Photo Op Monday: The December Edition

December covers the world in snow and creates a magic all her own.  Happy Holidays!

This month you may want to capture photos of:

• 1. pinecones
• 2. picking out a Christmas tree
• 3. sleigh rides
• 4. ice skating
• 5. a hockey match
• 6. ornaments on the tree
• 7. colourful holiday lights
• 8. Christmas stockings
• 9. a bottle of champagne on New Year’s Eve
• 10. the clock striking midnight on New Year’s Eve

Photo Op Monday: The November Edition

November signals cooler weather and a return to the warmth and comfort of the indoors.  Are you already thinking of the upcoming holiday season?

This month you may want to capture photos of:

• 1. sunlight filtering through a tree’s last leaves
• 2. lighting up the fireplace
• 3. a hearty soup or stew
• 4. a bare tree silhouetted against a sunset
• 5. an old farmhouse
• 6. a family hike
• 7. our Veteran’s
• 8. poppies

Photo Op Monday: The October Edition

October brings brilliant colours and photo opportunities galore!  Get your camera ready!

This month you may want to capture the following:

• 1. the gorgeous leaves of fall
• 2. a morning frost
• 3. Thanksgiving turkey (for us Canadians!)
• 4. Halloween costumes
• 5. pumpkins/jack-o-lanterns
• 6. leaves falling from a tree
• 7. a spiderweb
• 8. a scarecrow
• 9. a cornmaze
• 10. caramel apples
• 11. knit sweaters

Photo Op Monday: The September Edition

Summer draws to a close as autumn slowly begins to make herself noticed…

This month you may want to capture photos of:

• 1. your child’s teacher
• 2. your kids on the first day of school
• 3. your child’s new backpack and/or other supplies
• 4. a sunflower
• 5. school buses in a row
• 6. your garden’s harvest
• 7. the first leaf to change colour
• 8. a soccer game in the park
• 9. landmarks around your town
• 10. a birthday party

Photo Op Monday: The August Edition

Still a couple weeks of summer fun before school starts!  Grab your camera so you can capture shots of the following:

• 1. people enjoying icy treats like popsicles
• 2. watermelon
• 3. kids burying each other in the sand
• 4. children blowing bubbles
• 5. a row of bicycles parked at the park
• 6. footprints in the sand
• 7. a barbeque
• 8. a close up of a freckled face
• 9. someone relaxing in a hammock
• 10. your garden in full bloom

Photo Op Monday: The July Edition

Summer holidays are here along with barbeques and hot sun drenched days.  Welcome summer!!

This month you may want to capture shots of:

• 1. sparklers on Canada Day/ 4th of July
• 2. your nation’s flag
• 3. marshmallows toasting over a fire
• 4. a campfire
• 5. a gorgeous sunset
• 6. sandy feet
• 7. a boat out on the lake
• 8. floppy sandals all in a row
• 9. sandpails and shovels
• 10. a sandcastle
• 11. fireworks
• 12. the exhibition
• 13. cotton candy

Photo Op Monday: The June Edition

Summer, sweet summer!  A time for school to end and new marriages to begin…

This month you may want to capture the following shots:

• 1. a photo of you and your Dad on Father’s Day
• 2. clothes drying on the line
• 3. kites soaring in the sky
• 4. a picnic
• 5. children running through sprinklers
• 6. a newly married couple
• 7. your child’s schoolyard, empty
• 8. your favorite outdoor plants
• 9. a waterfight
• 10. a sunrise

Photo Op Monday: The May Edition

Spring is here and we welcome the opportunity to be outside enjoying the warmth of the sun!  What a beautiful month!

Sometime this month, you may want to grab your camera to capture the following:

• 1. a lightning storm
• 2. a portrait of your Mother
• 3. a close up of a flower in bloom
• 4. a couple sitting on a park bench
• 5. a child soaring high on a swing
• 6. local wildlife: birds, deer, bees
• 7. ducks at the pond
• 8. kids having fun climbing trees

Photo Op Monday: The April Edition

They say April showers will be May flowers–I hope that it’s true!  I can’t wait to see flowers again!

This month you may want to grab your camera and capture photos of:

• 1. children playing in the rain
• 2. children splashing in puddles (maybe you will join in!)
• 3. umbrellas and rainboots
• 4. Easter lillies
• 5. Easter eggs
• 6. new buds on trees
• 7. rainbows
• 8. the family in their Sunday best
• 9. the first spring flowers
• 10. reflections in puddles

Photo Op Monday: The March Edition

Spring will be here soon!  Can you feel it?

This month you may want to capture shots of:

• 1. your first trip to the park
• 2. water dripping off trees and rooftops as the snow melts
• 3. giving the house a “spring cleaning”
• 4. St. Patrick’s Day festivities
• 5. the first signs of green outside
• 6. a rainbow
• 7. birds that have returned from migration