April 2009

Wordless Wednesdays: Sisters & Friends

April 28, 2009

I’m now a NAPP Evangelist (National Association of Photoshop Professionals) – see how this could benefit you! Visit 5 Minutes for Mom or Wordless Wednesday for more Wordless Wednesday participants. Are you a photographer with white balance problems? Check out the White Balance Lens Cap!

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I’m a NAPP Evangelist!

April 28, 2009

[UPDATED TO ADD: My NAPP promo code, DAWN, also gets a $10 discount at checkout on your NAPP membership.] I’m now the NAPP Evangelist for my demographic: SAHMs, mom bloggers/designers/homeschoolers/digiscrappers (if you’re here, you probably fit the bill)! NAPP is the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, an organization run by folks who love Photoshop so [...]

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I ♥ Faces: “Relection” Kids (week 16)

April 26, 2009

It’s time for week fifteen of the iHeartFaces photo contest! This week’s theme is “Reflection” and the guest judge is Nate Kaiser. For this week’s theme there should be the reflection of a face in something (ie. water, mirror, window, etc.). This picture was taken last year on my son’s spring break trip to Pigeon [...]

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A Picnic with a Purpose

April 25, 2009

Spring is here, and with it comes park and picnic season! I’m excited to partner with Hebrew National to host the “Picnic with a Purpose” for Atlanta on Saturday, May 9, an afternoon of quality family time, fun, games, prizes, and a picnic featuring grilled Hebrew National hot dogs. Not only will we be enjoying [...]

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I ♥ Faces: Self-Portrait Kids (week 15)

April 21, 2009

[Looks like I totally messed this one up – the contest is closed!] It’s time for week fifteen of the iHeartFaces photo contest! This week’s theme is “Self-Portrait” and the guest judge is Julie Rivera. For this week’s theme the requirement is that you are holding the camera yourself, which is crazy difficult to do [...]

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Works for Me Wordless Wednesday: Adding Borders to Your Photos with CSS

April 21, 2009

[I know it sounds like I've jumbled my memes, but I wanted to share something I did on my blog over the weekend that I thought might work for both Wordless Wednesday and Works for Me Wednesday.] I have established a photography work flow in Lightroom and I upload straight to Flickr for my blog. [...]

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I ♥ Faces: Self-Portrait Adults (week 15)

April 20, 2009

It’s time for week fifteen of the iHeartFaces photo contest! This week’s theme is “Self-Portrait” and the guest judge is Julie Rivera. For this week’s theme the requirement is that you are holding the camera yourself. I took this photo Saturday night after the Yanni Voices concert; I’m still wearing my backstage pass. My goal [...]

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Yanni Voices in Concert

April 20, 2009

My husband and I attended the Yanni Voices concert here in Atlanta Saturday night thanks to One2One Network. Yanni Voices combines the veteran keyboardist, pianist, and composer with four young singers who have written lyrics to his songs. I am not a long-time Yanni fan. Actually, I’ve never listened to him beyond the scope of [...]

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Field Day 2009

April 18, 2009

Our homeschool group did a wonderful job with its annual Field Day today. We met on a large soccer field at a public park, with stations that the kids rotated through by age group. I have recently fallen in love again with my most neglected lens, a Nikon 70-300mm zoom, which I used the entire [...]