You’ll have to forgive me for being short this week. I just walked in the door from the Washington Auto Show, and I honestly feel like I’ve never been more tired. I’m sure I HAVE actually been more tired, and I don’t really have a good reason to be THIS fatigued. But regardless….I am…
Instagram It! Give Me Your Best Shot #PSF
I’ve practically given up on myself taking any photos of note anymore (unless I’m traveling, of course). I scroll through the photos I’ve taken each week and see a whole lot of food and not much else. My phone, of course, is a different story. A few weeks ago, I decided to do step…
Reese’s 5th Grade Graduation #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
What a day! Today started early like most school days do…but today was no ordinary school day. Today was the day of my youngest daughter’s graduation from elementary school (though they refuse to call it a graduation…). I left for an end-of-year trip with my 2nd daughter, Necco, and her high school quartet directly…
Join Me on My #30SummerDays Photography Challenge
I’m so excited to introduce you to the #30SummerDays Photography Challenge. By the way, I received a Samsung NX300 camera from Staples in exchange for participating in this 30 day challenge…and (most exciting!) I get to give away the SAME CAMERA (but a new one…not mine) to one of my readers at the end…
Focusing on the Find – Avoiding Auto
At the beginning of July, I started a Summer Photography Series on 5 Minutes for Mom, and I figured I would “play along” with the weekly challenges. This week’s challenge was simple – get out and take some pictures in any mode EXCEPT AUTO. I’ve had a TON of picture-taking opportunities this week, so the…
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?…
Bloggography Challenge – The Rule of Thirds
Before we get to this week’s challenge, here’s one of the photos from our last challenge that stood out to me: Exposure compensation, by Grammie Diaries. I just love this shot! Check out Manic Mother’s post to see who she is featuring today. In two weeks, we’ll be featuring a photo from today’s Challenge. Could…
Bloggography Challenge – Exposure Compensation
It’s time for another Bloggography photo challenge! Last week, we talked about Exposure Compensation. This is one of those areas where I could really stand to improve, so this lesson was as much for me as it was for you. Before we get on with this week’s challenge, I have a favorite to share from…
Bloggography Challenge – Aperture
It’s Bloggography challenge time again with me and Manic Mother! Last week’s tutorial was on aperture, one of my favorite settings to manipulate and play with on my camera. And just in time for this challenge, I got my replacement 50mm f/1.8 lens in the mail last week! Perfect timing! (For those who haven’t heard,…