Yan Day

Happy Birthday Yan!!

Green Ideas: Water #1

Switch to cold water when doing you laundry and save and estimated 80 percent on energy used for laundry and an estimated $60 a year. There is also less risk of shrinking your clothes.

Quotable Thursday #44

"Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function." - Unknown.

Way Back Whenesday: Bewitched

I know this was on when I was younger, but I really didn’t start watching Bewtiched until I was in high school – about the time we got satellite television. I came home from school and popped out TVLand and there it was along with some other great classics (to be used at a later date).
Essentially the show was about an adult witch you married a mortal. Later on they have a child, Tabitha, who also have witchy-powers. I loved it (still do actually).

 

Bewitched Intro

Quotable Thursday #43

“Hope is a waking dream.” – Aristotle.

Wookie Puppy

Found this guy on Cute Overload the other day and thought it was so adorably nerdy – I had to share it.

Lest We Forget

Quotable Thursday #42

“To follow, without halt, one aim: There's the secret of success.” - Anna Pavlova (1885 - 1931)

Way Back Whenesday: The Original Five

The original group – From left to right, Top row: Christine and Mark, Bottom row: Justin, Stephanie and Emily. We grew pretty quickly as the year progressed, but this is how it started.

Hot To Tuesday: Shoot Glass

No, no not that kind of shooting – this month’s How-To Tuesday is all about photographing glass.

Glass can be a little complicated when photographing because it takes on the colour of your background. The easiest way to deal with this is to place reflector of the opposite colour on either side of your object.

For example, if you are shooting on a white background, place black reflectors (or pieces of paper) just outside of your frame. This will make the edges distinguishable from the actual background.

The above photo has a reflector on the left side of the image and above it as well to reduce glare from the soft boxes that are lighting the subject. Another trick that helps is to put something in the glass itself (e.g. water).

The above photo has coloured water in the glasses and black cards on either side of the image.

Quotable Thursday #41

“Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.” - Albert Einstein

Blog of Note: November

Blog of note this month is a tasty blog entitled Love Letters in a Pan. Dave’s sister and her best friend have created a really original recipe blog in which they write letters to each other about their most recent baking and/or cooking endeavour. Check it out for some really tasty food ideas.