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March 5th, 2010 Now that I am an avid user of a Digital SLR camera (a Nikon D5000 to be exact), I have been hankering for not only new lenses (or just one new one for now), but also for a more roomy and cute camera bag.
When I bought my camera, I added on an inexpensive kit that included this camera bag:
Rokinon Leather-Style Holster SLR Carrying Case
It does pretty much all I need it to do right now, seeing as I usually don’t go anywhere, so I don’t need to take my camera with me, and I only have the kit lens that came with the camera, so I don’t need any extra storage. This little carrying case will always be useful when I am on the go and only need one lens, but I plan on purchasing a new lens in the near future and will want more storage, as well as for papers, filters, my point and shoot camera, as well as room to grow.
Here are some options that meet my camera bag requirements that it must be cute and have organized space
Continue reading Dreaming Of: The Perfect Camera Bag
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January 23rd, 2010
Being at home for long period of time since I still don’t go back to school for another week leaves me lots of time to lounge around. I have gone out a few times to my parents’ yard to take pictures, but with all the snow and dim lighting on these shivery winter days, it is hard for me to put my puny amount of photography skills to use. I love portraits and have not had much practice with them since most people I could recruit are miles away, but the other day I set some food out for my cat, Pickle, and away we went.
I liked some of the shots and brightened them up in Photoshop using The Pioneer Woman’s actions, but something was missing. Note: I have Photoshop 7.0 but it has not been working lately, so I downloaded a trial of Photoshop which is compatible with PW’s actions while under trial. The trial is up, but I plan on purchasing the student edition of Photoshop once I save up the money. I’m sure you could do something similar with free software.
You see, Pickle has his name for a reason: his eyes are usually a piercing green color
Continue reading Photoshop Lesson: Bringing Out Pickle’s Eyes
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December 8th, 2009 Learning a new skill is always exciting, but almost always frustrating at the same time. Today I received my new camera, a Nikon D5000, after going crazy yesterday because it was sitting in Minneapolis for over 24 hours when I could have been experimenting with it. I was literally jumping up and down as I opened it and made sure I went slow to take in the moment. It was amazing!! I have a lot of reading and practicing to do, but I am am really looking forward to it. I am determined to get better and make photography a new hobby of mine for the long haul.
None of these photos are any good, but here you can see my first pictures taken by me today. I know some techniques, but I don’t know how to put them to use on this camera yet, so hopefully that will change soon. Note: All of these pictures came straight from the camera and are unedited. 
Note: That is not an engagement ring, it is really on my right hand but the mirror flipped it.
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