Rabbit, Rabbit
Published February 1, 2012 | 
Are you familiar with the tradition of saying ‘Rabbit, rabbit’ when you first wake up on the first of each month? Doing so is alleged to bring you good luck for the duration of the month! So here it is, February first – RABBIT, RABBIT y’all! Continue reading
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21 CommentsPhotography Tip: Panning and Blur
Published January 21, 2012 | In a recent photography tip, I talked about Fuzzy Water and how it is achieved by taking control of the settings on your camera and in particular by controlling your Shutter Speed. Continue reading
Posted in Photography Tips, Tell Me, Tips | Justine Forrest, photography, shutter speed | 8 CommentsExpect the Unexpected …
Published January 17, 2012 | 
Life has a funny way of throwing things your way when you least expect it. In November last year I set a goal to walk every day and start eating better. I was going along beautifully and feeling fabulous and then it was my birthday and it all went out the window!
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Posted in Behind the Globe, Let Me Read, Non-subscribers, Tell Me | Day2Day, digital scrapbooking, Justine Forrest, project 365 | 6 CommentsDay2Day Review: A Fan’s Perspective
Published December 29, 2011 | As 2011 draws to a close, so does one fully completed album for a lot of people. There has been a group of dedicated participants checking in regularly to the Day2Day event on the Facebook Fan Page, taking daily photos and posting their weekly pages. If you haven’t ever been and had a look at this event it is inspiring to say the least!
260 people “attended” the event and while not all of those were completing pages every week there were a good number of participants who were.
I caught up with some “regulars” in the days leading up to Christmas and got them to share their experience with us.
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Photography tip: Would you like to improve your photography in 2012?
Published December 24, 2011 | There is a lot of research around at the moment, touting the magic number of 10,000 hours of work in a chosen field or at a particular hobby in order to be proficient at it, or to be classified as an “expert” in that area.
Regardless of numbers, we all know that practice is what improves performance and without it, nothing changes!
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Posted in Photography Tips, Tips | Day2Day, improve photography, Justine Forrest, Photo-a-Day, photography tips, project 365 | 9 CommentsChristmas comes too quickly
Published December 17, 2011 | 
Posted in Behind the Globe, Tell Me | cd covers, cd packaging, Christmas, Justine Forrest, StoryBook Creator | 13 CommentsPhotography Tip: Stop Motion and Fuzzy Water!
Published November 26, 2011 | One fun aspect of photography is the ability to either stop motion and preserve something as it was for a split second or to slow it all down and capture that feel of movement and motion. One happens so quickly that in real life we often miss it and the other happens so slowly that we can’t actually see it. The great thing is that with photography, we can capture it … and it takes practice and practice is fun! Continue reading
Pixieliciously Thankful
Published November 21, 2011 | 
There are so many things that I am thankful for, and close to the top of my list this year are my pixels2Pages teammates, our partners at Creative Memories, and our pixels2Pages fans. Continue reading
Posted in Behind the Globe, Let Me Read, Tell Me | Anne Lineberger, blueprints, Carolyn Bodkin, challenges, Day2Day, digital scrapbooking, Janice Gilhooley, Jeannine Campbell, Jenny MacKay, Justine Forrest, Kerrianne Hobbs, Kim Mannino, Mary Browder, photography, pixels2Pages, Pixie Dust, Shelley Alexander, Start2Finish, StoryBook Creator, Tameka Bond, video tidbit | 10 CommentsSo thankful …
Published November 17, 2011 | 
Being part of this international p2P team has meant that I have learnt lots of things from the others that go above and beyond what we teach each other about StoryBook Creator. There are new words, phrases and sayings – even old words that suddenly have a whole new meaning! I’ve learnt about other family traditions and I have also learnt about the holidays that are celebrated in our various parts of the world. I have always known about Halloween and Thanksgiving but have only recently come to learn when they actually are and what they are all about!
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You are never too old …
Published October 17, 2011 | 
… to try anything for the first time or to learn something new (and lot’s of other things … check out “It’s Never too Late” by Patrick Lindsay).
Posted in Behind the Globe, Tell Me | Justine Forrest, never too old, portrait photography | 10 Comments