PaperMama ~ Black & White

This weeks guest judge:   

Charmaine from Just bits & Pieces.

This weeks challenge: Black and White.

The challenge: The challenge will be based around your children. Take or find a photo of your baby (or kid... or puppy... or kitty) in a black and white photo. This week I'm encouraging you to work with photo editing programs. Don't let it stress you out! Just play with it and have fun.

(the above is pasted from PaperMama's blog)

This was SO hard to choose ~ I have a TON of B&W's of my kids ~ there is something about BW that I just love. Maybe it's the simplicity and lack of distraction that comes from colour. It makes you see the picture in a different way. The colour has to come from the story IN the picture ~ the action, the light, the 'essence' of the shot!

I had many shots I could have chosen, quite a few were not 'my' kids but one's I've taken of the children of friend's  ~ I wasn't sure if that was allowed, so I played safe!

I took this one just a couple of weeks ago. I actually really love it ~ hope you do too :) !!

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