Because someone, somewhere, thinks that your parenting sucks. Might as well celebrate it.
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. [...]
Catherine sent me the link to an article about an Ottawa photographer who portrays children in troubling tableaux taken from news headlines. I thought that it might be an article that I could poke fun at and maybe make some jokes about. This is no joke. Go take a look at the thirteen images this [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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), [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Almost every single one trip that I take ends with me whining ‘I didn’t take enough pictures.’ This road trip was no exception. Most of the time my failure to photograph is due to either being too shy / too self-conscious to just dive in and take the photo. I know, I’m a freak. It’s [...]
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