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    Reflections & Learning

    Friday, August 28th, 2009

    “He made me suddenly realize that photographs could reach eternity through the moment.”
    ~ Henri Cartier-Bresson

    This week I’m doing much reflection as my brain is over-saturated with knowledge about photography. Or rather, how to capture moments in time and do so effectively.
    I suspect that this week, taking Jay Maisel’s class, is only the beginning.

    Just Ask!

    Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

    I’m shy, and it’s difficult for me to photograph people I don’t know, especially those I meet on the street or while wandering around town. Last year, while taking a photography class in Maine, we were given an assignment to photograph people, or rather, to make our photographs come to life through people.  I really [...]

    After the Light is Gone

    Saturday, May 16th, 2009

    Sometimes the best light is after the light is gone. Really. And that’s precisely what we were thinking as we huddled in the the chill of fall and after the other photographers, who were lined up with us, had packed up and left. There, my husband, also a photographer, and I stood on a cold [...]

    Simplicity

    Sunday, October 19th, 2008

    Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
    ~ Leonardo da Vinci ~
     
    Sometimes, there are so many things to photograph at a given destination that I feel as if I’m on information overload.  What to photograph? The day that I took this photo there was so much happening at the beach and my available light was limited. I [...]

    When Weather Brings Rain … Go out and Take Pictures

    Sunday, October 12th, 2008

    It takes both rain and sunshine to make a rainbow.  ~ Author Unknown~
     
    I remember the day that I  took this photograph. I had driven all the way up to Big Sur only to have it rain for pretty much, the entire weekend. I felt as if my weekend had been ruined. Discouraged, I almost called [...]

    Look Up, Look Down, Look all Around

    Sunday, June 1st, 2008

    Sometimes, when I’m out taking pictures and I picture a scene in my head, I can get hyper-focused on the vision of what I’m trying to capture. And, in my excitement, I forget to look around and see what else is surrounding me; pictures that I haven’t yet thought of, or that I didn’t plan [...]

    New Lens

    Thursday, March 27th, 2008

      
    For Christmas, my husband bought me the new macro lens I had been talking about for months (and months and months). It’s a Nikon 105mm VR lens. It’s pretty much my dream lens and I never go anywhere without it. I was so happy to have finally acquired this signature lens that within an hour [...]

    Spring Forward

    Thursday, March 27th, 2008

    This is an old photograph that I found in my files. One that I still really like.  Even though this picture was taken quite a few years ago, I still remember taking it, crawling under the decks of our house and down a steep hill where the new fern seedlings were struggling for new life [...]