adulting with whimsy
Sunset arrives a little earlier in late summer, reminding me that autumn is nearing. During the months to come, my garden will shed its vibrant hues quieted under a blanket of snow. Dwelling on what the colder months have in store comes far too easy for me, but for once I choose to be mindful […]
Photographing Cats: New Angles This shot of Benjamin is a keeper! Photographing cats, particularly black cats, can be challenging and often you get more butts that faces. Over time even the good shots you get can tend to look repetitive. I have a whole series of “cat in box” and “cat at windowsill.” New angles mean […]
My husband and I enjoy torturing our cats by posing them for Christmas portraits. Sometimes we use the festive photos for our Christmas cards, but mostly we just want to extend the torture to our friends on Facebook who have to look at them. It takes an incredible amount of patience to capture successful cat […]
Photography tip: shoot high or shoot low, but don’t shoot for average! Often one of the best things you can do to get a good photo is to get your knees dirty. This is shot of a cheap resin cherub sculpture that sits beside my steps. It has some dirt clinging to it, but that […]
I live in Hollidaysburg, Pa., a quaint historic town with a “Tree City U.S.A” designation. It isn’t exactly known for its gritty photo shoot locales. But they exist.
I find that in pretty much everything I do there is a “suck to good” ratio in play. When I’m learning something new the “suck” part of the ratio hovers in the high 90s. The ratio of “good” increases as I put in more practice time. You may remember me telling you about my photography […]
Grin Gallery Photography Shooting with my camera on auto isn’t going to cut it anymore. Yet, when I read articles about f-stop, shutter speed, ISO etc. I might as well be reading Latin. I knew that I had to have a live person teach me. One of our local camera shops periodically offers lessons, and […]
