Photography
Some exciting news to share — our photos of the Pollywog Station Lavender Farm made the front cover of Parker City Lifestyle and were featured inside the article, too.
It was such a joy to capture this beautiful place, and seeing the images featured like this feels incredibly special.
It was a bit quiet on my website this summer, mainly because I had a fun filled time… filled with great experiences, amazing vacations, exciting camps, city and museum trips, a leadership summit, and visitors from Germany and Connecticut… and while busy it sure was awesome.
This months I want to share some of the pictures I took while we were on our family vacation in California.
There is this saying,
“Leave nothing but footprints, and take nothing but pictures.”
of course that speaks to my photographer’s heart, and so that’s what I did, a lot. Over 1,000 🙂
We spent the first part of our time in San Francisco marveling at the ocean, the other part in the Sierra Nevada Mountains enjoying Lake Tahoe.
I wish everyone a wonderful Christmas time.
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog.
They say if you sit in front of your computer staring at an empty screen and you don’t know what to write, find a prompt and start writing – something, anything. The following story is a result of such an exercise. I hope you enjoy reading it.
Chess Dance
“We did it!” Shelley whispers, “Nice ice! What a beauty!” She admires the diamond necklace we just freed from its vitreous jail. The stones sparkle in the moonlight that shines through the roof window, as she turns it in her hand. Although it’s a full moon tonight I can hardly see her and Cloe down here. Our deep black clothes are the perfect cover.
Do you know who you are? That’s one of the big questions in life.
I recently stumbled over this question in an inspiring blog post by Jeff Goins (if you interested you can read it here, Goins, Writer)
In his article Jeff states, that ‘when we know who we are, we know what to do.‘
I like that, and I think there is a lot of truth hidden in this statement.
When I take pictures I often ask “who are you?” because I want to capture the personalities, not only of humans but also of the animals I portrait.
I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!
Wow. This year is going by very fast. I can hardly fathom that we are already celebrating Thanksgiving.
When I sat down to review the past ten months I was overwhelmed with gratitude for all the things I have experienced, learned and achieved, and especially for the phenomenal people in my life … I have so much to be thankful for.
One of the things I’m very thankful for, is that I finished and published the three projects I have been working on.
Continue reading “So Thankful!”
While in Colorado to look at some college opportunities for my daughter, I got the chance to visit the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. Can you imagine my delight 🙂 Animals are my favorite photo models, no matter if big or small. I just love their diversity, their different shapes, behaviors and skills.
This story is part of a story that I wrote as an assignment for a MOOC Class I took at University of IOWA.
The class was called, Power of the Pen: Identities and Social Issues in Fiction and Nonfiction. The classes are taught online and people from all over the world participate. This was the second time I participated, and again I learned a lot.
Here you can read the beginning of the story, Part 1, 2 and 3…
… (Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3, and Part 4)
Experimenting with HDR Photography- my first trial
During my Polo Game and Barn Photography Workshop I learned about HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography.
This story is part of a story that I wrote as an assignment for a MOOC Class I took at University of IOWA.
The class was called, Power of the Pen: Identities and Social Issues in Fiction and Nonfiction. The classes are taught online and people from all over the world participate. This was the second time I participated, and again I learned a lot.
Here you can read the beginning of the story, Part 1, 2 and 3…