I was so overwhelmed by how many of you entered to be the new Idea Room Organizational Tips Blogger last month. We had 23 of you submit an "application"! I was blown away with the amazing and talented women that are out there. I also enjoyed visiting each and every blog and spending time getting a feel for who each of these women were. I was so impressed and it made my job very difficult. But after much deliberation I finally made a decision. I'd like to introduce you to Becky...aka Clean ... Read More about New Idea Room Organizational Tips Blogger
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Hey readers! I feel like I have been running from one thing to the next this summer. We have been crazy busy around here. I thought summer was supposed to be nice and lazy? Last summer my husband had just herniated a disc in his lower back and so we did NOTHING and went nowhere! His back has almost healed completely...Thanks Goodness!...so we are making up for it I guess this summer. (No comments please about my daughter and hubs not wearing a helmet! They went about 2 mph hour for about ... Read More about {insert clever title here}
Photography with Kristen Duke~Self Portraits and merging images
Ok, before you click away at the idea of self portraits, read what I have to say. This is for everyone! Not just those that have a slr or photoshop. This is going to be fun....Here are 2 self portraits I took this week. One in the mirror because I was happy to squeeze into a skirt that I got 6 years ago and can wear it again (hooray).Then, I learned how to merge images from my friend (more about her later). It was so much fun to be creative with my photography and do something ... Read More about Photography with Kristen Duke~Self Portraits and merging images
Photography with Kristen Duke~To pose or not to pose?
*For a printable version of this tutorial click here.I figure there is so much info on this topic, I'll cover one today and one next week. Though my passion is photojournalism (candid moments) I will first talk about good posing.We all want that perfect pose. That "everyone-looking-at-the-camera-with perfect-smiles" family portrait. My home has about half posed/half candid on my walls. They both have value. But I think there is a better, more relaxed way to make ... Read More about Photography with Kristen Duke~To pose or not to pose?
Photography with Kristen Duke~Get FOCUSED!
*For a printable version of this tutorial click here.I've been planning this post in my head for a while, but couldn't seem to find the right explanation to relay to all you folks out there. Lets cross our fingers this makes sense. A lot of you asked about getting the background blurry, and I talked about f-stop early on and the importance of a lens with a lower apperture (1.8 or 2.8). Now I'll talk about the next step which is multi-point auto focus. Yes, I use auto focus as ... Read More about Photography with Kristen Duke~Get FOCUSED!