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Tag: photography
Making a Photo Look 100 Years Old
This is a picture I tried to edit several times. Nothing I tried ever improved it much. It wasn’t a great shot to begin with, but you know how mothers are. Every picture of my baby is a keeper. Instead of trying to make it look better, I decided to make it look […]
Rainy Day Photos
Photos with a Color Scheme
My latest experiment in taking better pictures involved an intentional color scheme. I figured that if I’m going to go to the trouble to stage pictures I might as well take time to pick a color palette for the photos, just as I would for a painting or any other art project. For everyday snapshots, […]
I Love Saturdays
Secret Place
Blue Flower
More photography practice. Have I mentioned that I would like to make money at this someday? You will all have to bear with me as I learn this art form from scratch. I learned so much in my photography class, but I also learned how much I don’t know–a […]
“35 and Still Alive” Photo Memory Tag
It’s my birthday today! I’m 35, and still alive. My Dad died at age 34, and as far back as I can remember that number has stuck in my mind as the age at which my life might end. In fact, this whole year of “34” has been one of silent anxiety […]
Baby Shoes
I have three little pairs of baby shoes in my antique china cabinet. The smallest pair that button on the side were my grandmother’s, the patent leather baby Jane’s were my mother’s, and the lace-ups were mine. Yes, three generations of darling little shoes just waiting to be photographed. By […]