Photography

Last month I attended and spoke at my very first blog conference at SoFabCon.  I decided that it was high time that I upgraded my camera strap!!!   I’ve been wanting a pretty camera strap for a long long time now.   I fell in love with the camera straps made by Bloom Theory, but …

Ok. I know it’s been a while since I posted anything photography related.  Well… I have some exciting news… I got a new external flash!  It’s a very early Christmas present, but I am so excited about it! Nikon SB-910 Why would I get an external flash?  Isn’t the one on the camera “good enough”? …

How is the manual setting working for you?  Have you started to get the hang of it?     This is part three of our trilogy of Aperture, ISO and Shutter Speed. Shutter Speed is exactly how it sounds…. it controls the speed in which the shutter opens and closes.  The longer it stays open …

This is a continuation from a week ago when I wrote about Aperture.  Today I will explain in the best terms that I know what the ISO is and means.  You will find very quickly that if you change one setting (say the aperture) then you will probably need to change the other settings too …

Last week I introduced you to this series with helpful tips about natural light.  Today this tutorial will mainly be geared toward DSLR camera owners, but I do make some tips for point and shoot camera users at the end… so read on if your interested.  Now let’s begin! Some terms we will be talking …

So maybe you don’t own a DSLR camera OR maybe you do and don’t know how to use it… then this series is just for you!  Soon you will be on your way to taking dynamic pictures even with a camera phone! Today I will show you how natural indirect light is a best friend …

 Confession: I love girly things! I have been carrying around the same drab gray camera bag for years and I knew it was time for a change.  I tried (thought about for a nano second) to get something gender neutral (since hubby may need to carry it) but I couldn’t pass this purse up. It …

 What is better than cheap?  FREE!  I didn’t spend a dime on these super cute photo magnets… everything was recycled- although I will break down a price just in case some of you don’t have all the supplies. Recycled Photo Magnets Supplies: E-6000 glue (or other craft glue that bonds to metal) strong magnets (I …

Photography does not come cheap!!!  I remember with my daughters I spent hundreds of dollars on pictures.  Yes they are worth it, but what  if you don’t have the budget for such a thing? I have found that by browsing flickr and other photography websites I could get some really cool ideas on how to …