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My First Designer Handbag and It’s for My Camera!

September 12, 2012Helen Barker

In a house full of boys, I rarely indulge in items specifically for myself. When I do, they have to be durable and practical. I am a photographer, my camera bag is always stuffed to the gills with camera bodies, lenses, filters, flashes, reflectors, my laptop, and various other things. Up till now I have been happily using a Tamrac Adventure 9 Photo/Computer Backpack. As you might imagine, the backpack had gotten extremely heavy to carry all of my gear when I headed out to a shoot. I was on the look out for a smaller bag that could hold my camera, an extra lens, my phone, and wallet; the bare essentials for a shoot. When I received my Dre Hartmann Cameron Hobo DSLR Camera Bag in the mail, I was impressed but intimidated. It’s white, it’s trendy, and it’s designer. I’ve never been a designer handbag carrier, as a mom I’ve always been terrified of carrying a bag that my kids could ruin by spilling juice on or dragging through the grass. I’m proud to admit that I am a complete convert; seriously I’ll never go back. I absolutely adore this bag.

ioShutter: Control your DSLR with your iPhone

September 9, 2012Helen Barker

I sometimes wish that my iPhone was my remote control for everyday life. I want it to do everything for me, or at least make life easier. Ever since I started taking an interest in photography, I’ve wanted to be able to link my iPhone to my DSLR camera to extend my reach and take self portraits. As you can imagine, I was thrilled when I received a review copy of the ioShutter cable to try for myself from Photojojo (a photographers haven of awesomeness)!

Photography Snapshot: Light Bends and Focuses

August 24, 2012Helen Barker

In my previous Photography Snapshot, I discussed the importance of light and how it bounces to create images. In this Snapshot we will discuss the difference between reflection and refraction, how a lens focuses light and how a lense’s focal length will impact an image.

Photography Snapshot: Why is Light Important?

August 20, 2012Helen Barker

Over the next few weeks, I’m going to share a number of lessons dealing with the essentials of photography, some of the science behind the images, and products that are likely to make your pictures easier or better. This first lesson will deal with the basic properties of light and the most basic ways to capture that light. Future lessons will talk about the exposure triangle: aperture, shutter speed and ISO.

Book Review: Hollywood Movie Stills Captures the Glamour of the Golden Age

June 7, 2012Nicole Wakelin

In the era of big studios and even bigger stars, still photography was a burgeoning art. The people behind the lens, and in front of it, were still learning how to capture the feel of a film and the essence of a character in a single shot. Hollywood Movie Stills tells the story of how those early film stars were shaped by the studios that promoted them and the photographers who captured their images.

Allie the Ally: A Paper Doll Promotes Gay-Straight Understanding

May 23, 2012Laura Grace Weldon

Photograph this purple girl to show your support for LGBTQ youth.

Mother’s Day for the Techie

May 10, 2012Dakster Sullivan

As much as I love a nice necklace or a great looking outfit, those aren’t the things I usually wish for on Mother’s Day. As a lover of all things geeky and shiny, I would like to present the GeekMom Mother’s Day Gift Guide for the tech oriented mom.

Should You Take Your Own Passport Photos?

May 7, 2012Ruth Suehle5

We’re rapidly approaching the end of school and the beginning of the summer travel season. For some of you, that means your kids will need their first passports–or new ones, which for kids is like getting a new one. Not only does my son need one, but I completely forgot that passports expire in five […]

Geeking Out with the Disney Dream, Part 4: Disney Biometrics

February 4, 2012Patricia Vollmer5

With this next part, some of you Geek Moms might say, “Wow that’s really cool!” and some of you might say, “Wow, that’s really creepy!” It’s no secret that cruise lines offer comprehensive portraiture services on board. And it’s also no secret that on a cruise your party will be pulled aside all over the […]

This Geek Mom is now the newest Clickin’ Mom – Plus! Giveaway!

February 1, 2012Kristen Rutherford9

Holy Cats! The anniversary of my very first Geek Mom post is afoot! On January 31st of last year, I wrote about my love affair with my daughter and my camera. So it seems fitting as I approach my GM birthday (cake all around!), that I talk about my latest photography obsession: A community called […]

Building Opportunity Through Photography

January 12, 2012Laura Grace Weldon1

Mathare is collection of slum areas in Nairobi, Kenya. The population includes hundreds of thousands of children. Although pollution, poverty, disease, and crime are ever-present, hope lives there too. The way out for children is education. A foundation started by former slum-dweller Julius Mwelu is giving children the opportunity to express themselves through photos and […]

A GeekMom’s 34 Goals for 2012

January 6, 2012December 16, 2017Cathé Post12

A friend of mine recently published her professional website after months of preparation. One of her premier posts shared 30 things she would like to do this year in honor of turning 30. It’s not a milestone birthday year for me, but the idea made sense. In an effort to set reasonable goals instead of unattainable […]

Get Your Geek On with Ken Murphy’s “History of the Sky”

November 29, 2011Patricia Vollmer2

This video is best viewed in full screen at 1080p resolution. Watch for the clock in the lower right of the movie. In mid-November artist Ken Murphy released a near-final-draft of a year-long photography project he’s been working on in conjunction with The Exploratorium museum in San Francisco. As explained in Ken Murphy’s blog, in […]

Take Away Your Camera’s Mirror

November 4, 2011Marziah Karch7

Point and shoot cameras are okay, but they really don’t take the kind of awesome photos you can get from dSLR cameras with interchangeable lenses. At the same time, those cameras are so huge that you really have to want to take one with you. They have not only huge lenses, but a huge camera […]

How My Digital Camera Made Me A Better Photographer

September 18, 2011Judy Berna13

I’ve always been the crazy picture lady. I’m not ashamed to admit it. Every family has one. My relatives know my camera is always nearby, usually tucked into the front pocket of my jeans. They let me snap away, giving me grief every chance they get, but shamelessly enjoying the batches of pictures that later […]

Monday Hearts For Madalene

July 27, 2011Laura Grace Weldon2

A heart-shaped anything used to seem overly sentimental, even mawkish, to me until I encountered those created by Page Hodel. Her hearts are ephemeral and made from the unexpected–things like chile peppers, paper clips, postage stamps, kumquats, metal bolts, cast-off sneakers, green onions, all sorts of colorful objects. The story behind her art is […]

Yowayowa

July 13, 2011Kristen Rutherford1

A friend of mine just sent me a link to a marvelous photography blog. I’m enchanted with these self-portraits of Natsumi Hayashi- who always photographs herself levitating. That’s right, let me say that again – these are SELF-PORTRAITS! After years of following the Adventures of the Dancing Kids, I guess I’m a sucker for […]

Fibonacci: It’s Not Pasta

March 23, 2011GeekMom

Did you count thirteen petals on the Black-Eyed-Susan? It’s fun for kids to count petals on blooming flowers “springing” out of the ground. It’s also a lesson in higher math. Last week I attended the NSTA Conference in San Francisco where I met Sarah C. Campbell, author of the picture book Growing Patterns. Sarah presented […]

My First Steps in Astrophotography

March 18, 2011Sophie Brown1

For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by photographs of outer space. Whether it is the glowing moon hanging in the night sky, the banded clouds of Jupiter or multicolored nebulae light years from Earth, these kinds of pictures have a consistent ability to thrill me. Recently I began experimenting with […]

Love Is In The Air

February 16, 2011GeekMom2

Love is in the air, the trees, the rocks, and even on Mars. Just to keep everyone in the loving mood, I wanted to share something my husband shared with me on Valentine’s Day. We have been together 19 years and married almost 17 years and he knows exactly the kinds of things that float my […]