Camera Equipment – Updated

I realized recently that this post about my camera equipment is really outdated, so here I am today to rectify that situation. I’ve upgraded my body (camera body, that is…if only we could just “upgrade” our stomach, hips and thighs!), purchased a couple new lenses and learned gobs of new techniques since that post. My [...]

Kylie’s “Official” Photoshoot – 1 wk old

I can hardly believe our sweet Kylie June is 3 weeks old today. In celebration, here are her 1 week photos from a couple weeks ago! It takes me forever to get around to doing anything at all these days (well, anything other than changing diapers or making bottles), this being no exception. I hope [...]

smitten for sunsets

Have I mentioned before that I love sunsets? Maybe…here. It’s true though…I’ve pretty much never seen a sunset (or sunrise, for that matter) that I didn’t think was breathtakingly beautiful. And a sunset over a lake…well, Hallelujah! This is Storm Lake in Storm Lake, IA.  We stay at a resort there every once in awhile while [...]

Kyle C – Senior 2011

Sneak preview of Kyle’s Senior Session! There is more to come!

Making Friends

So, seeing as how we’re moving 1 1/2 hours away from here soon, one thing that’s been on my mind is that “in a couple months, I’m not going to have any friends.” (Which is actually a silly thing to worry about, because honestly, we don’t have any friends here either.) (Mainly from lack of trying.) [...]

let’s talk photography tips!

It seems like I’ve only been writing about music or home renovations, so when I was editing photos today and it occurred to me that I should do a post about little things to do to take better photos, I knew I just had to do it! Now, whether you have a blog and want to use [...]

i. love. sunsets.

This is my neighborhood. The beauty that is country life. With country living comes a great opportunity for sunsets. Sometimes you can see for miles, even in this hill country. Trees.  Fields.  White fences.  Water towers.  Sunsets. I can’t think of anything I’d rather see on our drive home. The colors.  They’re breathtaking. Even in [...]

Impromptu Photoshoot – the grandkids!

When my brother in law Derek suggested I go get my camera to do a little “impromptu” photoshoot with his daughter Autumn I couldn’t possibly have said no. I mean, she’s sweet, a little big cantankerous downright angelic in black and white, her chubby little cheeks make for the best pictures a gal could ask [...]

My Camera Equipment

I’ve gotten a couple of e-mails in the past few months asking about the camera equipment that I use for the photography here on southernmother.com, on Facebook, and on my photography website, ricordiphotography.com. Well, here it is! Any time I think I can possibly get away with it, I’m toting my DSLR – a Canon [...]

52 Weeks | 1 – Typefaces

Being the mediocre brilliant graphic designer that I am, I’ve been around the block a time or two with my obsession over typefaces (a.k.a. fonts). It’s so interesting to me how fonts started – one style for everything – and that they’ve ended up being SO diverse. I mean, we’re talking millions of different styles. [...]

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