Week 25's Random Favorites was a great week to ponder your favorite things or put together a great collage of your week. This proved to be a great get-to-know you week. No matter how you put together your random favorites, one thing stood out the most, we have a lot more in common than just our love for photography.  I think that was my favorite thing about going through the photos this week, one after another, it was great to peek into your lives and get to know you a little more this week.

Now, on to our top ten...as always, our top ten is in no particular order. If you enjoy the photograph, the artist's information is listed below. Check out their work, visit their websites or facebooks. Spread the love. If you're the artist and you'd like me to list more ways to find you, just send me an email...I'm happy to do it.

Here we go...

ONE {I love the bright colors, the endless variety and pleasure of raising a glittery girly-girl. Great choice for this week!}

random things By jules1836

TWO {A gorgeous peek into a beautiful wedding. Great collage with wonderful details of the day. Putting down your camera had to be the hardest part. Wonderful work!}

Project 52 Random Favorites By ayers549

THREE {Love the serious look, the fact that they are all looking at the camera and the wonderful detail in the fur makes these cows anything but random. Great shot!}

The 3 Amigos By Mimi Pearl 2012

FOUR {This shot was quite a hit this week combined with the great technique and the wonderful variety. Great creation!}

EP 25/52 {Random Favorites} By ib4luvnit

FIVE {Great pose, great truck, wonderful washed blue sky. This is just great all around and a favorite indeed, random or not. I know your couple loves this shot too!}

25/52 ~ Random favorites By Moopiecow

SIX {Love the purple, love the frame, love the wonderful randomness of your favorites. Just perfect. Great fun this week Irela!}

Week 25 ~ "Random Favorites" By MPE by Irela www.mpebyirela.com
www.myphotographiceyebyirela.blogspot.com

SEVEN {I love the smooth lines and the simplicity of the black and white. A fantastic shot of your random favorite! Very artistic.}

random_4610 By jodiemasterman

EIGHT {I like the overall soft look of this collage. The pastels theme, the wonderful variety, and the beautiful detail. Great collection of random favorites!}

EP "Random favorites" 25/52 By magova

NINE {This is a wonderful random reminder that the little glittered shoe princesses that we're raising will one day be beautiful women. Great shot and wonderful reminder that they really are paying attention when they are watching us get dressed.}

25/52 {Random Favorite} By DoubleLPhoto

TEN {Many thanks for the look into the male mind of random favorites. This is an awesome collection of weapons, baseball and Music. Dave, what a cool guy!}

25/52 Random Favorites By 'Swede'

Week 26 marks the official half-way point of 2012. What could be a better theme for this week than "Look UP" - we're only 1/2 way there! I don't know about you, but this year is really flying by ... so I combined Flying by with Look up at the Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon festival.

26/52 Look up and Smile By Ellenburg Photography

What's new with Daphne?

This week, I kicked off the week with a 5 pound weight gain and the healthy check up of my bouncing baby boy. I'm pretty sure he will want to be a kick boxer or a ninja. Either way, we are still on track for an end of the summer delivery. 

I spent a couple of days at the Hot Air Balloon fest with the Ellenburg Babes.  They loved watching them fill up despite not getting to see too many fly with the windy weekend weather.

I then traveled to Tallahassee Florida for a couple of days of meetings at Florida State University. I enjoyed the Moss Covered Trees that reminded me of Louisiana...

It was Orientation week at FSU, it was fun to be surrounded by the excitement of both the College World Series and incoming college freshman. I was very impressed with this set up on campus, very inspiring. I love the idea of life unconquered.

In other news, I ripped the name tag off my chicken and bought that new Canon 5D mark III with the 50mm 1.4 lens.

So am I intimidated? You bet I am. As a photographer, I've been Olympus my whole life. I love them because they are always on the cutting edge of technology. Many things you enjoy on your camera, they did it first....but they are not focused on ME anymore, they are all about the tiny yet awesome Pen line....so here I am, wanting to grow into the full frame excitement....so since I wanted full frame, I wanted the BIGGEST full frame camera on the market...and that's the Mark III. It's very impressive. I'm navigating through the nearly endless menus and think I might take it out to shoot this weekend....

All of my Olympus gear is up for grabs, if you know any Olympus lovers...just email me at daphne@ellenburgphotography.com.

Wishing you a wonderful week of Family, Fun and Photography!

Daphne Ellenburg is a budding photography business owner in Southern Alabama with a supportive family and a new fancy-pants in home studio. She loves college football, big handbags, lip gloss and all things Olympus. Daphne also enjoys writing about her Photo-Adventures and her entertaining family. Catch up with her at Ellenburg Photography {Website} {Facebook} {EP Blog}{Daphne's Blog}{Join EP Project 52}

Ellenburg Photography's award winning photographer, Daphne Ellenburg, specializes in Wedding Photography and Family Portraiture. We are located just north of Mobile Alabama. We proudly serve all of Alabama, and Gulfcoast Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana. (251) 656-7601