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Welcome to "A Mama's Heart through DSLR", an informational/giveaway event hosted by Mama on a Green Mission that will feed your photography passion! The initial reasoning behind this event was for Mother's Day and giving one lucky mama who loves photographing her children through DSLR a great prize package full of accessories for her DSLR, but in all honesty this has become a fabulous DSLR event … [Read more...]
Quotes about love can warm your heart. They can also open your eyes and give you a reality check. Love is not always a fairytale. It takes work, patience, and understanding in any loving relationship. This goes for lovers, friends and family members. So, to celebrate Valentine's Day, I thought I would share some quotes that I like with you. Love Quotes The first … [Read more...]
Many of you have beautiful photos of children, special events, or friends in your cameras that need to make it to your walls! A professional photo printing company, Nations Photo Lab, has created some great ways to do this - and unique options for photo projects. They have photo calendars, prints, and canvases which many or most of you may have already seen - but their gallery blocks, cube decor … [Read more...]
Do you have a photo you have taken along the way that is AMAZING but sitting on your memory card or computer? Or... do you have an empty wall you need to fill with something unique? I found BumbleJax - a digital printing company that makes Acrylic, Bamboo, Aluminum and Gatorfoam mounts with your photos. No frames and matting to match colors and styles, just your amazing photo. I like the idea … [Read more...]
My eleven-year-old son, Adam, is quite a talented artist in the drawing arena. He has decided to broaden his skills and asked for a camera. Action Shot Camera The Action Shot Camera is perfect for active kids. It is inexpensive, has a ton of accessories available (most sold separately,) and is durable enough to withstand rowdy play. Pros Totally affordable. At $49.99 for the … [Read more...]
For me, photography is a hobby that I love. But, sometimes snapping photos of unique, pretty, artistic scenery just gets old. Occasionally I want to be in the picture! And, I don't want to have that awkward arm in the frame from taking pics of myself—isn't that kind of up there with photographing yourself making a duck face in a mirror on the "d-bag" scale? Photography - Get in the … [Read more...]
All Part of Being a Mom My kids are now ten and seven-years-old. In the last decade of being a mom I've been through some scary, great and odd times. I found a few pictures of the kids in action to share in the spirit of Mother's Day. Every mom's worst nightmare: that blood-curdling scream you just know isn't fake and your baby is hurt. I was unloading groceries from the car and in those … [Read more...]
Jill-e Designs - Everywear Gadget Bag As a photographer I am forever trying to find the easiest and safest ways to carry my equipment with me on outings and photo shoots. I have carried around a not so attractive camera bag for years to keep my camera gear safe, and although it has served it's purpose well, it has not always been the most practical, professional looking, and definitely not the … [Read more...]
Week 10 of the Color, Click, Capture Photography Challenge is here and our color is BLACK. My sister, Shelley, has been doing these posts every week, but she is not feeling well, so I thought I would do this last one. Shelley is by far a better photographer than I am, but I am trying! Since the color this week is black, I thought I would share a few of my pictures from the black sand … [Read more...]
I have been bugging Mike to take me to the Little Red Schoolhouse for a while now. I hadn't been there in such a long time that I was just dying to go. My Grandmother used to take me there all the time when I was a child. The Little Red Schoolhouse nature center is only about 15 minutes from our house. It is such a nice place to go for walks or take the family. It's free, educational … [Read more...]
