by Stephanie Elie on September 1, 2010
I still can’t believe Ms. Bizzie will be starting Kindergarten in less than two weeks. Seriously where did the time go? Tomorrow we are meeting her new teacher and we can’t wait. The school is just around the corner and I can’t wait to walk her to school every morning even though school starts at [...]
by Stephanie Elie on May 6, 2010
It’s no surprise that I love taking pictures, I was raised by a photographer. My father was always taking pictures, so the most natural thing for me was to actually get behind one. He bought me my first SLR when I was in high school and I’ve been in love with the craft ever since. [...]
by Stephanie Elie on February 17, 2010
Okay I have a confession, promise not to laugh… Did you promise? Okay I have been seriously jonesing for a new DSLR and the one I have is barely a year old. You know once you get bit buy the Photography bug it’s addicting. You crave higher mega pixels, sharper images, and amazing focus in [...]
by Stephanie Elie on February 10, 2010
YourPhotoTips.com has a great post today on Macro Photography. I look forward to following this series. I have been interested in macro photography and recieved a marco extension tube last year for Mother’s Day. It’s a little hard to use and commands a tripod to maintain focus. I hoping to invest in a maco lens [...]
by Stephanie Elie on January 7, 2010
Guest post by Tom Grimm and Michele Grimm, Authors of The Basic Book of Digital Photography: How to Shoot, Enhance, and Share Your Digital Pictures. Here are 10 easy ways to greatly improve your digital photographs and avoid the pitfalls that are common with today’s automatic cameras. Professional photographers Michele and Tom Grimm offer these [...]
by Stephanie Elie on December 23, 2009
These photography tips were provided by Ken Kobre, Professor of photo and videojournalism @San Francisco State University. He is also the creator of the Light Scoop. Tip One The automatic light meter inside your camera that automatically measures exposure can be fooled if the room is dark and the Christmas tree bulbs or Hanukkah candles [...]