The sending of Christmas or Holiday cards is an old tradition, dating back to 1843 when Sir Henry Cole wanted to remind people to help the needy during the festive time of Christmas that he commissioned a card showing the feeding and the clothing of the poor.(1) The first cards were all produced in England so we Americans had to import the cards until
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As the economy starts to turn around a little here in the States and worldwide, retailers are itching to get at a portion of our discretionary income – the cash in our pockets! Jenn and I did our part last night when we went to Amazon.com and bought a few early Christmas presents for the kids. While I was there, I came across a
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One of the blogs I follow is Vandelay Designs. They are a full-service design shop with a fabulous blog. Some of the articles are techie, some instructional, and some inspirational. A recent one was 25 Beautiful Examples of B&W Photography. And it got me thinking and remembering. T’was a time when that’s all I did was black and white photography – old school –
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Just a quick Foto Friday today – a few quick tips to get better Halloween pictures to use in your scrapbooking. Luckily good Halloween pictures aren’t that much different then other good photography tips. The flash is NOT your friend: generally the best time to take pictures of your little ghouls and goblins is at twilight – when there is still enough light in
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Within the past week we got all three kids’ school pictures back. Being as I’ve been in the photo industry for over 30 years now, I’ve always valued the pictures we got done during “School Picture Day” and we’ve written about how good a value school pictures are. Jenn and I often go back and look at how the kids have grown and matured
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