A Beautiful Mess

I'm linking upward today amongst the always lovely What We're Reading Wednesday.

I'm guessing that a lot of yous weblog readers out in that place are familiar amongst the weblog A Beautiful Mess. But did yous know that the peachy minds behind the blog, Elsie Larson in addition to Emma Chapman, late released a book? I didn't, until I ran across it at the library this weekend.

If yous are a blogger or a lensman or an amateur lensman or an Instagrammer or but a someone amongst eyes, banking corporation tally this majority out! The book, A Beautiful Mess: Photo Idea Book, is amount of peachy tips in addition to tricks to inspire in addition to assistance yous practise beautiful in addition to interesting images. I then wishing I had this majority when I start started my weblog a twelvemonth in addition to a one-half ago! Some of the tricks I've learned along the way, but I guarantee that this majority has something to offering everyone, no thing how seasoned or green.

I haven't quite gotten through all of it, but I've already been motivated inwards a tangible way. In Chapter 6, "Capture Yourself," 1 of the inspiriting ideas is to practise a Thirty-Day Self Portrait Challenge. It goes similar this:

Take 30 days of self-portraits.
The portraits stimulate got to survive almost yous or present yous inwards unopen to way.
You must stimulate got the pictures yourself.
As yous go, part your photos amongst a unopen friend, your spouse, or online via Facebook or your blog.

Does anybody desire to bring together inwards the fun? I haven't decided soundless whether I'll part daily or practise to a greater extent than of a 1 time a calendar week dump, but here's the photograph to boot off the challenge.

I took it equally shortly equally the persuasion struck me. It's v o'clock, in addition to I'm but finishing dinner - yous tin laissez passer on the sack come across my everyday dark apron. And I'm feeling but equally disheveled equally I look. No filter.

Let the games begin.