Hi everyone, I just want to share a quick little bit about a new photography adventure I experienced recently…Shooting a wedding. Last month my cousin got married. I was asked if I would like to be the photographer at the wedding. I didn’t even have to think about it,…
New News & A Nighttime Adventure
Photo above – First photo taken with my new Nikon D7200 – Alicia R. Paparo New News _________ I have been using a Nikon Coolpix P500 for about five years now. At the beginning of the year I had to send it in to get cleaned. Well, when I got…
First Photo Shoot – A New Chapter In My Photography
I used to say I didn’t want to photograph people. I recently changed my opinions, deciding, what could it hurt to try something new. I had seen some photos that inspired me and decided I wanted to try photographing people. I have ideas of what I want but will need more…
Editing Photos
In 2012 I traveled to Pennsylvania to see family and of course took lots of photos. Recently I realized that at least half of the photos I took I had barely looked at or considered using. At least half or more of the photos I took while there were of…
My Thoughts – Defining Your Photography Style
Every pro photographer specializes in a certain kind of photography. What? I have heard this a couple of times in different articles. Most recently I was reading another photographer’s blog and she also said this. I have to admit every time I hear this I get discouraged. Why are they saying this?…
A Foggy Morning & Fall Colors
Just the other day I was thinking that I haven’t seen fog in a while. I love the way it looks when there is fog, it’s kind of dreamy. Then this morning I woke up and it was foggy out. I was so happy! I was thinking “I can’t wait…
Leaves Changing Colors in Texas
If you live in Texas you know that depending on where you live you aren’t going to see many leaves change colors with the autumn season. The majority of trees in central Texas are Cedar and Oak. Cedar trees have needles, not leaves, that change to a rust brown color. The leaves…
Sept. 27 Lunar Activities
The clouds finally went away around 10 PM or so, thank goodness. I would not have been a happy camper if they hadn’t. This Blood Moon I did a better job capturing it. I am pretty sure the last time it was real windy and I wasn’t using the right…
First Day of Fall in Texas
It’s the first day of fall, but here in Texas you would never know. I went for a walk and while it is supposedly in the upper 80’s (according to my phone) it feels more like upper 90’s. On my walk I noticed quite a few wildflowers as well as…