Be Captivitating: Photography

Favourite Photo Editing Tricks

June 12, 2012

I do most of my photo editing via Picasa by Google. It’s free and easy to use. I’ve used this program for a while now, and experimented with many of the features.  I always fall back on the same two ways to edit my photos, depending on whether I want them in black and white [...]

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Self Portrait — I See Hope

February 16, 2012

Come see what I see in Eye-Land I wear glasses of blue when I look at the world. Blue: It’s a hopeful colour. I see hope everywhere. I know there are shadows. But I still see the sun. I look for it. When the sky is grey and the wind grows cold with doubt, I [...]

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Imaginative Play Scene — Desert Island

January 9, 2012

I confessed the fact that I don’t get down and play with my kids all that often, but I do constantly facilitate and watch them play.   One of the things I love to do is help set up magical play scenes for the children.  I was first inspired by this concept by Kate from [...]

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My Daughter and I Visit the City

December 22, 2011

I have this drive to create and constantly challenge myself.  I’m bursting with ideas, and feel like I have to put them somewhere. It’s a great thing but it actually hurts my head sometimes. It can lead to unproductively too, when I have so much going on in my head, I can’t capitalise on anything [...]

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Taking Photos for Father’s Day

August 27, 2011
father's day gift ideas

A wonderful photo of your children can be just the thing for Father’s Day. There are so many crafts and gifts you can make with photos. Below are 5 ways you can take photos of children for Father’s Day. If you are looking for tips on getting kids to smile for the camera, read my [...]

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Photographing Kids Tip 6: Getting Kids to Smile for the Camera

July 11, 2011
photographing kids getting kids to smile at the camera

I especially love taking natural and unposed photographs of my children. However, sometimes I need to get the kids smiling for the camera. For example: family shots and Christmas photos.  But what is a smile? A “Say Cheese” smile is just muscles moving, but a real smile is all about emotion. And that is what I want to capture [...]

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