Above was the scene at our local Walmart Gas Station a little past 10pm. The line was practically wrapped around the block trying to fill up their tanks just as Hurricane Ike hit the Texas Coast. Gas has jumped twenty cents in the past two days since Hurricane Ike hit land. I am so glad I filled up my car when it was $3.63 and not after the fact.
When everyone heard that gas was about to …

I love those mini burgers from popular restaurants. The little size. The yumminess. They are just so gosh darn good, well except the price. Getting a “bag-full” of these things can really add up to feed a family of four or more so I decided to come up with my own recipe for a fraction of the cost. Let me tell you these little mini burgers are just as good if not better than the …

Many people ask me how I make my photos look so vibrant and alive. Well, it is really a very simple trick that you can do in Gimp or any other favorite photo editing program. Below is a quick how-to video on how to make those photos come alive!

Here are the actions taken in gimp to take a boring, straight out of camera shot and turn it into something full of color….
Open up Gimp
Open up Photo you want …

Someone commented on the photo above wanting to know what my secret was to creating this shot and the lens used. The lens that I used to take this photo is my new Tamron AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD macro 1:2 lens that my father bought for me on my birthday. With this lens I do not have to get right up on the subject that I am taking a photo of, I can be a good distance …

Ever since my trip where I was given a Sony Alpha a300 DSLR camera from the Sony Mommy Blogger Event, I’ve been trying my hand at photography. One of the biggest things I’ve wanted to learn how to do with my photography is to get a good lens flare. Lens Flare is when you shoot directly into the sun in hopes of catching sunbeams and the little sun spots on your image.
To be completely honest, …