This weekend,the 15 year old and I went to the Great Swamp in the rain. His idea. “Bring the camera,” he said. It was wet, unsurprisingly, and we had the entire place to ourselves. I don’t think that has ever happened to us before. It was nice. And a tiny bit creepy.
Read More: Moody Swamp
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 Presets
Join me on Instagram this December for Polka Dot Cottage Be Merry! It’s a way to do something small for ourselves everyday, to help cultivate a happy holiday feeling, even (or especially!) when we feel busy and overwhelmed.
Read More: Join Polka Dot Cottage Be Merry (#pdcbemerry) on Instagram!
Neil and I have a history of indulging in little mutual bribes now and again, usually regarding airline tickets and camera equipment, but we recently upped our game.
Read More: Bribery will get you everywhere, part two
I made a playlist to listen to when I need to focus, and words just get in the way. Come listen to my eclectic instrumental mix!
Read More: Coffee and Keyboard
These days, instead of starting my day with crafty blogs, I wake up with the New York Times and have my morning coffee in front of three monitors and a screen full of PHP code.
Read More: Then and Now
Turn that last stub of your favorite millefiori cane into a repeating digital pattern and give it infinite new purpose!
Read More: New life for polymer clay canes
Sunday afternoon, I grabbed my camera and headed for the farm in search of colorful flowers to photograph and then to bring home.
Read More: Zinnia Quest
What is ISO? Why is it important? And how do you take a flubbed camera setting and use it to your advantage?
Read More: I meant to do that
For the next few days, I am testing the waters on a new idea. If you think you might like one of my photos to hang on your wall, please click through. If this experiment is a success, I’ll open a full-fledged photo print shop!
Read More: Trying new things
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 April 2020:
Samsung Galaxy S9
2014-2020:
Samsung Galaxy S7
Samsung Galaxy S5
LG Ultimate 2
Samsung Galaxy Centura
