My friend Ruthanne came all the way from Arkansas to take a picture of a ferris wheel. I wouldn’t make that up! Okay, actually she came to see Vanilla Ice and Tone Loc and I was a soft place to crash. Here are two of my favs from our State Fair photo walk: Blue hour [...]
Sweet Shot Tuesday
August 10, 2010 by at 12:01 am
It’s my favorite day of the week already! And I don’t mean to brag on you guys, but wowzers… you guys are getting seriously good. The quality of images over the course of the last 21 weeks has gotten better. Have you all been paying attention to composition, lighting and focus? This week I have [...]
Stylizing your images using actions
August 6, 2010 by at 1:53 am
I often get asked by bloggers how I achieve the look I get in my photos. I would be amiss if I didn’t tell you that you should always try and get 3 very basic things right in camera: focus exposure composition You’d think if you have only 3 things to nail down in a [...]
What is hosting and why do I need it for a blog?
August 4, 2010 by at 2:38 pm
Self-hosted WordPress.org. Domain hosting. “Get a host!” Do you hear this and immediately tune out? Too much technical stuff that you don’t want to think about? Okay, I’m going to put it all into plain’ old English for you, so you don’t have to hum the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb in your [...]
Sweet Shot Tuesday
August 3, 2010 by at 12:01 am
Holy cannoli – it’s August! How did that happen? August means the fair, (not) back-to-school, wrapping up summer break, sweet corn, and the last of Iowa’s gorgeous hot weather. What does August mean in your neck of the woods? This week I want to feature a brand new site for photographers: Love that Shot is [...]
Not Back-to-School Hop 2010: Curriculum Week
August 2, 2010 by at 12:21 pm
Ooohhh I so meant to be all put-together. We are usually back in session by now. But can you believe it – I haven’t ordered a single book yet for this upcoming school year? We typically start in late July so we can take a week off around labor day, another week around Thanksgiving, a [...]
