Piano Recital

Last night our family got a little dressed up and headed to Hope's piano recital.  Guys.  I'm constantly amazed by this girl.  Not only is she a beauty (I mean, look at that smile and that hair!), but she is smart AND talented AND sweet.  She's definitely on my list of top 5 favorite humans, which I guess is how it's supposed to be.  We were so proud as she breathed through her nerves and played her songs beautifully.  I don't have many photos of the performance because I was afraid of distracting with my camera clicks, but all the kids did a great job!  We definitely adore our piano teacher.

I hope you're weekend is wonderful, friends!  xo.

**My dress is from Free People (last year), shoes from Lotta, and purse c/o Bali ELF.
**Poe's necklace (borrowed from me) is from Manolita.

Last Week I Taught a Homeschool Photography Class

Hope goes to this sweet little homeschool group every other Thursday, where they learn anything from crochet to sewing to identifying things in nature to rock climbing... it's incredibly varied.  They have very adorably named themselves the "Tator Tots".  I was asked to teach a little digital photography class to these ladies last week, and I have to say, it was an absolute blast.  Most everyone was shooting with an iPhone, iPod, or iPad (say that three times fast), so most of my tips were tailored to those devices.  One of the girls brought her mom's DSLR with her and right as we got started, the battery died.  I let her borrow my camera and I just loved looking through her photos when I got home.  Here are a few of my favorites:

When I was going over my "Photography Tips and Tricks" I would stop between numbers and let them pull an object from my bag to practice on.  We went over different types of lighting, angles, rule of thirds, and perspectives.  Once we got through the tips, I handed each of them a scavenger hunt paper and it was great to see their creativity as they moved down the list.  Here's the sheet, in case you are interested:


We spent the end of class taking photos with different forced perspectives (they REALLY loved this) and making stop-motion videos with the Party!Party! app.  It was a very good time with a special group of girls, and I'm thankful I had the opportunity to do such a fun thing with them.  :)