How to Get Better Photos with your Pop-Up Flash (& a Giveaway!)

I mentioned in an earlier post that I used an external flash for our Christmas morning photos.  If you haven't researched photography very much, you might wonder why I would feel the need to use an external flash if my camera comes with a pop-up flash.  I'll talk about that in this post. (I have also written a post all about using your flash & when it is good to use it & when it is better not to here.)



There are several ways to do just fine with what your DSLR comes with (in my case, very high ISO capabilities and a pop-up flash).  If you set your ISO high (the D3300 can go up to an impressive 12,800), you can get rid of the blur that can come with low light, but you're likely to end up with a more noisy/grainy photo (which you may or may not like).  Your other option is to use your pop-up flash which solves the noise problem, but is not ideal lighting (you can end up with red eye and harsh shadows when using a pop-up flash).

Monday Moments: What Am I Saying?

This is what we woke up to this morning!  It's a snow day! :)  Most of us are still in pajamas over here and enjoying the day off- there's something magical about a snow day and having no choice but to miss school! :)

In light of the snow day, it seemed like a good day to share the following "Monday Moment":

The other day, Talia was brushing snow off of the car and Katrina was standing at the front door, watching her.  I overheard Katrina say this to her:

"Good eye, Tal!.. I don't know what I'm really saying.. good job I mean!"

haha! So funny when they try to use words or phrases they've heard- sometimes they're right on even when they don't know what they're saying ;)

What kind of weather do you have today?

Do you have a snow day?

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February 2015 Sharing Time - Week 1

Welcome to February's Sharing Time Linky!

Before we get to the party, here's a quick recap of the week:

There is a Giveaway this week, for 4 Tickets to Medieval Times in Toronto!
I blogged about our trip to Medieval Times as well and shared lots of photos-
it was fun to take pictures during the show!

... and I also shared some Valentine Photo Art Gift & Decor Ideas
as well as a photo that I recently had printed from when Talia was little :)



Before we get to February's Party, here are the Top 3 Posts from January!

Melissa from AVirtuousWoman.org shared 12+ Healthy Breakfast Ideas,
Julie from FrugallyBlonde.com wrote about How to Control Spending With An Envelope System,
and Phyllis from grandparentsplus.com shared 40+ Valentine Box Ideas .

       

Lastly if you're thinking about Valentine's Day,
you might like to check out this Collection of 25 Free Valentine Printables!



Now, on to the link party- I can't wait to see what you share! :)

Please join the Raising Memories Sharing Time & add a link to your latest and greatest blog posts
about activities to do with your children or fun projects that you have done!

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Valentine Photo Art Gift & Decor Ideas

If you are a returning blog reader then you've probably caught on to the fact that I love photographs. I also love to decorate with them- I'm always trying to get images into print form and not stuck, hidden, in digital form.

With Valentines Day coming up, there are lots of fun ways to gift photographs and Posterjack.ca has teamed up with me to share some fun Valentine Photo Art Gift Ideas with you! :)

Valentine Photo Art Gift & Decor Ideas

1. Decorate for Valentine's Day with Photos

The first photo I thought of to use for a print that I could put up for Valentine's Day was this one:

I have often thought about printing it but hadn't done it yet.  I think it's so cute and whimsical and although it's largely black & white, the colours that are in it are very Valentine's Day appropriate. :)  I think it would be so fun to display around Valentine's Day!

Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament Giveaway

For Christmas this year we surprised the girls with a trip to Medieval Times in Toronto. We were really excited to take them because we had been there for our first anniversary (10 years ago!!) and we knew that the girls were at a good age to really enjoy it!

They knew what Medieval Times was, so we were able to reveal this gift to them with a few visual clues:

These are pictures of them reading their clues Christmas morning.  In that last photo, Katrina put her head down and let out a thrilled squeal! haha :)  We got the reaction we were hoping for!

January 2015 Sharing Time - Week 4

Welcome to January's Sharing Time Linky!

Before we get to the party, here's a quick recap of the week:

This has been a busy week on the blog- I've posted every day!

I started the week with a funny story about something Katrina did one night (read about it here)

... and a recipe for one of my favourite dips is here (including a Mexican version from my husband).



I wrote about my Laundry Struggles (I have found one solution which I shared in that post, but continue to be frustrated by some stains that I just can't get out!)

I shared some Winter photography on Wednesday.  I just loved getting out and photographing nature on such a beautiful winter day!



Yesterday I shared my review of the Dyson DC62 Animal.


Lastly if you're thinking about Valentine's Day,
you might like to check out this Collection of 25 Free Valentine Printables!



Now, on to the link party- I can't wait to see what you share! :)

Please join the Raising Memories Sharing Time & add a link to your latest and greatest blog posts
about activities to do with your children or fun projects that you have done!

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If you're participating, please share the button on your blog & "hop over" to at least one other blog post that's been linked up- let's support each other!

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