The clock ticked past 9:00 tonight and I still had no idea what I was going to post about.  It was one of those days when I work on things that are very uninteresting.  I primed the baseboard heaters in my family room and the under side of my kitchen cabinets.  Bo-ring.  I was about ready to get my camera out and snap a “before” picture of my heaters, but that seemed a little silly…even in the blog world.  I have finished three pieces of furniture, but I have to lug them into the house for their “beauty shots” and that just wasn’t going to happen today.  So, here I am…late into the evening and dry on material.  I started looking through my old photographs for some inspiration.  As I scrolled through some I took over a year ago, it hit me.  I knew what I wanted to post about. 

Last week I posted about my camera and lenses and this is the follow-up post about watermarks and actions that I promised.  Let me preface this by saying I am not a PSE (Photoshop Elements) expert and there are a lot of other great programs out there, this is just what I use.  If you use a free program or prefer another software, that’s totally OK.  Just use what works for you.  There are a couple of ways to watermark a photo.  Before my designer made a graphic for me, I just used a text box and added text over the picture.  This is a great homemade solution if you don’t know how to make a graphic (which I didn’t) or don’t have the money to hire someone to make one for you.    Laura made four graphics for me to use for watermarking.  The one above in white is what I

You can find an updated post (written in 2022) HERE about my camera, lenses, and other gear. I get a lot of questions about what camera and lenses I use as well as how I process my pictures.  I received a bunch last week, so I thought it was time to share it all in a post.  Well, a few posts.  This post is about what gear I use. My camera body is a Nikon D7000 digital SLR.  This picture is from Gear Patrol, because it’s hard to take a picture of your own camera when that is the only camera in the house.  I could’ve done the “mirror shot, but I’m not exactly photo-ready today.  So, anyway, there she is… You can whistle at her.  It’s okay. I really love this camera.  The body is around $1200 (without a lens), so it’s definitely expensive if you’re just starting out.