One of the challenges photographers face is understanding “white balance” — basically, rendering color correctly under various types of light. There are many good descriptions out there of this. Here’s Ken Rockwell, for instance: Different kinds of light require different …
I remember the middle school ages well, and my own parents’ horror at the way we danced (and at our music!). Were they as horrified as Lawrence Downes is? Or as I sometimes am? I think they probably were.
AC’s bookbag is frequently packed with odd things when she comes home from school, but this afternoon had something a bit different: “Dear Parents, [….] During arrival / breakfast time, a fifth grader told the cafeteria manager that there was …
When Polimom smarted off as a kid, or thought I should have something because my friend Janey (or Johnny) had it, my father would threaten to send me to stay with my cousins. I didn’t know these cousins, but I’d …
GAH! Hahaha. That takes me back to jr. high in the scariest of ways, but it’s a great shot.