tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:24:57 +0000photographydigital artFeatured ImageI ♥ FacesfamilyFix It FridaygiveawaymovingartphotographsChristmasbirthdaychildrenfriendsphoto editingpicturesABC PhotographyWriter's Workshopcontestcraftsfeature imagelifestyle businessnaturepetsphotowoodburningEmpire Building KitI HEART FacesShutter Love TuesdaySmilesart photographycell phonefun photographylifelook aroundlovenew blogopinionspageantpaintingpost processingquit smokingreviewsmoke freesmoke photographysnakesupdate100 postsAces HighAll Things GirlAngelAttorney GeneralBBQChild SupportChris GuillebeauEBK LaunchEOSFarm LifeIdiotsMOLAMaxMother's DayNCISNew YorkNowPet Photo ContestPhoto ContestRorschachSITSmasSaturdayThanksgivingThe Penguin GroupThenTree SeriesUncle SamUnconventional guidesValentine's DayVitamin Dabout meaffiliatesanimalsart printsartistic styleartistsawardbabiesback painbandbarbequebeautybest ofboredbusycameracanoncaptchachallengechangecigarettescloudscollagescommentscontentmentconvenient storecookoutcraftingcreatingcustodycustomerdate nightdaughterdementeddifferencesdigital cameradivorcedogdogsdonationdresse-fileexhaustionexperimentfenceflowerfreefreedomfunny photofunny picsgiftsgiveawayblogs.comgracegrillhands onheartworm treatmentheartwormsherpholidayhome businesshow toillnessimage fixink blotinspirationjobjoyjust for funkidslayerslistlosingmealmicemilitarymonetizingmothmulti-mediaouttakespaintingsparkpersonalitypetphoto challengephoto colorationphoto restorationphotogenicphotoshopponderingportrait photographyrebelreptilereptilesrosesabersale on photographyschool's outsciaticaseeingshedshopsleepsnakesnake bitespamspecial needsspecial offersponsorstay at homesteerstupid questionstagtax returntextingthankfultop tentriviatwinstwistedunderstandingunusualuseless factsvisionvisitorsweak muscleswinnerswinningwoodworkworld dominationzooThis here is my little corner of the world wide interweb. I will try to keep interesting posts and possibly some fun information. Nothing too fancy though.http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jayde)Blogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-2334405931566836404Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:22:00 +00002010-09-13T08:22:00.165-05:00giveawayblogs.comPhoto ContestNothing like a last minute contest entry right? I was introduced to Giveaway Blogs by my friend over at Crazed Mind when she sent out a mass e-mail to vote on her contest entry. Now I am entering one of my own in hopes of winning a 16X20 rolled canvas from UPrinting and $100. I like the idea of them both. So the theme of this contest is Passion. What am I passionate about? God, http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/09/august-2010-contest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-9217924826881303498Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:43:00 +00002010-07-15T19:43:51.239-05:00friendsjobmovingAfter being here one whole week, and I've actually been searching for a job since before I left, I finally have a job! I even start working...well training....tomorrow. I am so looking forward to this job as it is in a portrait studio. This is actually the second portrait studio job I applied for. It turns out that I will possibly be working in a town much closer to where I am moving. Which http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-have-job.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-2139681245593782375Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:15:00 +00002010-07-10T17:15:14.554-05:00movingNew YorkThis picture was taken Wednesday evening as we crossed the state line into New York. It still took us a good bit of time to get to our destination, but knowing we were in our destination state helped us to get moving and stay awake. We were all very grateful to arrive when we got here. I have spent the last two days resting and getting a good look at this town I am staying in for the time being. http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/07/welcome-to-new-york.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-890929706650172614Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:08:00 +00002010-07-01T21:08:21.088-05:00ABC PhotographyAll Things GirlA few weeks ago I was introduced to an interesting site called HARO, if you are a writer or just a regular person even, you can check it out and sign up for free. HARO stands for Help A Reporter Out and they send out 3 e-mails daily with tons of requests for interviews on all sorts of subjects. One of the first e-mails I recieved led me to All Things Girl, an e-zine by women, for women. They werehttp://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-have-been-published.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-7326218260337315489Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:01:00 +00002010-06-28T15:01:47.512-05:00I ♥ FacesPet Photo ContestsnakesNow I just could not pass up this week's challenge. It also helps that I am not working today so I don't have a whole lot else to do except pack for my move and that just sounds boring. :) This week at I ♥ Faces the theme is "Pets" and I just love me some animals! I scanned through the photos that have already been posted and I see lots of cute and furry pets! I did also see a rooster and a frog http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/06/i-faces-pets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-5672990867339796895Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:26:00 +00002010-06-26T12:26:05.020-05:00movingupdateWe have just a little over a week to go before we move. Packing is going...well...so so. I have yet to start packing up my room, but there is mostly only clothes in there. The closet won't take long to pack and neither will the kitchen. The bookshelf has already been packed as well as the movies. The kids have done a wonderful job of getting their stuff packed up, so I think we'll be on schedule http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/06/update-on-move.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-2475082992415341434Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:05:00 +00002010-06-26T12:05:29.575-05:00Featured Imagefun photographysmoke photographyLast week...well actually a couple of weeks ago... I put up this image for the Weekly Featured Image. A few months ago I ran across a tutorial of how to create smoke images and decided to give it a try. I intend to create a series of these, but have not had a whole lot of success with them as I don't currently have the proper equiptment at the moment. This is one of the few that turned out http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-weeks-featured-image-week-18.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-7823690911457320935Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:42:00 +00002010-06-15T04:42:06.023-05:00Shutter Love TuesdaySmilesI have been rather busy lately and haven't had a chance to participate in any of the photography contests that I love. However, today I am going to share my entry to Shutter Love Tuesday from The Trendy Treehouse. This week's theme is "Smiles" and I think the picture I chose shows a gorgeous smile. It is of my daughter after the pageant she was in earlier this year. You just don't get much more http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/06/shutter-love-tuesday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-7121513316983534570Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:00:00 +00002010-06-14T06:00:06.960-05:00familymovingupdateAs I posted not too long ago, my kids and I will be making a move to the state of New York the first part of July. The kids and I have been working on getting things ready for the move and so far I think we are doing fairly well. The kids have managed to pack quite a few of their belongings already as well as the books, movies, and some other non-necessities. I have packed nothing as of yet, as Ihttp://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/06/big-move.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-2328934186187154652Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:33:00 +00002010-06-13T19:33:18.647-05:00Farm LifeFeatured Imagephoto editingphotographyI know I have missed a couple of weeks and I hope that I have not disappointed too many people. The move to New York has been taking a lot of my time, well, at least the preparations for it. So here is last week's image: This is one of the images I took with my phone after discovering that the digital camera I intended to use would not work. I was rather impressed at how well the images came out,http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-weeks-featured-image-week-17.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-3043521825676677511Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:56:00 +00002010-06-02T16:56:36.202-05:00captchacommentsspamI just deleted my first spam comment. I have been blogging now for a little over 6 months, I don't require captchas and I don't moderate my comments. If the spam begins to start being a real issue, then I will possibly consider one or the other. Personally, I can't stand captchas. They annoy me, what can I say. Partially it was due to the fact that I used to do most of my blog reading on my phonehttp://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/06/spam-comments-captchas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-7071745502975578821Fri, 28 May 2010 22:33:00 +00002010-05-28T17:33:51.842-05:00Fix It FridayI ♥ Facesphoto editingphotographyYes it is Friday again, and besides the fact that I get two whole days off in a row now, it is Fix-It-Friday over at I ♥ Faces. I love to participate in these but don't always get to every week. This week's image is of the cutest little twins...well, they may not be the cutest anymore since my niece and nephew were born. ;) Here is the original image: The submitter of this image loves the http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/05/i-faces-fix-it-friday-56.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-4495402956008852641Thu, 27 May 2010 23:29:00 +00002010-05-27T18:29:48.014-05:00busymovingschool's outI apologize for not 'being here' much lately. I am working on quite a few things at the moment so my blog is being put on the back burner it seems. As you may have read in my Post #100 I will be moving to New York in early July. Therefore I am working on preparations for that, trying to find a buyer for my house, packing (well the kids have been packing), finishing projects before the move (http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/05/been-pretty-busy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-2311064537893683489Sun, 23 May 2010 22:45:00 +00002010-05-23T17:45:04.242-05:00ABC PhotographyFeatured Imagefun photographysale on photographyAnother week has gone by and soon I'll be making the move from Texas to New York. Here is last week's featured image: I took this image at the park of some racoon prints I found near the tank there. As I was playing with them, I wanted to make the prints stand out and red was the best choice. Thus the name, Caught Red Handed. This image is part of my ABS Photography Series. I hope you http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/05/this-weeks-featured-image-week-16.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-8983602313883588712Sat, 22 May 2010 23:29:00 +00002010-05-22T18:29:36.785-05:00100 postsbest ofmoving This is it...my 100th post. I started my blog a little over 6 months ago. I have grown to having 40 followers, not bad in my opinion, and I like to think I have put up some interesting stuff in 99 previous posts. I'll make a list of some of my favorite posts, but first, an announcement. My kids and I will be moving the first part of July. We are going from our small town here in Texas to an http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/05/post-100.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-7153249864189544864Tue, 18 May 2010 16:00:00 +00002010-05-18T11:00:00.096-05:00EBK LaunchEmpire Building Kitlifestyle businessNow is the time to act! For 24 hours only you have the opportunity to get in on an awesome empire building tool. This tool, or program if you prefer, will assist you in taking the steps you need to sucessfully build your personal business. There are three levels of the program offered for businesses in different stages, so don't think you are too small or too big to get some use from this. If http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/05/build-your-empire-in-one-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-7210711755057576240Mon, 17 May 2010 21:06:00 +00002010-05-17T16:06:14.980-05:00Featured ImagenatureTree SeriesThe featured image for last week was one of the newest from my Tree Series. I shot this tree (with the camera only) at the lake a few weeks ago. I really liked the composition with it, but I was having difficulty with my editing. When I would try one thing, it looked really neat on one side, but not so much on the other side, then I would try something else and the same would occur. That is when http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/05/this-weeks-featured-image-week-15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-535819588520641959Sat, 15 May 2010 00:51:00 +00002010-05-14T19:51:31.674-05:00Fix It FridayI ♥ Facespost processingYes, it is that time again. Can you believe I have missed out on this wonderful fun for the past TWO weeks? Well, as they say "life got in the way". Here I am this week though to share my process for fixing this photo. The original is very washed out and there is a bad highlight across the boy's face. I decided to be brave and did some retouching on the highlight to make it 'disappear'. So here http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/05/i-faces-fix-it-friday-54.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-8813931876800691580Tue, 11 May 2010 21:59:00 +00002010-05-11T16:59:02.767-05:00bandphotographsI have a couple of images here to show you. A before and after. The question is...is this a photo from the 50s/60s era that I have retouched or is this a photo taken yesterday that I made look old? OK...here is a hint...my retouching skills aren't THAT good...yet. This is my daughter, dressed up for her band concert last night. The dress was very vintage looking so I fixed her hair and makeup http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/05/when-was-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-5814196216910898026Sun, 09 May 2010 19:16:00 +00002010-05-09T14:16:49.409-05:00art photographyFeatured ImageflowerroseLast week's featured image was of a rose from my backyard. The rosebush this one was on is a huge bush, it has been trimmed and it is still rather large. It stands taller than me, and I'm 5' 7". The roses on this bush are pink, I'm not a big fan of the color pink, but these are just gorgeous! And the scent they give off is heavenly. For this image, I decided to color the rose a different color. Ihttp://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/05/this-weeks-featured-image-week-14.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-2991226516469596205Sun, 09 May 2010 18:41:00 +00002010-05-09T13:41:10.618-05:00art photographyart printsphotographyspecial offerFor a limited time I am offering 10% off your purchase at my Gallery when you spend $25.00. There are also additional discounts when you purchase more. 15% off when you spend $50.00 and 20% off when you spend $75.00. It's not too late to purchase a beautiful print for the special Mother in your life, or just for yourself or a friend. Be sure to visit today and find that perfect print! All if my http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/05/special-offer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-1216248568285256468Thu, 06 May 2010 22:28:00 +00002010-05-06T17:28:32.381-05:00barbequeBBQMother's DayNCIStextingLast night I was texting with my wonderful boyfriend and he asks me "What do you have planned for mama's day?" To which I replied "I got nuttin, when is it?" Apparently, for those of you like me who don't already know, it's THIS Sunday! So, I really have nothing planned. I don't speak to my mother or have any other contact with her for that matter. (long story) My daughter has already asked to gohttp://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/05/what-are-you-doing-for-mothers-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-86031870969362954Thu, 06 May 2010 01:30:00 +00002010-05-05T20:30:50.825-05:00Empire Building Kitfreedomlifestyle business29 days ago, I made the choice to purchase a year long program to help me build my own empire. I have been trying, unsuccesfully I might add, for many years to work for myself and this program is helping me do just that. The Empire Building Kit is full of case studies, examples of people who made their business work, resources and so much helpful information it is well worth the cost. There are 3http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/05/future-emperors-wanted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-1078233216780758705Tue, 04 May 2010 00:24:00 +00002010-05-03T19:24:08.490-05:00I ♥ FacesNowphotographsThenIt's an interesting challenge at I ♥ Faces this week. I almost didn't participate, because I wasn't sure I'd have time to do this and get an accurate representation. For those who don't know what this week's challenge is, it is Then & Now. Meaning, you find a picture of yourself as a child, then try to recreate it in present time. I had to settle for some pretty uninteresting pictures since http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/05/i-faces-then-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117207441168454431.post-4803410463760589378Sun, 02 May 2010 18:28:00 +00002010-05-02T13:28:23.813-05:00digital artFeatured ImagelayersphotographyHad a god week, this week. A little rocky with the heartworm case with Bruno. He's doing better now (and so is Kevin). Last week's image was shot during our walk at the lake. My son, Ashe, and Bruno were walking ahead of me on the trail. It was a peaceful day, the sun was bright, the wind was calm. I saw this shot as the two began to head around that bend and even then, before I raised my camera,http://jaydescorner.blogspot.com/2010/05/this-weeks-featured-image-week-13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jayde)0