three kings
Melissa | December 23, 2010
We three kings of Orient are
Bearing gifts we traverse afar.
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.
the sign
Melissa | December 22, 2010
“This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”–Luke 2:12
Eagles
Melissa | November 14, 2010
You know you live in God’s country when you look out your front window and see this…
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power [...]
Light Painting
Melissa | September 13, 2010
We did this at our local Science Center but you can do it with a couple flashlights, a dark room, and a camera with a long shutter speed or bulb setting.
How To: Photo Collages and GIMP
Melissa | January 13, 2010
So after all those Christmas photo collages, I got a couple inquiries on how to do it. I’ll be completely honest here. I stole the whole collage idea from MckMama and I was too lazy, busy, and sleep deprived to write out a step-by-step tutorial for how I did mine using Gimp instead of Photoshop.
So I found [...]
Seriously.
Melissa | December 21, 2009
I recently had a chance to submit some work for an online magazine that published an issue focusing (pun intended) on photography. Check it out at Serious.Life.Magazine.
Seriously.
Exposed
Melissa | October 1, 2009
If you missed the last photography post, you can catch up here.
So what do all those settings on your camera really mean?
Let’s start with some basic photography vocabulary that affects exposure.
Film Speed (more specifically ISO): If you want the nitty gritty, you can go here . But basically, the ISO number tells you how sensitive the [...]
we picture {this}: reflections
Melissa | August 26, 2009
I found this adorable blog recently. They call themselves the Mamarazzi. I love it…maybe because I am one. They do a photo contest and the current theme is reflections. I captured this at a recent shoot and had to enter.
Launched
Melissa | August 15, 2009
To raise money for our MOPS group, I offered to do family portrait sessions and donate the session fee to our MOPS fund. The funds will be used to pay our childcare workers who graciously watch our kids so we can 2 hours of full-sentence conversation twice a month.
I figured it was time to launch [...]
Foto Friday
Melissa | August 7, 2009
Please excuse me while I kill two birds with one stone again.
I’ve been wanting to write a post (or two, or three…) about photography since a lot of you have been asking. And it’s also Foto Friday. So allow me to share some photos while I (hopefully) help you take better pictures. Like I mentioned [...]
