Adventures In Photography
Taking pictures is one of the crazy joys in life.
“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.” – Dorothea Lange
Photographing Fireworks…A Beginner’s Experience…
So...the 4th of July has come and gone again, and I worked on capturing good shots of fireworks...again. It's a lot harder than I thought. However, this year, I read through several articles before I headed out with my camera to see what I could capture. The first...
Photographing Spider Webs – Much Harder Than I Thought…
With sleep in my eyes, I stumbled to the back door early one morning to let my dogs out. With my bleary eyes, I could barely see the beautiful spider web hanging from my arbor on my patio in the backyard. It was so pretty - the sunlight was behind it and it just...
My Favorite “Purse Camera” – – The Small & Perfectly Compact Olympus OM-D E-M5 II
For many years, I nagged my husband again and again saying I needed what I called a "purse camera." I LOVE my Canon 5D-Mark III, but there are times when so much is going on, that I wish that I had a small camera that would just fit into my pocket (or my purse)....
50mm Prime – You MUST Get This Lens!!
So I dropped my kiddos off at school and decided that my task for the day was to clean out my "camera closet." Well...I don't want you to think that I have an entire closet dedicated to camera equipment...I wish! What I actually have is a small shelf, in a closet in...
Which Tripod Do I Need? The Manfrotto Tripod!!
In my article, Be in the Picture, I talk about remote controls you can use to remotely trigger your camera so you can be sitting happily in the picture with your family, but there's one other important part to this happening easily that I didn't talk about in...
My “New” Pentax K1000…An eBay Adventure
I'm a sucker, I know! And I proved it again just the other day after reading my own article that I shared on my BallCapMom Facebook page called Love Classic Film SLRs? Check Out This Video on the Legendary Pentax K1000. I saw this title, and of course I clicked on...
The Panasonic Lumix – A Wonderfully Affordable Waterproof Camera
UPDATE on my Panasonic Lumix Waterproof Camera: Just an update to let you know that after sitting on my camera shelf for quite some time, the Panasonic Lumix is still one of my favorite cameras. We took it to the pool for the first time this summer season and had...
Under the Lights…A Tough Shot for this Beginner
Taking pictures "under the lights" at night at my son's baseball game was a difficult task to say the least... However, I was able to get some pretty good pictures (I think)! I really had to adjust my thinking though - I had become so spoiled shooting my children's...
Photo Backdrops – Why You Might Want One…
Okay...I was feeling energetic the other day, and began searching on-line for easy ways to build my own photo backdrop. I decided I needed one for some of these blog posts, because I was tired of everyone seeing my messy kitchen and garage in the background of all my...
Family Pictures at the Beach
Well...summer is almost here, so it's time to start thinking about our family pictures at the beach. Each year when we travel to Florida, I pack up my Canon 5D-Mark III, my Manfrotto 055 Tripod, and now my Strato II Trigger Remote or my Canon RC-6 Wireless Remote. ...