Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.

-Dale Turner-

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Lemon Blueberry Pancakes Anyone?

Ingredients 1-1/2 cup Cake Flour 1 Tablespoon (additional) Cake Flour 1/4 teaspoon Salt 1 Tablespoon (heaping) Baking Powder 3 Tablespoons Sugar 1-1/2 cup Evaporated Milk (more If Needed) 1 whole Lemon (more If Needed) 1 whole Large Egg 1-1/2 teaspoon Vanilla 2 Tablespoons Butter, Melted Zest From 1 Lemon 1 cup Heaping Blueberries Extra Butter Maple Or Pancake Syrup Preparation Instructions Heat heavy skillet or grill over medium low heat. In a medium bowl, mix flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar. Set aside. In a separate bowl, mix evaporated milk, juice of 1 lemon (more if lemon isn't very juicy), and lemon zest. Allow to sit for five minutes, then add egg, vanilla, and melted butter. Mix to combine. Pour wet mixture into dry ingredients. Stir gently to combine. Splash in more evaporated milk if mixture is overly thick. Stir in blueberries. Again, check to make sure mixture isn't overly thick. Melt butter in heated skillet. Drop batter by 1/4 cup measures and fry pancakes on both sides until golden. Serve with softened butter and warm syrup. Credit : The Pioneer Woman http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/09/lemon-blueberry-pancakes/ Mit freundlichem Gruß / Best Regards, Jennie

Thursday, February 2, 2012

to you my frenz...


Mit freundlichem Gruß / Best Regards, Jennie

Monday, December 12, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Some modern pictorial alphabets...super cute!



Monday, October 10, 2011

another from Steve Jobs'
“Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
our deciphering of the meaning during a session...

STAY HUNGRY – for success, new things, improvements. A person who is always hungry for something will surely persevere and work his way to achieve his targets.
STAY FOOLISH – take risk, try new things regardless if the idea is absurd or ridiculous.

from the passed Jobs’ ...
He said:
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma--which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

Friday, July 8, 2011

cosplay....

my first try on taking cosplay... do you like them? :P







Mit freundlichem Gruß / Best Regards, Jennie

water water everywhere!!!


the queen has arrived!

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

melaka ~ photography trip

went with a bunch of friends to Melaka for a photography trip, here's some pictures i took...
come join me down memory lane...

view from St. Paul's Church of the town of Melaka.

basket weaving is a cottage industry in malaysia whose traditions go back many centuries..

so old so hard life... pains me..
but he sold the sweetest sweets...
and that sign board behind! made such strong impact to me abt the real world..

what a photographer will do while waiting for others..!?!?

dear, its "Licensed Money", why still so sad...

handmade "scrubber" anyone?


zoooooommmmmm.....honk honk...



night view of the famous Melaka River...

Hope you like my pictures...
Mit freundlichem Gruß / Best Regards, Jennie

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Five key ways to make your photography shine:

1. Know Your Software
Hone your ‘developing’ skills to where you can take an image and get the very best out of it in your digital darkroom. This is a vital capability whether you want to be primarily a ‘photographer’ or an ‘image-maker’ and allows you to take greater control over your work so it’s the very best that it can be. This means choosing a solid piece of editing software and learning how to use it to its full potential. It doesn’t mean buy the most expensive thing and learn that – you have to choose something that best suits your interests and needs. Be prepared to change your mind.

2. Get the Basics Right
You need to know composition, exposure and how to utilise your camera to get the most out of it. It doesn’t matter much what camera you’re using, if you don’t really know how to point it then you’re going to struggle to get anything good out of it. Know your manual and what your camera can (and can’t) do. Study and understand phenomena like depth of field, focal planes and shutter speeds. This stuff can get geeky and bit dull at times but it will help you to understand how to produce a particular effect or look when you start to frame in your mind what you want an image to look like in its final form.

3. Be Flexible
It’s easy to get stuck in a rut taking the same kind of shots and processing them in the same way over and over again. Or just adopting one set of tools and failing to implement new ones as and when they become available. Developing your work means that you do need to develop the way you work. This means being conscious of issues such as workflow and how they impact on your ability to produce good images. Just like the dodo, if you fail to evolve you fail to survive in that will you fail to keep your interest in photography in general but you also need to be able to innovate and change if you’re really going to produce some impressive images.

4. Study Others’ Work
Art rarely develops in isolation, the work of other people can be key in helping you to develop your style, hone your skills and increase your knowledge. Spend time every day looking at the work of others, thinking about how they created a specific look or effect and work out how you could replicate it. An important tool for the modern photographer is networking with other photographers on-line or in real life. On-line communities such as Facebook, Twitter and Flickr are a great way to get your work ‘out there’ but are an even better resource for inspiration and discussion. They even allow you to engage in collaborative projects which will boost your skills and experience substantially. In real life, you should check out your local camera club or photo-walk group. Interacting with other photographers in the flesh is a great way to learn new things and increase your engagement with photography overall, it might give you access to new shooting opportunities and equipment and will certainly challenge the way you see your own photography.

5. Practice
You can read all the books, internet sites or magazine articles you like but there’s no substitute for actually picking up your camera and using it. Passion for photography comes from the feeling of having created something unique and interesting with your camera – be that a single image, a small portfolio or an entire body of work. There is just no substitute for picking your camera up and pointing it at things in earnest and ideally, you should be using your camera as a portal to show others something you yourself passionate about. Having the ability to show something you love in a new and visually exciting way onlycomes with practice and thus practice is the thing that more that anything else will make your photographs stand out from the crowd. Go do that now!

See more of Saul Molloy’s work at Shotslot.

Read more: http://www.digital-photography-school.com/5-key-skills-for-the-modern-photographer#ixzz1Ij3rCjNs