Last week’s 52Frames theme was “Black and White,” and once again I didn’t even take my camera out for a go at it. I’m hoping I’ll find my enthusiasm for this project once the weather stops being so insistently unpleasant.

We had a good bit of snow last week, and the neighborhood kids took to the hills to enjoy it. It was only around until mid-afternoon, so I’m glad we went out when we did! I took this photo with my iPhone and converted it to black and white using Aviary.

Pete and Poppy are growing so quickly that it’s a rare occasion to look at them and think “Oh they’re so small!” I like that the trees and the expanse of sky in the photo show that they are, indeed, still little guys. I also like the textures that popped out when I converted it to black and white.

Last week’s 52Frames theme was “Love Story,” and I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to do with it. I talked a couple of my friends’ teenagers into modeling for me as Heathcliff and Catherine from “Wuthering Heights” — Catherine was a willing participant, but I had to bribe Heathcliff with promises of beef jerky — and we ventured out to the arboretum.

This was my first effort at using models who aren’t also my relatives, and I was very, very nervous about it. The kids were good sports even though it was cold and muddy and I didn’t know what I was doing. I rushed things a bit, and I think the pictures reflect that. They came out OK, but they’re not exactly what I wanted them to be.

Here’s the one I submitted to 52Frames:

The more I look at it, the less I think it captures the Heathcliff/Catherine dynamic. But I like the light and the expressions on their faces. I wanted to give the image kind of a cinematic feel, but I think I over-processed it. What do you think?