Superhero Summer Photo Tip #1 Right before I took the photos above, I shouted urgently to my friend, "Watch Nico! I have to get my camera!" It had been bright and sunny all day - a gorgeous day by every measure - except that it was too...
Taking portraits of the beauties in your life*
I love taking head shots. They sound boring if they conjure up images of something you have to take for work, something shot in a cubicle maybe, or those posed school pictures from grade school. But I love intimacy of the head shot. Just...
Celebrating Myriam
You might remember a ritual I did with a few friends last year. We gathered feathers and let them go. For Myriam, pictured above, it was a long infertility journey on her heart - a lot to...
This is me, looking into my own eyes with kindness.
I caught myself today, telling my sister a tired old story on the telephone. You know the ones I mean --the thing you have been complaining about for years, the thing that never seems to change, the one that always brings you anguish....
Sad bananas. A treasure hunt is in order!
Sad bananas over here. Just one of those weeks! I'm thinking that some photo walks are in order. Would anyone like to join me? Creativity is always the best way for me to find my joy again. Perhaps you need to find some joy too. Let's do...
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