Focus On Life Week 16 ~ A Moment Best Captured in Black and White

Sometimes, when there is no distraction of color, the image is no longer just a photo but a clean, honest, deeper look at life.

I wasn't sure what I was going to photograph after reading the prompt, but then my girls came to spend the week and I wanted to capture a moment between them.  The two of them adore each other and there is always a lot of laughing going on.  Trying to get a shot without one of them moving proved to be quite difficult.

But then I got this shot and I couldn't have been happier!

Click on the links below to see more moments captured in black and white.

Have a happy and blessed Easter weekend!

xo Annette xo

105.  a week with my girls

106.  listening to Shylee read stories

107.  seeing more signs of spring each day

108.  using my phone for discounts at stores

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Focus On Life~Week 8~Monochromatic

Here is the prompt from Sally this week:

Monochromatic photos tell a story, evoke emotion and uncovers the soul with the simple contrast of one color.Monochromatic photos enable the viewer to see a deeper meaning behind what may be concealed by multiple colors. This week look deeper through the lens to the story your photo captures and then process it to one color!  Or be daring and shoot in B&W (monochrome).

Several months ago, I was taking pictures and somehow ended up in black and white mode.  I figured out how to get out of it but never did figure out how to get back in it.  So Sally's assignment this week forced me to find my camera's owner's manual.  I learned all kinds of new things!

Since I still had flowers left from last week, I decided to use them as my subject.

The next two photos were were edited in PicMonkey in Cross Process.  One in blue and the other in red.

See the other great monochrome photographs at The Studio Sublime.

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

xo Annette xo