Elissa Lerma aka Punk Rock Mom
Photographing Jack-O-Lanterns
You work so hard on making the perfect jack-o-lantern every year but photographing it can be a little tricky. Here are a few tips to get some great photos of your spooky (or silly) carved pumpkins.
First Day of School Photos
Every year my mother made us pose in our new school clothes by the front door. She did this until I moved out at the age of 20. Yes, my mother has a picture of me on my first day of college.
By the time I was in 4th grade, I was annoyed at my Mother's [...]
Shake It Photo – A Fun, Polaroid IPhone App
I have recently become the proud owner of an iPhone. I have been having fun with it and it has even made photography more fun and exciting thanks to a 99 cent photo application called "Shake It Photo."
We all heard when Polaroid film ceased to exist. Well, with this application there is no need to [...]
Photo Party Favors
In my house it is birthday time, and birthday time means birthday parties, and birthday parties mean party favors. Every year I would stress over what to make or buy for favors. Last year I came up with an inexpensive and impressive way to use my photography to make a memorable and useful favor.
Everything you [...]
When You Give Your Kid A Camera
Like many people I picked up my camera because I wanted to capture every single waking second of my daughter's life. So we bought a fancy DSLR and I imagined all the adorable pictures I would take. I did not take into consideration my daughter's complete lack of cooperation. She would never look at the [...]
Photographing to Sell
photo credit: stuartpillbrow
Many people turn to places like eBay and Craigslist to sell things. When you list an item people from all over can see your item and a good photo of the item is important. The photo is the only way a potential buyer can see your item for sale.
Here are a few tips [...]
You Can Learn A Lot From The Flowers…
Spring is right around the corner. With the warmer weather comes many beautiful and colorful flowers. Though they are just sitting there still and gorgeous they can still be difficult to photograph.
Here are some simple tips to help you capture all those gorgeous blossoms around you.
Use a tripod. This will keep your camera steady and [...]
A Mother's Project 365
I have approximately 7 million pictures of my daughter and husband together. Before this year, I probably had about 3 pictures of my daughter and me together.
There were two reasons for this:
1) I hate pictures of myself.
2) I am the one with the camera.
So, one of my New Years resolutions was to take more pictures [...]
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