Articles Archive for February 2010
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My advice for anyone with a camera . . .
Eliminate the background noise
You can solve the problem of photography background noise in two easy steps:
#1 – Pay Attention To Detail.
#2 – Move Yourself.
I’m a voyeur. Looking at pictures is one of my favorite things to do and I don’t even have to know the people in them. Sometimes I spend hours hopping from site to site looking at photos that catch my eye. Most of the photos I’m intrigued by are ordinary snapshots from everyday life. But, I also have …
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The world is being converted to ones and zeros. There hasn’t been a day in years that I went without touching a computer and for the most part I can roll with it, but it dawned on me the other night while watching my husband by the fireplace reading a book on his iPhone; some things don’t translate.
In this instant gratification world everything is digital or heading that direction. I don’t have to go rent a movie – I can download it. Instead of waiting until I have time to …
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I have always loved dogs. When MWD and I were dating, I told him I would always have a dog; he took it like a man. There are benefits to having a dog that go beyond security and companionship. It’s hard to explain, but I love dogs. However, I don’t have a dog, I have a puppy and that’s a whole ‘nother show.
When my sweet Sadie died after sticking by me for twelve years, I told MWD we could have a dog break. We would wait until there were no …
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I enjoyed my February attempt at 10 on 10. It was a fairly mundane day of running errands and boring mom type stuffs; this project helps me remember that there is beauty among the ordinary . . .
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The explanation: I learned about 10 on 10 from Alysha Gray (in January via Twitter – view my January 10 on 10) and believe it was started by Rebekah. As Rebekah says “take a photo once an hour for ten consecutive hours on the tenth of each month. document a snapshot of your life and …
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I am a zelig. Some days it’s hard to tell which pieces of me are mine. It used to be kind of an embarrassing habit, but now that I have accepted my chameleon tendencies, I realize that it is less copycat and more adaptation.
I was living in Scotland during my parent’s divorce the first time I became aware of my superpower. Mom moved, with my brother and I, to her parent’s Glasgow flat taking the concept of running home to the extreme and putting at least four thousand miles between us …
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Today I discovered that writing about yourself is challenging. Actually it’s hard. And to quote the great philosopher Homer (Simpson, of course): “If something is too hard to do, then it’s not worth doing. (You just stick that guitar in the closet next to your shortwave radio, your karate outfit and your unicycle and we’ll go inside and watch TV.)” And with that, I’m done. Not gonna do it. Nope. Maybe MWD will do it for me (please, Honey?).
While I’m trying to take my crack at writing, I have decided …
