Welcome to the eighth week of Shoot and Edit: Part 1. Click HERE for all the details and upcoming prompts/themes.    You can also click on the button below for tips on becoming a “Word Verification Free” blog. This week our theme or prompt is “couples or self-portrait” (this is just a suggestion, you can show us any SOOC shot) – how appropriate for today!  You have until Wednesday each week to link your SOOC shot up on Jill’s blog. On Thursday, you can link up your edits with ME after following some of my tips on how to edit your shots (or just ...

I’m pretty excited about today – I get to hang out with a few of my favorite blogging friends! You know I’ll take a gazillion pictures…so, stay tuned. In the meantime, it’s Scavenger Hunt Sunday. If you’ve been participating in the Scavenger Hunt each week, I hope this week’s items inspired you. If you’re new to the Scavenger Hunt…WELCOME! Next week’s items are sponsored by Paper Heart Camera, the ACoLab and Lindsey @ Looking for Strawberries. The rules are simple: Anyone can...

Is it just me or are you learning so much from Elena’s Selfie Saturday tutorials?  Considering that this week’s Shoot and Edit Photo Challenge theme is Couples or Self-Portraits, I’ve been spending a lot of time lately thinking about how to better set up my shots. I’m sure that Jill will have even more tips for us on Monday – although I’m not  looking forward to sharing a SOOC shot.Last week’s lesson was all about arm’s length self-portraits or as someone so eloquently called them, the “MySpace” photo. My sister is the master of...

Can I just say that Kitty Paw was incredibly impressed with all of the “love letters” she received? I had to shake some cat nip on the floor so she could get all the excitement out of her system. No seriously…I’ve never seen my sweet kitty meow so much. In all seriousness, I told one of my judges that if we had more than ten entries, I’d be shocked…but 62 love letters?! WOW! It was certainly tough, but here is your top 10 (in no particular order). If you’re in the Top 10 – here’s your button: 1. 1. My Take on Photography2. 2. NapTime...