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Happy Spring!

admin — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:16:26 +0000

Spring is all about new beginnings! I’ve been busy brainstorming and planning for the summer, my spring resolution (cause who can be motivated in the dead of winter for the New Year kind? not I!) is to shoot, shoot, shoot. No excuses, every day. I started my *cough*th attempt at a Project 365 on Sunday, 3/20/11. Album here. I’m putting zero pressure on myself to do anything other than take at least one photo every day, like a visual journal. The thought of pulling off a high-production/thought out photo every single day is a little much for me right now…that’s for next year! For now, I need to carry my camera all the time. Time to thaw out the mojo!

Since I started, having my camera next to me at all times is resulting in Aiden having his own personal paparazzi in the house. Not that he minds…

Out With The Old!

admin — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:46:49 +0000

In with the new! Spring Equinox is just around the corner, it’s a new year with new possibilities and I…dear reader…have finally gotten a new camera. I know, I know…”it’s not the camera, blah blah blah”…but I wanted an upgrade anyway! I’m now shooting with a full frame Canon 5D Mark II and I.love.this.camera.

The color!

The clarity!

The ISO!! (Taken @ ISO1000, hand-held)

It’s amazing what a new toy will do to breathe life into you after a long, cold, gray winter indoors. To further my new gear glee, I took friend and fellow ‘tog Sara Patton up on purchasing her Canon 50mm 1.4 lens to upgrade from the cheaper (but excellent) 50mm 1.8. This lens is slow as a beast to focus but otherwise, LOVE LOVE LOVE!

I’m super excited to use them at our upcoming wedding with Julie & John, next weekend in Salem, MA at The Lyceum. Historic salem, new gear and retro/jazz themed wedding? My gig is pretty sweet.

While we grow impatient waiting for Spring, my family and I have been snatching any opportunity to get out and about. We took Zoe to the RI Spring Flower Show to start teaching her how to use my Canon 20D Mary-Margaret was kind enough to give us.

We took Aiden to Newport Creamery for lunch and ice cream…

I’ve taken a LOT of pictures of Aiden. He mostly tolerates it.

I’ve been tugging along the camera to try and get mentally prepared for my fourth? fifth? attempt at a 365 project. I plan to start on the Spring Equinox and Jameswill be starting along with me! We’ve vowed to keep each other on track!

One of my Spring Equinox Resolutions is to blog more on here. I get caught up in Altared Visions work and forget to blog for myself as well!

YIP Tuesday #1

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:26:31 +0000

I am dubbing Tuesdays Year In Pictures Tuesday on this blog. Every Tuesday I will post the last week’s Project 365/Year in Pictures photos. Here’s installment #1. I’ve been into self portraits (cause hey, I’m always around) lately, in case that isn’t apparent.

365.1

365.2

365.3

365.4

A new year, a new chapter and a new project 365.

admin — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:05:24 +0000

You may have noticed I’ve been a bit absent lately. My last semester at school pretty much crushed my love of photography for a few months, but I’m happy to report that all it took was one semester-long leave of absence to bring me right back. My break from school was a hard decision, but considering that my marriage have dissolved and I will need to focus fully on supporting myself and kids alone for the first time…I think it was the best decision. Things are changing for me, but I’m not afraid of change.

I’ve found the best way (for me, anyway) to keep moving forward is to start new projects and set new goals. Among these for 2010 is a new Project 365 project. I’ve failed this not once, but twice now! This year I have the added motivation of knowing what a life-changing year this will be for me, so the end product of 365 photos seems so much more important now. If you’ve never heard of Project 365, check out this Photojojo article and see what all the hype is about.

Another cool thing I’ve started is I signed up for Photojojo’s Time Capsule, which is a 2x/month email that shows photos from your flickr from that time last year. I’ve read a lot of articles mentioning reviewing old work from time to time to improve your photography, and this is a nice lazylady way about it!

So to celebrate 2010, I’ve decided to back in time and pull some of my favorite photos from 2009 together and slideshow them here. They’re in order from Jan 09 to Dec 09. Enjoy and I hope you have a wonderful, healthy and fulfilling 2010.

(there is a middle finger in one pic for those watching at home with small children.)

City scenes!

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:34:46 +0000

Here’s a couple photos I took in my neighborhood. I’m on a mission to pull some decent photos out of this miserable place, because I like a challenge like that.

Laundry in the City

And the inescapable plague that is advertising.

And just to keep this post from being too cynical, my son in his first “big boy” bath. The sink can no longer contain his water-splashing fury. Or I can’t. Either or.

New Camera & Links!

admin — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:36:45 +0000

Ladies and Dudes, I’ve gotten my hot little hands on a Canon 40D thanks to the amazing Chris Haskell (go check out his flickr, he’s one of those annoyingly talented people that does everything well. Plays guitar, sings, technologically skilled, amazing photog, etc.)

Anyway, I love this camera. I’ve packed up my Xti for it’s next owner, it was a GREAT learning camera! I really recommend it as a first DSLR, I think if I had got this one first my brains would have exploded out the back of head. Custom function what?

I took some selfies today with it…this was tricky since my remotes don’t work and I don’t have a sturdy enough tripod to hold this beast straight. I had to hand hold and I think if I did this often enough I’d have some Linda Hamilton/Sarah Conner guns going for me.

And since it’s been a long time, let’s hit the links!

Got an extra $5.00 a month? Back up your photos online with unlimited storage!
Feeling uninspired? Here’s 10 Ways to Break Photographer’s Block.
Need to design a business card? I sure as hell do. Here’s some free Photoshop templates.
Photojojo shows you five things you can make with an empty film can.
If you’ve never browsed Steve Poff’s (guy behind 365 Days) project, now is the time.
Presetheaven has posted 10 great Lightroom tutorials.
You know you were curious. Click here for President Barack Obama’s official portrait, the EXIF data! (Sidenote: this is the first DIGITAL presidential portrait AND it was shot by a photog from New Bedford, MA…my husband’s hometown, about 20 minutes from here!)
Cool one minute video of Annie Leibovitz shooting Sean Connery for Louis Vuitton.
22 Photo Resolutions for 2009, will you finally organize your photos???
Strobist shows a video on lighting people with eyeglasses without the glare and reflections.
Photojojo gets creative with a cool photo calendar that lasts forever!
Smashing Magazine has the ultimate collection of useful (and free) Photoshop actions.
Lusting after an old style Holga? A Leica? A Blackbird? This place has you covered.
Camera Dojo gives us a great tute on advanced watermarking in Lightroom.
This guy makes me want to quit photography. Also Photoshop. Thatsthespot.com
I am so getting a leopard print camera strap from My Funky Camera.

That’s all for now! I’ll leave you with my Valentine’s Day flowers.

365.41 – Holiday Bokeh

admin — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:34:29 +0000

365.25 – Pie.

admin — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:33:45 +0000

Hope everyone had a nice holiday (if you’re in the states, that is) and stuffed yourself silly.

365.3 – First Cereal!

admin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:25:12 +0000

Little man is four months old, officially old enough for a taste of solids. Needless to say, he enjoyed them!

365.2 “Yes, We Did.”

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:57:17 +0000

AN historic day, indeed. Whether you’re blue, red or in between try to really take in the huge step this country took last night toward becoming one, unified race: human.