More after the jump.
I accomplished this feat— painting with light— with 8 sparklers and my trusty DSLR. I used my tripod because I wanted to minimize movement to try and get really clear photos. This was almost impossible, but I want to try it again, tweaking my settings to try and achieve super clear pictures. 
Technical Stuff:
f-stop: 22
shutter speed: 13 sec/15 sec
ISO: auto (I need to read more about the right ISO settings for this…)
Photo of the Day: Another throwback from my Ireland trip. I spent an hour last night looking at all my photos!
Photo of the Day: Throwback picture! This is from last summer when I studied abroad in the UK. Check the archives for more study abroad tales!
Photo of the day: my dinner. Nothing sounded good to me—except for breakfast. No healthy English muffin for me. Those are chocolate chip pancakes, super floppy bacon (just the way I like it) and a fried egg.
Get on my level.
Photo of the Day: Full disclosure: I edited this picture into fabulousness. The original was brighter, but I couldn’t resist the chance to make this into a really cool silhouette of the boys on a storm chase.
Photo of the Day: Me at the Newseum in Washington DC over Spring Break! Such an amazing place. I think I spent 3 hours in the front page room.
Photo of the Day: Onions at the Y’s Youth Learning Garden in Edmond, OK! I shot video of this today for a video on collaboration.
Photo of the Day: A postcard from Katie!
For more pictures from my life, see the Photo of the Day archives!
Photo of the Day: Me and B at that Rangers game I talked about a few days ago.
Shopping info and more pictures after the jump!
What I Wore and Where:
Top: Old Navy
Pants: American Eagle (I know, I’m still 14)
Shoes: Target
Necklace: Tiffany & Co.
Occasion: A wine tasting event for my new internship!
Even though it was a hot summer night in OKC, I still wore these fabulous red jeans. It is never okay to shoot video in a skirt outside. In a controlled studio environment, we’ll talk about it. The shoes were superbly comfy and I actually own them in two colors. The two contrasting colors were a risk, but I was pretty happy with it!
