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Photography play – my mystery tree

I'm thankful for photo opportunities, the options are endless.  All it takes is to pause with my camera and be open to playing. Just play, have fun and experiment. Photography is pretty simple stuff.  You just react to what you see, and take many, many pictures.  - Elliott Erwitt Any object will do. This tree… Continue reading Photography play – my mystery tree

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A fall day is the cat’s meow

As cats, we can count on being stuck in the house.  A LOT.  It's just the way it is being domesticated, slightly sophisticated, always complicated, sun-infatuated felines.  We've got the bases covered, nicely, thank you. Normally, though, we don't mind our in-the-house lot in life. But, there are days, when the nice sunny fall weather… Continue reading A fall day is the cat’s meow

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The power of imperfection

When I grab my camera, I'm on a mission to play while I learn what works and what doesn't with my camera. That wasn't always the case for me. Early on, I wanted to be like the professionals.  I wanted perfection. Then I found out that they often used Photoshop or some software like that… Continue reading The power of imperfection

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So you wanna be a blogger? Here’s how to have your steak and eat it too!

So you have an appetite for blogging?  You're ready to jump in and get going.  You've had the important conversation to prove you are ready.  You know the one I'm talking about, it goes like this. "I'm going to be a blogger?" "Really?  Do you know how to do that?  You do know that it's… Continue reading So you wanna be a blogger? Here’s how to have your steak and eat it too!

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Why did you start blogging?

When you sit down at your computer, notepad, phone, or whatever medium it is that you use to write your blog posts, do you know why you show up every time? Do you know why you started your blog in the first place? Do you know? I sometimes wonder why I show up...?! Why is it that… Continue reading Why did you start blogging?

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Photography Lesson – Cropping

I love to go back through my photos to find some tiny detail that I didn't see when I was taking the shot.  I get brave (to remind myself I'm still learning) and crop the photo to see what it would've looked like had I got that great shot the first moment I took the… Continue reading Photography Lesson – Cropping