I am an artist, an accountant (day job), a mother, a wife, a clothes designer, a creative person, a former rodeo rider and farm girl, a foodie and a lover of a good red wine.
Follow my blog with Bloglovin This spring something awful happened. I turned away for about a minute, and my cat decided to play with the strap of my camera hanging over a bar height table. Yes, it did happen, and … Continue reading “RIP little D50” →
I was invited to participate in a blog tour for a pattern designer, and at first I was at a loss for what to create. It is a lot of traditional clothing, and some cute animal based add ons. Were … Continue reading “Replicating a book cover” →
What have I been up to? I have been using my camera, but it has mostly been for photographing clothing I have made. When I started photography, I was looking for clothing to pretty up my shots. I was taking … Continue reading “Goings on” →
Somehow my photography site ended up broken. I could see my posts, but could no longer access the dashboard to add new things. I couldn’t even extract the old posts from it. As I am no longer trying to get … Continue reading “Updating site” →
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. Scott Adams
If you don’t know what a Wacom is, it is a tablet mouse. You use a special pen on a flat screen-like contraption and it functions as a mouse, but so much more precise. In my new system, I got … Continue reading “Photography tips – Using a Wacom with Photoshop” →
I have been in a bit of a photography rut lately, and rather uninspired. Winter has a way of doing that. Everything is white and brown outside, as it has been for the last several months. In these subzero temperatures, you … Continue reading “Projects, projects” →
In the spirit of not repeating myself too many times, I would like to just give you a few links and ideas for Holiday cards this year. Last year’s post Great Greetings Series at Shutter Sisters Topic at ILP showing … Continue reading “Is it time to talk holiday cards?” →
When I first started learning photography I focused on trying to learn how to work this oversized toy. After shooting many, many, many frames I feel pretty confident shooting in most lighting situations. I need to work on getting consistent … Continue reading “Photography tips – Finding your inspiration” →
When you look at a photo you truly love, whether you have taken it or not, what is it about that photo that moves you? Most likely there is some sort of connection in the photo or with you as … Continue reading “Photography tips – Making a connection” →
