DIY Photo Light Box Let’s gooo! New fancy-pants camera. Check. New fancy-pants lens. Check. New fancy-pants portable photography light box. NEVAH! OK, maybe not never ever, but certainly not right now. Why buy one when you can build one for under $20 (at the writing of this post)? Especially, since I can whiz-bang that thing …
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foodgawker: Is It Still Worth The Effort? This post is aimed towards food bloggers, but if you just love food, or are looking for a place to find recipes for more food, there’s some interesting info below. What the heck is foodgawker and is it still worth the effort? Most every online foodie, almost every …
Mmmm, pancakes. I do love ’em. Especially when they be my new Canon lens! ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon referral links. When you do your shopping through the Amazon links on this page, you support the blog at no cost to yourself. It’s much appreciated!~ Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM – Fixed …
I’ve talked about my love affair with my gorgeous Canon EOS 6D before – we’re still together and as in love as ever. Today, I’m adding to our story by telling you about my absolute favorite autofocus zoom lens: Tamron AF 28-75mm f/2. Look at this beauty! (Source: AMAZON) Oh, my – my …
If you’re new here, this is a reminder that we’re working through Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs (< NOT sponsored) with our DSLRs. I’m happy you’re here to join the fun! Today we’re going to explore composition. If you’re wondering why we aren’t going right to the DSLR controls, it’s because …
This Canon EOS 6D DSLR beauty still rules my heart: If you missed the first post on my camera adventures, you can read it HERE. So many dreams of what was to come; so much life intervening. Or as the saying goes: Men make plans and God laughs. Today, that changed. My health is …
When I bought my baby, my fancy-pants DSLR, I renewed my love of all things photography. As one who is self-taught from back in the day (with film!) (actual film) (you know, the kind that needs developing) (the expense was intense) (oy), I can stand a refresher and what better way to do that than …
Taking dem cutesy baby pics of your kiddos and grandkiddos can be a frustrating experience, no? YES! While this may be one of my shortest posts to date, it will be one that helps you learn some mad baby-taking photo skilz, yo. (Yes, I am aware I am the biggest doof when I write this …
Welcome back to the Shoot I Do series! Um, what? Did she use the word farting in her tittle? Does it mean what I think it means? What am I still doing here?! Yes. Probably not. Because you want, nay, MUST, know what craziness is happening in OMT’s brain! (last time I left you guys, …
Oh, mah babies. What have I done? I’ll tell you what I’ve done…I’ve bought my very first fancy-pants DSLR. DSLR: digital single-lens reflex camera. Not: “digital satellite laser radio” as a non-camera-geek friend guessed. I see you thinking, “A DSLR…big deal…those have been around for years.” Yes, yes they have. But, OMT is old-school, baby. …