Souvenir Foto School: Day 28 - U for Upside Down Circus Dog

So I managed to make it through the challenge of letter "U" for my Souvenir Foto School. Hooray! Thanks for the suggestions that some of you emailed me. You guys are the best. I had been thinking of using an umbrella as my subject, but every time I looked the sorry red one I own, I felt anything but inspired.

So today I got a tad goofy with Henry; a little stuffed dog that I found at a thrift store several years ago. He's one of my favorite vintage finds and usually watches over my office from my craft shelf. However, this morning he decided to bust out his secret talent for acrobatics (sure surprised me), and I certainly wasn't about to stop him (wink). xo Ez

P.S. These were processed in part using a free action from Nite Fate. She has some of the coolest free Photoshop actions out there, so if you enjoy editing with Photoshop, then be sure to give them a try.

P.P.S. If you'd like you can also find all my images in individual and diptych form for this month-long class challenge over in my flickr album. | Souvenir Foto School is offered by Besotted Brand.

Souvenir Foto School: Day 27 - N for Natural Candy

Over the weekend my daughter and I discovered this delicious brand of natural candies at our local market (these ones here are the Strawberry Cream variety). I love gummy treats, but rarely ever get to enjoy them because of an allergy that I have to artificial food dyes (especially red).

This tasty line makes candies that are not only dye-free...but gluten-free and vegetarian too (some of their flavors are even vegan)! It's hard to pick a favorite (and yes we bought and sampled all 8), but I think I like the Summer Peaches and Sour Fruit Salad best of all.

Anyhow, I know I'm stretching it a bit with my Souvenir Foto School assignment, but these last few letters are tough! I'm dreading "U" most of all! xo Ez

P.S. If you'd like you can also find all my images in individual and diptych form for this month-long class challenge over in my flickr album. | Souvenir Foto School is offered by Besotted Brand.

P.P.S. The little mini latte bowls in my photo are from Anthropologie. For a list of locations where the Goody Good Stuff candies are available, visit their site here.

Souvenir Foto School: Day 26 - K for Miss K

I was planning to use my last no homework day of Souvenir Foto School today, but I have a trip coming up later this week, so I decided to shoot today, and take next Thursday off instead. Fortunately we had a gorgeous day, that lent itself to a quick trip to the park. I talked my daughter (Miss K) into posing for a few shots (thank goodness she said yes), and now I get to cross "K" off my assignment list. I had no idea how challenging that letter would be. I was starting to worry that I wouldn't be able to think of anything suitable to photograph. I hope your weekend was grand. I'll see you again for a new week of posts starting tomorrow. xo Ez

Editing note: These photos were processed using free Photoshop actions from Paint the Moon.

Souvenir Foto School: Day 25 - I for Ink

I've always wanted to learn the art of calligraphy, but until that happens I just play at it and pretend like I know what I'm doing (P.S. I don't). I hope your weekend is shaping up to be a lovely one so far. See you on Monday! xo Ez

If you'd like you can also find all my images in individual and diptych form for this month-long class challenge over in my flickr album. | Souvenir Foto School is offered by Besotted Brand.

Souvenir Foto School: Day 23 - M for Masking Tape

 I had a completely different (and more complicated) letter assignment planned today, but then I wound up with a migraine and decided to be nice to myself and kept everything as simple as possible. Sometimes you just have to do that, right?!

I'll have a little printable freebie to give away with my Foto School assignment tomorrow, so keep a look out for that! xo Ez

P.S. If you're interested in sources for Japanese Masking Tape, you can find a list of my favorite shops in my Craft Supplies Resources Section.