behind the lens:

behind the lens:
hi! i'm rebecca. i'm the face behind this blog and these photos. in short: i'm a christ follower, tea lover, book reader, and... photographer. in length: visit my "about me" page in the tab above. in other news: i am currently exploring the 365 project... so hop along with me and enjoy the ride.

Monday, December 28, 2009

A Very Alice Photoshoot-my take on Alice in Wonderland

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"I could listen to a babbling brook, And hear a song that I could understand, I keep wishing it could be that way, Because my world would be a wonderland..."
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Last week I finally, finally got around to doing an Alice in Wonderland photo shoot-something I've been wanting to do for a very long time. On the spur of the moment I went and dug through some old dress up clothes, found a good headband, got my tripod, and went on a venture in my oh-so-muddy backyard *ahem*. Yes, very muddy.
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Doing self photoshoots isn't very easy (although are sometimes necessary)...especially when your backyard is very muddy and you must go sloshing through thick mud each and every time you click the 10 second self timer for a new picture. Here's how it goes. You first make sure your camera is at just the right angle (which isn't easy with a half broken tripod...) and is in good focus. You press the click-ey button and the race is on through the sloshing mud and to your destination upon which you must look serene (or whatever emotion you're trying to capture in that photo...) and candid (generally you don't). Then you do this about a million more times until you get one decent photo (and you're lucky to get one). Then you move on to your next scene. And do it all over again.
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By the time I was done my feet were soaked in mud, I had blisters on the backs of my feet (so I got to limp around everytime I wore shoes for the next few days), and my fingers were numb (it was cooold). But anyway, yes, I will spare all my readers from any further ranting and move on. Here are the photos!!! First I just had to have my fair share of ranting though... :P

I wanted the photos to look kind of dreary, mysterious, and dreamy...not sure if I achieved this or not.
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I think this one's my favourite...






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That's it! I'd appreciate your thoughts on these photos-constructive criticism is welcome. :-)


Thanks for looking!
-RebeccAnne


P.S. my blog got a makeover-yay. Your thoughts?

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Our Christmas Tree

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This is our Christmas tree. I love the way it reflects onto the white brick.


Thursday, December 17, 2009

Christmas Baking in Miniature

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Monday, December 14, 2009

Christmas Ornament

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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Sir. Nutcracker Peppermint Patty

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This is Sir. Nutcracker Peppermint Patty. He is a new addition to the Christmas decorations in my bedroom. He's a very handsome, fanciful little fellow, don't you think?
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Sunday, December 6, 2009

"As the cheek of an innocent child, the snow o'er the world is falling, it floats upon the air, silent yet ever restless..."

...imagine my suprise and delight to wake up to snow this past Friday. How lovely, beautiful, and serene it was so softly falling from the gray sky. It looked like a snow globe outside.

This was the lovely view from my window when I first rolled out of bed Friday morning...




Snow falling from the sky...





I can't believe this was actually my backyard...I mean, snow, what's that??? It looked like a winter wonderland...




Thanks for looking! Hope everyone is having a wonderful and beautiful Christmas season.
-RebeccAnne

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

...23 Days and Counting...

My first set of Christmas photos.

Sir Nutcracker.


An angel dangling from a Christmas tree... I love her sweet little expression... :)
Nutcracker buddies...
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