April was a great month. Spring made itself felt. It was a nice change after the misery that was March. I found myself outside, riding my bike, enjoying the nice weather, looking at flowers, and creating lots of stuff. This squirrel above had raided our bird feeder but I didn't care because it gave me the perfect photo op. Nature … [Read more...]
Favorite Photos – March 2019
I may have taken a record low number of pictures for March. Not at all in keeping with my picture a day goal for this year. But I've been enjoying these monthly photo posts I've started just because they give such a good wrap up for the month. March was overall not the best month. It was snowy. It was cold. And I was sick of snowy and … [Read more...]
A beginner’s guide to good photos for selling products online or documenting projects
I recently took a class at Quelab on product photography. I'm going to share the general process and a few of the cool tips I picked up. This is gong to be a beginner level overview of the process to give you an idea of how it works. If it's something you're looking to learn, it will be enough to give you some direction to start with. Or if … [Read more...]
Favorite Photos- February 2019
I've had these photos picked out for weeks, but never got around to posting them. I still wanted to get them up because when I look back later, photos from a certain time bring back so much. It's funny how photos that seem to be of some every day, boring thing one day become reminders of things we didn't know we'd forget. Like pictures I have … [Read more...]
Making my own pinhole camera
When I was a kid, I remember making a pinhole camera out of an oatmeal canister. The 'film' was half a sheet of photo paper- torn, not cut and my picture was of a tractor. So when making pinhole cameras was mentioned at the recent photography class I took at Quelab, oatmeal came to mind. As it turned out, the cameras we made were a tad bit … [Read more...]
Favorite January photos
One of my goals for the year was to take at least two pictures every day- one with B and one without. I felt so bummed out about my new camera not working that I just didn't have the excitement for it. Fortunately, the camera was still under warranty, so I mailed it in to get fixed. Today, I got it back and it seems to be like new! … [Read more...]
2019 – Picture a day challenge
Except for a few habits and things that I have to do most every week like work, I've decided to mostly focus on monthly goals for 2019. One of my exceptions to this is a goal to take at least two pictures every day: one of B and one without B. This goal is not original. I am stealing it from somebody else. I do take a lot of pictures of B, … [Read more...]
Making my own canvas prints from start to finish
About two years ago, I ordered a series of canvas prints from a place online. It felt like however they made them must have involved a bit of magic. How do they frame them all nice and how do they get the photo on the canvas anyway? I didn't really think over much about the process, but it definitely went in the this is something that I have … [Read more...]
Ozzy Osbourne – concert pics and thoughts on the new camera
My 13 year-old nephew J really wanted to go see Ozzy Osbourne. He likes to listen to the rock station on the radio and has been talking about the Ozzy concert for months. I felt like it would be a great experience for him to go, so I bought S, J and I tickets. I'm not into big crowds, but a couple times a year I see a band is coming town … [Read more...]
A few pictures from a short hike in the woods
Today, I had plans to go out hiking with baby B this afternoon. But it felt hot and sunny when we walked up the street to the mailbox, so I didn't feel like hiking. OK, it was probably only 80 degrees out and I probably should have just gone. Since I didn't go this afternoon, after B was in bed, I headed out for a quick hike before the sun set. … [Read more...]