{my sidekick}

I have had a few questions about what camera I use as well as specific editing questions I have

 been meaning to answer for... well, a long time now so I thought I would just do it here all in one post. 

And just for the record: when people ask specific questions in the comments I try to answer them by email. If I am unable to email you back because your name doesn't link to your email then I try to
answer in the comments. I said I try but I don't always remember. 

If you do ever have a question about anything feel free to email me though.

*My camera: Nikon D3000

*lenses: Nikkor 18-55mm 1: 3.5-5.6
Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6

*I go this camera a year ago this past Christmas, my first DSLR.

*And I know I shouldn't admit this, but...I have yet to read the whole manual or actually very

 much of it at all. It's a goal of mine-yet another goal I am failing horribly at.

* I edit all of my pictures in Picnik. I do love me some Picnik. 

I should add that for a monthly/yearly fee you can upgrade to Picnik premium and that's what I use.

There is a lot you can do with Picnik though at no cost at all. 

All the photo collages, text, etc. I do are in Picnik.

{Wait-- I just realized Picnik should probably be paying me....}

*I have my camera with me most of the time. And by most of the time I don't mean school

 drop off/pick-up every day or every trip to the grocery store but I do have it with me a lot of the time.

I am still plugging along on my 365 so I kind of have to have it with me/available a lot.

* I try to keep my battery charged so it is pretty much ready whenever the mood strikes, 

which could be any time at all. And if I was smart I would have a back-up battery but apparently I'm not

 that smart. I would also order a couple of extra lens caps but again, not that smart.

 I love using my camera to document my days and photography really is a creative outlet for me. 

Through my lens I feel like I am able to capture moments and little details
 I would have missed otherwise...or that I wouldn't have been able to document otherwise. 

I love photographing nature, architecture, food, still life's and basically just about anything and everything that makes up our days and our lives. And yeah, uhhhh...my kids, too.
But you knew that already. 

So that's what I know... not a whole lot really.
 I am always on the look-out for fun, vintage cameras. These all sit on top of an old china
cabinet thing in our dining room. Most are from antique shops or rummage sales but the
Brownie Hawkeye camera in the first photo belonged to my grandma.

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Happy Wednesday everyone.
Today I will be trying to get some things done around the house and I have to finish
a craft project that needs to be in the mail later this week. oooops.
 Wish me luck!

On The NIce List.....

Santa is bringing me a new camera for Christmas, I was really, really good this year! And I would love to have it before the Holidays are actually HERE so I need to pick one out. Now.  I'm having such a hard time...so many choices...so confusing. UGH. I think a camera is really one of those things where you don't really know what you want until you try it out for a while. So...any suggestions? If you have any advice, something you love about your camera, hate, wish you had...I would appreciate any help! Oh, and I've said it before but the camera I am using now is literally the kind 7-year olds have these days, so anything is a step up from here. It has served it's purpose but it's time to move on.