Our dog Sarah found a fly and is chasing it around the house. Cheap puppy entertainment!

Ch-ch-changes

I have decided to use this blog for more than just my art and photography. Instead, it will be more about me and what is going on in my life. I will still be adding lots of photographs when I have the time to do so. In addition to that, I'll add tidbits about my day, what I'm up to, etc.

In order to ensure that I post on a fairly regular basis, I connected my cell phone to my blog. Now I can post from anywhere! We'll see how great this function is or isn't. Only time will tell.

I plan to post some photos a little later. We FINALLY got a new camera, going with the Nikon D60. I really like it but certainly have a lot to learn about how to use it "properly" and to the fullest of its capabilities. So I'll toss in some pics I took as soon as I got it, as well as photos from a recent trip to Vegas and others I took at a volleyball camp I helped with. The megapixels are high on the photos (10+) so I don't know what that means in terms of how much time uploads will take. I may go through snapfish.com or photobucket if it makes life easier.

Today is a lazy Sunday and I am loving every minute of it. I have ample time to go play with Photoshop and some of those pics I just mentioned. Excellent!

Follow a friend

My friend Cinnamon has an amazing book review blog at http://ajourneyofbooks.blogspot.com. She is currently giving away 5 of each of the following books: The NDD Book, The G-Free Diet, and If your kid eats this book, everything will still be okay. You should check it out!!!

Neglected but not forgotten

Well I have been a busy bee but I am back. I got Photoshop Elements 7.0 and have been playing around with some images. Here's what I've managed to do so far:





These three images (above) were in a previous post. Notice the changes.





Two photos of my nephew that I manipulated. Feedback?

New Art

Here are two of my newest pieces:


"New Moon"


"Global"


Closeup of "Global" (bottom left corner)


Closeup of "Global" (top right corner)

How about a new post already?

I'm sure you're stoked to get one finally. Alas, I have no real new art or photography to provide. I am completely swamped with work and coaching right now that I have barely any time for sleep, let alone my other passions. :) Never fear, the season is nearly over and come November, I'll be posting way more often than anyone even visits this page. Heck, I probably already do that. Anywho, here are some things that I don't believe I've posted before:

If you look closely, you can see that the tree has eyes. I noticed it one day at the local Costco. I think the tree was staring me down. That definitely warranted a photo (with my camera phone).


Another photo taken with the old camera phone. Man, I miss my Fusic phone! This is a purse from The Sak that I just had to take a photo of. The pattern is quite nifty.

Wine Tasting Photos

I attempted to take some creative photos when I went wine tasting yesterday. I think I could have been more successful if I'd had a better camera to work with. But, until that happens, my little Sony Cyber-shot will have to do. It's a 4.1 MP, which isn't bad per say, but it certainly isn't ideal if I want to really take some high quality photos.