The Call: My Girl — Cheryl Luke became Lucy for Halloween, and the jokes were flying.

The Response: Out of Order — Cheryl Coming from me, this just seems more appropriate.

The Call: Halloween Parade — Jessica I had a stunning picture of the fall leaves in my mind with an inspired meditation about how even though autumn looks messy with the leaves everywhere, when you pull back a bit you can see the pattern or order of the seasons… But, as usual, it wasn’t in […]

The Response: The Dealer — Jessica I’m going to follow in Cheryl’s footsteps and say that a busy day of chores isn’t really an obstacle to a good shot. It just makes it harder and slightly more frustrating to accomplish.

The Call: Milkweed — Cheryl On the way to Stella’s dance class, the weeds, leaves and bushes on the right side of the road were lit up beautifully, but I couldn’t stop or we’d be late. After getting Stella onto the dance floor, I rushed out, drove back the way I came, and discovered that […]

The Response: Falling for Wolfie — Cheryl When I got out one of Dennis’s guitars for a still life setup, I had no idea that I’d shoot it with leaves and trees reflected through the window, but the shot turns out to be exactly what I was looking for.

The Call: Green Apple, Red Apple — Jessica Sometimes I know exactly what I want to do when I get the camera out. Sometimes things get tweaked and improved as I work through the lighting and arranging. I’m always happier when it turns out exactly as I had envisioned. This one is about 90% there. […]

The Response: Apple Challenge — Jessica Two Facebook friends started a black and white photography group the other day and a biweekly challenge to go with it. It took me two days but I got two shots that I was happy with and was able to complete the “apple” challenge. Of course that was at […]

The Call: Faith on Display — Cheryl Kim Klassen’s Be Still 52 is the first online class I’ve ever taken. I can’t imagine that I’ll ever complete it. I think that she’s at about the halfway mark (of a 52-week course), but I’m on lesson 5 or 6. I have learned a thing or two […]

The Response: Apples for Baking I’m not quite prepared to make a pie or dumplings (Dennis and the kids would love either), because the gluten-free flour jar is nearly empty. If the apples hold out, though, it could happen.

The Call: Campfire — Jessica I was prepared last weekend to capture lots of lowlight photos — from s’mores to campfires. So, I’m going to post about that because I’ve been behind the ball since returning from camp. I was NOT prepared for yesterday and my plate was completely full. That’s why nothing got shot […]

The Response: Camping Wires — Jessica I spent Saturday out in the middle of lovely Loudoun County, Virginia with about 250 American Heritage Girls from MD, WV, and VA. It was a lot of fun (and I’m not a big camper). This is a shot of the section of “Tent City” that we occupied. The […]

The Call: Pick a Color — Cheryl I’ve spent most of the week cleaning and rearranging my studio. I rediscovered what I already knew: I have a lot of stuff.

The Response: Close Enough to Touch — Cheryl A month or two ago, I bought an extension tube for my camera. The reviewers on Amazon recommended a protective filter to go along with the tube, since it lets you get so near your subject, your lens might end up with a scratch or two. I […]