Category Archives: Tips and Tricks

Junior Ring Macro Photography Experiment

So, last night was the family-inclusive Junior Ring ceremony for my daughter’s Class of 2017. It was a new event and really nice. The parents were given the rings before the ceremony and, at an announced time, each parent would present their student with their ring. We also had the Girl Child’s best friend and […]

Playing with Black & Whites Again…

I get on these binges sometimes…Right now, I’m messing around a lot with black & white again. And, more often than you’d think, a completely uninspired shot in color becomes not so bad in black and white. I love perspective shots, and this is cool old staircase, but the day I took this picture, it […]

What’s that Vignette Trying to Hide?!

The Hubster was off this past Thursday and Friday and he decided to surprise me! You will have to either guess what he surprised me with or wait until the end of this post, but I will say this – his surprise, while totally awesome, presented me with a decorating challenge. The upside of getting […]

Free Matting for Your Picture/Poster Frames!

I love this little trick and I’ve used it many times, since we have movie and music posters of all sizes throughout our house, particularly in family room! My daughter is currently going through her obligatory Johnny Depp phase (well, I mean, who hasn’t?) and her brother got her a really cool poster for her […]

Shop Your House!

Who doesn’t want something new? Creating a space that you can use and enjoy always seems to sound like a “big project” and we immediately start budgeting, creating shopping lists, gathering awesome ideas from Pinterest, clipping pictures from magazines, etc. But what about when we don’t have a budget for a new space? Have you […]