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Puerto Rico : El Yunque Rainforest

Posted on May 24, 2010
by Aimee

Our second big adventure in Puerto Rico was visiting El Yunque rainforest, which is the only rainforest in the U.S. National Forest System. To give you an idea of how much we enjoyed El Yunque, Declan turned to me at one point and said, "This…

Puerto Rico : Bio (Bioluminescent) Bay

Posted on May 18, 2010
by Aimee

If you go to Puerto Rico, you MUST visit one of the Bioluminescent Bays, also called "BioBay." YOU. MUST. GO. The photo below was only lightened up a little in Photoshop. It really happened. I took this photo. My family swam in glowing blue water.…

50 Funny People of Twitter

Posted on December 30, 2009
by Aimee

I wanted to bring your attention to some people on Twitter who crack me up on a daily basis. In alphabetical order, showing a funny tweet from each, and the tweet linked to their Twitter page. Have at it.

A Manual for Manual Camera Settings

Posted on November 12, 2008
by Aimee

I have had a few friends ask me for pointers on working in manual mode. And really, the first advice I can give is to just PLAY. Get comfortable with your camera, and understand how it reacts to light and different situations - IN NON-STRESS…

Halloween Leftovers

Posted on November 9, 2008
by Aimee

I just kind of realized I never really finished up talking about the fun we had on Halloween. For trick-or-treating, we went over to Declan's friend Lulu's house. Which was highly entertaining because Lulu's Dad was dressed up as Ashley Todd and Lulu's uncle was…

Bubble Bowl

Posted on September 3, 2008
by Aimee

I finally finished another pottery piece! I say "finally," because I have been to pottery class about three times this whole summer. But I am really happy with this one. Yay me! It's basically a simple press mold (where you press clay into a mold,…

5 Photo Cropping Tips That Will Save Your Life

Posted on November 30, 2007
by Aimee

OK, that's a little melodramatic. But here are 5 things that I either learned in photography or graphic design classes that help me out when I am either framing a picture in the viewfinder/LCD or looking for a more interesting crop later in my editing…