Author: ernie

hello friends!  welcome to the second post in the foto finch series!  today we’ll be talking about another element of composition – the use of lines.  the idea is that you look for lines – horizontal, vertical, diagonal, curved & converging – in your surroundings and use them to add interest and dimension to your photos.  there are a couple of ways to do this. first, you can use lines…

wanna make your own rockets and rocket launcher?  i thought so 🙂  it’s really easy and promises at least an hour of good, outside fun with the family!  here’s how we made ours… i got instructions for the launcher here and made up the instructions for the rockets, and they turned out great!  seriously, our rockets flew like 30 yards! okay, to make the launcher, here’s what you’ll need (btw,…

hi friendly friends!  i bet you thought this post was about rainbows huh?  nope, just a homeschool post.  there are still pictures of my adorable children doing activities with the letter “Rr” though, so don’t be too sad 🙂 for this week’s memory verse, we studied james 4:7 which says, “submit yourselves, then, to God. resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”  my boys are all into playing good guys…

hello friends!  today i’m excited to start something i’ve been working on for a little while! everyone takes pictures, right?  your mom, your grandma, your quirky uncle with the really nice camera, everyone – even you!  so what’s the difference between someone who just snaps a picture and someone who captures a moment in a way that’s interesting, in a way that makes others go, “wow, that’s…amazing!” well, there are…

i recently got an iphone (i know, now i can sit at the cool kids’ table 🙂  i actually miss my droid.  calm down all you apple lovers, i’m an apple lover too!  which is why i was so surprised at how many things you can customize on a droid that don’t even exist on the iphone!  and seriously, no swype?  okay, i’m over it.  why?  because of instragram 🙂…

i saw a post like this on a sweet blog I follow.  i thought i’d try to recreate it here 🙂 i always: kiss the boys in this house more than once before going to bed save room for dessert love a steal of a deal (but i never actually steal!) want to spend time with branden want to be present in today want to hear Jesus i sometimes: wonder…