Wonderful Weekend Blog

I hope you are all having a great weekend.  They weather is really nice here in Minnesota finally.  I  hope it is nice where you are as well.

Here is a great article from our friends at Digital Photography School about understanding metering modes.  It took me a while to wrap my head around this concept.  If you are going to shoot in Manual Mode it is important to understand how your in camera light meter works.  Most of the time I have my camera set to center metering.

http://digital-photography-school.com/exploring-metering-modes?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DigitalPhotographySchool+%28Digital+Photography+School%29

If you are going to be doing some senior photo shoots here are some tips for you.   When I shoot Senior Pictures for my Grandkids, I try to keep the focus on them not the background.  The kids seem to think they have to come up with some kind unique background.  I do like it when you can incorporate something in the shot that says something about them or their interests.

http://www.adorama.com/ALC/Article.aspx?googleid=0013707&alias=Creative-Senior-Portraits-That-Will-Sell-Sell-Sell&utm_source=ET&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=EmailALC060112

Today's How I Shot It Photo was taken in Venice on a Gondola ride with my Olympus 1010 Point & Shoot Camera, F2.8, 1/250th of a second, ISO 50. Here are some thought provoking photos for you.  Some I had seen before but there were a lot of them that were new to me and very moving.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/most-powerful-photographs-ever-taken

I might have posted this article before but here it is again.  It gives you some reasons why you might want to consider using a Travel Agent next time you travel.

http://www.travelagentcentral.com/editors-letter/top-10-reasons-use-a-travel-agent-35490

I had posted a couple ideas for cooking sweet corn in my last Blog post.  My friend, Karen, sent me this video that has yet one more way to cook sweet corn. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=YnBF6bv4Oe4&feature=youtu.be

Here is an article with some tips for coping with those "Why Me" moments in your life.  I believe things happen for a reason but when I am in the middle of a bad time, I can't make sense of it.

http://www.positivelypositive.com/2012/05/26/4-tips-for-when-youre-having-one-of-those-why-me-moments/

Here is today's Thought For The Day:

"Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best light." by Jennie Jerome Churchill

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