From the monthly archives:

November 2008

Not good enough

November 25, 2008

So I was chugging along in my little learning photography bubble, happy as a little clam with how I was progressing and some of the shots I was getting, when WHAM! Self-doubt and insecurity hit me. Yes, folks, I’ve been hit with the dreaded “I’m not good enough” bug. It started when I was looking [...]

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Winners!

November 24, 2008

I’ve got winners for my contest! Random.org picked the 5 lucky folks, who I’ve all emailed. Thanks so much for everyone who played along. I had a lot of fun reading all your comments, your blogs and the blogs you sent my way. I can promise it won’t be the last contest I do! P.S. [...]

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7 ways to make Thanksgiving more fun and less stress

November 24, 2008

With Thanksgiving rapidly approaching here in the US, some of us are freaking out realizing that between the cleaning, the cooking, and the family, it might be a little…uh…stressful. Last night as I was planning the menu for the holiday so that I could make the shopping list (after, of course, cleaning so I won’t [...]

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Mr. and Mrs. Clean

November 23, 2008

Today was spent cleaning the house in anticipation of Thanksgiving, and the arrival of my in-laws. I hate cleaning, but I hate being embarrassed by the state of the apartment even more, so we sucked it up and got down to business. There are still a few last minute things we’ll do on Wednesday before [...]

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Photoshop scares me

November 22, 2008

That’s right, Photoshop scares me. Or, I guess, intimidates me is a better turn of phrase. There’s so much too that program, and it’s very very very easy to go too far, to make a photo look like something it’s not. When I post photos here, for the most part, I do very very minimal [...]