WOYWW #206 Olloclip and new point and shoot

What's on Your My Work desk Wednesday

Last Friday the announcement I had been waiting for came through on the Spellbinders Blog to say I had qualified for Round 2 of the 2013-2014 Spellbinders Design Team.

I am excited beyond recognition, to say the least. The excitement gave me a massive headache for the day, I was so disoriented I took the dishes to the toilet instead of the kitchen sink. I had tried out last year and didn't get past Round 1 but I vowed never to give up as I love my Spellbinders Dies ever since I set my eyes on them in 2008.

You can see all 37 successful applicants HERE.

Now to buckle down and design for Round 2.

In March I became a member of Spellbinders International Blog Ambassadors Team, designing for their new International Flair Section called Explore Beyond.

Of course I can't show my desk but I will show you my new toy, its an Olloclip and is a lens for your IPHONE. I first saw amazing photos taken by Teresa Franco using her IPHONE using the  Olloclip and just had to have one. The detail on the macro setting is amazing. It also has wideangle and fisheye. I can see I am going to have some fun with this new toy that fits into my handbag.

Then a few days later my Nikon point and shoot died on me....what did I do wrong!!! So off I went yesterday to find me a Canon Point and Shoot. I almost didn't know what to get, there were too many choices. So my decision was based on picture quality and full HD video capacity and low light perfect shots and was sold on the

Canon Powershot S110. These 3 criteria fulfilled the requirements of when I shoot in my dungeon, as I do a lot of photos with my point and shoot more than my DSLR (for now).

It has 12 mega pixels, 5x zoom and the picture quality is awesome, even looking through the screen which is HUGE is awesome, I am no longer shooting blind. It comes in black and white, I chose white just to be different LOL so I could find it in my handbag. It is so intelligent I am scared of it lol. It has touch screen capabilities which scared the heebeegeebees out of me. It also has manual control like a DSLR.

So I'm off to study this new camera of mine in between crafting,

If you'd like to see what I design on my desk, run over to my 

Craft Blog

I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day, I had a brilliant one thanks to my daughters who surprised me by coming down after work, they live 3 hours drive from me so its very precious time I have with them when they can make it.

Julia's Stamping Ground will show you more desks around the world. Anniversary ATC coming up in WOYWW #208-are you ready?  

Yes I have changed the colour of my blog, the black background doesn't work and I found that out when I visit a lot of black background blogs, it is impossible to view and seems to fade into oblivion while I am reading. 

CE6D

OMG its a GIANT!!
No I don't have a third camera, took these shots on my IPHONE

Basic Specifications
Resolution:	18.00 Megapixels
Kit Lens:	3.00x zoom 18-55mm (29-88mm eq.)
Viewfinder:	Optical / LCD
LCD Size:	3.0 inch
ISO:	100-12800
Shutter:	30-1/4000
Max Aperture:	3.5
Dimensions:	5.2 x 3.9 x 3.1 in. (133 x 100 x 80 mm)
Weight:	20.6 oz (583 g) includes batteries
MSRP:	$900
Availability:	03/2011

(from Imaging Resource)

Check out the size of my Nikon S630 point and shoot that I've been using compared to the 

Canon EOS 600D, the lens is bigger than the Nikon LOL

Well I survived my first week using my NEW BABY Canon EOS 600D,
this will be its acronym CE6D

To say this camera is overwhelming is an understatement, seriously and honestly all the mothers out there will relate when I say its like having a new baby. Everything is unexpected.
Even though the weekend prior to taking receipt of the camera,
I had watched 6 hours straight of DVDs going through the basics.

Have you ever smelt a new camera?
OH MY GOODNESS I was nearly drunk on it.
It's like a new car smell.
You just want to sniff and sniff and not lose that intoxicating aroma.
My nose kept imprinting on the back of the LCD screen whilst looking through the viewfinder.

Some wonderful ladies over at WOYWW have given me wonderful tips and links to photographic sites that I really appreciate, so if you're out there and watching me learn this baby and know of any links I can follow or look up, I am not afraid to say HELP!!!!

I googled and found Canberra Photographic Society which I am going to attend very gingerly and hide at the back of the class, I'll just take my Nikon and not let on that I have a REAL camera.

Here are some photography sites I am going to stalk

Kirsty Wiseman (thanks to Diane Wray)

Scott Kelby (thanks to Gunn)

Kent Weakly

and of course Mr Crafty showed me this site

Deviant ART