Photography

Last Photography Class…Boo!

March 2, 2010

Eats of the Day When I found those dried black currants , I decided to also pick up some dried, pitted dates. Such good oatmeal mixins, no!? I rounded out the sweet oatmeal with a savory Morningstar “sausage” and some Earthfare House Blend coffee. Choco-Coconut Date Oatmeal Add to a pot: 1/3 cup organic skim [...]

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Handling Mistakes at Work

February 23, 2010

Today started off good but then quickly not-so-good. I think a good, healthy breakfast is the perfect way to start the day, because I kick things off feeling energized and nourished. In today’s bowl: rolled oats, 1/2 milk, 1/2 water, flaxseed, chia seed, sliced banana and unsweetened organic coconut sprinkled on top. * * * [...]

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Tripod Shopping Tips for Food/Craft Bloggers

February 18, 2010

If you’re a food or craft blogger, whether you have a point and shoot or a DSLR, a tripod is probably a good investment, especially if you’re working with low lighting that will slow down your shutter speed, giving you blurry photos. Before I get into the tips, I should point out that these tips [...]

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Just a Day Just an Ordinary Day

February 17, 2010

First off, I just want to say, thank you new and long time readers of The Chic Life. You guys keep me going with this little blog. Thank you for your comments and support! So, just when you think you’re going to have a day like any other, you find yourself taking 200 photos (yes, [...]

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Snow Encore

February 12, 2010

I got a package today… What could it be? Chai Tea scones from Julie of Savvy Eat! I won highest bid on these in my Bake Sale for Haiti a couple weeks ago. Click here for her Chai Tea Scone recipe. Still feeling sick so I had some Wolfgang Puck canned chicken and wild rice [...]

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Shallow Depth of Field – Flowers + Bailey

February 11, 2010

The Pioneer Woman has been featuring photos exhibiting shallow depth-of-field on her blog this week. One of my goals this year is to submit myself and work to more contests, so I decided to try to send something in. Most of my photos feature shallow depth of field, but I decided to try to create [...]

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Downtown Scenery

February 10, 2010

Hello friends! I’ve been staying up late and waking up late and thereby missing my morning oats! *sad face* Luckily toast saves the day… Power Toast that is! I toasted up some Great Harvest Dakota bread and added: Barney Butter Earthfare fruit & nut mix (cranberries, raisins, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds) and of course HEMP [...]

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Photojournalist Perspective

February 9, 2010

Hubby didn’t eat his last piece of spelt banana bread, so I happily enjoyed it this morning for breakfast. Plus some nice, hot coffee. I was feeling lazy and didn’t make it to the store yesterday to get veggies, so I tried a new frozen meal today, Cedarlane Garden Vegetable Gluten Free Low Fat Enchiladas, [...]