Upcycling material from around my home to create tote bags — Here is a little background on my sewing experience. I took a Home Economics class back in Jr. High school. Do schools still teach Home Ec? One of the subjects taught was sewing. Although I loved it, I didn’t sew much after that. I did, however, grow up seeing my…

Working with photos to create new pieces of art — Link to introduction and Link to part two Part three of my fairy journey with this little magical leaf that I found on my walk at the park. As soon as I saw this small, withered, stained leaf and picked it up from the ground, I thought this would make…

DIY and Photo Project — This week’s article is slightly different from what I typically write. It’s still photography-related but with an added DIY decoupage project. Here are the materials I used and where I bought them; however, you can find all of these materials at your local retail megastore or hardware store.

Working with photos to create new pieces of art — Link to introduction Continuing my fairy journey with this little magical leaf that I found on my walk at the park. Fairy of the Long-billed Curlew Birds As a starting point, I do these five steps for all of my Fairy projects: 1. Duplicate the original image of the model…

From 1910 to 1989 Over the years, I inadvertently started collecting cameras. To keep this article short, I will show ten of my favorite vintage cameras from my collection. Kodak Brownie Ball Bearing The Kodak Brownie Ball Bearing folding camera was introduced in 1904, and the model above was introduced…

Poses for couples — This is a four-part article. Part one: Standing Poses for Women. Part two: Standing Poses for men. Part three: Sitting Poses for both men and women. Part four: Poses for couples. In posing couples, the goal is to help convey a love story through pictures. As a photographer, establishing a…

Sitting Poses for both men and women — This is a four-part article. Part one: Standing Poses for Women. Part two: Standing Poses for men. Part three: Sitting Poses for both men and women. Part four: Poses for couples. There are endless ways of sitting when posing for pictures. To keep this article brief, I will only cover…

Standing Poses for men — This is a four-part article. Part one: Standing Poses for Women. Part two: Standing Poses for men. Part three: Sitting Poses for both men and women. Part four: Poses for couples. When photographing men, what works for me is to start with this simple pose and then modify it into…

Standing Poses for Women — This is a four-part article. Part one: Standing Poses for Women. Part two: Standing Poses for men. Part three: Sitting Poses for both men and women. Part four: Poses for couples. Posing people for pictures can be a bit challenging. …