I looked out of my front window and gasped! My entire yard was covered with shimmering dew drops. Surface tension is so amazing! I ran and grabbed my camera and took some shots of my divinely ornamented lawn. With the reddish colored underbrush, the first two look Christmassy. It always looks so […]
Tag: art photography
Sun Flare Photos
Capturing sun flare has become quite the voguish pursuit for photographers these days. It wasn’t long ago that these “over-exposed” photos were considered throw-away! Now, however, all over the blog-world I see beautiful photos with sunbeams bursting forth from every conceivable angle. I took my oldest out in the front yard (I know, […]
‘I Heart Faces’ Sun Flare Contest Entry
Here is the photo I’m entering in the ‘sun flare’ contest! I Heart Faces is a photography blog where photographers of all levels can enter weekly contests. There are great photography tutorials and tips on the site as well. This was my favorite sun flare picture out of all of […]
Photos of a “Website”
Photos–Porcelain Doll with a Pink Rose
This porcelain doll was mine when I was a little girl. I collected porcelain dolls when I was young, and this is one of the few that have survived our many moves. Last Sunday afternoon I got the urge to take some pictures and decided to stage a little scene with […]
Grapes
Last week I printed out the 187 page manual to my camera. Yes, I used every iota of black ink in the printer, and yes, the stack of paper was roughly the thickness of Little Women, BUT…. It was worth it. Just as I suspected, there are several features on my […]
Photos–Oil Painting Palettes
First Colors of Fall
“Self-Portrait” Photo
We have been talking about self-portraits in our homeschool art class this week. My daughter has been going through an Usborne book on drawing faces that she has really enjoyed. I will probably post the book and some more info about it later. Anyway, she was in my bathroon drawing […]