Wedding Planning Tips

While conducting research for my own upcoming wedding, I came across a good article about what to look for when choosing a photographer for a wedding.  The author makes some really good points!
http://www.momentville.com/wedding/ideas/wedding_photography_focus_on_results_

Another article from the same site gives a few tips on how to deal with your guest list (ugh!).  I particularly like the last item which suggests having two lists – the “must haves” (A-List) and the “wish we coulds” (B-List), which allows you room to add people from the B-List as you receive regrets from any A-List people.  It might mean a few more headaches and/or agonies during the initial process of compiling the A-List, but I’m thinking that in the long run it would definitely be beneficial in terms of keeping the final list down to a reasonable level, which means your bank account will thank you!
http://www.momentville.com/wedding/ideas/wedding_guest_list_tips

New Camera!

I finally upgraded my camera from a Canon A720 (bought about 4 years ago) to a Canon G11.  The G11 has less optical zoom capabilities (5x as opposed to 6x with the A720), but the features and overall capabilities of the G11 are far superior.

I haven’t had a chance to really experiment yet, but we went to a men’s Paralympic Sledge Hockey game yesterday and I tested out the continuous-shooting sport mode, which, once set, allows you to follow the action with the camera, continually snapping photos every two seconds or so until you release the shutter button.  The photos haven’t been uploaded to my computer yet but from what I can tell viewing them on the LCD screen (which swivels 270-degrees), the shots are very clear.

Can’t wait to test it out with jewellery items and portrait shots!!  I only wish I had bought the new camera before the Olympics started in February – I would have ended up with much more impressive photos.

New Blog, New Look

I have now created a new blog that focuses on the services available under the Windsong ‘umbrella,’ to keep them separate from the rest of my crazy life (when/if I ever get a chance to blog about that!).  I’ve been trying to choose the best template, but making that decision has been a little bit of an ongoing struggle.  And I still haven’t managed to come up with a redesign of my business card (big surprise) – the rest of Real Life keeps getting in the way of all this stuff!

Jewellery

Photos of some of my pieces will soon be here under the “Jewellery” tab, but in the meantime can be found at the following websites:  www.windsongcreations.artfire.com and www.facebook.com/pages/Windsong-Creations/31082878356.

Makeup Artistry

Well, I am nearly halfway through the Makeup Artistry Program at VCC. I have been attempting to decide upon a new look for my business cards, but after several months I am not sure I am all that much closer to making a decision than I was when I made the decision to change them.

At any rate, I have updated this blog to include pages on makeup artistry – stay tuned for updates!

Who is Windsong?

Artist. Dreamer. Designer. Bellydancer. Bookworm. Writer. Procrastinator. Auntie. Packrat. Empath. Easily Amused.