For me, half the fun of photography is in transforming a dull, straight-out-of-the-camera (SOOC) photo into something with some oomph! This is especially true since I started shooting in RAW four years ago. Photoshop Actions and Lightroom Presets are essential to my editing flow, and they save me so much time. I decided it was about time I share!
Read More: Photoshop Actions and Lightroom PresetsI’m pretty excited about a new product I’ve got coming soon in the shop, and I’ve shared a little bit about that here. Also, this week there was a birthday party for my youngest niece, pool time with the family, a (very) little bit of knitting, a leak in the shower, a sunflower on my desk, and other things of July.
Read More: TWiP: I Love Red Nail PolishI went a little crazy near the end of this week, thinking I could knit a little sweater in 2 days without losing my mind. Spoiler alert: the sweater is unfinished, and my mind is as intact as it was before I started.
Read More: TWiP: Little knits and little flowersGraduation party, Fourth of July, yarn shopping… July has it all, folks! 🙂
Read More: TWiP: Family, Food, and Crochet FlowersThis week started with a house full of young adults and ended with tiny paper bunting. There’s a party in the works for the high school graduate. Somewhere in there I managed to finish a little knitting project, and make the perfect polymer clay button for it, too.
Read More: TWiP: End of JuneIt’s been a week of milestones, ups and downs, life and death, ceremonies and celebrations.
Read More: TWiP: MilestonesWhen you work in someone else’s office building, there is, naturally, a limit to what you can do. You can’t paint the walls a cheery bright aqua, drag your desk over to the window, or switch out the florescent lights for cozy desk lamps, unfortunately. But if you are lucky to have your own desk area, especially if it has a couple of (half) walls, there are things you can do to make the space less cookie-cutter.
Read More: 8 Ways to Make Your Cubicle Less BoringIt’s not a color I have used all that often in the past, but June is definitely looking like a purple month. It’s all over the place!
Read More: TWiP: Purple JuneIf your family is planning a getaway in the car this summer, you might like some of these ideas for easier packing, and more enjoyable driving.
Read More: Road Trippin’ with Polka Dot CottageI’ve made changes to the site, and I’m pretty excited about them. These changes are both functional and aesthetic, and I hope that you’ll let me know if you find anything amiss! Oh, and naturally there are pictures. Because despite the nerdy way in which I spent much of my free time, there were still pretty things to share.
Read More: TWiP: Form and Function
as of October 2017:
Canon EOS 80D
2005-2017:
Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Canon PowerShot SX20IS
Canon PowerShot S3IS
Canon PowerShot A610
Kodak DC3400 Zoom
as of January 2018:
Samsung Galaxy S7
2014-2017:
Samsung Galaxy S5
LG Ultimate 2
Samsung Galaxy Centura
