Laguna Beach, California

“Left foot, left foot, right foot, right. Yes I know the Dr. Seuss classic, The foot book, mostly, if not entirely by heart. I have read it many times over during the course of the last 3 years, and at this point its been committed to permanent long-term memory, probably squishing out some other “less important” long term memories while doing so, such as who my second grade teacher was, or the what the square root of 81 is. I actually do not remember the first example, I do remember the latter, barely. Above you see my three-year old boys left foot, left foot, right foot, right, stepping on some old sea rock, at the Laguna Beach tide pools. It’s about 2pm, so this is all natural, bright and harsh daylight, but I thoroughly enjoy pictures of little feet, so I’m quite proud of this one. When I say little feet, I mean young feet, not midget feet, not that I have anything against midgets… sorry little people… no they’re not creepy at all, besides, don’t they have full-sized feet? So in summary, limited space in memory, kids books are repetitive, midgets rule, and mid-day sun is harsh. This was taken with my Nikon D80 and 60mm lens, no flash this time. “

Cute and great shot!

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Florence, Oregon

In honor of Valentine’s Day – “Forever Friends”

Cute and very lovely photo!

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Lansing, Michigan

K.S. Ballou writes, “Quite a feat, a feast of feats, in fact,
To find time to rest my feet & relax,
The snooze my snoring love once more employs,
Alert awaiting others’ awakening, my weary heart enjoys
Those short nine minutes between alarming sounds,
When rising for the day, my family surrounds,
All noise and sometimes argument,
Keeping my life lively, they are heaven-sent.
Much as I cherish those moments all alone,
It is the love we share that makes this house a home.”

Great shot and lovely poem!

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Miami, Florida

momentsofexhilaration writes, “The sun is bright, the water is warm, Adeline loves to play in the sand, and David and I spend leisurely moments watching her and loving life.  This, my friends, was my daydream.  My plan for our trip to Miami.  The expectations I built up beforehand, only to be let down.

Don’t get me wrong, the trip was still wonderful.  It just wasn’t what I expected.  It wasn’t what I wanted.  This is an ongoing problem of mine – this tendency to build castles in the sky only to be letdown by the brick and mortar of everyday life.  So instead of enjoying the moment I have, I find myself pining for the moment I wanted but lost.

I’ll just take these mama

and these “

So cute!

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Lotus, California

cjbaltzley writes, “At a park near the American River. A family was teaching their kids to ride bikes. Can you hear what he’s saying? “Hey! Wait for me!”

I can hear it!

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Harrogate, England

Nicola writes, “Spending today editing my friend Chantelle’s family photo shoot. For the next few months I’m kind of leaving my comfort zone and experimenting more with portrait shoots as it fits in with my marketing strategy.

Chantelle asked me to do a shoot, in the same style as Venture photography, not something I’ve ever done and I accepted. My first thought was how hard can it be? My second thought was this is going to be difficult without a studio. I don’t have the space, the backdrops, the lights………but it’s always good as a photographer to challenge yourself and test your editing skills.

One photo Chantelle wanted was (what looked like) a simple shot of feet. Only when trying to shoot did I realise how difficult this would be especially when photographing her six month old daughter’s feet. Alongside Chantelle’s and her husband Lenny’s, proportionally this is difficult, but because her daughter isn’t walking, for her legs and feet to go straight alongside is virtually impossibly. I have to say I failed completely on this but I did get one shot that I’m really happy with. Took a lot of editing, more than I’m generally happy with, but I’m content with the result.”

Gorgeous photo!

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Cancun, Mexico

Larry’s blog writes, “Everyone should get buried in the sand at least once in their life.  Remember how many days later you were still digging ultra-fine sand particles out of your ears … and other crevices?

At the other end of this photo is the head of an eleven year old boy who was buried by his uncle and cousins.   When he tried to get out, the first thing to appear were his toes.  They had so much fun that eventually ten other kids, even one in diapers, were buried.

Put it on your bucket list.”

A must-do on the bucket list and very fun photo!

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Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Rachel writes, “There’s nothing like eating watermelon with feet dangling off the dock, toes dipping in the water, listening to the loons call from a distant corner of the lake. I’ve taken a few days away from the computer to sit in the woods, by the water and enjoy the company of family.”

Nice touch with the watermelon.   Great photo!

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Orem, Utah

Bren writes, “This past weekend, the weather was beautiful and perfect for picture taking! Shari and I have been planning on taking her family pictures for a few weeks now and we decided that for her birthday we would do them. One day about two weeks ago I was riding the bus down by BYU and saw this beautiful place that would be perfect for pictures.”

Really nice photo and I like the B in the middle!

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Denmark

cykelvester writes, “Recently I had my first comment on this blog from someone who wasn’t my family, my friend or someone trying to sell viagra. This comment was on recent post where I had drawn a foot. As I remember I did the foot just as bit of exercise in something other than faces and hot celebrity bodies… though those are fun to draw. Anyway, the comment was from the good people at toemail who requested that I do more feet drawing. Well, I was never one to disappoint.”

Excellent drawing and thank you!

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