Monthly Archive for: ‘April, 2012’
Weekly Photo Challenge: Together
1Check out some of my favorite photo representations from this week’s WordPress Photo Challenge below: http://lunarpanda.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/weekly-photo-challenge-together/ http://theretiringsort.com/2012/04/29/weekly-photo-challenge-together/ http://johnmullinax.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/weekly-photo-challenge-together/ http://angelinem.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/weekly-photo-challengetogether-project-365-day-151/ http://annefreemanimages.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/weekly-photo-challenge-together-zebra-mother-child/
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Why You Should Buy A 50MM Lens
I have heard many times that good photos come from great photographers, not great equipment. I agree with this statement…with one exception. The 50MM, f1.8 lens. I first gained interest in photography a few years ago when I received a Canon Powershot as a Christmas …
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Hoping for Lightning
Major thunderstorms are rolling through Colorado tonight. The news has been hyping it, Grey’s Anatomy was ruined by weather warnings scrolled across the bottom of the screen, and the wind has been sounding the chimes throughout my neighborhood. Five minutes after the first lightning bolt …
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Tuesday Tip: ISO for Beginners
When I first started using my DSLR, I had no idea what ISO, aperture, or white balance were. I spent hours reading through tutorials and looking up definitions for each of these terms, but always felt like the information went over my head. “I’m a …
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Backyard Photography
Colorado is extremely windy today. I’m talking tangle-your-hair, knock-your-patio-furniture-over wind. In the middle of these gusts, rain clouds are dumping giant drops of water and tornadoes are being spotted just East of my suburban neighborhood. In other words….today is the perfect day to stay inside …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Journey
This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is “Journey.” Do images of planes, backpacks, or trains come to mind when you hear this word? Not for me. The first scene that jumps into my brain is the ocean. This instinct is odd given that I have …
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Easter Egg Photography + A Dessert Recipe
Happy Easter! Wow, I feel like Christmas was just yesterday and now we’re scarfing down Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs! I hope your day is full of egg hunting, good food, and family. My Stronger Half and I are splitting the day between my family and …
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The Versatile Blogger Award {Better Late Than Never}
Back in January, Karen at KKH Photos awarded me The Versatile Blogger Award! Being the lame, workaholic, can’t-say-no-to-anything human being that I am, I’m just now getting to this post. Two and a half months later. Better late than never…right? First, I want to thank …
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