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PhotoWalk

barbara — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:44:51 +0000

Last Saturday morning, July 18, my husband and I joined a group of photographers for Scott Kelby’s Second-Annual Worldwide Photowalk. It’s a huge event – there were over 900 groups around the world and over 32,600 people signed up. Here’s a link to the San Antonio Group.

We spent 2 hours wandering through the King William District and photographing everything. It was fun to see what different things people took pictures of. One of the first things we encountered was a very old VW Beetle. A lot of people spent quite a while taking photos of it. My husband took photos of the people taking photos of the VW!

In all, I took nearly 400 photos. It was great fun, although it was terribly hot. At least we walked in the morning. Then we met at Fuddrucker’s for lunch and shared our photos. Below I’ve posted some of the favorites that I took. You can click on any one of them for a larger view.

Drought & Deer

barbara — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:48:58 +0000

While there are neighborhoods near us that are known to have deer in them, ours is not among them. We’ve had deer come through at night, while we slept. Usually we knew by their droppings and the fact that they ate some of our plants – they like hibiscus but aren’t fond of red tips. The only time I saw them was if I happened to look out the window in the middle of the night. Really, I only saw one in the nearly nine years we’ve lived here.

Usually, signs of deer were an indication of a lack of rain. Well, this part of South Texas is under severe drought conditions now. Two weeks ago, we spotted a deer and her fawn crossing a street around 8:30 in the evening. Very rare. But last Friday morning, the same deer and fawn took up morning residence in our back yard. (For some weird reason, our house and our neighbors house have no fenced in back yard.) This morning, I was able to capture a picture of the momma deer. (I was in the house taking pictures between the slats of our blinds so as not to disturb her.)

Momma Deer - guarding her fawn

She appeared to be guarding her fawn that was asleep in the back yard. Then I spotted a white cat on the fence. About the time that the cat jumped to the ground, the momma deer became alert and turned to see what happened. Here she is, the white spot near the fence is the cat.

Momma Deer - on the lookout

She then went after the cat, wanting to chase her away from the fawn. She stomped her feet and probably snorted to chase the cat away.

A New Photography Class

barbara — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:08:59 +0000

After much discussion among former students, bwh Web Designs is now offering an Advanced Photography Workshop. This course is a follow-up for students of Close-Up Jewelry Photography. It is intended for those who took the class and have spent some time working with their cameras and software. There will be some new material presented, intended to add to your skills, but most of the class will consist of discussion and practice based on questions from the students. Students are encouraged to submit their questions in advance via this link.

Following are the currently scheduled sessions:

Updated Photography Classes Schedule

barbara — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:04:38 +0000

Photography classes have been scheduled through August, 2009. Following is the schedule for classes:

All classes are held at And The Bead Goes On. Click on the date for registration information.

As always – let us know if you would like a class at a different time!

Photography Class Report

barbara — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:19:06 +0000

We had a photography class this weekend. With 3 students, it was pretty much a full house. What do we do in class? First the inevitable lecture, though I try to keep it light. It comes complete with handouts and a CD with more information. This is followed by the fun part – taking pictures. Then we look at the pictures on the computer and do a bit of adjusting.

During our class on Saturday, a former student stuck her head in to tell everyone how much the class had helped her. She suggested that there should be a follow up class – The Sequel? This would be for students who took the class and have had a chance to play with their cameras and software. Those in the current class thought this was a great idea and we’re looking at scheduling the first Sequel sometime in April. Stay tuned for more information on that.

Meanwhile, if YOU want to take our Close Up Jewelry Photography Class, you can see our current class schedule.

Upcoming Photography Classes

barbara — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:20:19 +0000

Why not start the New Year off right by improving your Photography skills? I have just scheduled the following Close Up Jewelry Photography Classes:

All classes are held at And The Bead Goes On. Click on the date for registration information.

Follow this Close Up Jewelry Photography Class link for complete information on the class.

As always – let us know if you would like a class at a different time!

Photography Classes – October/November 2008

barbara — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:19:57 +0000

I have just scheduled the following Close Up Jewelry Photography Classes:

All classes are held at And The Bead Goes On. Click on the date for registration information.

Follow this Close Up Jewelry Photography Class link for complete information on the class.

As always – let us know if you would like a class at a different time!

Recent Photography Class – June 21

barbara — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:00:56 +0000

We had another photography class this past Saturday. It went very well. We had two students, which seems to be a good number for this class.

I changed everything up this time. We started by playing with the cameras. Taking pictures of some jewelry. That started the questions going. Some of them I deferred until the “classroom” part, but everyone seemed more interested since they had already seen the questions in action. And somehow, we took more pictures in less time.

It was a good class. If you’re interested in improving your close up photography, you should sign up for the class.

New Photography Classes

barbara — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:27:12 +0000

Here’s our schedule for the second quarter of 2008. If none of these dates/times meet your needs, let us know.

All classes are held at And The Bead Goes On. Click on the date for registration information.

Follow this Close Up Jewelry Photography Class link for complete information on the class.

Sample Photography

barbara — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:22:30 +0000

Thought I would post some of my recent photographs: