11 Things I Love About LOAD and 4 Ways I Make It Work

I love LOAD (layout a day). Why?

1. Lain. She's a hoot.
2. Amazing community of supportive people.
3. Thoughtful prompts each day.
4. I'ts a nice kick in the pants to get our memories documented.
5. It gives me justification for being creative EVERY DAY for a month!
6. It makes creating a more natural part of my life.
7. Inspiring interviews from inspiring people. Some new to me, some old friends.
8. I dig through my photos, which is ALWAYS fun.
9. I see things my life a little differently, a little happier when I'm done.
10. I have a tangible outcome for all of the time I invest. LOVE THAT.

How do I make it work with a job, a child, and a husband who expects I help out a little around the house?

1. I open Photoshop in the morning and work on my page throughout the day.
2. I keep it super simple. Photos+words. 
3. I use templates. A LOT.
4. I don't stress over my pages. Just create.

Do you love LOAD? Thinking about it? I hope you join me!

How LOAD Changed My Life

The real count down has begun for me! Only 28 days until LOAD 2/11 begins!

I took part in LOAD 10/10 thinking, I'll complete some layouts, think about "story," and make it through a week or so.

And then...

I was completely enamored. I loved the community. The prompts. Lain's awesome interviews. Yes, she interviewed me. And? It was AMAZING! Even if I sounded like a geeky, photography obsessed goob, her questions had me really thinking about why I spend time behind the camera and why I scrapbook.

On her website, Lain claims LOAD may change your life. Well. She wasn't wrong. I loved finding the stories I needed to write and capturing them together with some of my favorite photos. I got into a great rhythm of putting together pages without worrying about them being perfect. I got them done. They are some of my favorite pages because they are truly some of my favorite stories.

I cannot wait for February 1st to arrive so I can feel that inspired again. Best part? February's theme is INSPIRATION!  My plan, at this point, is to scrap each of my 365 photos as I take them in February. I'll see what inspires me when February arrives though!

If you want to be inspired and get those memories captured, join me for LOAD 2/11. It may change your life too.

We Have A Winner!

Thank you for all of the wonderful comments on My Three Lens Weekend Post! It makes me so happy that I can help so many of you capture the moments of your life. This will be a post I come back to every time I doubt why I blog!

Gloria from Bolivia, you are the winner of a pass to Your Life: Captured Through The Lens. Class starts on November 2nd!

Looking forward to seeing you in class.

For now, I'm back to LOAD. I'm having a load ;) of fun and truly can't remember the last time I felt this inspired to document our life! Here's a quick look at a few of my favorite pages so far.

Credits here and here

A Three Lens Weekend

What a weekend! I used three different lenses this weekend, so you know we were busy!

Shea's car was stolen. With a full tank of gas, so I'm guessing it went a long way before we discovered it missing and the police report was filed. We are both sad and a bit disappointed (thank you yoga for taking the anger away).

We spent a marvelous Saturday (before realizing the car was stolen) with great friends. One of those all day unexpected extravaganzas complete with great food, conversation, and entertained kids! So thankful for wonderful friends. I got to try my hand at soccer photos for the first time!

I had a bit of fun. This is probably a little different than most parents want of their kids! It made me think of Tara Whitney's In Betweens.

Today was our annual trip to Apple Hill which, of course, meant a little stop at Jack Russell Brewery for a pint. Now fall can begin!

If you are stopping by from LOAD, welcome! Say hello if you have a chance! Everyone who does is going into a little impromptu drawing for a pass class to Your Life: Captured Through The Lens! Class starts November 2nd. Leave a comment by Wednesday 10/6 at 10PM Pacific time telling me what you like most around here! Not doing LOAD? Well, I guess I'll let you enter too :).

Here are a few of my favorite photography posts you might enjoy!
How To Photograph Meeting The Mouse
5 Ways to Photograph Active Children
Capture Context In Your Photography
Photographing At The Speed of a 4 Year Old
What If Photographers Posted Their Bad Photos
Don't Be Fooled By Bad Light

Stop by the TheDailyDigi where I write The Photography Class. You'll find some step by step posts to help you out.

Thanks for stopping by!