As I peered out my kitchen window to check on our dog this afternoon (as she enjoys finding ways to escape our fenced-in yard), I quite literally laughed out loud. Now, it’s not an unusual occurrence for me to see Sabana doing something humorous out there–watching her play in a foot and a half of [...]
In my last post I reflected on 2009 and told you about some of my goals for 2010. One of those goals is a challenge for myself to understand light and exposure more by intentionally shooting a subject each week–in manual mode.
Ahh, the elusive M on my camera dial. I’m diving in head first, and [...]
In just four months of owning a dog, I’ve:
-scooped more poop than I’d care to know
-come home to a kitchen floor covered in trash (you can ask my hubby about that “no crate” experiment)
-used more paper towels to clean up piddles on the floor than I would like to admit
-yelled “No!” more than I probably [...]
Well, I finally had enough saved up, so I made the plunge and got the Canon 430EXII flash for my camera. Wow…what a difference. I have SO much to learn, but so far, it’s made a world of difference. Some of my resources are:
Digital Photography School
Strobist Blog
And my favorite: Planet Neil Flash Techniques
Here are a [...]
So my camera arrived, and I’ve been having some fun with it, though I haven’t had much time since we just moved into our new house. Here’s one shot of our cat Quincy looking out the windows at the cars and creatures that he’d like to chase.