Then & Now

This morning I decided to do a little "then & now" exercise in regard to my photography, just kind of for the heck of it and to see how far I've come. Even I was a little surprised - it's been so long since I revisited my very first photo shoots.  I was surprised, and then I was humbled.

I SUCKED. The composition was bad, the editing was bad effing horrible, I was shooting in an automatic mode with a crappy kit lens, and I basically just had no clue whatsoever what I was doing. And this was just two and a half years ago!

Exhibit A:



I know. The "then" is pretty ghastly (not the adorable family - just my terrible photograph!). The funny thing, though, is that I received SO much praise and encouragement from family on those first photos. I remember setting up a slideshow to show off my first photo shoot (the session in the "then" photo above, which was with gracious family members, thank God!), and my family ooh-ed and ahh-ed and told me how beautiful the photos were and how much potential I had. I was absolutely beaming and so proud of myself.

And now I look back at those photos and basically want to scratch my eyeballs out.

But like I said, it's so, so humbling. It's easy to forget our beginnings. It's easy to forget that we ALL start somewhere, and it's not at a place of perfection. It's a place of amateur fumbling, guessing, making all the wrong choices, making mistakes, displaying our weaknesses. And constantly pushing to learn, grow, and get better. That's the key.

Exhibit B:



I am so guilty of judging beginners too harshly, and this morning's little "exercise" pushed me right back in my place. If friends and family had been completely honest with me instead of so damn encouraging, I would probably not be where I am today. I would have shriveled up into a little ball of shame and embarrassment and lack of confidence in my amateur abilities, and I never would have grown. But the wonderful, kind, uplifting people in my life saw a glimmer of talent in me, and more importantly passion for the work, and they grasped on to that and propelled me forward with their kindness and words of affirmation.

And we all need to do the same. When someone in our life is just beginning something, even if we know better and know they suck right now, it's our job to lift them up, not tear them down. Because everyone starts somewhere, and it's not always very pretty.



In two more years, I bet I'll look back at my work now and notice all the flaws. The things I hadn't learned yet, the things I could have done better. But right now, wherever we are in our journey, it's important to be proud of what we're doing, how far we've come, and how much we've learned. Your only real competitor is the person you used to be.

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Very Best Wearable Technology In 2014

An advanced internet user, you'd probably surely have found the term wearable technology. Wearable units refer to electronics that you can don. While wearable technology possesses advanced across the years, several still think wearable technology as a strategy has to nonetheless go a long way. Nonetheless, there are a number of products that you should recognize about wearable technology. Typically, wearable technology refers to applying technologies inside innovative techniques. For example, the particular calculator timepiece of way back when was a wearable device. Even though it could not previous in the market for prolonged, it is true that folks always adored wearable devices. Right now though, the thought of wearable technology has taken a fresh turn. Currently, new aspects and technological innovation are being made solely while using intention for making people have on these devices and not merely be a different gadget.

What are the new wearable units in 2014?

Which are the most well-known this sort of technologies available in the market today? Consider a look.

1. Google Wine glass

Google Wine glass is essentially any wearable computer. It can be to be used like specs, and looks similar to rimless glasses. The nation's ability to just click photos good quality (currently, it comes with a 5 Megapixel camera), history video, be a phone screen and use a variety of application including Google Globe and Yahoo; among others. Only told, it does not take hot brand-new commodity out there.

2. Clever shirt

An intelligent shirt is a new shirt that will monitor these vital figures of the individual wearing. It makes doable remote bodily monitoring. The principle purpose of your shirt is to generate health care much easier. Though known as the smart 'shirt', it seems more like some sort of vest over a shirt, and is worn underneath normal outfits. It monitors heart rate, soufflé rate, heat range, activity along with posture.

3. Cuff that will a bit more as compared to being simply a wearable

We all know that your cuff is an addition. As the label suggests, it's supposed to be donned as a cuff about the arm. Conditions cuff, however, shines as it means to do not just being a wearable. Every time theindividual wearing of the cuff is danger, they will press some sort of button-like thing within the cuff and the one that is listed because emergency get hold of shall be informed on their cell phone. The location of the cuff-wearer will likely be transmitted to your emergency get hold of via Navigation. This can be useful when you are the case of girls and youngsters.

4. Intelligent watch

A brilliant watch looks like a smartphone on the wrist. It could receive words commands, employ applications and also perform some other functions. Though there are plenty of clever watches out there one of the new ones will be the Moto 360.

5. Navigation watch

Some sort of GPS observe is not really a close look, but a new GPS individual that is funds onto the hand in the way a wristwatch is. That receives Gps device signals and works as a lightweight GPS and never having to rely on a computer such as a phone. They are primarily used for athletics or health purposes.

If you're looking to buy any wearable device for yourself, get one that you need. Don't just go in and buying any product or service but purchase something that is beneficial. After all, it's not necessarily about proudly owning any wearable device although about buying something useful.

Explore Best Range of LED TV with Panasonic

Panasonic is a reputable Japanese brand that has built a name for itself in the electrical appliances industry. Among all the various manufacturers, it is the longest standing television maker, and has been in businesses since 1918. Famously known for the production of high quality plasma TVs, Panasonic recently announced a cessation of plasma screens and instead shifted its focus towards smart TVs with better screen technology such OLED, 4k as well as LED TV sets. Let's look at the top range LED TVs from Panasonic.

3D LED TVs

LED Panasonic TVs are capable of displaying 3D images in the highest quality that you can ask for. The process in which images reach the right and left eye is what determines the picture quality of these TVs. With inspiration from Hollywood 3D movie theatre systems, Panasonic createdLED 3D televisions that have Frame Sequential capabilities. This technology sends the highest image quality to both eyes while at the same time ensuring that pictures remain in their original form.

Panasonic 3D TVs come either with passive or active glasses. With passive 3D technology, the glasses use two polarizing techniques where the right eye blocks images from the left side, while the left eye blocks pictures projected to the right eye. On the other hand, active 3D glasses do not split pixels into two. Instead, the lenses refresh at a significant rate using a shutter system to display the left and right images alternatively. Of the two technologies, active 3D is more superior in terms of image quality, but passive 3D glasses are catching up.

Smart TV

Panasonic's smart television, commonly known as the Smart Viera, is arguably the best LED TV among all of the various Panasonic TV appliances. This TV set is Wi-Fi enabled. This offers you web browsing functionality. You can also use apps such as Facebook, Skype, and many others.

‘My Home Screen' feature allows individual household members to personalize the home screen of the TV while the ‘Swipe & Share' feature facilitates transfer of content from a smart phone to the television and vice versa.

Other LED Panasonic Models

All the various LED Panasonic models feature state of the art technology, making it difficult to determine the best TV amongthemall. With various technologies such as backlight scanning, V Real Pro 5 technology, and HD technology, these televisions will ensure that you have the best viewing experience. Depending on the chosen model, you can expect to enjoy features such as crystal-clear images, great contrast, high quality audio, enhanced depth, motion quality, and adjustment functions.

Other features include a multitude of multimedia options at your disposal, modern output and input connections, user-friendly interfaces, and some models like the TX-L32D26B coming with free digital satellite services. The LED Panasonic models come in different sizes ranging from a 24 inch one to a 32 inch LED TV, with the largest one being 55 inches. With all the amazing features of these televisions, you can even find one in a color that suits the natural décor of your living room.

Points To Consider When Buying A Laptop / Desktop Computer Products Online

As most of us know, laptops are convenient devices that can be taken along with us wherever we go and this is why people are opting for these alternatives as against desktop computers. Even though, laptops are convenient alternatives, they have their own cons and it is nothing, but upgrades and maintenance. Even though, the main components in these systems are similar to that of desktop systems, the parts in laptops are generally crammed into a smaller space and so you should be highly cautious when you engage in the task of replacing any parts. However, buying the appropriate part is not an easy task. You will have to get in and get out of many stores to find the appropriate parts. But, nowadays this worry can be avoided as there are computer products online outlets that deals with parts for both desktop and laptop computers.

As a number of products are available under this category, it will be difficult for you to identify the right piece that can get back your laptop to working condition. This is why, online purchase can be the best idea. Generally, these stores would have clearly specified the specifications of each and every product available with them and so the purchase can be done right at your convenience that too at any time. However, when you decide to buy computer products online, you should be careful about certain things and they are discussed below:

Compatibility: This is an important thing to be checked. Once you purchase a wrong item that is not compatible with your system. Even though, it is true that the best computer products online outlets have the return policy, wherein you can return the product for purchasing the right one within 30 days from the date of purchase, these are unnecessary hassles as you will have to find a shipping company for returning the item on your own, which will also cost you as well.

Return policy: Like the compatibility, you should also check the shipping policy of the website with whom you are placing your order. They would have clearly specified about their shipping and return policy on their website and it is advisable to select a company with clear information in this respect.

Different product options: You might be interested to buy gaming keyboards or any other computer or laptop related products and the online outlet should provide you complete liberty in the selection of the required products from different brands. For instance, when you wish to buy gaming keyboards, they should have this product under different brands.

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Things to do in Austin: McKinney Falls State Park

The other day I met a high school senior client at McKinney Falls State Park for her session, and I was totally blown away by the location. I vowed to head back ASAP to explore, and last weekend Matthew, my mom, and I spent a morning there hiking. Matt always makes fun of me for over-using the term "heavenly," but in this case, I feel it's quite a fitting adjective. This park is just gorgeous and so much fun to explore - featuring everything from the ruins of an old homestead, to Indian Rock shelters, to 500 year old trees, and that's not to mention all the general gorgeous wildlife and, this time of year, an explosion of spring flowers. If you're in Austin, I highly recommend making a trip out there. Bring $6 per person for the park entrance fee, plenty of water, bug spray, comfortable shoes, and maybe a picnic. Lots of people swim in various places, too, so you might want to bring your suit!

Here's a few more photos from our outing...

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Life, in Bullet Point Form

--Remember Blog Every Day in May? This year I am doing Blog No Days in May. It's awesome, you should try it.
--I feel the need to ease back into this. Hence, the bullet points.
--I think I may have forgotten how to write. All creative energies have been channelled elsewhere. (See what I've been up to here, if you're curious).
--[Insert grunting noises and poor grammar.]
--Matthew is officially an attorney. He received his bar results, and he passed! Was sworn in by the Texas Supreme Court Justice he interned for over the fall. Pretty sweet.

--Yay Matthew! :)
--On another note, I have been feeling so unhealthy lately. I haven't really gained any weight, but all I do is sit on my computer and work work work. I am brainstorming ways to whip myself back into shape. I don't like feeling this way.
--Easter was nice.
--Mother's Day was nice.
--Spring has been nice.
--Matthew got a summer clerkship/job that pays real money... we are excited and confused by this concept.
--That is all.

Congratulations on reading the most boring and ridiculous blog post of all time. I'll try to be better next time.... ;)

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