i redid my walls!

so a couple of weeks ago i decided my walls needed a change. :) so took down my old stuff:

and put up the new:

i basically took a bunch of pins i liked from pinterest and printed them out! click on the numbers below to go to the pin:

what do you think?

Pinspirational Tuesday @ Diary of a Beautiful Soul

Source: pirouetteblog.com via Emilie on Pinterest

Source: Uploaded by user via Emilie on Pinterest

Source: heckyeahjesussaves.tumblr.com via Emilie on Pinterest

Source: wonderfullymadeblog.org via Emilie on Pinterest

Source: kissingtree.org via Emilie on Pinterest

Source: cottencandyclouds.blogspot.com via Emilie on Pinterest

Source: pinterestbest.net via Emilie on Pinterest

Source: heckyeahjesussaves.tumblr.com via Emilie on Pinterest

want more? follow me on pinterest here. or better yet, go link-up @ Diary of a Beautiful Soul. :)

just remember

when i've looked professional photographers photographs many different thoughts have run through my head. sometimes they are inspirational thoughts and sometimes they are thoughts of amazement.

 and yet sometimes the thoughts are that of discouragement. "Wow! That photographer's photos are always so amazing! Why do I have to go through lots of outtakes just to find the few photos that I like that are 'blog worthy'?" 

 then today when i was looking through some really amazing photos something occurred to me. they have outtakes too. the professional photographers, while still amazing, make mistakes. just like you and me. so just remember, next time you are feeling discouraged about your photography skills, that the professional photographers aren't showing you the outtakes, just the beautiful photographs.

and just because we all need this reminder sometimes:

Source: faithinourlord.tumblr.com via Julia on Pinterest

cameras, people, and some snapshots// week two

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hey! welcome to week two of cameras, people, and some snapshots. sorry about last week's link-ups. all photos that were linked up with inlinkz were lost. :( so, with that said, last week's winner is:

Lily Caroline from Lily Caroline Photography!

congrats Lily! i really like the focus and the bokeh on this photo. beautiful!

this weeks theme is:

the photo you take can be of anything as long as you shoot in manual. by manual i mean manual setting or manual focus.

rules:
-the photo you enter must be taken by you.
-you may only enter one photo per challenge.
-if your link goes to a blog post with more then one picture please specify which photo you are entering.
-you can enter using imgur, photobucket, flickr, or your blog.
-please keep all the photos rated g or pg.
-you must include either the button or a link to this post.
-you may edit the photo.
-the contest will close on thursday. 
-have fun!

beauty in design challenge | week 18

this week's challenge is to do a double exposure. i did a double exposure using a picture(taken by me), a screen shot(of pinterest), and then i added a quote over it(via). want to link up your own double exposure? head on over by clicking on the button below. :)