Jun 25, 2014 | natural light, photography
Maximize the effect of natural-light side lighting I got very lucky Saturday morning. We had a grey, drizzly morning that turned into one of those bright but overcast-type afternoons. The diffused and soft light meant that my glass front door turned my entry hall into...
Jun 23, 2014 | bts, photography, umbrella
Using an Umbrella to Fake Window Light I caught about five minutes of Diane Cu (from White on Rice) on Creative Live the other day. She was explaining the direction of lighting in terms of a clockface. The light source was either at 12, 3, 6, or 9 while the subject...
Jun 20, 2014 | inspirations, photography
Sharing finds is half the fun! Making a “spark” board on Pinterest has been a very interesting process for me. I usually think of Pinterest and someplace to randomly scroll through late in the evening — like you would flip through Southern Living or...
Jun 18, 2014 | just everyday, photography
Sure they’re cute and cuddly. And sometimes they’re pretty funny. But one thing is sure, they don’t care one whit about your blog or giving you the time to work on your it. So how do you go about creating, maintaining and promoting a blog with small...
Jun 16, 2014 | inspirations, photography
Icons, Icons, Icons I have had icons on my mind lately as I am reading “The Little Oratory.” Elizbeth Foss and Leila Lawler are doing a wonderful summer read-along podcast that has been so lovely to listen to. Normally, books like this have a tendency to...