Christmas Spirit/Lighting Essentials/Backdrop Compresson Poles

Wow this website is filled with great information:

Lighting Essentials:
http://www.lighting-essentials.com/

Also, another DIY treat for those who want to save money on a diffuser:
http://www.diyphotography.net/just-fab-s-turkey-pan-beauty-dish


DIY Studio Lighting - The Strip Light That Won't Strip You

http://www.diyphotography.net/the-strip-light-that-wont-strip-you


A link to 150 great blogs abput photograohy

http://chasejarvis.com/blog/2007/11/150-of-your-favorite-blogs-and-my-new.html

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST - This just may be the answer to my backdrop hanging woes! A compression pole from the Home Depot! Watch the video on this site to see how wonderful this invention is for us DIY photographers!

PHOTO STUDIO COMPRESSION POLE

http://www.diyphotography.net/photo-studio-compression-pole

After you watch the video in the one above and you get the idea - THEN CHECK OUT THIS POST - THIS may be the answer for me! I'd prefer to not have to put the one above together and this one also lets you place it on a diagonal.

"THIRD HAND" Lighting Pole

http://www.diyphotography.net/home-studio-third-hand-lighting-pole

So, it looks like I might be purchasing a set of these soon:

http://astore.amazon.com/diyphotography-20/detail/B000067S12/105-0886295-3838818

In the Christmas spirit here are couple Christmas tree ornament macros I just edited from yesterday:

Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas from My husband and I:



My table is all set up for Christmas day tomorrow... :)






A few of my favorite decorations:







My mom gave me these salt & pepper shakers for my Birthday Saturday...I love snowmen and these are too cute.




Can you tell I adore snowmen??

And this is my tree: