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It’s All in the Numbers (D297)

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Remember when I wrote about photography by the numbers, asking if you were a color-by-numbers photographer? What behaviors, thoughts, or even images would qualify someone as a photographer by numbers? This week with my new 75-DAY SPRINT TO THE FINISH in full effect, I'm thinking about numbers more than ever. During our girl photog sleepover, we got into a discussion about metering and exposure … [Read more...]

Learn Photography with Free Online Digital Photography Class (D263)

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If you've ever wanted to improve your photography, but didn't have the time, money or resources to enroll in photo school, now is your chance! I've mentioned it before (and will again) ... Creative Live is offering a free Digital Photography class with John Greengo. It's a ten week course that is streamed live online each week. LIVE REPLAY THIS WEEKEND Even better news is that they are … [Read more...]

Seeing Double: Senior Twins Photo Shoot (D180)

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I love my job. Even though I barely slept at all last night, I woke up excited for today's Teen Identity senior photo shoot... twin sisters. Twin Fascination Twins are a fascination. My best friend in high school was a twin, but you wouldn't have ever known by looking at or spending time with them. They were very different. My cousins are twins too and when they were younger I could barely … [Read more...]

D12: Make Your Own Music

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I'm in awe. Daily I listen to the sound of my daughter playing piano, singing her own songs, practicing for her future. She wants to be a star. I already think she is. Not only does she play piano, the girl can sing. And she writes her own songs: the lyrics and the music. Then she plays them on our circa 1940's small upright piano. The keys edges are shattered and broken off, but the … [Read more...]

D4: Dare You to Move

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Got this shot idea when looking at images online today. Have you ever had that experience? You get inspired, see a shot in your mind and want to figure out how to create it? Well, that was this, except it still doesn’t look the way I wanted. I was successful at cajoling my daughter and husband to participate in the late night shoot, but I'll tell you they didn't have the same vision I did. We … [Read more...]