Colors of my thoughts

My Kid Just Said…  [Christmas morning] “Whu’s dat? A pwesent? Fo MEEE??? Whu’s in it?” [1 minute later] “I can’t open da wapping. It keeps wipping. Oh WOOK! TWAINS!!!” [.0001 seconds later] “I wead da ‘stwuctions and you buiwd it, okay, Daddy?” [100 minutes or so later] “It’s not wook wight, Daddy. Hewe ya go. You can have da ‘stwuctions but juuuuust fo one minute!” [10 minutes later] “Watch da twain go down, Daddy! YAAAYYYYY!!!” There’s always that first Christmas for your kid. Not the  actual  offical First Christmas that we all know “doesn’t count,” where you the parent spent most of your time on drool management and trying to prop their little bobble-heads up long enough for a family photo. I mean the one where your kid first  GETS  it, where they first fling out their little arms and YAY at the top of their lungs. –Andy   [1 minute later] “Daddy, I bwoke da twain twacks again. You pwease fix it?” My Kid Just I...

How to Take Professional  Photographs - Without the   Expensive Equipment Shaun Emerson ,  As a photographer I have had many people who've been astonished at some of the photos I have taken with a point-and-shoot camera. So to help out all of those people who are aspiring photographers, or those who just wish to take better photos, I have composed a small list of tricks that can make even the most amateur photographer's photos look like that of a professional. Know Your Camera First off, you're going to need a good camera, there is no way around it. You can't expect to take good photos with a cheap camera you paid fifty or sixty dollars for. And certainly don't expect that you're going to be able to do well using a cellphone camera either. Expect to spend at least $100 on a decent enough camera. Of course, the only kind of camera I will cover here, is the digital camera, as most people no longer use film cameras. The higher MP ...