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17Mon May 30, 2011
Scavenger Hunt Sunday

Scavenger Hunt Sunday is weekly photography scavenger hunt. Five themes and/or techniques are presented by the inspiring Ashley Sisk and you have a week to…
8Tue May 17, 2011
Scavenger Hunt Sunday

What makes a rock band or concert pianist great? Certainly passion and talent play a huge role, but this alone won’t yield a perfect performance…
6Thu May 12, 2011
Project 52: Self-Portraits: Challenge Week

On Monday, I opened an email from Digital Photography School informing me that they are having a self-portrait challenge this week hosted by self-portrait photographer,…
4Thu April 28, 2011
Extension Tube Snafu?

The other day, I experienced something really strange when using my macro extension tubes with my 50mm lens. When I attached my 50mm lens to…
2Mon March 14, 2011
Project 52: Self Portraits: Being Green

This week, my self-imposed Project 52 Self Portrait theme is Being Green. I was lucky enough to find some green clothing in my closet, so…
12Thu March 10, 2011
Simplicity Photography Challenge: Macro

Earlier today I was chasing the cat back inside when I noticed pretty little purple flowers in the grass. I thought about grabbing my 50mm…
10Thu October 21, 2010
My New 18-105mm Lens!

When I started Project 365, I had only a 50mm lens. Money prohibited us from buying another, but our tax refund recently came through and…
14Thu August 19, 2010
Before + After: Adjustment Layers

Due to the SITS/Blogfrog 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Challenge, I am weeks behind in my photo editing. The photographs used in today’s…
78Thu July 29, 2010
12 WordPress Plugins I Can’t Live Without

I confess, I have a slightly concerning mild WordPress plugin addiction. At current count, I have 60 active plugins. I went through yesterday and got…
19Thu July 22, 2010
31DBBB – Days 3 & 4

Y’all, I am so busy with TheSITSGirls 31DBBB Challenge that I cannot even take the time to link you to the challenge. If you haven’t…
27Sun July 18, 2010
Problogger Site Tracking Introduction

For the SITSGirls Problogger 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Summer Challenge, prompted by Jennifer of She’s a Fat Chick who provided a wonderful…
20Fri July 16, 2010
Close-Up Macro Lens Filter Set

My Close-Up Filter Set arrived! Before I move onto its greatness, I want to share some shots I took for Faith’s Simplicity eCourse. The second…
3Sun July 11, 2010
Completing The Kaliedoscope

I know I gave Clickin Moms a less than stellar introduction on my Five Ways to Feed Your Creativity for $35 or Less post, however…
17Thu July 1, 2010
Sweet Roses and Childhood Memories

We’ve been letting Mr. Serious jump on the couch. I know this is not the wisest idea, but I let him do it anyway. I…
0Sat May 8, 2010
Mother’s Day Dinner [128/365]

On Saturday, Doug and Laura, Mark’s brother and sister-in-law, hosted a family cook-out in honor of Mother’s Day. Like the geniuses we are, we let…
2Sat May 1, 2010
Springfest and Flowers [121/365]

On Saturday we went to Cleburne for Springfest. There was a BBQ cook-off and lots of homemade craft vendors. Since Mark’s parents live there, we…