Monday, February 28, 2011

Monday, February 14, 2011

Restoration by Misha's Photography

Here is a family photo that showed age and fading.
Photos fade over time especially when displayed in direct sunlight. Pictures on walls or frames in a room with lots of sunshine fade. The colors get weak and some facial features and details may be lost from this fading.

This is the same photo restored. The colors are richer, the details stand out more and the facial features are recovered to view the family members or that one family moment that you love to remember.

Let us help you restore your treasures and fond memories.
Contact us or visit our webpage.  www.mishasphotography.com

Sunday, February 13, 2011

January Photo Walk

January, though a winter month was calm and had many days made for great photo walks. I took my first photo walk with a friend-and fellow photographer and my daughter-a future photographer. There are many things to capture the eye in and around down town Tulsa, OK.
People are great subjects. Other great subjects can include landscaping, cars, buildings, and anything else that might interest you along the journey.

This particular photo is a church which reminds me of the stories of fairy tales and knights, princesses, queens and warriors from another time and another place that can only be visited in the movies or your own imagination.This particular "castle" is located right here in Tulsa, OK present day and has nothing to do with castles (other than in my imaginary world of mysticism and fiction).


Old buildings once included figures and gargoyles which have always fascinated me. This one is on that same church (or "castle") in downtown Tulsa,OK. They were thought to keep evil spirits away...and I'm sure you can find plenty of superstitions and tales containing their origins and purposes.

Rt 66 is a favorite topic around Oklahoma. This is a gate next to The Blue Dome downtown. The Blue Dome was Rt 66's first 24 hour filling station (once upon a time). Today houses offices for local downtown restaurants for now. Oklahoma has a Rt 66 museum in Clinton, OK. Here is a link if you would like to learn more:  http://www.route66.org/index2.html 

Now that the storms have potentially passed (at least for now), enjoy a photo walk with a friend, or neighbor, or fellow photographer and see what you can capture "on film".....

Friday, February 11, 2011

Goals, Communities, and being involved

Being part of the community is part of growing a business. It doesn't matter what that business is. Our local non-profit organizations, children, and families need businesses to give back to the community. Not all businesses give back in the same way. Some have employees that volunteer at a local charity in their spare time. Others make donations to local charities or sponsor local events.
It strengthens our businesses and our communities when we all get involved.

Our particular community project is troop cookie sales. Each Girl Scout troop also gives back to the community by the way. Donations are made to local charities. Our Broken Arrow Troop is giving donations
to Blue Star Mothers. For our troop, you can support a Girl Scout and support our Troops as well.
If you want to support your local girl scout troop but don't want the temptation of sweets and extra calories, find out if their donations go to help out a non-profit organization you could donate to. This helps the girls and the non-profit organization.

Each girl has a goal (a certain number of boxes to sell) and the troop as a whole also has a set number of boxes to sell. This also teaches the Girls to be goal oriented.

This years cookies for Eastern Oklahoma area Girl Scouts are the "Super Six" as listed below:
Samoas, Trefoils, Thin Mints,
Tagalongs, Do-si-dos, Lemon Chalet Cremes

They are $4.00 per box.....

Please Help support a local Girl Scout:
either by placing an order with her or by purchasing a box for donation .