Posts by: Karen

Meanwhile, Just Outside of Las Vegas…

I’m off to Photoshop World in Las Vegas today. Gonna jump on the big silver bird and wing my way to the Bugsy’s big playground in the desert. OK, I’m really going to connect with a bunch of photographers, put my finger on the pulse of the industry – and probably go out in the…

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Nicolesy's Top 10 Fave Photo Blogs

Nicole S. Young is a superhero. She’s also a pro photographer, educator, author, wife, dog mom. If you don’t know her work, get thee hence to her website! You’ll learn a TON, see beautiful photos and witness a woman at work building her own creative empire. She blows my mind on a regular basis. One…

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Big Message, Few Words.

The Mighty Visual Aid I love visual aids. Y’know, images that just say it all – and then some – with no words at all. It’s a little awkward when you put one on your blog, then proceed to use a bunch of words to talk about it. Kind of defeats the purpose, don’tcha think?…

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My iPhone5 and Me

Rockin’ the iPhone 2 things about me. I love mobile photography – and my iPhone 5 is my friend. Not only does my iPhone bring my world to me so I don’t have to go chasing all over creation after it (truthfully, any phone will do that.)… it takes photos that STILL kick all the…

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Climbing, Like a Girl

The Climb I named this photo “The Climb”, ’cause well, how could I not? The hubs and I were out hiking and photographing along a stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail, one lovely day on Donner Summit in the Sierra Nevada mountains a couple of weeks ago – and we’d gotten separated. No biggie –…

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Being Interviewed by the Delightful Paul Griffiths

Being interviewed is fun – and always a bit surreal. Especially when an entire 1 hour show is dedicated to YOU! But photographer Paul Griffiths makes it easy. Recently, he asked if I’d join him on his video podcast (is that a “vlodcast”?) titled “Live and Uncut“, which he publishes on his blog: “One Camera,…

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Summer, Clouds & New Collections!

But First, A Question… Where DID the term “banner year” come from, anyway? We all know what it means, the dictionary defines it as if it has always been… but anybody know where it actually came from? I was just wondering. But I digress (and I haven’t even started!) It’s been one (a banner year,…

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