The Spring Joy Photography Tag

Hello everybody, welcome back to my blog, and happy first day of spring!

I saw this tag today on Lily’s blog, and I thought what better day to post this tag on my blog than on the first day of spring? It definitely feels like spring today, and I knew that I needed to get outside, so I took my phone out and did some fun photography! Thank you, Lily, for leaving an open nomination!

Also, I really feel like I need to start planning and writing more posts in advance! Any tips are very much appreciated.

Now, let us begin this tag with the rules!

The rules:

  • First, thank the person who tagged you and link back to their site.
  • Second, take the photos using the prompts!
  • Third, tag (about) six people and link to their sites.
  • And, nominees (or whoever does this), feel free to change up any of the prompts or rules for yourself or for those whom you tag.

My photos:

I love doing macro photography and saw this tiny flower, so I thought that this photo would work well for this prompt!

Something miniature.

Another macro photography-type photo!

Something all green.

My sister’s cat, Buttercup, came and visited me while I was taking photos, so I figured that I’d include a picture of him in this tag!

Something with a living creature.

At least it looks like they are! (Maybe they’re just enjoying the bit of food I sprinkled out for them, so I could get a photo.)

Somebody enjoying nature.

I had a bit of trouble with this prompt because I couldn’t really find any photo opportunities that reminded me of a story. This photo reminds me sort of like a story I want to write someday, so does that count?

Something that reminds you of a story (and say what story it reminds you of.)

Two large rocks in my yard. I don’t think of rocks as being very photogenic, hence this photo going with the prompt.

Something non-photogenic.

I like how the black and white looks with this photo of moss-covered bricks!

Something black and white.

I am not sure that this photo technically goes with the prompt, but nothing is really holding onto winter still here, so I had to just photograph something that reminds me of winter.

Something holding onto winter.

I love the angle of this daffodil photo!

Something sunshiny.

These flowers are so pretty! Flowers are one of my favorite things to take photos of, and to me, they scream spring.

Something just plain beautiful.

I took this photo and thought that I’d add a bonus prompt (at least for myself; not everyone I tag needs to include this prompt in their posts): something colorful! I love the brightness of the flower paired with the blue in the background.

Something colorful.

The prompts:

Something miniature

Something all green

Something with a living creature

Somebody enjoying nature

Something that reminds you of a story (and say what story it reminds you of)

Something non-photogenic

Something black and white

Something holding onto winter

Something sunshiny

Something just plain beautiful

Something colorful (optional/added)

I tag:

Heidi

Lydia

Mayim

Raegan

BetsyJane

Corrie

and YOU!

I decided to tag these bloggers because I figured that they’d enjoy sharing their beautiful springtime photography. However, if I tagged you, and you are not interested in doing the tag, don’t worry about it! And, if I didn’t tag you but you wish to do this tag, totally feel free to do it on your blog!

I hope that you all enjoyed this (last-minute) post! I had a lot of fun getting outside today and doing some interesting photography following the prompts!

Does it feel like spring where you live yet? Have you taken any good springtime photography lately? What photos of mine were your favorite? I’d love to hear from you in the comments!

That’s all for today’s post! I hope that you all enjoyed it very much. Thank you for reading, and have a lovely week! Bye for now!

~ Rebekah

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Photography Contest: Winners!!!

Hello everybody! I hope you had a lovely weekend! Today, I’m going to be posting the winners of the photography contest that I hosted! ☺

First, let me just say that everyone’s photos were amazing, and I had such a hard time choosing which ones would win. But of course there has to be a winner, so let’s get into the post! I’ll be linking everyone’s blogs who have participated, as well as their photos!

First place: Maggie

Here is a link to Maggie’s blog, Maggie’s Doodles!

I chose the photo she entered, because I love how the colors work in the photo, and the hedgehog is just so cute!! It’s very unique as well.

https://maggiesdoodles.com/2022/05/03/my-submission-for-beckys-springtime-photography-contest/

Second place: Khushi

Here is a link to Khushi’s blog, Duo Disseminators!

This is a really nice picture! I love all the yellow, and the photo came out really sharp and clear. The quote just completes the whole thing!

https://duodisseminator81314070.wordpress.com/2022/05/11/photography-contest/

Third place: Corrie S.P.

Here is a link to Corrie’s blog, Miraculus Homeschool!

I love this photo because the cat is super cute, and it really reminds me of spring with all the sunlight and green plants!

https://miraculushomeschool.wordpress.com/2022/05/03/spring-is-here/

Other contestants:

Heidi’s photo

Here’s a link to Heidi’s blog, Heidi Lane!

I love these flowers! The colors are really pretty, and the angle that the picture was taken at was really great! The flowers are also really clear and sharp!

https://heidilane1.wordpress.com/2022/05/12/beckys-springtime-photography-contest/

Brendan’s photo

Here is a link to Brendan’s blog, Total History!

Honeysuckles always make me think of spring, and the picture turned out really great! I can see a lot of little details in this photo, which is amazing!

https://totalhistory787513859.wordpress.com/2022/05/19/celebrating-100-followers-beckys-springtime-photography-contest/

Stara’s photo

Here is a link to Stara’s blog, The Pool of Thoughts!

This photo is great; I like it because the dog is super cute and I love the little pop of yellow the flowers add! Definitely reminds me of springtime!

https://stara665483257.wordpress.com/2022/05/03/beckys-springtime-photography-contest/

Thank you all for entering! I had such a fun time seeing the creative and beautiful pictures you all entered! I actually got more people entering than I expected, so that was nice! 💖😊

What reminds you of spring? What’s your favorite season? Do you like photography? I’d love to chat in the comments!

Okay, I’ll see you guys on Monday with a monthly wrap up! Have a great day, and thanks for reading! Bye!

~Rebekah

Celebrating 100 Followers: Becky’s Springtime Photography Contest

Hello! Welcome back to Books and Hooks! A little while ago, I reached 100 followers! Thank you so much everyone!! I was trying to think of a good post to do to celebrate, and I finally decided on a photography contest! Thanks to The Pastel Bicycle who suggested I create a new tag, which gave me this idea!

Because spring is here, it is going to be spring-themed!

Rules

  1. Choose one photo that you took in 2022 that makes you think of spring! (animals, nature, flowers, etc.)
  2. Make sure the photo is appropriate. Any photos that I don’t think align with this, I won’t include in the final judging and post
  3. Write a blog post including the photo you chose, and the rules, as well as a link to this original post
  4. Tag it ‘beckysphotographycontest’ so I can see all of your posts
  5. Comment on the original post when you’ve published your blog post, so I can see it
  6. The deadline is May 20th
  7. The photos will be judged and I’ll announce the winners on May 31st
  8. All of the photos that were entered will be included in the post, along with links to everyone’s blogs who have participated

Any blogger can enter this photography contest if they want to! If you have any questions, just comment down below! I can’t wait to see everyone’s pictures!! Thanks again for 100 followers!! 🥰 Ya’ll are the best! See you next week, probably with a fun book review!!

~ Rebekah