toodldo_4julie: photography

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I've always been interested in photography.. probably because my dad had one of those huge old slr cameras with detachable lenses.



So recently I've been able to afford a new DSLR camera.. and it's amazing.



While p&s cameras have their place and are handy, the new dslr cams really put them to shame when it comes to artistic capability and control. Even basic p&s photography taken with a dslr is just... better.



Also having a second lens and popping them on/off feels so.. official.






















I can't wait to learn manual settings. It's a pretty technical little piece of equipment.





I'm taking pictures at a wedding this weekend for some friends. People are daunting. They move, are unpredictable, and their soft skin can turn from red to cyan in photos in an instant if the lighting changes just a tiny bit.





Photo editing software... the good kind... is expensive. I keep thinking Adobe is going to just magically give me some for free. Wishful thinking.

toodldo_4julie: My new phone

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is amazing.



The HTC EVO 4G by Sprint:




On another note.. I finally bought Allusions to a God on Amazon. Took a few years.





For an actual 'Vent':



I just don't understand why those people can have children before they're ready/financially stable/or able to care for themselves... or when they smoke throughout pregnancy and mistreat the kids they've got... while still getting to have even more kids... And Nature has decided that I'm the one that gets to have a fertility issue. It's not fair.





And yet another note:

I always enjoy fall cleaning more than spring cleaning, so an overhaul has been happening, and I love how it's looking at home :) And we have way too much stuff. uugh.





out.

toodldo_4julie: Went to see Wicked!

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AWESOME :D

toodldo_4julie: They don't call 'em blue for nothing

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I love the Blue Ridge Mountains :)

toodldo_4julie: best. ornament. ever.

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living room: christmas treeified