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Edit to Tell Your Story

March 29, 2012

We’ve all heard the saying “A picture is worth a thousand words,” but how do you edit a photo to tell a story? You might need to crop out elements that detract; lighten or darken areas to draw the eye towards where you want it and/or away from where you don’t; or maybe enhance or [...]

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My First Full Day of Photoshop World in DC, 2012

March 25, 2012

I‘ll remember this as the first full day of my first ever visit to Washington, DC; the longest distance I’ve walked in a single day in an awfully long time; and the day I finally grasped what I should be doing with the collections and catalogs in Lightroom; but mostly I’ll remember it as The [...]

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Camera Phone Friday: LIVE from Photoshop World Edition

March 23, 2012

1. Cutest house shoes ever (dearfoams @ BJ’s), 2. Love my little bobbies from @allorahandmade, 3. Create, 4. Tiles, 5. The scent of carnations still reminds me of high school, 6. Cherry blossoms in DC This week’s Camera Phone Friday is coming to you live from Photoshop World in Washington, DC. Photoshop World is a [...]

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Treat Yourself: TCBY Now in Walmart!

March 22, 2012

TCBY and I go way back. My high school had open campus, which meant we could eat out for lunch. My friends and I usually went to a plaza next to the mall that had both a TCBY and a Burger King. Lunch usually consisted of one or both of them. We ate there each [...]

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Which do you prefer?

March 19, 2012

In yesterday’s post about the cherry blossom, I originally included the photo on top, but then I looked at the line “wearing white for Eastertide” and decided I should use an edit that looked whiter, so I switched. I’d love to know: which do you prefer?

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Loveliest of Trees

March 19, 2012

Pin It LOVELIEST of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough, And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide. Now, of my threescore years and ten, Twenty will not come again, And take from seventy springs a score, It only leaves me fifty more. And since to look at [...]

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Turning a Challenge into a Habit

March 16, 2012

At what point does a new habit stick and become routine? Google it and you’ll get a variety of answers and maybe some helpful hints. Last month my family agreed to participate in the Listerine and Reach Healthy Habits for a Lifetime Oral Care Challenge, which involved brushing, flossing, and rinsing twice a day for three [...]

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Camera Phone Friday: Happy Birthday to Me Edition

March 16, 2012

1. @classicalconv spring protocol – dinner, 2. Oh, my! (serious chocolate), 3. Arrrrrrgh!, 4. Everyone’s got one Yes, I actually just announced my own birthday. I’ve got a gift for you and a gift for me. Mine first (it’s supposed to be my day, right?) Please, pretty please, will all of you fabulous people who’ve [...]

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