A few weeks ago, one of my readers, Michelle, asked me about wide lenses and long lenses and what all that means. Here are two shots taken from the same vantage point moments apart, one with a wide lens and one with a long lens.

This first shot was taken with a WIDE lens. [...]

The Macro button is one of the most useful features of the compact camera, and it can also be a creative tool for shooting pictures of your baby or kiddos. Here’s how to do it…

Here are some ideas for taking great shots at night with your compact camera.

It’s the perfect time of year to showcase your flowers and garden in photographs. Here are some easy tips for making your flower pics leap off the page…

I took a series of pictures in the Harrah’s Casino in Escondido, California. Here are all the splashy neon results.

Hurray, I have a new camera! I went to Samy’s Camera this morning thinking I would buy the Canon A640, and I came home with a completely different camera! It’s soooo pretty and so little. It’s a Canon PowerShot SD800 IS ELPH, with 7.1 megapixels and and an image stabilizer in [...]

I’m ready to buy a new digital point-and-shoot camera. My compact Canon camera croaked out a few months ago (big bummer), and I’ve been lugging around my Nikon DSLR in my purse ever since. After some research, I’ve narrowed it down to two models, and I’d love some help in choosing. [...]

Carrie Bradshaw in the making?? I went shoe shopping at Nordstrom’s today, and the baby discovered the glory of shoes. I bought exactly nothing, but Chloe cried and cried when I took the $225 (marked down to $92) Barbie pumps away from her. She pitched such a fit, we had to leave [...]