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From the monthly archives:

July 2010

2nd Annual Not Back-to-School Blog Hop

July 29, 2010

It’s that time of year again!
The stores are filled with excitement to get public school kids geared up with new pencils, backpacks and even a new wardrobe just in time for Back-to-School. Missing out on all that buzz can be a bummer for homechooled kids and their parents – so we’re continuing the tradition with [...]

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Sweet Shot Tuesday

July 27, 2010

Is it really Tuesday already? Can you believe – I was at the supermarket yesterday and while walking through I spotted the candy aisle. Okay, well… a certain boybarian spotted the candy aisle. And you know what? The end-cap display said “Trick or Treat” and it had jack-o-lanterns all over it.
It’s July!
Like people are [...]

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Being Intentional about Portraiture

July 22, 2010

“The cobbler’s wife goes unshod.” Such is blog of the blog designer and the family portraits of the photographer. While I’m often snapping pics of my kids, I rarely intentionally set out to get their portraits. So I’ve decided to try and be intentional about photographing my kids’ portraits – not just snapshots of them [...]

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Sweet Shot Tuesday

July 20, 2010

It’s Tuesday already! Time to show off your very favorite shot of the week. I loved everyone’s feedback on the Blogging Pet Peeves. If you haven’t weighed in on yours, it’s never too late. The comments are hilarious; the best part of the post, for sure.
I’m feeling kinda ambivalent about featured shops. Most of the [...]

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Blogging Pet Peeves. What are yours?

July 15, 2010

We all love the blogosphere… it’s such a unique, user-driven content engine. Experts in their own fields offer their own stories, advice, tips and tricks of the trade. You can learn how to mistreat windows, use photoshop, make jam in 30 minutes, apply makeup like a M.A.C pro, make a herb container garden, or totally [...]

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Sweet Shot Tuesday

July 13, 2010

Now would be a really great time to have some funny joke about spotty wifi and strange-acting blogs wouldn’t it? Thing is? Nothin’s funny about spotty wifi. And my blog might be on crack.
AAaaaaaanyway! No more delays! You’ve all waited patiently enough.
The winner of last weeks awesome Funky PolkaDot Giraffe $40 GC is #74 April [...]

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Trying them out: Florabella Actions.

July 9, 2010

Have you ever wondered how photographers achieved the vintage-washed, yellowed and sun-kissed images you see so often in photography these days?
Well, there’s a long answer and a short answer. The long answer involves layers of white, yellow and peach combined with textures and edit layers to acheive that signature style. The short answer is: Florabella [...]

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Sweet Shot Tuesday

July 6, 2010

Welcome to Sweet Shot Tuesday – the nicest darn blog hop linky thing in the blogosphere. Just a reminder that SST was designed around YOU, person with a camera. I wanted to create a place where there was no intimidation, no fussy only-certain-photos-in-a-theme could be used, encouraging blog hop. No more excuses! I [...]

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Happy 4th of July!

July 2, 2010

Don’t miss the How to Photograph Fireworks post if you’re into that sorta thing. If not – this post serves only to wish you and your family a fun and safe holiday weekend!

This triptych is linked to Sweet Shot Tuesday. Come link YOUR Sweet Shot!

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Obligatory Once-a-Year How to Shoot Fireworks Post

July 1, 2010

It’s that time of year again. And chances are pretty good that you’re going to fireworks this weekend… unless of course you live in Des Moines, like I do. In that case, you’re going to see fireworks tonight, because, ummm… I have no idea why Des Moines is celebrating the 4th of July on July [...]