Our life has been made up of vomit and diarrhea the last seven days. Yep, there is no nice way to put it but just say it as it is. If this had lasted for one to three days, I don’t think I’d use a whole blog post to share. BUT as of last night [...]
February 11th, 2010
MamaBloo Photo Tale: Turning The “Story” on its Ear
I feel like if you give me a laptop, a cup-o-coffee, and some time alone, I can tell a pretty good story. Better yet, put me among friends, feed me, and give me the floor and I can PERFORM a good story.
But I am still working on telling the story with my camera.
I am probably [...]
January 6th, 2010
Mamabloo Photo Tales: Trying the Fake Laugh Photo Tip on Your Kids!
This is Kari from Mamabloo—stepping in to help Me Ra while they prepare to make the SOAR! Scholarship announcement this Friday.
Okay, I know we all think our own kids are cute. But, mine REALLY are… being totally 100% objective here… my kids are darn cute….
The problem is that because I am a photography nut, my [...]
December 15th, 2009
Mamabloo Does a Photo Shoot of the Christmas Tree! Fun Photo Tips for Everyone!
My dear friend, Kari, has started her own blog. And I am LOVING it! It’s called Mamabloo. Some of you may recognize Kari from her funny comments on my blog posts, and then there was that incident where Oprah rebuilt her HOUSE! (no, I’m not joking.)
Kari has a down to earth style of writing that [...]
December 1st, 2009
SOAR! Scholarship Goes Live Today!
You have all been so patient and supportive as I’ve tweeted the unfolding developments of the SOAR! Scholarship. Even now, as I write this blog, a handful of people from SmugMug, Chopping Block, Taco Lamp, and more, are racing the clock with us to bring you SOAR! today. A few of them have been up [...]
November 30th, 2009
Top Ten Stocking Stuffers for the Photo Enthusiast!
Christmas lights went up this weekend in our neighborhood. We even got our first Christmas card! Eeks! I’m still finishing off our pumpkin pie! I’m not ready for the holidays to be official! Are you? You know what, I don’t think it matters if we’re ready. I think the holidays are here whether we’re prepared [...]
November 20th, 2009
Shooting with Flash as My Kids Imitate Teenagers!
I have to admit. I think I was holding on to the slim hope that at some point yesterday, our new website/blog would go live. But alas, some bugs are more buggier than others. So in the meantime, as the team continues to iron with amazing diligence, we move forward.
And what better post, then to [...]
November 13th, 2009
Photo Recipe for Playing in the Leaves!
Want a fun photo exercise idea for the weekend? The gold and red leaves won’t be here much longer. When the sun breaks this weekend, grab your camera, make a pile of leaves and let the kids go for it!
I love to get kids involved with photo shoots. I had these two build me the [...]
November 12th, 2009
Featuring an Amazing Mom: Meet Long Island, New York, Portrait Photographer, Amanda DiMonda!
Meet Amanda DiMonda! manda is our Amazing Mom feature today. She is based out of Long Island, NY.
November 4th, 2009
The Top Halloween Photos AND feature w/ Edward Cullen from Twilight!
I LOVE all the Halloween images that so many of you emailed me! They are FANTASTIC! And I’m so glad that you tried the Spooky Photo Tips during the day time! Your results are awesome! I wish I could feature all the images, but that would be a really, really long blog post. But here [...]
