One of the greatest things about writing so frequently on my blog is that I can look back on the year and reminisce about all of the best moments. 2012 was full of travel (something I love!), great opportunities, and tremendous growth from my kids. I can’t wait to see what 2013 has in store….
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The Bucket List I Never Knew I Needed to Write
Sometimes I wish that I had made a bucket list when I was younger…but even if I had, I’m pretty sure that meeting celebrities and hanging out on movie sets during filming would not have even occurred to me as something that I could do…or even wanted to do. I never knew how much I…
Photo Shoot Frenzy! Wordless Wednesday
I’ve had three photo shoots in the last week…so you can guess what I’ve been doing with most of my time. Editing! The three families pictured in these collages are long-time clients of mine. I’ve done engagement, wedding, maternity, newborn, and bigger kid shots with all of them, and I love to see them grow…
How to Visit New York City With Family On a Budget
This past Saturday, I used some free Amtrak tickets to take my family (yes, all 7 of us!) to New York City for the day. Because we are within 3 hours of the heart of New York City, I consider a trip to New York City a Staycation. I have traveled to New York City…
What I Learned at Bloggy Bootcamp
This past weekend’s Bloggy Bootcamp in Philadelphia was my third SITS event, and by far my favorite. I was able to make my trip to Philly a full weekend vacation (emphasis on Vacation) and even got to swing by a certain Pennsylvania hospital to meet my brand new niece, born during the conference. So what…
Character
Since I finished editing the wedding pictures the other day, I was finally able to finish playing around with these pictures of the daughter of a friend of mine. She was one of the most hilarious (and fun!) babies to shoot. I can’t wait to play with her again! Along with her personality, I adored…
Bloggography Challenge – Focus
Two weeks ago, we featured photos from users who took the challenge to use their current lenses to do what they do best, whether that was macro or landscape or action. I loved the variety that we had from last week’s participants. Here is one of the photos that stood out to me, from The…
Bloggography Challenge – Lenses
The last Bloggography Rule of Thirds Photo Challenge was one of my favorites to date. I am apparently naturally drawn to photos that follow the rule of thirds. Here’s one from two weeks ago that particularly stood out to me. Isn’t this a stunning photo from Jacki at Ravensspell.blogspot.com? Did Manic Mother feature your shot?…
Exposure Compensation – A Bloggography Tutorial
For this week’s Bloggography photography tutorial, we are going to explore exposure compensation. This post was written by my co-host, Manic Mother. What is exposure compensation? Exposure compensation is a feature that dSLR cameras (and some point and shoots) have that allows you to manually adjust the exposure levels of your picture. When your camera…
Lolli…On the Big Screen?
How often have you been sitting in a movie theater or in your own family room watching a DVD and had the thought: “My life is way more interesting than this!”? Have you ever been in the middle of a parenting catastrophe and imagined the scene acted out on the big screen? I certainly have….