Hello Again

I have no excuses for my long absence. None. Apologies going out here. Go ahead. Smack me now.

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I've been getting more and more into photography and have neglected my blog and jewelry something terrible. But here is a glimpse of what I have been doing.

The boy's first time in a kayak.

and he loved it! :)

Easter Eggs

a wee little bee

tiny wildflower


I'm thinking about opening an Etsy shop for my photography, but I don't really know how to go about it. Does one need to own their own photo printer and paper? Does one go out to a photo lab each time a print sells?
These are some things I need to investigate.

little miss ladybug

apple blossoms

This sign is all that is left of Queen Park Cinema. It is now demolished, but was once a drive-in theater here in Charlotte.

Some pretty yellow wildflowers

Dogwood blossoms

Barney

Plum tree blossoms


So while I've been absent, I've been practicing my photo editing and have been taking photography a little more seriously. I'm trying to shoot RAW most of the time and on manual mode, and trying to edit to the best of my ability in Photoshop and Lightroom. I'd love to have some better, faster lenses as well as a Speedlight, but I can't right now. I'll just have to work with what I have and make the best of it. I love shooting. That's the most important part. :)

trees budding in January (INSANE)

February 7, 2012, "Snow Moon"

windows

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And last but not least, I listed a new pair of earrings in my Etsy shop. These consist of aqua chalcedony teardrop briolettes on shiny hammered circles, dangling from long kidney earwires. Very pretty!

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Now that I'm back, hopefully I can post at least once a week.
I'll try anyway!

See you soon!