Monthly Archives: January 2010

What a cutie pie.

I’m lucky enough to have friends with adorable babies who let me practice photography on their cutie pie faces. I spent a wonderful hour photographing this little beauty last weekend. Look at those cheeks! This was the first time I worked with a reflector — I got one of those pop-up thingys and had my...

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Photo practice, and a lot about cameras that may be boring to you.

So. I’m thinking about getting a new camera. You may say to me, “Why, Lara, would you be shopping for a new camera when you haven’t even learned to use the very good camera that you have now?” And while I think that would be pretty mean of you to say, and pretty critical, you...

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How about an example?

One week later and it occurs to me to post photos of some calendar art I’ve actually managed to frame instead of photos of the shameful stack of calendars I’ve been meaning to frame. You know, so you don’t think I’m JUST a hoarder. Sometimes, I actually manage to do something with the crap I...

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Calendar Art.

I just love calendars. I usually buy two or three — a desk calendar for home, another for office, and a wall calendar for the fridge. I got this one to frame the artwork: Spicy is right. I didn’t realized how SPICY all of the pages were. Maybe these would be good for a bachelor’s...

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Please direct me to the nearest Wrapping Paper Anonymous meeting. Thanks!

That’s right, despite my steadfast resolution, I ended up shopping for wrapping paper and ribbon on December 26th. My SIL and I hit Target, K-Mart, and the Container Store — these three stores  very conveniently staggered their opening times (Target at 7, K-Mart at 8, and Container Store at 9) so that we could be...

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