Amanda | December 31, 2010
And I’m ending off the year in Polaroids with a little sampling of some of my favourite shots and happy memories from 2010 to remind myself that it wasn’t all bad. A year of some travel, meeting new/old friends, baseball games, signing a book deal with Chronicle Books, visiting cousins, getting to know my new [...]
Amanda | December 30, 2010
Drum roll please….Congratulations to Sarah T who is the winner of the spot in Irene Nam’s Simple Soulful Photography Workshop. You have been emailed Sarah! Thanks to everyone for entering and for all the comments. I hope you are enjoying this holiday time. I am feeling that thing I feel every year at this time…possibilities, [...]
Amanda | December 22, 2010
As the year winds down, I’m finding myself caught up in a lot of mixed emotions. As you may have heard around the traps, the first draft of our Polaroid book is done. I am quite exhausted but very relieved to have come to this point. It’s been an emotional journey but one that I’ve [...]
Amanda | December 21, 2010
Some of my favourites from 2010… I think where this ends says a lot about how busy I’ve been with the book in the last four months. This last photograph was from when we first moved into our place in September and I haven’t shot a lot of 35mm since. There is a snowy roll [...]
Amanda | December 9, 2010
1.Turn your camera off Auto- no matter what type of camera you have, compact cam or DSLR, if you can use something other than the auto setting, you are going to not only get better pictures, but you will also learn more about your camera and photography. With a compact cam try and use the [...]
Amanda | December 7, 2010
December 7: Where have you discovered community, online or otherwise, in 2010? What community would you like to join, create or more deeply connect with in 2011? For Reverb10 I think the most beautiful community that I have fallen head over heels in love with this year is the little community at this here blog. [...]
Amanda | December 6, 2010
I’m so excited to share this week’s ‘What’s In Your Kit?’ interview with you! Irene Nam is not only one of the most lovely, kind and sweet people you could ever care to know, but she is an amazingly talented kids and Polaroid photographer. Irene also spends her time as a writer living in Paris [...]
Amanda | December 4, 2010
December 4: How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year? It may seem hokey but I try to cultivate a sense of wonder in my life and the people’s lives around me every day. It’s what this blog is about. On the surface it may seem sweet and full of [...]
