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15 Gorgeous and Interesting Photos of Cardinals

Who would have thought that a bunch of bird photos could be so amazing?  Not me.  I’m not a huge wildlife person, so besides the occasional random animal photo I don’t spend a lot of time trying to photograph non-human creatures.  The gorgeous warm red color of Cardinals coupled with their impressive and dramatic wing span really […]

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Past Photographic Processes and Free Huge Set of Vintage Film Lightroom Presets!

Here are some examples of photos processed with the presets:   Past Photographic Processes Camera Obscura – Pinhole The first known camera, the pinhole camera, was invented around 1000 AD.  It was called the Camera Obscura and was invented by a Muslim scientist named Alhazen (Ibn Al-Haytham).  Amazingly, the Camera Obscura was used mainly for drawing purposes […]

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The Aurora Borealis – 20 Spectacular Photos of the Northern Lights

I must photograph this before I die!

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20 Photos of Gorgeous Women

I happen to think that women in general are gorgeous and I like looking at them…especially their faces.  Yes, I’m a woman married to a man and I have 3 children.  I’m not gay per say (there’s a lot to that story), but I do appreciate beauty! I love diversity and find it very fascinating […]

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How to Look Your Best in a Portrait

A portrait can either bring out our best qualities, or it can make a normally beautiful face seem not so attractive. As a woman and a person with a normal amount of vanity (my husband might say a little more than normal, but he’s a scruffy man. What does he know?), I can attest to […]

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Christmas Photos – 20 Favorites from Flickr

I probably won’t be able to post for a few days due to Christmas.  It is currently 2:24 am on Christmas eve!  Yes, I am a serious insomniac.  I used to be rather bah humbug about the holidays, but with a 3 year old and 1 year old I’m feeling rather cheery about all of […]

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Photos of Walls – Favorites from Flickr

Walls keep us in and others out.  Sometimes they protect us and sometimes they give us privacy.  Personally, I can get a bit too reliant on my walls and get way too comfy in my reclusive rut.  It’s just easier that way most of the time.  I guess the trick to health is finding the […]

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20 Amazing Photos of Hands

I’ve been thinking a lot about hands. Most of us have them and I suspect that most of us take them for granted.  What would our lives be like without them?  At the very least very difficult.

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How to Develop Film at Home

Whether you’re a novice who wants to learn more about photography or a serious amateur photographer who wants to maintain control over the development of your photos, learning how to develop film can be fun, interesting and rewarding. Although the process isn’t difficult, the steps must be completed with accuracy and the processing supplies must […]

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Photos of Sick People and So Forth

Ya know, there is definitely now a light at the end of the tunnel.  I am about 3/4 of the way done with getting all of the photos plugged back into Photoluminary, and I am no longer lamenting over so much lost work. In fact, I’ve been separating the wheat from the chafe a little […]

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