Have you ever wondered exactly what goes on inside your camera after you snap a photo? Or do you want to know the benefit of having a faster memory card for your camera? Fast memory cards can save a lot of time. The photos save faster so you can move on to your next shot…
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As you may remember, not too long ago I hung out with Samsung and reviewed an awesome new camera, the SH100. You can check out this post and this post for more and to view some of the awesome photos that this camera can take. And now, Samsung would like to give one of…
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This past weekend at Gleek Retreat I spoke about enhancing your blog posts with photos without sending your readers running for cover. You know what I mean… you visit a website and you wait, and wait, and wait for the page to load before finally giving up and moving on to the next one in…
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I forgot to link to photos in my other CES posts. I took a lot. I have a problem. I take a lot of photos. There is no such thing as too many good ones. Admitting is the first step, right? So, here are all of the photos of gadgets, cameras, cars, people, booths, and…
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This guest post was contributed by ‘You Are Art’ (Image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/robbrown/95984916/sizes/m/in/photostream/) For most amateur photographers, taking pictures at night-time is a one way ticket to red eyes and obscured backgrounds. You don’t want a bunch of messy pictures in your photo album: not only is it ugly, but it is the number one way…
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From Amateur to Accomplished, Photographers Get a “Shot” at Greatness Moms, Dads, and everyone love photos of their kids. Whether you are a professional with a monster expensive DSLR camera, or just an occasional shooter with a smaller pocket point and shoot, I’ll bet you have at least a couple of proud shots that you love to…
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Two weekends ago I had the pleasure of speaking at the first ever Gleek Retreat. It was a lovely, small, intimate “conference” set in beautiful West Olive, MI. Unfortunately I missed the second day, but what I did experience on day 1 was awesome! There were around 30 people in attendance including I think 3…
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A couple of weeks ago I hung out in downtown Chicago with a bunch of awesome mommy bloggers, the Mominatrix, and Kenmore. I had no idea the the Kenmore Live Studio even existed, but I am so glad that I know now! We had good food, good drinks, and a lot of fun. We had…
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FUJIFILM’s photo hosting site SeeHere.com is going to be official photo host of ChiTown Mom’s Nite Out. So bring your cameras, make sure that your memory cards are blanked and take pictures all night! Once the event ends I will send out a link to our album where you can view photos and upload yours if you…
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I LOVED Galena. I’ve been in IL for 36 years today and I had never been to Galena. I had barely even heard of it! But is definitely one of those hidden treasures of Illinois and I LOVED it. It is a really, really, really beautiful place. So beautiful in fact that I took almost 500 pictures! Over 450…
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It’s been about a week since I got back from San Jose. Since that time I have been thinking a LOT about how to put my experience into words. But it ain’t easy! As you will see, I started writing most of this post while I was on the plane on the way back. I…
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Yes, this post is a bit late, but I have been on a whirlwind and I am catching up! On Friday, March 19 I had the pleasure of spending the day at the Dyson Headquarters in downtown Chicago. It was awesome! We started the day with a quick tour of the Dyson office. I would…
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On November 15, I attended an HP VIP Blogger Cinema Demo for the HP Photosmart Premium Touchsmart Web Printer. Thanks to my baby girl and first born Alexis who pulled my name out of the box, I won one! I have been using this printer for a little over a month and I must say…
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And I am one of them. Woot! (Even though I never went back and fixed the spacing between my photos!) Tee hee. In my Creative Memories Storybook Creator Software post, I created 3 layouts. Well one of them won! I won the “Keep it Simple” part of the contest for my Nature of Asheville, NC…
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Yes, I am over a week late on this so I am catching up. One of my favorite parts of the conference was the photo walk with Mishelle (aka @secreatagentmama). We wandered around downtown Asheville where there was a ton of activity, drummers, guitar playing, singing, protests… all kinds of interesting things going on to take…
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I went, I saw, I brought it! I’ve been back well over a week now and I think I can finally do a post of some sort. I do not have many words. I thought Kelby did a FABALOUS job of pulling it all together. Astacia was awesome as her right-hand woman and a ton…
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All of the ladies (and gents) that attended the Type-A Mom Conference last week in Asheville, NC got a free copy of the Creative Memories Storybook Creator software. So far it is awesome. I need to put it through the ringer though, but I have no doubt that it will hold up. I just need…
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Meet Mimi & Brandon. Brandon is now in Ramat Gan Israel to start his pro basketball career! We are so proud of him. These are a few of my favorite shots. To see the whole set, check out my Photography website. LittleTechGirlKris Cain is mom to 2 sets of twins, photography nut, gadget addict, web…
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It had been quite a while since I saw a caterpillar. I snapped this little guy with my iPhone as I walked back from lunch at work. He’s almost glowing! LittleTechGirlKris Cain is mom to 2 sets of twins, photography nut, gadget addict, web designer, and blogger who has worked in IT for over 13…
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As I have mentioned before I am a photographer. I very often do event photography in which I snap a photo and print it immediately to be given to guests at the function. I love my job, and I love being able to deliver a product in a flash to the guests. My main drawback…
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If you are looking for it, Camcor.com has the kit in stock! They did not yet have the body only, but that’s ok. I wanted the newer 18-55mm lens anyway since it has IS. They had awesome customer service and did not try to bait and switch me at all!! According to UPS I will…
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