Stuff And Rants

Fri 4 Jul 2008

Revelations

Posted by Gina.Maria under Plugs & Reviews, Stuff and Rants
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I don’t know about you but, I’m always interested in learning more about the laws regarding photography. Specifically, when, where and who I can shoot with impunity and copyright law. It’s a good thing, then, that Scott Kelby has taken the bull by the horns and hooked up with Attorney, Ed Greenberg for some straight [...]

Wed 2 Jul 2008

Homecoming

Posted by Gina.Maria under Polls, Stuff and Rants
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Sorry for the absence but my baby was on a two-night trip away from home and I felt a little lost without him. Apparently, it’s pretty common for the kindergartens to arrange an overnighter for their “school-starters” in the summer before they begin first grade and my youngest is in that group now. I picked him [...]

Sat 28 Jun 2008

Out of Mind, Out of Sight

Posted by Gina.Maria under I Scrapped!, Stuff and Rants
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It’s done. The last layouts were completed and uploaded yesterday. I finished the front and back cover and spine and uploaded those. I double-checked each page to make sure I hadn’t left VividPics on. I previewed more than once. I placed the order and clicked "submit." It’s done. Now, all I can do is wait for Shutterfly to [...]

Fri 27 Jun 2008

Where Do We Go From Here?

Posted by Gina.Maria under I Scrapped!, Stuff and Rants
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Two more completed and uploaded to Shutterfly! I’m still waiting on one picture from my teen to finish a layout of her friends, then I’ll complete the last page of the album (I hope to make it special) and get the whole thing sent off for printing. Here’s what I finished last night… This one was [...]

Wed 25 Jun 2008

The Home Stretch

Posted by Gina.Maria under I Scrapped!, Stuff and Rants
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I’m in the last stages of completing my daughter’s album. After the layouts I completed yesterday and today, I’ve only got two layouts to start, one to decide on a background paper and the front cover to make. It still sounds like a lot of work, doesn’t it? Here’s the latest… This one is images of [...]

Sat 21 Jun 2008

Weekend Giveaway

Posted by Gina.Maria under Freebies, I Scrapped!, Stuff and Rants
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I said goodbye to my teen for a whole month yesterday. We got up at 3:30 in the morning to drive her to Frankfurt to catch her 11:15 flight and spent most of the day in the car. It was so sad to see her go, but I felt so proud of how confident she’s [...]

Tue 17 Jun 2008

What’s it Take to be Cool?

Posted by Gina.Maria under I Scrapped!, Stuff and Rants
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It’s hard to create an album for a teenager! I mean, when she was little, she loved anything I did just because it was for her and about her. Now, she criticizes a page because I include a picture of her that she considers "dorky" or I write half a page about the sites she’s [...]

Tue 17 Jun 2008

I Could Use a Digital Darkroom - Lightroom!

Posted by Gina.Maria under Stuff and Rants
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I’ve been itching to try Lightroom since I’ve seen the amazing output from so many photographers but with version 2.0 following 1.0 so closely, I figured I’d wait. Now I want to try the Beta version to see if it’s all about the software or more about the artist. If any of you are current Lightroom [...]

Mon 16 Jun 2008

Buzzing on Earl Grey

Posted by Gina.Maria under Freebies, Stuff and Rants
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I’d hoped to match my productivity of yesterday with a follow-up today but I finally figured out it was all due to an overabundance of caffeine. Six cups of Earl Grey will do that to a person. It’ll also keep a person up until the wee hours of the morning, tossing and turning then finally [...]

Sun 15 Jun 2008

Had a Productive Day!

Posted by Gina.Maria under I Scrapped!, Stuff and Rants
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Actually, my whole weekend was pretty productive, but I’m not counting all the templates right now because I’m still working on my goal of completing my daughter’s album before she leaves for the states. I completed another three templates yesterday and five pages today. Yes - five. I couldn’t believe it myself but I was on [...]