey 2014

day 2: light

the lightness of... - monica lacey 2014

I like using themes that have multiple meanings, and for today's theme I thought I'd tackle both.  I invited amateurs & pros alike to join me for December's photo-a-day - you can see photos by Heather Idt here, Alana Sprague here, and Tony Gallant here.

To see more of my artwork, photography, and other projects, visit www.monicalacey.com

Thanks for following along!

december photo-a-day project day 1: hands

prepping the page - monica lacey 2014

As an artist, my hands are my most important tools aside from my eyes & my mind.  I love them & don't take them for granted!  Today marks the start of a new photo-a-day session for the month of December - there are 5 other photographers joining me, so I'll be posting their links as well as they send me their sites.  Happy to be shooting every day again, it's such good practice & nice to get into the flow!