Sep 1, 2011 | inspirations, photography
Anyone who has taught writing or has taken a writing class in the last 20 years will know exactly what is meant by the question, “Who is your audience?” Understand the needs and wants of the people who will be reading your work and it will be more...
Aug 31, 2011 | 365, photography
I finally really began to play around with Hipstamatic on my iPod touch. Wow! What fun! So many different combos of lens and film and effects that you can get…I had a blast playing with square frames, retro effects and blurry/low contrast pictures. These two...
Aug 29, 2011 | inspirations, Textures
Now I am revealing new things to you Things hidden and unknown to you Created just now, this very moment. Looking for a bit of creative inspiration on Amazon the other day, I came across The Artist’s Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom by...
Aug 27, 2011 | 365, photography
Well, as I type this it is finally raining a bit outside. That’s all so far. I think (I hope) we live far enough inland that we won’t get too much excitement from Irene. The main problem will be that we have a lot of old trees and even a little bit of wind...
Aug 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
…and so it begins! At least we ease into the driving. Older kids started today and younger kids start next week with half days. But on the plus side it should free up a little bit more time for more posting and photoshopping. I hope so, at any rate. One thing...
Aug 23, 2011 | just everyday, Textures
It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of time…it’s back-to-school time! It’s busy with purchasing and organizing and cleaning…inspecting shoes, and backpacks and uniforms and deciding what can be used again, what needs to be...
Aug 18, 2011 | inspirations, photography
I was inspired to re-read Babette’s Feast after the last post. I found an rather intriguing quote from the story while I was spell-checking names. And, after all, it had been almost twenty years since I last read it. Oh my! Is it ever good to re-read stories...
Aug 16, 2011 | 365, Textures
I loved Isak Dinesen’s short stories — read just about every one the summer after I graduated from college. So I was thinking “movie??” as I was slicing up this heavenly chocolate cake that my husband and I have been really enjoying over past...
Jul 28, 2011 | 365, photography
The Goo Goo Dolls at Wolftrap! I went to a rock concert on Tuesday night. As we sat on the lawn, my husband and I tried to remember the last concert I had gone to. It was at least 15 years ago…before my first son was born. Oh and this one was fun! I’d...
Jul 26, 2011 | 365, inspirations, photography, Textures
Challenge is a dragon with a gift in it’s mouth. Tame the dragon and the gift is yours. (Noela Evans) Happy Texture Tuesday everyone! My 13 year old son has suddenly renewed his interest in origami and made this dragon the other day. I think it is the perfect...
Jul 25, 2011 | 365, photography
Oh boy! This night photography challenge is certainly proving to be quite a challenge! The number one rule of the 365 project is to get the shot of the day early, right? Well, that’s pretty close to impossible when you have to wait until 8:45pm (at least) for...
