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?…
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 –…
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,…
The Peculiarness of Downtown Santa Cruz I’m sitting up at 1am. Awake. Not because I want to be… no, I’d much rather be sleeping. But here in Santa Cruz, California where I spend part of my time, there’s a contingent of… what do I call them? Street people… night crawlers… musicians (no, that’s too generous)……
New Influences, New Ideas Anything can make you want to try something new artistically. Anything! That’s why you have to keep your eyes, ears and heart open. Oh and try not to judge. (no, I’m not talking about myself on the latter – whatEVER gave you that idea?) Well, this is a new piece… quite…
4th installment in a 4-part series of “Living Your Dreams… Lessons Shared”, featuring much of what I learned and experienced whilst putting on my first photography show in Truckee, California… Putting It All Together You’ve got your photos selected. Check. Print lab chosen. Check Print materials and images matched up. Check and check. Now you…
3rd installment in a 4-part series of “Living Your Dreams… Lessons Shared”, featuring much of what I learned and experienced whilst putting on my first photography show in Truckee, California… Photo Selections… The Mannequins So, in yesterday’s post I mentioned that the owner of Coffeebar had some pretty clear ideas about this photo show of mine.…