The camera in hand and truth

This summer has been a quick and crazy ride. I had some guilt that I hadn’t picked up my big nikon since June. I used to be really great at packing it everywhere and snapping photos like a paparazzi. But I had other things on my mind, and instead of packing my camera I was [...]

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I’m still here

Wow! It’s been a while since I’ve been here! And now, summer is nearly over and I go back to work in a week! My big camera did not get used once, all photos are with my iphone, most with the Hipstamtic app which I adore! We went to a hot rod show, saw the [...]

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our daily life from a different point of view

Our little guy Jack loves to take photos. I keep my nikon d40 handy to help me take more photos. And Jack will pack the camera around the house and take photos. I have the strap on all the time and have taught him to always have it around his neck if he’s taking photos. [...]

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thinking of spring

saw a few hints of spring, had to grab my camera.

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the abstractedness of nature

This is an idea that has been circling in my mind lately whenever I am outside. I love to get close up to nature. I’m love how the details in the natural world come out when viewed in a different perceptive and becomes a piece of art. I love seeing little worlds emerge when I [...]

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self-portraits: yes I was there too!

When my babies were very little I was so obsessed with taking pictures of them, I wanted to capture each little moment because this was such a long time coming and I knew that I’d probably never have a baby again. But then I wanted photos of me with the babies, I didn’t care that [...]

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leaf hunting 101

(aka “how to get out of the house before everyone goes stir crazy!”) Here’s what you need: 1. snacks for you and kiddies. We had bags of cheerios, m&m’s, peanuts and water bottles 2. camera, you might get some special photos! 3. paper bags to collect Today was starting to look like a pretty crappy [...]

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finding little worlds on a monday morning

This post on Shutter Sisters inspired me to grab my camera and find something special in my backyard at this moment. When I first looked at my backyard I thought there was nothing special just a lot of kid toys, grass in serious need of mowing, beds in need of weeding, and bushes needing a [...]

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“quality” photography

I’m behind. I hate to use that word because it sounds so much like “caught up” and that invokes guilt over not getting all the scrapping down that I should. But I just haven’t been into scrapping, and I haven’t been taking near as many photos as I normally do. From 2008 scrapbooks Now my [...]

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Photo Freedom

I bought Stacy Julian’s new book Photo Freedom after a friend of mine read it and highly recommended it. I have read it all the way through twice and I’m still picking my way through it as I have time. This is big, it’s revolutionary, and will really help you get your photos organized! That [...]

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