Photography
Being huddled up inside, under a warm blanket, drinking hot chocolate all day becomes boring after a while, and unfortunately hibernating doesn’t work for me like it does for brown bears – I don’t lose weight, I gain it.
Continue reading “Berries on the Rocks and Valentine’s Roses”
And the third !
I am happy to announce, that my third short story is published. The love story “Life is Pretty Pink” is my first take on romance and is now published in another brand new Writing Journey Anthology. Twelve authors from my local writers group have compiled their stories and poems about love and the ties that bind.
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to participate in a presentation that promoted the Godox Flash system.
The presenter, Sherry Hagerman is the owner of Allusion Photography from Oakbrook, IL, one of the top wedding photography companies in the United States. She first explained and demonstrated the flash system and then walked us through the process of setting up the speed lights and how to set our cameras.
Happy New Year Everyone!
With the new year comes great news: Another one of my short stories is published. My speculative sci-fi fiction short story “Lost on the South Lawn” is now published in a brand new Writing Journey Anthology. This time sixteen authors from my local writers group have compiled their stories and poems, all centered around hope.
Continue reading “New! Short Story Published!”
Inspired by the Dolce & Gabanna (D&G) annual Fashion Show in Como, Italy, my local photo meet up group hosted its very own masquerade fashion show at the Mayslake Peabody Estate.
We spend an afternoon at the estate photographing models in extravagant costumes designed and created by two of the members.
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.
Here are some of my favorite shots from my latest photo shoot
– The Vintage Fashion Photo Shoot at Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook, IL
with the Naperville Photo Group.
Continue reading “My latest Photo Shoot at Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook, IL”
The following snippet details a small part of Malinka’s life before my (soon to be published) YA adult novel “Panther’s Head.”
I recently joined a very active local photo group meetup. Anyone interested in photography can join the group and enjoy the many opportunities to improve their skills and share the pictures in a fun group environment. The events are a mixture of hands-on photo shootings in the area and class room instructions.
For my first outing I asked my daughter to be my model. I was thrilled when she agreed to join me and stand model as a warrior.
She dressed up, got her hair done and put make up on to model for the first time. Thanks to the awesome make up and hair artist Katie Long-Piper! Then, I got my camera ready and together we had a blast at Dellwood Park!
Continue reading “Women Warriors Photo Shoot – A mother-daughter experience”
The following re-telling of a fairy-tale-story was inspired by ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ – it comes in two parts, this is part 2. (You can find part 1 here)
Enjoy!
