Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Smooth

Smooth move, my man. For more from this challenge, visit Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Things that are Smooth.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Smile (the letter S)

For more from this challenge, visit Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Anything that Starts with the Letter S.

Sylvain Landry’s Challenge: Depth of Field

The look of love

The Reveal

Pink spring blossoms

Murphy

Murphy

Pink rose

Peach blossoms

The hope of spring

Field of daisies

This is the first of Sylvain’s challenges that I’ve been able to join. I’m very excited for this one. I’ve included many photos I’ve posted before along with a new one. I hope you like them.

For more from this challenge, visit Sylvain Landry’s Challenge: Depth of Field.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Eye Spy

What a happy marriage looks like

Riley

Baby C

Beautiful Aubrey

Heather

So pretty

Playing with the new lens

Jen

Sisters!

Big yawn from Baby O

Up close and personal

Baby C is crawling!

Pausing

C in the rye

What are you doing?

Russell & Don

Squishy Ri

Trapped

Taylor

Happy Baby R

Hello there!

Why, hello!

Waiting for the wedding

Elisabeth

Focus

As a portrait and wedding photographer, I try to pay extra attention to people’s eyes. Here are some old and new photos for this challenge.

For more entries, visit Weekly Photo Challenge: Eye Spy.

Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Backs of Things

The dress

For more from this challenge, visit Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Backs of Things.

A Photo a Week Challenge: From the Back

Stories happen from all angles. Facial expression convey so much. However, this week I want you to find photos that tell stories showing only the back of your subject or subjects. For this photo, the bride asked if we could get some pictures of them on the bench, but from behind. It was a great suggestion. I love the gentleness that comes through from both her and him in this image.

IN A NEW POST CREATED FOR THIS CHALLENGE, SHARE ONE OR MORE PHOTOS WHERE THE SUBJECT IS SHOWN FROM THE BACK.

Everyone is welcome to participate, even if your blog isn’t about photography. Here’s how it works:

1. Each week, I’ll come up with a theme and post a photo that I think fits. You take photographs based on your interpretation of the theme, and post them on your blog (a new post!) anytime before the following Thursday, when the next photo theme will be announced.
2. To make it easy for others to check out your photos, title your blog post “A Photo a Week Challenge: (theme of the week)” and be sure to use the “postaday″ and “Photo a Week” tags.
3. Come back here and post a link to your image in the comments for this challenge.
4. Follow nancy merrill photography so that you don’t miss out on weekly challenge announcements.

Weekly Photo Challenge: From Every Angle

I had the privilege of photographing this lovely couple’s bridals for their wedding. They also had a videographer with them, so when they revealed the dress to the groom, he shot it from multiple angles, which let me move around the couple and grab shots from every angle as well. I love the results, and the groom’s reaction (in the final two photos) was priceless.

The Reveal, part 2

The Reveal

For more from this challenge, visit Weekly Photo Challenge: From Every Angle.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Up Close

For more from this challenge, visit Weekly Photo Challenge: Up Close.

Bridals for J

I loved working with my niece for her bridals last fall. The colors were lovely, and she was a good sport, trying all of my crazy ideas for poses and locations. We started at Memory Grove in Salt Lake City and then moved to the State Capitol Building.

A Photo a Week Challenge: White

In many cultures, colors carry significant meanings. In the United States, black is for mourning, pink is for young girls, blue is for boys, and white is for weddings. Though many brides will choose their “colors” for the bridesmaids, flowers, and decorations, white is traditionally reserved for the bride. It represents purity. What does white mean in your culture?

IN A NEW POST CREATED FOR THIS CHALLENGE, SHARE A PHOTO OR TWO THAT INCLUDE THE COLOR WHITE AS THE MAIN COLOR OR AN ACCENT.

Everyone is welcome to participate, even if your blog isn’t about photography.

Here’s how it works:

1. Each week, I’ll come up with a theme and post a photo that I think fits. You take photographs based on your interpretation of the theme, and post them on your blog (a new post!) anytime before the following Thursday, when the next photo theme will be announced.
2. To make it easy for others to check out your photos, title your blog post “A Photo a Week Challenge: (theme of the week)” and be sure to use the “postaday″ and “Photo a Week” tags.
3. Come back here and post a link to your image in the comments for this challenge.
4. Follow nancy merrill photography so that you don’t miss out on weekly challenge announcements.