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June 10, 2019June 10, 2019

Share Six Blog Circle – June 2019 | Quote

As photographers we often find ourselves looking to words for inspiration or for words to pair with our images on social media. This month Share Six is looking for you to share your favourite or most inspirational quotes with us. I recently came across a quote that really speaks to me and my approach to photography:

“Creativity doesn’t wait for that perfect moment. It fashions its own perfect moments out of ordinary ones.” ~ Bruce Garrabrandt

Thank you for joining me for another month at Share Six.

Post your {favourite quote} and accompanying image on our Facebook page SHARE SIX or to our Instagram gallery by using #sharesix_favoritequote. A new theme will be posted on 6th July.

Up next is the incredibly talented Kathy Ledbetter. Please Click Here to see her images and be sure to leave her some love!

April 6, 2019April 6, 2019

Share Six Blog Circle – April 2019 | Orange and Purple

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This month the Share Six team is highlighting psoriatic arthritis, using the ribbon colours [orange and purple] as our theme for April.

Psoriatic arthritis is a type of arthritis that develops in some people with the skin condition psoriasis. It typically causes affected joints to become inflamed (swollen), stiff and painful. Like psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis is a long-term condition that can get progressively worse. Psoriatic Arthritis causes intense fatigue, can affect the eyes and hearing. Common symptoms are nail dystrophy and mood swings. In addition PSA can also adversely affect the heart, cause obesity, swelling and metabolic syndrome, along with diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease.

The Psoriasis Arthritis Awareness Project have made two films that highlight incredible stories of perseverance and courage. You can watch them here. Read more about living with the condition here.

It seemed fitting to try to create images for this month that reflect the juxtaposition of delicacy and strength. I wanted to show layers of complexity with double exposures, and find a softness that represents fragility.

Thank you for joining me for another month at Share Six!

Post your {Orange and/or Purple} images on our Facebook page SHARE SIX or to our Instagram gallery by using #sharesix_orange_purple. A new theme will be posted on 6th May.

Up next is the fabulous Michèle of Michèle Tremblay Photo. Please Click Here to see her images and be sure to leave her some love!

March 6, 2019March 5, 2019

Share Six Blog Circle – March 2019 | Food

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March is Nutrition Month so Share Six is celebrating all things {food}!

National Nutrition Month is an educational campaign focusing on the significance of physical fitness as well as eating nourishing meals. Taking charge of your health contributes to overall well-being; as well as losing weight or staying at your ideal weight, which reduces risks of chronic illness such as heart disease and diabetes.

The great thing about this theme is that you can interpret it in so many different ways: still life and layflat, lifestyle or documentary. Oh I would love to have an image of a farmer ploughing his fields at sunset…but I don’t, haha!

I have to admit I hoped we would be settled into our new house by now so I’d have a chance to experiment with layflat set ups for the very first time, but alas it was not to be. The time for that will come soon enough (fingers crossed *knocks on wood*) so instead I’m sharing some images from last year that haven’t previously seen the light of day (and one that has because I love it/him/the memories and the taste of the cider doughnuts that come with seeing it).

Thank you for joining me into the new year and for another month at Share Six! You can share your images for Nutrition Month using #NationalNutritionMonth.

For shares specific to Share Six and for your chance to be featured, use #sharesix_food on Instagram or post on our Facebook page, SHARE SIX. A new theme will be posted on 6th April.

Up next is the fabulous Michèle of Michèle Tremblay Photo. Please Click Here to see her images and be sure to leave her some love!

January 6, 2019January 6, 2019

Share Six Blog Circle – January 2019 | Wide

Happy 2019!

Welcome to another year of Share Six. To kick off 2019, the theme is {wide}: wide angle, wide open apertures, or wide open spaces.

The new year is supposed to be a time for looking forward, but I’m still looking back, reflecting on the events of the past few months and the places I’ve been lucky enough to experience over the past four years. When I thought about our theme for this month, I thought of {wide} in terms of breadth and depth. I was instantly transported back October 2018 and to the wild open spaces of Cape Cod:

Thank you for joining me into the new year and for another month at Share Six!

Post your {Wide} images on our Facebook page SHARE SIX or to our Instagram gallery by using #sharesix_wide. A new theme will be posted on 6th February.

Up next is the fabulous Liz Willson of It’s Still Life Photography. Please Click Here to see her images and be sure to leave her some love!

September 6, 2018September 7, 2018

Share Six Blog Circle – September 2018 | Gold

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#TeamUp4GoldKids

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month, so for all of September Share Six is teaming up and joining forces with @thegoldhopeproject to help spread awareness.

For those of you that don’t know, The Gold Hope Project is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization of photographers who aim to provide free portrait sessions to families battling pediatric cancer. As photographers, we understand how truly important it is to document our children’s lives, and what better gift to give to parents going through such a tremendously difficult time. In addition to pairing young warriors with photographers, @TheGoldHopeProject also works to raise funds for pediatric cancer research. If you want to participate with us this month, here are just a few things you can consider:

1. Tag your {gold} photos with the #TeamUp4GoldKids (for features), #theGoldHopeProject (to spread awareness) and #sharesix_gold on Instagram. You will have a chance to be featured on one of the MANY participating hubs for the month of September, and as usual you can share you gold images to our facebook wall too.
2. Go to goldhopeproject.com and see how you can apply to be a registered photographer
3. Donate. It DOES make a difference!

My images this month are from my garden. A beautiful jewel of a plant shining like the sun: the black-eyed susan.

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Thank you for joining us for another month at Share Six. If you’ve never shared your images with us before, there is not a better time to start as we join together to spread awareness of pediatric cancer. This post is part of a blog circle. Up next is the fabulous Nicola of Nicola MacQueen Photography. Please Click Here to see her images and be sure to leave her some love!