Poor Murphy!
Several years ago our cat Murphy developed an ear infection. We tried everything to clear it up, but nothing worked. The vet was at a loss about it, and we were told that Murphy might not be with us much longer.
He has normally been in general good spirits and spunky, despite walking around [...]
$600 Doll. Seriously.
Even better if you view her large. Photograph taken at an antique store off of 19th St. in the Houston Heights.
We had a Flickr meetup the other day, and when we were out on our photo hunt we found an antique shop on a side street. The shop owner led me to the [...]
Market Time!
Guess what this Saturday is?!? Time again for the Yale Street Market! Elaine and I will be there from 10-6 with our brand new EZ-Up tent selling prints of our photographs. Just think, you could have a Christine original hanging on your wall!
Want an idea of what sort of prints we offer? [...]
Flickr Meetup!
The Assignment:Houston theme for this month on Flickr is Good Eats. The goal was to take photos of restaurants or the food they serve. As much as I have wanted to explore food photography, I have only really tried it once and I didn’t do very well at it.
Today, taking photographs of Mike’s [...]
Cricket
Cricket
Originally uploaded by Christine (bpc).
Mary, Queen of Pizza…
I get having faith. Especially when you live in a neighborhood that has problems with gangs. You might need something to cling to for belief. But seeing a vision of Mary in a pizza pan? Hundreds of people coming to pray to a pizza pan? People driving here from Corpus [...]
Have a Picnik!
I edited this photograph yesterday, and while not completely thrilled with it, I was pretty happy. I still use my Scott Kelby Photoshop for Photographers book a lot for help when editing photos, and while I’m getting better – I need more help sometimes.
Today, I saw a photo that another user on Flickr had [...]
Worth Remembering…
“Never let life’s hardships disturb you…no one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages.” -– Nichiren Daishonin
Meetups and Happy Hours for Everyone!
Saturday – in Houston? Take pictures? Join us for the Flickr meetup! Details on the Assignment:Houston group page, but you don’t have to be a member of the group to join us. Just head on out!
Sunday – In case you haven’t heard, Mac of PeskyApostrophe will be visiting Houston! And [...]
Podcastiversary!
After all sorts of drama with the podcast itself – for some reason, my mic has decided to crap out and I sounded like I recorded it in a tin can – the 14 episode of the PointySticks Podcast is now LIVE! *cheers from everyone in my house!* Mike even participates in this [...]
The Primer Incident…
I just read my previous post over again and realized I left out the primer saga. Oops! So I’ve added it in. Just want to share the lesson I learned!
The Before & After Shots!
Finally! Kitchen photos! (Click any small photos for larger versions.) There are even more photos over on Flickr, but these are the highlights. First we will start with the before shots:
I always hated that the back wall was split into two tones. I had considered adding trim to make [...]
Guidance…
Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray. — Rumi
This sums up where I am in my life right now in so many ways when it comes to photography. I had to make a note of it so I could find it [...]
Design Guidance…
I keep forgetting to post this link, but the videos there are really great! (There is also a 3D designer feature offered, but I haven’t tried it out yet.)
HGTV Kitchen Design
Who, Me?
Painting the kitchen has whipped me into a manic redecorating frenzy. I’ve had to touch almost every surface in the downstairs of the house (the upstairs is next) to get the fine layer of dust off of it from the sanding that the painter did while repairing the walls. I actually had to [...]
How to Redecorate Any Room…
Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful. ~William Morris
I’ve watched HGTV for years; it is my background noise most weekends. I love to look through magazines to see the pretty rooms and dream of what I might do some day just as [...]
Children of the 80s, Represent…
Just something to think about, courtesy of xkcd. The wedding we went to two weeks ago had a lot of gamer geeks that are now doctors, both of the medical (ER doctor) and Ph.D. variety. Reading this sent me into fits of hysterical, near-snorting laughter.
Pointless.
I photographed this rose while on a photo hunt on Westheimer because Elaine is convinced I can’t pass up a flower without taking a picture of it. She is probably right.
I have no idea when I became so jaded about Valentine’s Day, but it really hit home this morning when I heard them [...]
The Lengths I Will Go for a Photograph…
I do not get lost in Boston. I have a very bizarre sense of where I am at when I am in the heart of Boston, and I can get anywhere without a problem. It really freaks Mike out, and I can’t explain it other than the joke about the fact that David [...]
Strange…
Anna Nicole Smith collapsed and died today. After having her in and out of the news for the past 13 years, it is just strange to think that at 39 she is suddenly dead.
Maybe it is just me, but this really doesn’t make me want to rush out and try TrimSpa any time soon.
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Hi! I'm Christine. I've been blogging here since 2000. I am married to Mike. I have a son, Jason. We have a cat, Mona. We live in Houston, Texas.
I love helping other photographers and other small business owners improve their businesses. Most of my posts here are related to that, although sometimes I write about personal things as well.
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I am a wedding and boudoir photographer and I'm available both in Houston and for travel worldwide. I would love to be a part of your wedding!
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In addition to photography and geek things, I sometimes knit. I even used to have a knitting podcast, PointySticks.
