Day 30! Which means I’m done with the 30 Day Photo Challenge. OK, I have to confess–Day 30 was officially yesterday. I couldn’t believe it though. The day was so busy, and all of a sudden it was over before I realized I hadn’t even taken my FINAL photo. But . . . then [...]

Day 8 of the Photo a Day project.
Nothing particularly fancy about this shot because I had to take it really quickly (and from behind the drool-protection glass at that) so the shop owner wouldn’t be suspicious! I didn’t get the crisp focus I was looking for.
A couple friends at work and I drop in [...]

For the DPBlogs September Photo Challenge, Favorite Things…
Once upon a time, my idea of cooking was Top Ramen and Hamburger Helper. My specialty, though, was the Tortilla Dog ™. What could be better than a hot dog wrapped in a cheese slice wrapped in a tortilla? But when Amy and I [...]

I thought it was about time I tried my hand at the DP Blogs September Photography challenge — favorite things. And I couldn’t think of a better photo to showcase some of my favorites than one that includes two of my faves — chocolate and my daughter!
My daughter’s friend Chloe turned one last week and [...]

I posted last month about photographing children’s birthday parties, and this weekend I had the opportunity to do just that. Even though it was my daughter’s first birthday party and I was running around cleaning up cake and helping tear open presents for most of the day, I did happen to pick up my [...]

Since I’m quickly approaching that time of year when I will be serving cake and ice cream to the multitudes for my daughter’s first birthday, I was pleasantly surprised to stumble across a great post about photographing kids’ birthday parties over at Digital Photography School.
I am well aware that parties can be chaotic at times, [...]

There is almost nothing that says summer to me more than fresh berries! This pile of strawberries were a perfect end to my week-long color challenge and a bright burst of color on my day of red. I might not have finished this challenge on time, but I am quite proud of myself for [...]

Since I’m working from home and taking care of the Daughter, I also get to make dinner for the family. We have five standard meals that we have during the week, and tonight’s was pad thai. I made some sticky rice to go along with it, and served everything up.
Amy decided that [...]