Yay, it’s 2010!
And just for fun, I’m having another (long) overdue giveaway.  Remember this?

See Lynda?
See Lynda teach.
I like Lynda, and so will you.
Lynda.com offers online video training in, oh, just about any software or computer-related issue you can imagine.  Want to know how to make a blog?  She’s got you covered.  Want to learn Photoshop?  [...]

A while ago, my husband and I upgraded from Vista to Windows 7.  I love a periodic fresh start and I was so excited to wipe all the clutter off my computer and start over!  (You don’t have to do this – most upgrades keep all your information and programs and just install the [...]

Today we made stacked pancakes, just like Almanzo eats on Sundays in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Farmer Boy. 

(This was one of our homeschool history lessons.)

Fluffy pancakes, crisp around the edges from just enough butter, stacked with melted butter and brown sugar in between each layer
…and barely-drizzled maple syrup on top.

Sweet enough [...]

We’ve been studying Van Gogh’s Starry Night this month in school.   Maybe “studying” isn’t the right word.  We’ve been playing with it.
I put a poster up on the wall, eye level with our toddler so they could touch it, trace it, and get really familiar with the painting.
The first night, I saw this as I [...]

 
 
 
1.  Shoot wide. 
Open that aperature.  Get that number as low as you can.
2.  Shoot in natural light and look for catchlights.
It really makes those colors pop and evens out skin tones.
3.  Get up close and personal.
Fill your frame with that beautiful face.  Or hands.  Or feet.

 
4.  Come together, right now.
Bring people together [...]