Photography 101, by Macy Robison

Sisters,

Need a refresher on Macy's previous photography classes or a crash course on how to take better pictures? Have you heard of the Rule of Thirds? See for yourself how different vantage points effect the outcome of a photograph. Do yourself and your camera a favor and click HERE to visit Store & Style & read Macy's feature article on Photography 101. Bookmark it for future reference!

While you're at it, browse Store & Style's site. I think we need to invite our neighbor/Store & Style's co-founder, Christine Vick to our RS to give us a crash course on organization... what do you think? She's amazing!

Summer Salad, Macy's photography, & a New England "staycation"

Welcome to the latest RS Enrichment gathering recap. Let's start with the food...

We served a crowd-friendly version of The Cheesecake Factory's BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad...

6 chicken breasts, marinate in Kraft Italian dressing for 1 hour, grill, cut up

romaine, torn

corn

green onions, chopped

jack cheese, shredded

Roma tomatoes, diced

1 lb. bag of black beans, soaked/prepared according to package directions

sour cream (optional)

guacamole or sliced/diced avocados

cilantro, chopped

tortilla chips to crumble on top

Serve as a salad bar

Dressing: 1 part BBQ sauce (we used Sweet Baby Ray's) to 3 parts Ranch. Adjust to your liking.

Thank you, Lee for sharing this recipe!

Macy tweaked her photography class for summer photos...vacation photos, etc. Thanks, Macy for once again sharing your talent and expertise with us! Go HERE to Macy's photography website. Her latest post about printing on canvas is great. I saw the SLC temple canvas up close and it's stunning.

Join us for a New England STAYcation! We watched a slideshow filled with sites in New England. Here's a sample, if you've got a "minute."

Go HERE for the e-version of the handout, including over 100 links to resources on the internet for all things New England from sports to adventure to historical sites, etc. Boredom is a choice in our neck of the woods! :) Have fun making summer plans!

Cost saving suggestions:

• Head to your local library for passes to many of New England's attractions. These passes will cut or eliminate cost. Summer reading programs at the library sometimes offer passes for reading incentive as well.
• Join the Mass Audubon Society for $29 & enjoy discounts to scores of NE attractions.

Thank you to Allison and Amy for contributing photos and info for this class. If you have suggestions of great things to do and see in the summertime in New England, please share them in the comments section. I'll periodically edit the list. If you have suggestions for saving $ on any NE outings, please share either here or through our RS email (if you send me a note I'd be happy to pass it along to all).

Finally, Thank you to all who attended and contributed to this Enrichment. It was wonderful! We missed those who weren't able to attend & hope to see you next time!

Notes from April's RS Gathering

We had a two wonderful Enrichment classes in April.

Thank you to Macy for a fabulous photography class. Check out some of her fine work....

Check out her website HERE for more examples of Macy's work. Her photography blog found through her website is wonderful as well. We are so fortunate that she's willing to share her expertise with us! We were all WOWed by Macy's presentation at Enrichment as she taught us how to improve our photo composition, and how lighting effects our photographs, all the while using examples from her own photography. She also responded to questions posted prior to the class. Due to mass requests, Macy has agreed to repeat this class at a future Enrichment, so if you missed this class there will be another opportunity to participate.

In the kitchen we had The Breadman (aka. Wayne Menzie) who taught us all the in's and out's of the busy homemaker's dream recipe: Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. The Breadman's class used common food storage supplies, and exemplified frugal baking since each loaf costs about 20 cents to create. During enrichment the Breadman baked 3 loaves of artisan bread. The baking bread permeated Sheryl's home, torturing the sisters in Macy's class. We enjoyed a slice of fresh-from-the-oven bread, and left wanting a loaf of our own. This is another class worthy of repeating, so stay tuned...

Click HERE for a downloadable copy of the Breadman's handout featuring the Artisan Bread Master Recipe and tips for baking a perfect loaf. Thank you, Wayne!

Thank you to Sheryl for hosting, thank you to all who attended, and we hope to see each of you at May's Enrichment activity...May 8, 7:30pm at the Weston chapel.