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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]