Laura's Prints

Welcome to my photography blog. Though I love photography, my interests are not so monolithic. I might talk about Photoshop or Lightroom tips, or printing techniques, computers... well, those all relate to photography! Okay, web design, traffic grievances (say on the way to a shoot?), other artists and desktop wallpaper are all topics that pop up on this blog.

I am Laura Hardesty and if you really want to read more about me you can see my bio page on my portfolio site. You can see more about my photo exhibits also.

The main purpose for this blog is to share my passion for photography and the creative process behind my photos available for sale at my Etsy shop. Some photos are the result of a great deal of analysis of a subject (as long as it is inanimate!) and many shots, in hopes of getting one great shot. Some images are a whim, taken instinctively as I see the rapidly fleeting opportunity about to escape.

I'll be honest about my work, so that fellow photographers might find something useful for their own work. I like to give background information on the photos, such as why I took that particular shot of a certain subject, so as to share the story it tells to me. That way when you decorate your home or office with one of my photos you might think of that story when you walk by it.

Look for giveaways and BOGO (Should I admit I spent some time at first trying to figure out how this acronym worked out to Bring Your Own Bottle!) offers on my prints (some of you are still wondering... buy one get one) and free desktop wallpaper of my photography.

Here's my first giveaway, my first insider revelation, the poop, the scoop: The great arcanum of being an accomplished photographer is NOT having a big fancy camera, it is having a unique perspective and a way of appreciating the environment and things around you.

Some of my best photos were taken with a fixed-lens, 5 megapixel digital Sony camera. It was the F707 that had a remarkable zoom lens and manual settings. That, if you are an artist / photographer at heart, is all you need to get going. I'll talk more about this later on.

Laura