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That Video I Promised!

Bring on the Gold Medal! Finally! It’s done!! Woot!! [looks around for the gold medal she knows MUST be waiting. Sees none. Pouts for a millisecond. Opts to do the jig of completion joy instead, with the grace of a gazelle.] Remember that photo processing video I promised of this photo? It be Ready for…

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True Confessions & The True Beauty of Art

 My Confession Looking at this photo as I was preparing this post, I had a realization. I can honestly confess that: Sometimes what I experience when looking at one of my finished photos is way more awesome than the one I had taking it. There. I said it. It’s true for this photo…

How Do You Define Success?

ScottKelby.com On his blog today, Scott Kelby made a post about our recent visit on The Chat. If you didn’t see that particular episode… you really should! It’s right there on his blog… or right here on mine. One of My Favorite Questions One of my favorite questions is the one about “how do you…

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Take a Detour

Ruts… Bleh! Ever been stuck in a rut? I sure have! They often feel safe, known, comfortable… and you don’t always feel “stuck” in them! Sometimes it can be just smooth ‘n nice, which ain’t all bad sometimes. I always know I’m hovering near rut-dom when I feel a little bored by my own self.…

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The Chat with Karen Hutton: Scott Kelby

The One and Only Scott Kelby Scott Kelby is an icon in the Photography world. And rightfully so! His list of accomplishments is a mile long and growing, his influence is global, his vision has helped evolve an industry. That would be reason enough to want to do a Chat with him… but he’s also…

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My New Hero

Alice Herz-Sommer Alice Herz-Sommer was the oldest living survivor of the Holocaust. She died this year at 110 years old. That’s notable all by itself, but is not why I felt moved to make a post about her. It’s her relationship with music, which moved me to tears when I watched this video. Not tears…

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The Wide View

Another Panorama? Goodness, I’m on FIRE! For someone who eschews the mighty panorama, I’ve certainly created a record number of them lately! Mind you, two in the same month IS some kind of record for me… hahaha! For some reason that I have not yet fathomed, I’ve been drawn to panoramacize certain scenes of late.…

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