I sent an email to my lovely team members here at The Bad Moms Club to see if they had any topics they wanted covered. Catherine asked me (again) to explain how to take photos in low light and the other ladies said that they wanted to get out of Auto Mode and, so. I [...]
Bad Moms Like To Share Photography Links
By on November 5, 2010 Leave a Comment
Once you start getting obsessed enamoured with photography, you will find that the costs add up. You move from that point-and-shoot to the DSLR. Then you start looking at lenses and other gear and THIS IS NOT AN INEXPENSIVE HOBBY. When it comes to photo editing, I use Adobe Lightroom and have even created my [...]
Bad Moms Are Inspi(red) By Colour
By on October 21, 2010 1 Comment
Every once in awhile I get into a rut with my photography. I take the same photos of my kids or our yard or the beach (in the summer, of course). Once the summer gives way to fall I find that I will go days (DAYS) without picking up my camera because I prefer to [...]
Bad Moms Talk Camera Gear
By on October 14, 2010 12 Comments
One thing that bugs me about being a photographer is that at times people will see you holding a big DSLR with a fancy schmancy lens and they will say something along the lines of, “Wow. That camera must take great photos.” No, the photographer takes great photos. The camera equipment used does not need [...]
Do Bad Moms Buy “Official” School Photos? Or Just Save The Proofs?
By on October 7, 2010 11 Comments
I have two boys in full-time school and one girl in preschool (full-time next year!), so I am no stranger to opening up the “professional” photos taken of my kids and laughing out loud. The cheesy poses! The deer-in-the-headlight expressions! The same background they used when *I* was in Kindergarten thirty years ago! Who doesn’t [...]
Bad Moms Take Good Photos Of Pretty Flowers
By on September 30, 2010 4 Comments
Last Thursday, my husband surprised me by having flowers sent to my office. (Ed. note: and it wasn’t Mother’s Day? IMPRESSED.) My first thought was, “Dude is SO going to be “busy” tonight”. My second thought was, “I cannot WAIT to take photos of them”. For while taking a photo of the entire bunch shows [...]
Bad Moms Go On Photo Walks
By on September 22, 2010 1 Comment
In the summer of 2008, I attended my very first photo walk. I was in San Francisco for BlogHer and the fabulous Shutter Sisters had set up a time for everyone to meet in the lobby and head out in groups. My group, led by the one and only Karen, decided to head to Chinatown. [...]
Bad Moms Have Good Photo Composition
By on September 16, 2010 2 Comments
There are some basic photo composition tips that (I’m sure you already know, but if not) I want to share with you. The Rule of Thirds Here is the technical spiel when it comes to the Rule of Thirds. Imagine that there is a tic-tac-toe grid when you look through the viewfinder. The Rule of [...]
Bad Moms Take Really Crisp Photos
By on September 1, 2010 3 Comments
1. Use The Lowest ISO That You Can I know, I know. I haven’t explained ISO here yet. I explained it awhile ago on my personal site but the writing is old and cringe-worthy. I will keep this short and sweet for the purposes of this tutorial. The lower the ISO, the sharper your photo. [...]
Bad Moms Use Cool Camera Apps
By on August 26, 2010 8 Comments
If you have an iPhone, chances are you take photos with it. (If you don’t have an iPhone, why not? It will CHANGE YOUR LIFE.) The cool thing about iPhone and its gazillion Apps is that there are a plethora (I love that word) of Apps that let you play with your photos right then [...]
The First (Hair) Cut Is The Deepest
By on August 19, 2010 2 Comments
Hey parents, do you remember the first time you took your child for a haircut? I do. Because my little lady has always been a wiggly worm, we decided to take her to one of those fancy children hair salons to lower the odds of her losing an ear. Figuring that they were experts at [...]
How Bad Moms Take Great Photos Of Their Kids
By on August 18, 2010 6 Comments
1. Use Whiskey No, not the beverage; the word. Unless, of course, a shot of whiskey is your thing. If you try to make your kids smile by telling them to say “cheese” their smiles will look, well, cheesy. If you have them say “whiskey” (or “monkey” if you have an adverse reaction to whiskey), [...]
From The Bad Archives: Eff That Pretty Rainbow!
By on August 12, 2010 1 Comment
Ever go back and read your own archives? I found this entry from October, 2006, back when my kids were one and three, respectively. It’s a good thing that I blog – I’d forgotten all about the effing pretty rainbow. Please to enjoy. Every day around lunchtime Julia starts asking if she can wait on [...]
Bad Moms Shoot: Fantastic Summer Photos
By on July 29, 2010 6 Comments
We all know that the best time of day for shooting photos is in the early morning or early evening. If you did not know this already? Now you do. I could get all technical and such and explain about the fact that light is measured in….never mind. Just trust me. Early morning and early [...]
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