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stormy weather

April 10, 2009 – 7:20 pm

I love extreme weather of all sorts. I sometimes, in my crazier moments, wonder what it would be like to sell everything and take up life as a storm chasing photographer. Then I remember that I don’t really like camping, cheap hotels, or bad diner food.

Every now and then, though, extreme weather comes to me. This evening as I was cooking dinner, the tornado sirens at the high school went off. Being the sane and sensible person that I am, I ran outside with my camera to photograph the clouds. The other sane and sensible people on my street were great in pointing out the various cloud formations and potential tornadoes. Nice to know my neighbors are as crazy as I am!

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Anticipating Spring

March 6, 2009 – 11:54 pm

We’ve had crazy weather here in Georgia this past week.  Sunday gave us 5 hours of snow, ice, and freezing temperatures.  By Wednesday it had all melted.  And tomorrow it’s supposed to hit a high of 75.  Although I really enjoyed the snow while it lasted, I’m very much anticipating spring; I’m ready for warmer weather, digging in the garden, flowers and green (not brown) grass.

Here’s a preview of what I’ve planned for the front garden this year to whet your appetite for the coming season!  (BTW, this image is available as a fine art print from my personal photography gallery.  Contact us for more information.)

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Why I’m a Photographer

February 13, 2009 – 11:42 pm

A lot of times I get asked how I got into photography or why I’m a photographer.  One of the things that really influences me is history … especially family history.  Some of my most cherished possessions are the family photos that were willed to me when my parents died.  I have photos dating back to the late 1800s, both of my father’s and my mother’s family.  But some of my most cherished are those of my grandmother (my mother’s mother) who was a true 1920’s flapper.  She danced on the stage in San Francisco in 1929, and was a model for the Southern Pacific Railroad in the 1930s.


I hope that someday some woman will look back on photos I’ve taken the way I look back on these of my grandmother and feel the same connection. It’s what motivates me as a photographer.

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January Favorite Things

January 28, 2009 – 10:04 am

Just for fun this year, I’ve decided that every month I’ll post a handful of my favorite things for that month. They might be personal things, work related things, computer or photography related things … whatever I bought, read about, or just lusted after. January’s favorite things are in honor of my birthday today.

  1. Western Digital My Passport Essential 250 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive WDMER2500TN (Real Red)
    I got one of these in red and one of these in black this month. The red one has become my official music drive; the central location and archive for all my music. The black one is now my working drive for all “in process” images.
  2. Thymes Filigree Eau de Parfum
    I’m pretty picky about perfumes. While there are a lot of them that I like in general, there aren’t many that I like on me. This one isn’t too sweet, isn’t too spicy, isn’t too alcohol smelling. It’s just a nice light fragrance that works.
  3. The Time Traveler’s Wife
    I reread this book just last week and had forgotten how much I love it. It’s a romance. It’s science-fiction. It’s just a really enjoyable book. Great for a cold winter day, curled up in front of the fireplace with a cup of hot chocolate or tea.
  4. Silver and Garnet Earrings
    I’m not much of a jewelry girl, but I do like pretty earrings. And the garnet is January’s birthstone, so very appropriate. I don’t have these yet. I want them. Perhaps I can drop a few hints to someone.
  5. Lodge Enameled Cast-Iron 3-Quart Dutch Oven, Island Spice
    Technically this is a December item, since I got it for Christmas. Since then, however, it’s practically the only thing I’ve used in the kitchen (along with my cast iron skillet). I’ve made soup, stew, ragout, donuts, rice pudding, oats, quinoa salad, spaghetti sauce, and any number of other things in this pot. And it cleans up like a dream. Now I want the 6 qt one.

There you go.  January’s favorite things.  Maybe you’ll enjoy a few of them too!

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Ocean at Twilight

January 10, 2009 – 11:56 am

Last year I photographed a wedding on the Florida coast.  Right about twilight, I stepped outside and took a series of photos of the beach, panning back and forth, using motion and a long exposure to create impressionistic images of the blending of sand, sea, and sky.  This is my favorite of those images.  I’m thinking about having it printed on canvas to hang somewhere in my house.  In the meanwhile, I’ll share it with all of you, here.

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Happy 2009

January 1, 2009 – 10:49 pm

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Catching Up

December 9, 2008 – 3:08 pm

Every blogger who has neglected her blog starts off a post with an apology and an excuse of “I’ve been busy”.  It’s lame, but true.  This year has been busy on so many levels, not just photographically speaking, but professionally, personally, and every other-ly.  I’m hoping that soon the insanely busy parts of my life will mellow out a little and I can get back to regular blogging.  I have a backlog of posts to get caught up on!

I leave for the desert Southwest tomorrow and will be gone the whole weekend.  I hope to return with some great images of one of my favorite parts of the country – and hopefully a spectacular image for my holiday card.

I have a few weddings and engagement sessions to blog and I’ll have those sessions blogged soon!

And finally, I’m getting to expand my photographic horizons and get some experience and training in food photography.  Food photography has always been an interest of mine – enthusiastic amateur cook that I am.  I have a new project in the works that will revolve around cooking and photography and I hope to reveal that in 2009.

Thanks to all my clients for your patience over the last few months.  Hang in there – 2009 is almost here and things will be off to a running start!

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