In a move that will surprise absolutely no one, Mikey, Nico, and I started a blog (really a tumblr account) to collect all our Buttercup pictures. It has been so much fun doing this with the boys. Nico is now fully part of the project. I thought he was too little, but then he took one of my ideas and made it far easier and more elegant. Basically, in this picture I wanted to attach streamers to a large bamboo stick. This required scissors, glue, and patience. Nico gentle told me that it made more sense if we threaded the unrolled streamers on the bamboo stick. This also meant we wouldn’t have to cut–and waste–any of the streamers. That boy is a future engineer.
The additional bonus to taking pictures of Buttercup, aside from super-fun quality time with the boys, is that it will force me to finally work on my photography skills. All the pictures are iphone pictures, but there is still a lot of room for me to improve my white balance and lighting. I’m sure there are books or websites that focus on iphoneography. I just need to do a little research and find one that educates rather than tries to sell you the latest gizmo via affiliate links.
You can subscribe to a tumblr the same way you would a blog. I had to research this since I knew nothing about tumblrs until yesterday afternoon. It should be pretty straightforward after you press the RSS link, but if there are any problems, please let me know. I did set up the entire blog by myself, so problems would not be a surprise.
casebooks make the best props! love the photos so far!
Hi Jules–
I’ve never commented before, but I’ve been reading (and loving) your blog for the last couple years ever since your first William Morris Project! I have really enjoyed all the WMP posts, all the funny/sweet things your boys say, and especially all your adventures in the school library :) Just thought I’d share this link to an upcoming class on improving iPhone photography in case it sparked your interest (I have no connection to the class other than just being aware of it… I don’t even have an iPhone! Ha!): http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/phone-photography-2.php
Can’t wait to see what Buttercup is up to next!
‘legal eagle’? hahahaha. SO CUTE. that bird is fabulous
This is adorable! What a wonderful project for the four of you. It’s a win, win, win, win, win situation. Great photos and your Buttercup is one glamorous little bird.
David Molnar is where I get my iphonegraphy advice (http://davidmolnar.com/blog/category/iphoneonlyphoto/)
Learning new technical skills is the main reason I started blogging. I haven’t done anything in the tumblr world myself, but I know that’s where kids hang out (and Instagram and Reddit). Since you work with youth, this seems like a great project for that reason alone.
As for photo classes, I hope you’ll let us know what you find. It’s on my list of things to do this summer myself. I’ve seen many home bloggers enthusiastically endorse Shoot Fly Shoot (http://shootflyshoot.com/). The price seems reasonable and the quality of the demo videos is high.
Who’da thought getting a bird would have such a huge impact on you and your family? How great for all of you.