Week In The Life 2012 | Tuesday Words + Photos
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NUMBER OF PHOTOS FOR TUESDAY | around 80 (only a couple on my iphone)
A couple things:
This is not a competition. It's not about the number of photos. It's not about how much you write or don't write. It's about capturing and celebrating the details of your own life - for yourself, for your family, etc.
I didn't feel like writing much today. I want you to remember, and I keep reminding myself, that this project can be what you want it to be. It can evolve and morph over the course of the week as you find your own rhythm and routine.
Today I thought a lot about creating a sustainable pace. In between dealing with some Simon stuff and some mortgage refinance stuff and some health insurance stuff and some work stuff, I thought about composition. I really took intentional photos today - not photos of everything that was happening (skipped a couple big things like needing to go to Simon's school for an impromptu meeting in the middle of the day) - but photos that represented the flow and rhythm of the day.
Here's a look at some of my Tuesday photos:
Beginning.
Reading.
Saying goodbye.
Saying hello.
Saying goodbye.
Resting.
Cleaning.
Working.
Making coffee.
Enjoying.
Eating.
Working.
Eating and working.
Listening.
Driving.
Jumping for joy.
Again.
And again.
Pretending.
Throwing.
Expressing.
Welcoming.
No thanking.
Capturing.
Breathing deep.
Feeling thankful.
Working.
Finishing up the day.
Thank you for being a part of this journey.
SHARE YOUR TUESDAY
I'd love to have you include a link to your TUESDAY words and photos here. Please link directly to your post vs. your general blog link. Thank you!
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Life is a funny old thing. Glad to be along for the ride.
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I love the Simon shots and the words you chose for them. I laughed out loud at them!
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I love you pics and the different perspectives. Great! How do you take pictures of yourself?
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Hi - I use the self-timer on my camera. Most of the time I just set the camera on a ledge or chair or counter and then push the button and get in place.
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Thanks for the inspiration! This is my first year trying this project and I decided I wanted to focus on the writing, and including specific details that would be unique for right now. I tend to take photos daily and I thought it would be good for me to focus on the words instead. Then, I see all your great photos, and have a moment thinking "oh no, I should be taking more photos". But I calmed down and thought again about my decision to focus more on the words. and I feel okay. I'm so excited that I decided to just jump in and do WITL this year!
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These pictures make me unbelievably happy. Hope Anna is feeling better. Happy Wednesday.
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Love the photos of Simon. Awesome.
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You are inviting me to look at my everyday boring life in a meaningful way. At 62 years old, children gone and living in foreign countries-i really have nothing to document. But Ali is showing me everything I do has meaning.
My kids held up the hand throughout their adolescence and early adulthood. I had to pay them for the opportunity to take their photo!
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Love all your pictures, especially the eating and working one LOL! I have a question: recently I bought one of those big cameras and I'm still learning how to use the speed and the aperture so I was wondering which lens or what speed/aperture did you use to capture Ana jumping her bed without looking blurry or showing motion blurry? Thanks!!!
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Thanks Ali, I'm gonna try that and see how that works. I also use AV most of the times because I don't like the look of the pics with flash and I also use the burst, but I'll try ISO 400 because I have it in auto. What kind of lens you use? My camera came with a bundle with the standard 18-55mm and I don't remember the f/number I think it is 4.5...should I get a lower number too?
I know I had it set to AV (because that's what I always use) and I had the mode set to burst (it's an image of a rectangle with a bunch more underneath that will let you shoot a bunch of shots in a row just by holding down the shutter button). I think the ISO was probably at 400.
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Some thoughts...I'm really enjoying a peek at your week. Love your kitchen chairs...Love that all 4 of you are in these pictures and hoping that hearts are healing.
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Dude. Ali.
First of all, thank you so much for the never ending inspiration
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Secondly, what in the world is that large three ring binder in your "working" picture after the "eating" picture??
xo
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thank you SO SO much.
It's a Simple Stories 6x8 binder -
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Great captures and documentation Ali. So many wonderful, awesome captures. :)
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I'm really enjoying looking at everyone's photos this week (Simon is cracking me up with the hand-my son will totally turn his head away from me). I'm not doing WITL this time around- PL is about all I can manage this year but it's cool to see so many different pictures.
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Your photos are truly inspiring! My six year old was in a grumpy mood and didn't want photos tonight - until I told him about Simon with his hand up. So he posed (with his hand up) and was suddenly in a much better mood.
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Hi Ali,
this is my third witl and I am loving it even more this time because I too am letting it grow into what it wants to be and what I need it to be. There have been some pearlas (Aussie expression for fantastic moments) that I have had the opportunity to record and some big things (like a trip to school during the holidays) that I have not taken photos of.
Just love the slice of life that is set down on paper at the end. Thanks for your inspiration.
stephx
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love the photos. i love that it is ok to not be in all the photos and just photo things in real life
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Hi Ali,
I'm wondering how you are using the timer on your camera and if it is on your DSLR or your iPhone. I don't understand how it stays in focus. I love that you are actually IN your photos as well.Can you explain your process?
Thanks so much!
Mary-Kay
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