Displaying photographs

I thought I would write a little about displaying photographs. Not that I know a whole lot about it but I will share what I know.
I decided to head over the Michaels Crafts this week after seeing the ad in the Sunday paper. They have lots of frames on sale and I just had to look.
See here: http://www.michaels.com/art/online/home Look up the weekly ad by zip code.
While browsing I noticed some very nice large frames for less than $30! Thinking about buying a 16x20 but not sure about the expense of display? have no fear! for less than $35 you can frame a large print, now matting is another story but not necessary either :)
I have a 16x20 hanging in my dining room of my son unmatted and it looks great, guess its just a matter of taste and budget.
I will show and tell about the newest display in my house:
I bought
3 basic black 11x14 frames = 3 x $2.52 (on sale)
3 mats 11x14 cut to 5x7 = 3 x $2 (on sale at Hobby Lobby)
3 metal hangers = 3 x .21
3 photographs that I had
Total = $13.92 not too bad
I will add pictures when I have them on the wall.
For a neat display helper check this out:
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/displayproductPage?productNum=fr0450

Old school......

So many years ago before my digital adventure began I started my photographic journey with film. Yes, film :-)

When I lived in Kalamazoo, my apartment was 10 minutes from the pro lab. Oh how lucky I was then. *sigh* I am currently 40 minutes or so from it now, bummer. The next lab, Norman Camera, is about a 25 minute drive or so, not bad but it still took me over a year to turn in the 3 rolls of color 120 film I had! LOL . I have in the past developed B&W in my home but not lately. What's the point of the film talkie you ask? Well, I think I've grown bored with the same old same old..... shoot the pic with the boat anchor camera (a loving term, as the camera is very heavy), upload, PS it, play with it, all done.

Okay, time to mix it up! Lets see, I own the famed F100 (which I do shot about 2 rolls a month or so), 4 yep 4 Holga's which some of my most proud personal work has come from, a Yashica A TLR, various other TLR's and throw in a russian Fed and a couple Yashica Electro G's and that is the film nest. No wonder my hubby tells me NO MORE!

This spring/summer I'm bringing out the film to see what great techniques I can use. Someone say Crossprocess? a little holga B&W perhaps?

Surreal........

I've lived near Lake Michigan my whole life (no more than a 45 minute drive). I have never and I mean never seen the lake like this..............

Not a breath of wind...... not one wave...... The most beautiful calm blue water.

A week in review.......

Last week.......

Started out in the negatives in the morning.... YUCK!

Followed by 60 degrees a couple days later.... oh yeah!! We were lovin it :)

and today....... went to the farm to see the baby lambs, was promptly attacked by a calf with a very long tongue LOL

My son with a new lamb for the 4-H kids..... aren't they cute?!