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Welcome and thank you for visiting! I’m Naomi – a mother, writer, creative soul, and avid reader. I aim to share my thoughts and ideas to inspire positive change that will help you live an authentic and caring life.
Poetic Aperture is for me and for you. I often write just to process the swirling activity inside, but I also hope to inspire COMPASSION, COURAGE, and WONDER in you and support you on your journey of elevating the everyday.
I am a rabbinical student at the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York. I am fortunate to have an amazing 15-year-old daughter and a supportive husband of 22 years.
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… reading in bed, candles, diving into a new project, learning something new, crisp crunchy leaves underfoot, hearing my daughter laugh, starting a new book, finishing a book, organizing, floating on my back in the pool and staring at the sky, writing, craft supplies, photography, poetry, a good massage, knowing smiles, singing along to the radio, getting things done, comfy bedding, hot chocolate, paying attention to the details, libraries and bookstores, campfires, astronomy, finding beauty in the everyday, impromptu road trips, quiet, journaling, learning about myself, waking up and reading in bed (preferably with coffee), home, interesting flowers, affection, Sleepytime tea, capturing a moment in time with my camera, true laughter, soft rain.
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Tag Archives: photoshop
Photo Phriday: Textures and Apps (and a schedule change)
In my Swan Dive class, we spent this week looking around us for textures in our everyday environments and then applying them to our photos. “[This] awakens our images from being only about photography into the world of being art or digital mixed-media.” … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Photo Friday, Photography
Tagged 100 cameras in one, apps, editing, Mixed media, Photograph, photoshop, Pic Monkey, PictureShow, post-production, Swan Dive, texture, tulips, vivienne mcmaster
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Photo Phriday: Post-production play with Pixlr
I’ll do anything for a little alliteration! In my Swan Dive class, we spent week 1 exploring and experimenting with resources out there for post-production, specifically, Pic Monkey (made by the same folks who made Picnik), Photoshop Actions, iPhone apps, Lightroom Presets, Pixlr Express … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Photography
Tagged agapanthus, editing, iPhone, Kim Klassen, photoshop, Pixlr, Pixlr Express, post-production, Swan Dive, vivienne mcmaster
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