Trees by The Blonde

This really should have been WAY easier than it was as a project! Trees are one of my favourite subjects at the best of times! But both the beauty and the frustration of only having ONE photo to choose to upload and a little bit of competition with TJ also out shooting every day to create the best tree photo, means I found it hard work! The light at this time of the year is very variable, anything from gorgeous blue skies and low in the sky sunshine which makes for some amazingly dramatically lit shots, to what there seems to have been A LOT more of, completely overcast grey clouds with drizzly rain, which makes everything look flat and washed out.

But what I am loving so much about Two Views is the way that it’s making me so much more thoughtful both about the subject matter, the lighting, the location, planning how I am going to shoot and when. Which is EXACTLY what I needed to push me further and onwards on my creative journey.

Finally I couldn’t finish this post without letting you know my favourite quotes from this project (which may become a regular feature, who knows!?) I loved TJ’s summing up of the creative difficulties of this project:  “It's all about the right tree :)” and my ridiculous explanation to a client of what I was doing at the weekend: “I am out tree hunting” !!

I still couldn't find a shot I loved as much as some of my "all time favourite" tree shots which are below for your viewing pleasure!