Beginners Collection

My goodness I have been so busy lately I can't wait for winter break! Im soo super excited... my aunt and her family is flying from Hawaii to surprise my dad for his birthday :D shhh it's a secret. Hopefully there is enough snow in the mountains to go snowboarding. It will be a blast.

Lately I can't seem to stop my thrifty shopping at goodwill and value village. I have been lucky to find these awesome cameras at goodwill for under 15 dollars!! :D Whenever I go thrifty shopping I go straight to the electronics to find some cool cameras. Then I look at the bags, figurines, and then clothes. Makes me want to open my own vintage shop. Hah!

My collection all started last summer when I visited Hawaii. My aunt gave me a huge black leather case with four cameras in it. I was so super excited because I knew I wanted to take photography sometime. When I got home I found myself going to goodwill and finding cameras. It is now a hobby. I have to find shelves to display my hobby now.

Next quarter I start photography 101 an I can't wait! I have no clue how to use a 35mm ...so this will be interesting and fun at the same time.

This nikon was given to my by my aunt

This little Minolta I got for half off .. $1.00 It just has a different look to it.

I have never seen this kind of camera!! It's an Ansco Flash Clipper and it came with it's original leather case. I bought it at value village for $10

Kodak pony!! So cute this camera. I found it with it's original case at the Seattle Goodwill for $12

My baby...the Asahi Pentax K2. My aunt also gave me this one. I have to go get it fixed though.

Look! A 420 Polaroid Automatic Land Camera! With a case, manual, and flash. All for $12 at the Seattle Goodwill.

This is the Kodak Duraflex II with a flash! Also found at the Seattle Goodwill.

So fun! Good luck thrifty shopping!!

-katie

Prime? Number? What?

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This is exactly how I felt as I took my SAT's a couple weeks ago. -_ - There was a lot of common sense questions, but I think because it was early on a saturday my brain was not functioning right. I took the SAT's two times and thankfully my scores improved. I'm still average now, but hey I did better. Now it's time to finish my college applications! Woop woop!

-Katie

Freaking Fabulous Fashion Finds

Georgeaccessories

Can't go wrong with another cardigan!! I love them

craftycrowvintage

I love these boots...maybe because I'm an english rider myself :D

LotusvintageNY

Cute cute cute.... Who says you can't wear a skirt during fall!! It's the perfect fall color...just wear them with leggings.

MoreToAdoreVintage

So fashionable ;)

vintagemarmalade

For some reason Green has been my new color! I'm starting to pick out more greens :D

AdrianCompanyVintage

I have a pair of shoes like these and I absolutely love them!! The color goes great with a lot of outfits.

AdrianCompanyVintage

OOOh Faux Fur coat! I love the grey color along with the pink inside!!! SOOOOO cute..i want it

Reminds me of a teddy bear

YourPrettyThings

Another blazer that I think is a must.

Have fun! Stay Fashionable ;D

-katie

Trying to be a Strobist!?

Specs:

• Guide Number
  120-ISO 100ft. / 36-DIN 21m
• Auto Range
  3-70ft. / 1-21.3m
• Flash Duration (Auto)
  1/1000 - 1/30000sec
• Flash Duration (Manual)
  1/1000sec
• Vertical Illumination Angle
  20-53°
• Horizontal Illumination Angle
  27-70°
• Color Temperature
  6,000°K
• Connections
  Hot Shoe, Shutter Cord
• Weight (without batteries)
  423g
• Dimensions
  100mm(W) x 130mm (H) x 105mm (D)

After taking all those senior portraits without a flash and only relying on good light from the weather, I knew it would star raining soon. I was right! So my solutions was to find a good flash that is not only cheap but a good bang for the buck. With a little research I found nikon flashes that were excellent, but it did not meet my criteria! They are so expensive...well for me anyway. It did not take me long to find a cheaper flash that I could buy for $50 on Ebay. The Vivitar 285hv! I searched and watched many flashes on Ebay with no luck in winning any bid :( For several weeks I watched Ebay and Just two days ago I WON ONE! :D I'm so excited to get my flash! I have several more senior portraits to take including my own...so I'm hoping the flash will be here in time.

I found that many beginner strobists ( a technique using an off camera flash) use the Vivitar and I have read many reviews.

*Pros:
- It's more affordable
- You get more bang for your buck
- Easy to use
-Sturdy
-Powerful

*Cons:

-Heavy

-Bulky

-Battery hog unless you have rechargeable batteries

I wan to be able to do this... :D


AnNamir™

Terra Kate

I just LOVE the soft light it gives portraits... beautiful!!

Nikkors n Chips

Matthew Bohrer

www.TristanLeger.com

I love the lighting and how it creates neat shadows and detail.

Photoshop Banners

Woohoo it took me 10 minutes to make this lol

The shop was in need of a new banner. The other one was kinda crowded :/ I hope this one looks alright! Along the way I'll be making more :D

How did I do that without spending any money!!?

1.) Create a new file and set the height to 100 and width to 760.... {pixels}

2.) Create a new text


3.) Look up photoshop brushes online


4.) Pick a brush you think matches the theme of your store... Below I picked a texture brush for the background



5.) Go to photoshop and click on the brush tool on the side bar.
You will then see a bar on the top left where you can change the brush seen in the photo below



6.) Download the brush


7.) And wahlah! you can now use the brushes for your banner!


8.) Wanna add a picture? Open up a new document by going to File ... open... then choose your photo.



9.) Open the Photo you want to use and select the magnetic lasso tool.



10.) With this tool you can select part of the photo. In my case I only want to select the lamb. With the lasso tool start by clicking one point and drag the tool around the object.

The object should be highlighted

11.) Then paste on your banner!


:D

Senior Season!

I started with one friend and then it led to 11 more hahaha!! more practice for me. As long as they are happy with it..im happy :D

I used the materials I had available... what I wanted to use tho was a vivitar flash and a reflector :/ i used the silver side of my circular car shade...but it wasn't strong enough : (

A little update!

Ive made and BUNCH of new items that i need to post. I'm tryna keep up with posting more frequently and it has helped my sales. Good motivation! haha

My mom and I are trying to come up with a good business name and were having a little trouble :/ Annie M. Designs is our real business name but since we started Etsy we used Made Just For You because AnnieMDesigns was a taken shop name.

So when we make our business cards it's confusing. Were trying to change our name completely.

We were thinking : Katie & Me

What do You think?

deerskin leather braided bracelet $17 !!

i love this bracelet and hopefully you do too :D

Mary Had a Little Lamb!

Ferguson and His Friendly Fox Friends (sold, But i can make more!)

Mini Mice Munch on Mighty Mints (sold, But i can make more!)

Crazy Cats Claw the Clear Curtain (not yet posted)

Cherished little Chicks Check Charley's Chimney

Krazy Cute Koalas (sold, But i can make more!)

Bubbly Blue Bunnies (about to be posted)

Pretty little Penguins (not yet posted)

Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer