Rottweilers Ate My Laptop

Rottweilers. Computers. Cameras. World Domination. Not necessarily in that order.

Rottweilers.
Computers. Cameras.
World Domination.
Not necessarily in that order.

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You may have noticed a change in our tagline…

April 4, 2011 by kathi

If not, take a look up there, over a bit to the right. World domination is still a core value here. But now we’re going to take pictures of it, too.

One of my goals for the year is to gain some proficiency with the Canon EOS Rebel XS entry-level DSLR I bought last fall. Seeing as even the birds say “no photos, please” when they see me coming…

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…this might be a bit harder than I thought at first. I’m seeking professional help, though, and there will be much more about that in future posts. I’m taking some of Kent Weakley’s photography e-classes and they have given me a good start toward learning more about how to effectively use my camera.

I still have a long way to go, so I hope you don’t mind hearing about my progress (and hopefully it is forward progress, not lack of progress) in the days to come.

(NaBloPoMo | April ’11: 4 of 30)

Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Canon EOS Rebel XS, Kent Weakley, NaBloPoMo, robin

First test shots!

October 3, 2010 by kathi

Who let her bring that thing in here while I am trying to nap?

For some reason, I never wrote about it here, but back in the spring of 2009 I started asking around for advice and comments to help me pick a good digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR). I would be a first-time buyer for this type of camera. I’ve owned film and digital point-and-shoot cameras as well as entry-level film SLRs, but I would still consider myself very much an inexperienced photographer.

It took me a while, and my decision was based mostly on value and price rather than this year’s coolest technology. The camera I chose was Canon’s Rebel EOS XS.
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Filed Under: Computers and Technology Tagged With: Axel, Canon EOS Rebel XS, Freya, NaBloPoMo, Oliver