A Super Easy Trick for the Most Adorable Christmas Pictures! I was photographing some Christmas decorating ideas when a little elf photobombed my pictures! The results were so adorable that I immediately knew I had to share the idea. All you need is an adorable baby, an adorable child, adorable pet, or your adorable self and a shiny reflective Christmas ball for the cutest and silliest pictures or video you’ve ever seen. The giggles will abound and the memories will last a lifetime. SPECIAL TIPS! If the Christmas ball is on the tree you’ll have a lovely pine background, but…
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I don’t mean to wax poetic about the waxing moon, but I just wanted to share a little moon moment. One quick glimpse at social media and the flurry of blurry photos of light blobs on black backgrounds and you know that there was some sort of lunar event. There was also ample warning leading up to the eclipse that made sure we all knew that there was yet another once-in-a-lifetime sight to see in the sky. But imagine life before technology. Imagine a time when instead of our little glowing phone screens, the only thing to…
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Happy Spring to YOU! No design or decorating today — just appreciation of springtime and sunsets! These lovely little miracles finally popped up in our own back yard and started dancing in the breeze — they stood still long enough for me to take an almost non-blurry picture!
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There is something so mysterious and awesome about fog. It can transform the landscape so dramatically that you can get lost in your own back yard.
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Look what I found in the snow under super magnification!I’ve just started my very first attempt at Macro photography (without a macro lense!) and I am so addicted! Not only are the photos themselves fascinating because it provides a peek at the secret world of teeny tiny miracles and beauty, but the photos are also working as a springboard to inspire paintings!This ice crystal seahorse painting (in progress) was inspired by a macro photo of some slushy melting snow! From this hum-drum melting snow on the railing of our deck… …came the subject matter of this photo that looked to me…
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I have always wanted to be one of those artsy girls who never goes anywhere without her camera and is always digging in and snapping amazing shots of both once in a lifetime photography moments as well as quirky unique ways of looking at mundane everyday things. I enjoy seeing photography that truly represents the inner workings of the photographer’s mind when all of the pictures are displayed together in a body of work. I really appreciate when a photographer is able to somehow let you look at life through a new set of eyes and communicate something to you…