Category Archives: Photography

THE CREATIVITY PROJECT // STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
A Photography Theme Blog Circle

This month’s Creativity Project theme is street photography.  According to Wikipedia, street photography features subjects in candid situations within public places and does not necessitate the presence of a street or even the urban environment. It can also be devoid of people entirely.  This type of photography is always a challenge for me. But when I’m on vacation, […]

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May 10, 2013 - 7:09 am

Life with Kaishon - Awesome pictures. I love that you have been able to travel so much Maddy! I love your adventures and your outlook on life! Happy Friday Maddy!

May 10, 2013 - 8:40 am

Jani B - Love these!

May 10, 2013 - 9:00 am

Buckeroomama - What a wonderful smorgasbord of really cool photos from all the places you’ve been! That one from Aruba with the donkey (?) cracked me up… and I LOVE that one of the traffic jam in NYC!

May 10, 2013 - 11:35 am

Scarlett - Fantabulous! i love your colors : )

May 10, 2013 - 12:31 pm

Katherine Vargas - LOVE, LOVE ,LOVE!!!! this are stunning.

May 11, 2013 - 6:59 am

Sharon - You’ve been all over!!! How awesome is that?! I love the ones from Greece.

May 11, 2013 - 10:14 am

Sabine - Wonderful photos! It does help when one looks with the eyes of a tourist (i.e. the eyes of an enthusiastic child), doesn’t it? That said, I especially love your NY photos – which is just around the corner and must feel very ‘every day’ to you.

May 11, 2013 - 11:11 am

The Guilty Hyena - I couldn’t figure out what sort of animal that was in Aruba ! until Buckeroomama kindly pointed out it was a donkey ! I still can’t make out what the anatomy is :) An engaging array of photographs on your travels.

May 11, 2013 - 1:19 pm

Hannah - I love your street photos! The first one is really cool with the zig zag lanes!

Street photography is one of my favorite things to look at! I follow this blog http://nyportraits.blogspot.com because that’s all it is, photos and descriptions around NY. I loved reading it before my trip up there to get some of the nitty gritty on the native spots and to see the “every day” up there.

May 14, 2013 - 9:07 am

Erica L. - I absolutely love these photos. For a split second I felt like I was at each one of those places. You’re amazing!

REVIEW: NIKON 35MM F/1.4
The Scoop on my Favorite New Lens

Step aside, nifty fifty…there’s a new lens in town! I’ve had the 35mm for at least two months now, but I wanted to “really” test it out before I posted my thoughts on it. I rarely shoot closeups nor do I shoot wide open. But now I do thanks to this lens! I  saved up […]

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May 6, 2013 - 1:17 am

Donna - Love these photos! My world changed after I got my 35mm lens ;)

May 6, 2013 - 8:58 am

Life with Kaishon - i am so glad you love it Maddy! : )
I am saving up for my next lens and the 35mm is definitely a contender. I wasn’t impressed like crazy at the wedding I shot with one in January, but I am going to try again and see if I like it better.

May 6, 2013 - 9:00 am

Buckeroomama - You’re giving me lens envy. :)

May 6, 2013 - 9:09 am

Keeley @ My Life on a Plate - Wow, all of your photos are amazing, but these really help me understand the value of this lens. You’re an artist and you need to have the right tools… this was a great investment for you!

May 24, 2013 - 12:04 am

Neva Frederick - What Lens Do I Use? I wrote about it a while back and it’s probably due for an update blog post, but I use the Nikon 16-35mm f/4 lens. It’s proven to be a great landscape photography lens, and plenty sharp enough.

A PHOTOSHOP SAVE
Creative Edit for an Overexposed Shot

I am a firm believer of getting things right in camera, but sometimes a happy accident can spark creativity. The original image is WAY overexposed.  It was the first shot I took after shooting in an indoor setting and my ISO was cranked up high.  Once I realized the problem, I quickly changed my settings […]

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May 3, 2013 - 7:15 pm

Katherine Vargas - this is great Mad! your so creative.

May 4, 2013 - 9:19 pm

elle sees - ha! that did turn out awesomely!!

May 5, 2013 - 11:02 am

Amy - That, my friend, is awesome!

May 28, 2013 - 11:47 am

Keeley @ My Life on a Plate - That would look awesome printed on a canvas!