Learning New Things

Taken at Tempe Town Lake
With my Nikon D80

As I continue to delve into this world of creativity and expression, I find it easy to get overwhelmed  by all there is to learn, experience, and share!

When I started this blog, I committed to daily writing, and have found that to be an extreme challenge...Newly, I have began a journey of learning in the Google+ world, connecting to others, attending Networking meetings, managing life as a mom and a wife with my husband, +Nevin Culley and 3 teenagers!

Recently I have committed to a 31 day Photo-a-Day Challenge.

I am posting all of the photos from the past 6 days here, and will update the blog daily. I can't

promise to be detailed and have a great story for

each day, but I will share what I have learned and

experienced that day.

 A Day At Starbucks, Hanging out, talking, exploring, being creative, and just enjoying each other...

Yes, we actually hung out here all day...in the 18.5 years of adventure called marriage, we still love to just hang out for an entire day, reading, talking, planning the future, and enjoying each other.







Sometimes, it is easy to forget that we
can find beauty anywhere...                    

The way the light casts diagonally accross the room, and
the lines of the table lead into it is what caught my eye.

An evening spent at Tempe Town Lake...Admiring the lights, how the reflect on the water, using long 

exposure, low aperture, and enjoying my 

surroundings...

Yesterday's (day 6 of my Challenge) Images...I decided to play with lines, light, contrast...then Cross

Process color in Lightroom 4. Although this has been a challenge (I know I am only on day 7), I am glad I

am doing it. Thank you +Victor Cuadra  for helping to keep me inspired - (I would tag Karen also, but she is

not on G+).                                                                                                                                                
 

~Capturing the Moment~
Essential Journeys Photography
www.ejpics.com

Photos by Phaedra Culley, 
Copyright. 2013