I could almost feel the spirits lingering here.
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Back in the day…
We took a day trip to a small town called Herman, MO this summer. It seems every small town has antique stores and you can’t help but go in and browse. Here are some of the items that caught my eye.
June’s Instagram Images
A little over a month ago, I decided that Offshoots Photography should join the world of Instagram. I have a personal account already for friends and family pics, but I wanted a place to share portraits as I one day build up the business side of Offshoots.
In the meantime, I am using it to share creative works on the go and as a chance to use some of the awesome mobile photo-editing apps out there. Moreover, like WordPress, it is a great way to connect with other photographers and artists in order to learn from and enjoy their work, as well as to connect with potential clients in my area. I am also using it as a medium to share long forgotten images I may fine tune or completely revamp into photo art.
I am having a lot of fun with it because I can sit anywhere with my phone and create versus being tied to my laptop. Also, pulling up old images brings back lots of good memories.
Do you have an Instagram account for your creative photography? If so, feel free to leave your @accountname or link in the comments.
We stayed within walking distance of downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee on our vacation last week where there were so many little shops and specialty stores; not so much of the typical touristy t-shirt places you’ll a lot of times see.
One of my favorite places was this candy store. All the yummy treats and brightly colored deliciousness made me feel like a kid in….well, a candy store, of course!
We are in Gatlinburg, Tennessee right now on family vacation and believe it or not, while in America’s heartland, one of the first places we chose to eat dinner was a full-on Mexican cantina called, “No Way Jose.” Since I am prone to saying this phrase to my children a lot, I thought it was quite appropriate to include them in some of the photos. 😉
Time keeps things orderly.
Paving stones placed in a patterned order.
Traffic lights keep cars moving in an orderly fashion.
Rows and columns in perfect order.
This is my very first attempt at light painting an object and I must say it was very…unsuccessful as far as light painting goes. The light beam was too wide so the back wall was illuminated which was not good.
I decided to get creative with it and messed around in GIMP (Photoshop equivalent) and with some filters…
Fellow photographer, Julie Powell, gave me a tip on how to pinpoint that light, so hopefully my next attempt will yield better results. Can’t wait to try again!
I took this image a year or two ago of my daughter and have been holding on to it to post for the “perfect challenge.” Today, I thought, Who cares! What am I waiting for? Life is too short and we are never guaranteed tomorrow.
