Photos from the Road: Zion National Park, Valley of Fire State Park and Las Vegas
I'm back from an amazing trip photographing in Nevada and Utah. I went west to take a Contemplative Photography workshop with George DeWolfe and Lydia Goetze where we photographed in Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada and Zion National Park in Utah. I also spent time...
Intro to Lightroom: From RAW and JPG to Masterpieces in a Weekend
Are you curious about Lightroom? Have you heard it’s a great program for editing your photos? Is it on your computer and you have no clue how to use it? Or how to edit your photos? Adobe Lightroom was developed by photographers for photographers to make organizing and...
Beautiful Ranunculus Blossoms
I’ve photographed ranunculus blossoms in my studio several times over the past few months. Each time I see the flowers I’m fascinated by the textures and shades of colors in the petals. So I thought I’d share a few of my photos of ranunculus blossoms with you today -...
Church Ruins in the South Carolina Low Country
On my recent trips to South Carolina, I've photographed three sets of church and chapel ruins. Until I started photographing these ruins, I'd never photographed anything like them before - and I'm still not totally happy with the photos I'm getting. I'm hoping to get...
5 Tips for Improving the Photos You Take with Your Smart Phone
Do you love taking photos with your phone? Are you frustrated because your photos don't look the way you want them to? Check out these 5 Tips for Improving The Photos You Take with Your Smart Phone First Name * Email * You will also receive my weekly...
Magnolias!
I don't know about you - but I'm ready for spring. I've had enough cold gray days. So I thought I'd share a few magnolia photos today to remind all of us that spring is coming soon . . . Saucer Magnolias Yulan Magnolias Forest's Pink Magnolias And...
A Few Phloxes
One of my favorite flowers to see in the woods in the spring is Blue Phlox. And then I realized there were many many varieties of phlox - both native and cultivated - so now I'm really enjoying photographing the various varieties I'm seeing. Here are a few of the...
Chincoteague Reflections
Bill and I had a wonderful time teaching our Winter’s Beauty at Chincoteague and Assateague a few weeks ago. We had a few surprises, very different light than last year - and still got some wonderful photos which I thought I’d share with you today. Our big surprise...
Viana Carnations
I've always thought of carnations as those flowers that you get to match your dress/your date's tie when you're attending your high school prom in the 1970s. And since I've never seen them growing in the DC area, I hadn't photographed any carnations. And then late...
A Few Dendrobium Orchids
Over the years I've photographed a number of orchids labeled as Dendrobium Orchids. Since I can't tell one orchid from the next - I'm assuming that they were labelled correctly at the botanical gardens I photographed them at. If anyone can positively identify any of...
Look Behind You!
Bill and I are just back from teaching our landscape photography workshop at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia. I’m hoping to share some of the photos I took over the weekend with you next week. This week, I thought I’d share an article we...
A Few More Orange Ranunculuses
Here they are - my final set of ranunculus flowers photographed in my studio. These are more photos of set of orange ranunculus flowers that I shared the photos of the petals from last week. I hope...