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In a recent pitch, I noticed this film scanner listed as a great gift idea for dads.  It’s a slide/negative scanner and as soon as I saw it, I remembered that we had a bunch of old family slides that we had collected from my mother-in-law’s basement. Now, I would consider myself intermediate to advanced [...]

I was given this Joby Gorillapod Video to check out and I love it even more now that I have had a chance to use it. I have a tripod but it doesn’t provide nearly the amount of flexibility and stability as the Gorillapod.  I tend to not use the standard tripod for my Flip [...]

Congratulations to our winner, commenter #2 – Melanie! It’s the digital age and if you don’t own a digital camera, well, your excuse better be that you’re a photographer and you still love going into the dark room. With the price of digital cameras coming down all of the time, you probably do have one.  [...]

I have used three different Epson All-in-One printers over the past several years and quite honestly, none of them have failed me.  I have owned and used other name brand printers and they’ve been alright but truthfully, I have preferred the Epson All-in-One printers over anything else that I’ve used.  I feel fortunate to have [...]

I was given the Casio Exilim EX-S10 digital point and shoot camera quite a while ago to check out and review.  So, I’m finally, finally taking a moment to write about it.  Life is a whirlywind, what more can a 7-month pregnant girl say? So, this camera…it’s super slim.  I like that about this camera.  [...]

I love making memories and traditions, especially when it has to do with my family. Each year, for the past three years, we have taken a picture of Hailey on Halloween sitting with a pumpkin. Each year, on the pumpkin, we paint one of the letters of her name. For example, since Hailey’s birthday is [...]

I love browsing online photo card specialty shoppes.  I have an obsession with graphic design, patterns and colors, so this browsing hobby comes as no surprise. I was recently introduced to Moon and Back Studios; an online photo card, calendar, invitation – you name it – digital imaging design studio.  Owner Myra Cherchio and I [...]

Do you ever feel like you need to make things simpler? If you do, you should certainly check out the LOMO Holga starter kit from Fred Flare. It features the classic medium format plastic lens Holga camera and a 192-pg hardcover book called “The World through a Plastic Lens.” Don’t throw away your DSLR just [...]