Jul 29, 2014 | creativity, inspirations, photography
You write because you have an idea in your mind that feels so genuine, so important, so true. And yet, by the time this idea passes through the different filters of your mind, and into your hand, and onto the page or computer screen—it becomes distorted, and...
Jul 28, 2014 | just everyday, photography
Last Friday brought a lovely cool breeze and low humidity. Knowing that it wouldn’t last, I grabbed the kids and headed out to Great Falls park along the Potomac River. We took a leisurely stroll (the only way possible with a 2 year old and 4 year old in tow)...
Jul 25, 2014 | flash, natural light, photography
{This post is the first in what will be a weekly series on flash photography — specifically off-camera speedlights. We will begin in the wise words of Pooh, “at the beginning and go on until we reach the end.”} Take CONTROL! So, I’d like to do...
Jul 23, 2014 | photography
Since I’ve been making quarterly goals (all of two quarters in a row!), I’ve had “print more pictures” as one of those goals. One of the highest priority ones at that. Last quarter I managed to print off one. I’m not sure why it is so...
Jul 22, 2014 | inspirations
Inspire: Words for a Busy Week “…one wonders if Americans will ever tire of chasing after the gods of Progress and Bigness and rediscover the little things, red schoolhouses among them, that once gave us our soul.” —Bill Kauffman, “In One Room, Many Advantages”,...