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My Disneyland Birthday Extravaganza: The Next Day

April 1, 2009 by Lisa Berton

After an extraordinarily funtastic birthday at Disneyland, Yoli, Drina, and I slept in a little bit. When we finally began dragging ourselves out of bed, I put a concert DVD into the player. Now, just imagine it was whoever your favroite band or singer is, and the concert is from 23 years ago when you … Continue reading "My Disneyland Birthday Extravaganza: The Next Day"

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My Disneyland Birthday Extravaganza: The Big Day

March 25, 2009 by Lisa Berton

As I briefly mentioned last week, a cast member at Paradise Pier Hotel made my day, my birthday. It also marked the first time I dined at Club 33 and rode in the Lily Belle car on the train. My actual birthday, March 6th, was filled with friends and fun. Come, let me show you. … Continue reading "My Disneyland Birthday Extravaganza: The Big Day"

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My Disneyland Birthday Extravaganza: Planning

March 18, 2009 by Lisa Berton

I’ve recently returned from a week-long vacation in California to celebrate my birthday with friends. Over the next few weeks I’ll recap my days at Disneyland including Club 33, Paradise Pier Hotel, and my favorite things to see, do, and where to dine. I was baffled as to where to begin this blog until Linda … Continue reading "My Disneyland Birthday Extravaganza: Planning"

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Home Printers vs. Minilabs

March 11, 2009 by Lisa Berton

Home Printers Laser Printers Laser printers are designed to print text, charts, and graphs. They are not to be used for printing photographs. Inkjet Printers Inkjets are by far the most popular of home printers. They print quickly, are inexpensive, and may include other features such as copying and faxing. Inkjets emit droplets of ink … Continue reading "Home Printers vs. Minilabs"

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He Can Call Me a Flower If He Wants To

March 4, 2009 by Lisa Berton

Spring is in the air, my friends. Flowers will bloom, birds will sing, and insanely expensive outfits that no one will ever wear will stroll the runway. Ahh, yes, I can envision it all now and that hat is ridiculous. Surely, a good number of you will journey to the Flower and Garden Festival at … Continue reading "He Can Call Me a Flower If He Wants To"

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Carousel of Progress

February 25, 2009 by Lisa Berton

Did you ever imagine a time when a photo could be taken without film? I sure didn’t. Walt would call it progress. Our friend John and his family have been around a long time and their Cast Member friends will tell you that flash photography is not allowed in their theatre. That’s not a problem … Continue reading "Carousel of Progress"

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Quick Tips for Quick Portraits

February 18, 2009 by Lisa Berton

Who wouldn’t want to be able to pull off a quick nice portrait while vacationing? Scott, that was rhetorical. There are those moments when you and your friends and family have stopped moving and you think, ooh, time for pictures! Let’s examine this photograph closely. I’ll point out what you want to avoid and what … Continue reading "Quick Tips for Quick Portraits"

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Don’t Try This at Home

February 11, 2009 by Lisa Berton

I find that there’s an epidemic happening with digital camera users, people placing their fingers or thumbs in front of the lens. Certainly this has to do with the shape and design of cameras, most commonly those with internal zooms. For example, the Sony DSC-T77. Since the lens is very small and in the upper … Continue reading "Don’t Try This at Home"

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Photo Album: Disney Wonder

February 4, 2009 by Lisa Berton

As of this very moment my home sits in a Winter Wonderland surrounded by snow and ice with freezing rain falling from the dark skies above. It is unlike Alice’s Wonderland, although today is my unbirthday. There’s no Mad Hatter in sight nor the White Rabbit zipping by with or without a watch in hand. … Continue reading "Photo Album: Disney Wonder"

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Photography Vocabulary 103

January 28, 2009 by Lisa Berton

It’s time once again to expand our knowledge of photography terms. If you haven’t familiarized yourself with my previous blog entries on this subject, I’ve provided the links for you. Photography Vocabulary 101 Photography Vocabulary 102 Today we will steer our attention to words and phrases commonly used in photo labs. Glossy – A photographic … Continue reading "Photography Vocabulary 103"

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