Creating the Wow Photo
Beautiful Subject I have learned that a beautiful subject does not necessarily make a beautiful photo. For example, I can capture an image of a [...]
Creepy Critters
When I grew up, I was a Tomboy. I loved the outdoors. Growing up in New England I learned to deal with mosquitos, ticks, black [...]
Facing My Own Prejudice
There comes a time when one faces their own biases or prejudices. I am not talking about prejudice such as anti-Semitism or racial discrimination. Those [...]
Why?
Why Why? This simple word turns out to be a pivotal question in photography. Why is this so? We use why all the time. It [...]
Getting Skunked
Night-time photography has its challenges. On this photography outing to Desert Photo Retreat in Marana, Arizona, we tried something different. We tried "Wildlife Camera Trap Photography**," with [...]
The Cardinal Rule
“Seeing a cardinal usually means something good is on the horizon, and it urges you to follow your passion and dreams.” We just visited the [...]
The “Harris” Gang
It was a beautiful Scottsdale morning, mid-60s, partly cloudy, light breeze. Kathryn and I had just finished a run (at 60, just bending over to [...]
It’s Beautiful Where We Live – The Three Sisters
Part of my photography process is to review other photographer’s work for inspiration. I do this for many reasons: Find new locations to photograph learn [...]
2020, Challenges and Blessings
The Challenges We have all had our challenges this past year. For me, it was the recognition of how much I took for granted, especially [...]
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch – It’s Beautiful Where We Live
Our eighth installment of our project, "It's Beautiful Where We Live," is the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, just a 40 minute drive [...]