Photography is a HUGE part of my life: it the way that I find and document inspiration, it is the way that I capture memories, it how I share inspiration and it the #1 way that I have built my creative business.
Over the years, photography has completely changed my creative routine. I don't go anywhere without some kind of camera because I know there will always be something that catches my eye and NEEDS to be captured. I keep thousands of photos on hand to use when I am looking for inspiration with color, shapes, texture, pattern and more!
Today I am giving away a $100 gift card from my favorite place to shop for all of my photography gear (no this post is not sponsored) B & H Photo!
Leave me a comment below.
Tell me your favorite things to take photos of.
I will randomly draw a winner and announce them at the bottom of this post on Wednesday, March 16th.
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email me at alisaburke@gmail.com and will get the gift card to you!
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Alisa, I love taking photos of random moments or events. Things that you just had to be there to catch at the time.
I love to take pictures of animals and the things I create.
Wow...what a great giveaway...
I love love love taking photos of sunsets and sunrises...
The beautiful colours in sky are just irresistible
I like landscapes, trees, animals, and my family to take pictures. Thanks a lot.
Thank you for that great giveaway. I like to take pictures of my family and my creative things. But also I love pictures with crap metal and also rust and oxidation. Love Karin
My family, mostly :)
Thanks a lot!
I like taking photos of just about anything, you can find beauty all around.
Great! My favourite photography subject is the sky! I love the light and the clouds, because it's never the same.
I love taking photos of different details and people :)
I like to take pictures of nature and buildings.
My daughter, art progress shots and colourful flowers.
The ocean! And portraits of my loved ones :)
my granddaughter
I have to say my kids. Not very original, i know, but it's just the truth...
I take pictures of my creative process and art and share it on my blog.
I love taking pictures of nature.
My kids!!
Water
Water
My favourite photos to take are - process shots, the views around where we live, and tiny details and pattern I spot when I'm out and about. Thank you :)
I love taking pictures of sunsets and my dog Otto.
Great giveaway & happy birthday! I take photos of everything but like everyday photos of home a lot!
I love to take pictures that speak to the elements of art, especially line, shape and color. Thanks for sharing your gifts with us!
Wow, this is a great giveaway. I love to take pictures of my grandkids and nature. I stopped to take a picture of a flower at the softball field last Saturday and my hubby thought I was crazy, lol.
This is an awesome giveaway! I took a photography class at school this year (I'm a junior in high school) and found that I love to take pictures of things that tell a story, such as fog rolling in, a train, or water (the ocean, lakes, creeks, etc.)
i like to take pictures of my projects. Be they knitting, crochet or drawing. Then my son steals my camera to take photos of his building when he uses his citiblocks to create giant structures.
I love to take pictures that express the emotion I'm feeling.
More and more, I love taking pictures of landscapes. We have this spot in our back yard that overlooks a field and each time I go there, time of day or season, it's different.
There is a walnut tree in a park a few blocks from my house. I love capturing it in all weather and all seasons.
I am addicted to taking photos of fall color. The last several years I take a 3 or 4 day trip just for that purpose, exploring new areas. 2 years ago it was Nauvoo, IL on the Mississippi river. Color was spectacular!
Wow...What don't I love to take pictures of? Most of all I love to take pictures of my kids and the various critters that live on our farm. Happy Birthday week!
Denise
I love sunsets, beach, flower and food photos -- probably in that order. But I never forget to take all kinds of pictures of my family and pets. :)
I love taking pictures of my two doggies and anything that really pops or catches my eye when we are out on walks. This usually turns out to be random street art, beach pics or some kind of flowers I find out on our walks.
I love nature, but what I enjoy most is to take photos of our everyday as a family.
My family and I love to spend our weekends exploring the nature preserves and small towns surrounding Chicago, IL.
Nature and raindrops! I'm obsessed with raindrops!
family and friends :)
I love to take pictures of designs in nature--a mushroom collection on a decomposing log, the texture of bark on a tree, a pile of newly fallen leaves. . .
I love to take macro pictures of nature, specifically insects and flowers. So cool!
My eyes are always drawn to the details, especially within nature. That's usually my default theme of choice when I take photos =)
My daughter, my dogs, the sky (especially stormy skies) and trees!! :) what a fantastic giveaway! Happy birthday again!!
Well when the kids were little, it was all them! Now I have branched out and I take photos of my art that I am working on, nature, and my son at baseball!
Flowers and trees
Mostly sunsets and flowers. I definitely need to improve my photo taking skills though. I have a hard time capturing in the photo what my eyes are seeing. I hope you are having a great birthday week!!
I love B&H as well! I really enjoy nature photography - macro details of small creatures and flowers, as well as wider scale landscapes.
I'm all about nature photography
The beach! Which is where I live. There are sooo many beautiful things in one place....the shells, the waves, the sunrise & sunsets, and even the shapes in the sand. And my son of course! I document everything that boy does!
Landscapes and animals mostly. Especially my pups!
Nature and my beautiful family (2-legged and 4-legged :) Happy birthday!!!!!
My 2-year old!
OH, I want this for my husband! He is a newbie photographer and he is a birder. He recently bought himself a camera for taking photo of the birds. I admire him so much for stretching and learning a new skill.
I love to photography nature, old buildings and my dogs. And my fountain pens.
I take lots of photos of my daughter and also unique shapes I see when I'm out and about
Hard to say just one things . . . I simply like taking photos of what I notice. If I had to pick just one . . . probably my granddaughter (especially when she is helping me do something)
Anything that makes me smile: a vase of pretty flowers, my kiddos being sweet or silly, yummy food!
I love taking photos of small animals like birds, and old signs. I take photos of small animals because they're beautiful, and it would be a problem if I actually took them home with me :D I like vintage road signs because of their texture, lines, and interesting colors!
Countryside and my son :-)
My favorite is taking photos of my kids. Also naturey stuff.
Happy Birthday week!We take a lot of pictures of our three-year-old, but my husband takes a lot of pictures of his handblown glass pendants, and I really enjoy taking pics of nature and interesting architecture, and even more so, where the two meet.
my good camera decided to die, so I've been without a good one since the fall. my fav thing to photograph is nature. hikes, on the lake, foggy mornings, the beautiful Arkansas land. love it!!!
Nature, hikes and my 2 little girls!
My favorite photos are those of nature. It is so nice of you to do this, thank you for giving me a "shot" at winning!
You're so sweet! Photography is my greatest passion, I also love nature, flowers and the sea specifically. Crossing my fingers! :)
I love taking photos of clouds.
Nature, usually green plants and my family. I also love zoomed in shoots of my messy (played in) home.
I love to take pictures of things I find in nature and my dogs. Unexpected it the best!
Things that I create with my sewing machine. My trips.
Just like you anything for inspiration but most recently the fruit trees blooming in my backyard and my fur babies!
I haven't said it yet so I will now. Happy birthday!
I love to capture textures. The list of them could go on and on but I have a weird thing for stucco. My daughter (8) and I are learning photography together. I let her use my camera since it has manual settings. Her favorite thing to do is bokeh. She's too cute.
I like landscapes and wild animals. Yellowstone has been my favorite so far. And Glacier. And Tetons. And happy belated birthday!
I take a lot of pictures of my cat because she's adorable, that is, until the camera comes out. She hates the camera and will turn away, close her eyes, and stop whatever cute antic she is up to. I love going to the Disney Parks and taking pictures there. My cell phone takes some pretty decent shots, but I've been pining for a 'real' camera for years.
There's nothing I enjoy more than taking pictures of nature. The beach. The redwood trees. Flowers. You name it.
My cat and my boyfriend also make very good models.
texture and patterns! whether it's a cool tile floor or marshmallow clouds, any sort of repeat has my attention.
I love taking photos of animals- my pets, wildlife, birds at the feeder, deer eating my garden up, butterflies, you name it. I also like taking pictures of flowers. Flowers have a certain magic about them and it's challenging to try to capture that. Thanks for all of your inspiring photos!
I love photographing texture. Whether it is old weathered wood, a particular fallen leaf, or the patterns left on the sand by the various high tide marks.
My favorite thing to take pictures of is my dog. :) (Nerdy, I know, but he's my baby)
i love taking macro pictures
I love taking nature shots and photos of textures!
My kids, and second choice would be old buildings.
Stairwells
The most interesting thing in the world to me. A fun interesting set of stairs. Movement, design, creativity.....
Love to photograph flowers and try to take photos of birds.
I take pictures of my art but I also seem to take a lot of pictures of the field beyond my balcony which isn't a particularly detailed landscape but I am fascinated by the play of light over this field, particularly in the morning or at sunset.
Enjoy taking photos of nature (leaves, flowers, mountains).
I love to take pictures of things I would like to draw and sketch later on. Of course also my kids. and my CATS!
I love to take pictures of still life vignettes--usually using flowers, books, and some old piece left to me by my parents or in-laws. I love your blog! Have been following for many years now--
I like to take pictures of nature, or the landscape. You've inspired me for years, to draw and to take my camera everywhere. Thank you for this amazing chance
Nature is my favorite photo subject. I love macro shots of flowers, rocks, bugs & wide landscape shots.
Travel photography is one of my greatest pleasures.
I love taking pictures of everything.... People, objects, animals, etc. I am just like you, I find inspiration everywhere. :)
This may be a little odd, but I love snapping pictures in antique stores! There are always such beautiful things inside, and I can't take them all home!
--Corin | wonderlandpaths.blogspot.com
I enjoy photographing all aspects of vacations -- buildings, events, people, nature. While at home, it would be all kinds of flowers. All material for future paintings.
Nature, Architecture, Books and everything with a fascinating pattern!
Favorite by far would be my grand kids, especially when the are interacting with one another.
Alisa, you are such an inspiration... and so generous... Happy Birthday!
I love taking pictures of flowers, sunrises, and sunsetss
oh you are a love.. thankyou for this gifting.. okay.. for me. i love taking pix of roads, trails, mountains, bodies of water, trees.. my kiddo's faces, my sleeping puppy.. special moments.. xoxo
Macro flowers, water, scenery, nature, clouds. Of course celebrations and family a must. What a fantastic giveaway!
COLORS COLORS! I love seeing a sublime grouping of colors and snapping it up in a photograph. (one favorite source is my 5 year old daughter's clothing combinations). Always dreaming up new color groupings.
I love taking pictures of beautiful things that bring me joy
I use my camera to document in my garden journal.
The creatures that come to my back yard are always being photographed by me. Birds,bunnies,squirrels, etc.
I definitely prefer capturing adventures with my kiddos! Your weekend posts are some of my favorites and always so inspiring.
First I love capturing my daughter deep in play. And second would be things not normally paid much attention to on an average day. Thanks for the chance, and I've loved following your blog over the years 😊
The creatures that come to my back yard are always being photographed by me. Birds,bunnies,squirrels, etc.
I always love the photos you take. Particularly when you all go on one of your regular outdoors adventures. I have so many birds visiting my yard, that I am constantly taking photos of them...many kinds of colourful parrots, and other species.
I love photographing textures - peeling paint, rust, (check out my instagram @janajart) plant close-ups and I do a lot of photos for painting references. Thanks for this opportunity!
I love the magic Moments: a trmbling leaf or a face expreccion, when a person turns around. Nature, animals doing their routine or people with all their wrinkles)))
Photography is a huge part of my life today! There are very few days that go by without me taking at least a few photos. My favourite thing to photograph: the beautiful prairie landscape.
Photography is a huge part of my life today! There are very few days that go by without me taking at least a few photos. My favourite thing to photograph: the beautiful prairie landscape.
I am only an amateur instagram photographer, haha, so if I win this will be going straight to my bestie who has a photography business. I do enjoy taking pictures of nature, though. mer.marty@yahoo.com
I enjoy looking for unusual things in nature. We live in the woods, so I look for interesting and intriguing (to me) close-ups of flowers, leaves on the ground, clouds above the tree line, trees themselves, and photos of shadows and light into the woods.
Photography is also something I really enjoy! I am saving for a full-frame camera and hopefully by this time next year I will have one :) I love to take photos of nature, birds and animals. My camera is always on my kitchen counter so that when I see something out the back door, especially the hummingbirds or a spectacular sunset, I can quick grab it and start shooting. I also enjoy photographing my friends and family, especially my new great niece Oaklynn Kait.
I pretty much take a photo of whatever catches my eye and whatever feels important and/or magical (anything from flowers to rusty faucets to family adventures). I am really into details and so I like to get close to the subjects I'm photographing. Thank you for the chance to win!
I like to go up close to pull out details that are usually not noticed.
Happy birthday week! I love taking photos of my daughter on adventures. I'm very much inspired by the photos of your family adventures.
Hope you are having a great week celebrating! I love photographing my kids and capturing their different expressions and zest for life.
Wow,nice giveaway! Thanks! I love just shooting fast and randomly.....can be magic sometimes ;)
Awesome giveaway! I love to take pics of my son laughing and my dogs playing when we are out on walks.
Happy Birthday week! I enjoy reading your blog and how effortless you make creativity! I hope you continue to be inspired. I love taking pictures of my dogs. I love seeing their faces especially on trips where they soak in the beauty of everything - nature, concrete jungles, rivers, oceans. They are my favorite subjects to photograph!
Awesome giveaway! I love to take pics of my son laughing and my dogs playing when we are out on walks.
What a wonderful + thoughtful giveaway.
I have a passion for documenting people + projects [still life captures of all the bits & pieces of creative havoc].
My favorite thing to take photos of are flowers. I love to find the beauty in each flower. With a photograph you can hold onto each flower's perfection forever.
My favorite thing to take photos of are flowers. I love to find the beauty in each flower. With a photograph you can hold onto each flower's perfection forever.
Happy birthday! I probably take photos of my niblings (nieces and nephews) the most. I usually create a calendar or scrapbook at the end of the year for their parents and grandparents from the ones I've collected through each month. It's amazing to see how much things really change over a year and I love seeing all the fun times we've had together.
The first day my daughter went to Pre K we took a special pic by the front door. She is now in 2nd grade and we still take the traditional front door picture. Then that pic gets posted on Facebook for everyone to see. My daughter has Down Syndrome and has touched so many hearts....she has followers all over the world now looking for her silly morning pic ( because you never know what she will be up too). I get in trouble by everyone if we miss a day or two. So that's my favorite thing to take a pic of!
Flowers! I love their uniqueness, colors, and beauty.
What an awesome opportunity! Thank you so much! Mostly, i take pictures of items for my Etsy shop. Can't really say that's my favorite but a necessity. My tied favorites are taking pictures of God's artistry & fun pics of my fur babies.
Happy 41! I love to take pictures of old weathered buildings & flowers that pop.
I love taking pictures of textures, I started taking my own pictures for photo manipulations but now I mostly take pictures for the joy of it.
I absolutely love taking pictures of my hiking and backpacking treks.
That's incredibly generous of you! I love taking pictures of different textures up close.... Bark on a tree, my daughter's soft curls, gravel, the fray on my cut off jeans, etc.
It has to be flowers hands down! So much beauty and creativity! Thanks Alisa!
anna
I will forever love photographing my children. The soft curve of their little faces, those eyes that have nothing behind them but curiosity and delight and soft little love. The way their eyes deepen when they see something new, or you ask them a question and they honestly think about it. The way they seem to be a part of nature, when you capture the two. They are mutually wild and so so soft. little specks of fairy dust making my life worth living.
I love taking pictures of flowers
Hi Alisa...and Happy Birthday! I love to take photos of nature...real close up shots. I learned things I never knew by getting up close. :-)
I love sunsets and close up photos of nature but most of all my 3 year old granddaughter lol!
I love taking macro photos of things in nature....flowers, bugs, spiderwebs!
I love taking pictures of things I find unexpectently, like bird nests, full moons, first blooms, etc. I also love taking candid pictures of people and animals.
My kids and flowers
My kids and flowers
Oh so many things! Flowers, the ocean, my kids, my animals, cracks in the road, rainbows, anything I think I can use to draw or paint later on, recipes I find in magazines. Happy Birthday!!! Thanks for the chance to win. 😊
I love catching a frog or lizard, when taking photos in our yard.
My three grandchildren; wish I'd taken up photography when my own kids were small!
My sweet kitty cat.
Awesome giveaway! My favorite things to photography are flowers (especially for photo reference for drawing) and scenery for artwork in our house.
I just bought my first DSLR (via B&H) and am working very diligently to learn the manual settings. My favorite subject to photograph is nature and my kids.
I love to take photos of small details in nature, plants, water reflections, leaves, shadows and light.
Photos of my cats, insects, plants, wild animals. :)
The mountains, my daughters and my cat(mid yawn)
How sweet of your to do a giveaway on your birthday! Oh photography is my greatest passion. Capturing the photos of my family and friends and being able to look back on my memories is my greatest joy. It has been a real help to look back on those who are no longer with us and it fills my heart up to be able to see I captured a memory even if it wasn't a perfect picture!
I love B&H! I take photos of anything that inspires me.
Water in any form, there are waterfalls near my home, the ocean, a lake.
Such a generous giveaway :) I love taking pictures of my sweet pooch, Chewie, and of my gardens as they grow :)
I love taking pictures of beautiful things that bring me joy
Awesome! I love your work.:)
My favorite thing to photograph are colors. Not just any colors, but color schemes,patterns,trends, etc. I usually do really close up shots so that you can't see the whole object of the photo, but the focus is on the color details.
I love taking photos of my kiddos.
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Thanks for the rad giveaway.
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What a fun blog and your art work is fantastic. I usually take photos of landscapes and flowers for my watercolors. Thanks for the chance to win !
Wow what a great giveaway! thanks!
I love to take pictures of people doing daily stuff :)
Landscapes are my favorite!
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Architecture, texture, and nature capture my eye for picture taking.
My dogs, the beach and children's art from my classes.
Hello Alisa Happy Birthday to you!
Thanks for the chance to win. I love take photos of my daughter ...my son....makes portraits made me happy....and also I love bokeh!
Of course there are the pictures of my two sweet daughters, but in nature I love clouds and sunsets.
I love to take picture of cloudy and sea, then the other things. Xoxo
I love to take picture of cloudy and sea, then the other things. Xoxo
I like to shoot everything that defies the usual and the boring. I Love black and white pictures.
Thanks! Wish me luck!
I don't take a lot of photos, but usually of my kids and my dog, occasionally of flowers and things in nature that catch my eye.
Ive been wanting to incorporate photography into my art practice! You are the sweetest to give such kind gifts!
I'm in love with portraits, especially of dogs!
Anything and everything! Mostly my kiddo though.
Nature & especially flowers. Your photography class changed my life!
Thank you for another great giveaway!
I love taking photos of the small, ordinary, everyday things as well as the new and exciting things that pop up on trips and new settings.
Flowers. Rain on flowers. Close-ups of flowers. Macro flowers. Flowers against the blue/white/grey sky. Flowers in the sun. = )
My kids' sporting events and my students' artwork! (Love your blog!)
Happy birthday week! I like taking pictures of lots of things but mostly nature and my sewing and knitting projects :)
I love to take pictures of my art,many dogs, friends and of course drinks!! Thanks for hosting a give away!
I love an am so inspired by all of your creative photo's.....I love taking pics of my 2 rescued pit bull pups...they are very entertaining and make us laugh...so I am always snapping pics of these 2......thanks for sharing all you creative photos and arsty stuff...look forward to your posts every couple of days.....
I love taking pictures of the sunsets from my workroom window.
Happy birthday Alisa! I love taking photos of textures and doorways. And my gingerbread boys. :)
I love taking some architecture photos, but also pictures of random things that might not be cool to anyone else, but that intrigue me.
I love taking pictures of my kindergarten students and sharing them with their families. A great opportunity to let parents in on all the fun and learning that is taking place at school. At home I like taking pictures of my flower and vegetable gardens and all the crazy things I add to my yard to make it unique.
Thanks for sharing your birthday fun with us! I love taking pictures of fun things I see when I'm traveling. And of course my kids, too! : )
I got a DSLR for Christmas and I love taking pictures of my two cat models!
I got a DSLR for Christmas and I love taking pictures of my two cat models!
i just have an old digital snap and shoot but love to take pictures of my dog and nature.
Well, I'm also a fellow lover of photography and don't go a single day without clicking away. While I do adore photographing my kids and our farm, I must say hands are my next favorite. A person's hands tell a story...
My family and my lettering projects.
My family and my lettering projects.
Such a nice giveaway! I love travel photography - especially when friends or loved ones are involved!
Happy Birthday, Alisa! What a generous giveaway ... my oh my! I always have a shootable lens with me as well, most often I am taking pictures of clouds! And flowers, weeds, trees - 'nature' shots, I guess you'd say. And water! I love water, rippling, rushing or falling - it's all subject for my lens.
Thank you for this opportunity - and enjoy your birthday!!
Yellow flowers, beach stones, periwinkle shells, ripples in the water, mushrooms in the grass, and my daughter :)
I like to take picture of my jewelry and my kids. When I am not working, I like to take pictures of pine tree and flowers.
I love taking photos of my kids and inspired by rustic old things.
People! Candid shots of people in B & W with natural lighting.
I assigned myself a 100 day project of Clouds- nothing has made me appreciate light, shape, and color in the New Mexico sky more than this. Tomorrow is day 50!
I Like to take photos of ART...mine, and my students! It's great thing to share in photos = )
I love taking pics of my little one.. And sometimes of us together, making all types of possible faces. Tho' I've been thinking of taking pics of homemade food and my artwork, but no luck on those so far.
I love taking pics of my little one.. And sometimes of us together, making all types of possible faces. Tho' I've been thinking of taking pics of homemade food and my artwork, but no luck on those so far.
Recently, I've found that I love taking portraits of close friends + loved ones. There's just something so precious and intimate about capturing moments of people who are dear to you.
I love taking pictures of whatever calls to me from my grandchildren at play to something in nature.
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