Why I love my Nikon D800… and other camera gear

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Under the gun with a bathroom renovation deadline, I was staying up late and pulling out all the stops to gitter done, leaving ONE day to shoot, edit and build my reveal post. One day.  Come 2pm, that was it. I hammered shut the last paint can lid, grabbed the tripod and camera before the […]

A quick change camera lens bed

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camera lens bed

I don’t know about you, but I’m always on the run, taking pictures. I never take the time to tote the camera bag along, or much else. It’s basically grab the camera with one lens on it, grab the other lens and off I go! The tricky part of course comes when you want to […]

My 2 top tips for learning digital SLR photography

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“Would you take pictures for my workshop?” I gulped hard. I had just landed a SLR digital camera after my point and shoot took a nosedive. I truly had no idea how to use it except for pushing the trigger and hearing a click. But I figured, how hard could it be? I’ll leave it […]

Rustic valentines and a photography class.

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I’m not big on decorating for special occasions. Do I sound like a scrooge? My ladder plant stand above is an example of spring, summer, fall and winter decorating in my home. What do you think?! So why the snowless winter mantel or pumpkin filled front entry? Well, I have a method to my madness. […]

Why I use Lightroom 4 for photo editing

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 Lightroom 4 for photo editing has been my go to for a couple of months now. And because it’s done some amazing things for my own photographs, I felt it time to spread the good news. Update / upgrade to Lightroom 5… the perspective correction feature alone is worth it! I’ve used Picasa for many […]