Meet Griffin! After many months of searching for just the right little puppers for our family, we drove two hours to pick him up from a shelter last weekend. He is so, so sweet, and incredibly smart! (And yes, he is Griffin like the mythological creature, but more after a couple other things that have really…
One of my goals for this year was to do my photography students’ assignments along with them each week. This week’s assignment was to photograph a white egg, on a white background, in black and white. The goal was to use light & shadows to make the egg visible against the same-colored background. It is…
Just a warning, this blog post is pretty super long. For a while now I’ve wanted to write up my “story,” as it relates to photography. I’m often asked, “When did you start taking pictures?” or “How did you get into this field?” Well–here is the answer! Like many photographers, I fell in love with…
(a celebratory drink! via my instagram) So, whadoya think? :) I’ve been working behind the scenes to get a new site up and running for the last few weeks. I was so tired of my portfolio site and blog living in separate worlds, so now everything is all in one (happy!) place. I’ve still got…
Photography, like any art, is a two-pronged skill and, for a photographer, both aspects are essential. There is the technical side of understanding and becoming comfortable using your tools (in this case, your camera, lenses, lights, etc.). Then, there is the “eye” side of learning to see the world artistically and photographically (or, learning composition)….
[…] long and cold, and a baffling, heart-breaking week, I’m so grateful to be able to walk Griffin down the street in our neighborhood and see trees blooming, for the tips of little starts of […]