This guest post was contributed by ‘You Are Art’ (Image from Flickr) 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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Uncomplicating My Busy life… Well, Sort Of
Over the past few months I have been trying to think about which of my many “hats” I really want to keep wearing. I’m a mother first, have to keep that one, then there’s work… I have to keep that one if I want a roof over my head. And I do like my job….
Enter the Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest + A Giveaway
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…
GleekRetreat 2010 Recap
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…
Galena, IL is a Great Place for Family and a History Lesson
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…
eBay + Kijiji + San Jose = Pure Awesomeness
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…
