White. It's a simple color -- or not even a color -- that can evoke a lot of emotions, meanings and thoughts just by its appearance. It's most usually associated with purity and fresh beginnings, and in the Western world it's the color you'll most often see the bride...
"Life is like a good black and white photograph, there's black, there's white, and lots of shades in between." - Karl Heiner I haven't been doing much editing to black & white lately, perhaps because the days of the winter were so gloomy and grey that I didn't...
When I first read that the topic for You Capture this week was peaches, I was a bit stumped. The peaches on our trees won't be coming around for months and I don't even recall seeing any in our local market lately. Mangos for $6 each and pineapples for $8 -- yes. But...
I almost didn't do You Capture this time around. I had some good ideas for the topic of "looking in" -- which we actually had two weeks to complete thanks to some horrible hackers who have once again targeted Beth's blog. But there has just been so much going on, that...
The last weekend in January, we were down in Bavaria visiting Stefan's parents. We decided to head out for a short hike through a lovely forest, which led to a cute little hut in the end. I shared a few photos from our journey (it was about 45 minutes hike to the hut)...
"Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself." - Hermann Hesse We often get so wrapped up in being in four places at once that we sometimes find ourselves in a frenzy by noon. But that in no ways means that we...
The name of the game this week is colorful. When you've got kids at home, I think this assignment becomes a bit easier. Because honestly, my wardrobe and things around our house are not so full of color. But everything that Mack has is color galore. And I think it's...
Participating in a weekly, monthly or even daily photography challenge is a great way to improve your own personal skills and learn from others. Plus you can gain some incredible inspiration and knowledge from the other photographers who’ve joined in as well.
During The Hive European Bloggers Conference (hard to believe that was more than a week ago), I got to participate in a workshop that really helped to open my eyes when it comes to food photography. Since the first day that Stefan gave me my beloved Canon DSLR, I have...
"If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it." -- American poet Lucy Larcom Well, after an extended period of warmer weather here, winter has finally graced us with its presence. And it is just in time for the "cold" topic of You Capture this week. I have...
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