About Mishelle Lane
THE SECRET AGENT MAMA OF THE BLOGOSPHERE. SHE IS A WIFE, MOTHER OF FOUR, PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER, & SELF-PROCLAIMED POET. HER WRITING AND PHOTOGRAPHY CAN BE SEEN ALL OVER THE INTERNET AT AIMING LOW, THE HOME SCHOOL POST, FLICKR, FACEBOOK, AND, HERE. MISHELLE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN A SUBURB OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, BUT CURRENTLY RESIDES IN A SMALL TOWN IN THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS WITH HER FAMILY.Website: http://secretagentmama.com/
Posts by Mishelle Lane
Four Simple Ways to Take Good Photos of Kids
By Mishelle Lane on April 15, 2009
It’s really not hard to take a good picture, but it is easy to take a bad picture. There are a few rules I make myself follow, to make sure I get a good shot, especially when photographing children.
#1 Ready for my close up, Mama
I focus on a {read more}
By Mishelle Lane on April 15, 2009
How to capture “bokeh” photos with a DSLR
By Mishelle Lane on April 6, 2009
So, you say you want to know how to get that great bokeh effect in your photos?
It’s simple, really.
With a DSLR camera:
Use a lens that offers you the lowest f-stop (personally I would choose my 50mm f/1.4)
Put it into AV mode,
Set the aperture {read more}
By Mishelle Lane on April 6, 2009
Six Photography Tips You’ll Love
By Mishelle Lane on March 17, 2009
Photography should be an expression of yourself and how you interpret your surroundings.
Here are some tips to help guide you:
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Tip #1: Change the angle. Not everything in life is straight and level.
Tip #2: Alter what {read more}
By Mishelle Lane on March 17, 2009
Photographing the Hard to Photograph Child
By Mishelle Lane on March 10, 2009
As a photographer and a mother, I am always using my children as subjects.
I love candid shots, but I also like to pose them from time-to-time. I recently got some studio lights and backdrops. A few days ago my husband set them up to play with {read more}
By Mishelle Lane on March 10, 2009
Finding Inspiration
By Mishelle Lane on March 10, 2009
In trees and twigs,
In cows and pigs.
In homes and cars,
In our moon and stars.
In eyes and smiles,
In messy piles.
In rust and in old,
In silver and gold.
In lyrics in word,
In songs that are heard.
In breath and air,
In everywhere.
In me and in you,
In {read more}
By Mishelle Lane on March 10, 2009
Tips for Photographing Through Glass
By Mishelle Lane on March 4, 2009
This is a good example of photographing items behind glass.
Turn off your flash,
Use a lens hood to block out light coming in from the sides,
Place your camera/lens right up to the glass,
Bump up the ISO and/or use a tripod to avoid camera shake in {read more}
By Mishelle Lane on March 4, 2009
Asking for the Shot
By Mishelle Lane on February 27, 2009
If you’ve seen any of my photography you know that I am absolutely in love with taking pictures of old barns, broken down houses, rusted and abandoned cars, etc.. Those shots seem easy enough to get, right? Wrong.
A few weeks ago I stopped the {read more}
By Mishelle Lane on February 27, 2009
Pop Flash Pop Eyes
By Mishelle Lane on February 25, 2009
The most popular way to make eyes pop, in portraiture, is by the use of Photoshop or some other editing software in post process. However, there is a very easy way to do this while taking the picture. Use your flash!
I love natural light, but sometimes {read more}
By Mishelle Lane on February 25, 2009
To “I Do” It All Over Again
By Mishelle Lane on February 24, 2009
Michael and I were married on September 30, 1995. This year we will have been married 14 years and while it seems like an eternity, it also seems like it was just yesterday. Like everything, hindsight is 20/20, because if I had it to do all over {read more}
By Mishelle Lane on February 24, 2009
Tips for Appetizing Photography
By Mishelle Lane on February 19, 2009
ap⋅pe⋅tiz⋅ing
–adjective
appealing to or stimulating the appetite; savory.
I love to take photos of food. There’s something sensual about it to me. Here are some tips for what I consider appetizing photography!
Get in close so that {read more}
By Mishelle Lane on February 19, 2009
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