Papertrey Come All Ye Faithful

A Christmas card for a friend who has an adorable pooch!

Papertrey City Scene

Finally got a few cards made. I love this Papertrey City Scene stamp set!

MAVEN Pinterest Board

Pinterest addict? Learn about MAVEN and keep up with mission updates on my MAVEN Pinterest board.

Food Photography 101

I've always envied magazine food writers. Surely they live a utopian existence, writing about incredible food then recreating the experience for the rest of us at home.  Although I'll never be a gourmet chef, sometimes I eat a meal at home or in a restaurant that is so delicious I can't wait to tweet/instagram/facebook about it. Unfortunately, my food shots just don't always look very good, no matter how many warmify filters I add.

I had the chance to begin to remedy this problem with a food photography class. The basics are the same, it's all about lighting, composition and knowing your camera. But with food as our subject, we learned some special tricks about styling, props and angles to really enchance those photos. The only downfall, the food smelled amazing. Never attend a class like this on an empty stomach.

The instructors for our class were Gerardo Luna (photography) and Jen Stewart (styling). Wonderful, friendly teachers - and if you ever get a chance to take a class from either of them I highly recommend it. The setting for our class was the Pelagia Trattoria, located in the Renaissance Hotel at International Mall in Tampa.

Thanks for stopping by!

Aimee

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NASA Maven Social Forthcoming

It's official - I  will be attending the NASA MAVEN social in Florida on November 16-18. The launch itself is on Monday the 18th, but we'll be socializing and sharing for two days prior. Be sure to follow my twitter feed for updates and check out hashtags #NASASocial, #MAVEN and #AtlasV.

To learn more MAVEN and her mission objectives visit:

NASA | MAVEN
Wikipedia:MAVEN

Go MAVEN! Go AtlasV!

Revisited: White House Kitchen Garden

A year ago I was delighted to be included in the White House Fall Garden Social. Even when I look at these pictures now, I get a little giddy.
The original post: http://saltwaterstamper.blogspot.com/2012/10/summary-white-house-fall-social.html
Two months later I returned for the Christmas Pinterest social:http://saltwaterstamper.blogspot.com/2012/12/1600-pennsylvania-avenue.html

White House Kitchen Garden, a set on Flickr.

All American 4th of July

What's more American on the 4th of July then swimming with puppies and pooches and having Cracker Barrel for breakfast and German food for dinner? :) Happy 4th!

Atlantis Grand Opening

The new Atlantis exhibit opened at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center on June 29th. I traveled out there with my girls for all the opening festivities.

Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction