I've been thinking lately about how we humans have distanced ourselves so much from the natural world, sometimes we forget we are a part of it. Not only is this disconnect bad for nature, I truly believe it's not good for people either. I notice this sometimes when I...
I realized recently that it's been almost exactly five years since I decided to go down the photography road. In the spring of 2009, I was surfing the internet trying to decide how to spend my income tax refund. I had always wanted a good camera, and vowed to get one...
I posted a few months ago about how photography has taught me to see in ways I never did before. Lately I've been pondering all the other things I've learned as a result of photography. I'm not talking about f-stops, exposure, ISO and such, although I have learned and...
I cannot count how many times this has happened to me. Sometimes, it's my fault. I'll shoot something only to find out that the camera settings were all wrong, and the opportunity has passed. Or sometimes, it's because my thinking is messed up. Like the time I drove...
"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs"--Ansel Adams When I became obsessed with photography, sometime in the spring of 2009, I wanted my photographs to be better. I wanted to learn how to make magic with my camera, but I didn't know...
Have you ever taken a photograph of something you saw as beautiful only to be disappointed later when you looked at the actual image? I would guess that nearly everyone has had this experience. When it happens, you end up apologizing with phrases like "you really had...
Just a little play on the expression. Curious as to how this idiom came to be, I looked it up. As it turns out, it is based on the idea that birds eat seed, and seed isn't worth much. Therefore the saying "for the birds" means worthless or without value. However, in...
I know what you're thinking. Why is she writing about her hair? No, that's not it. I've been noticing that some photos really do look best in black and white. In fact, some of them virtually scream to be converted to monochrome. But even though it eventually dawns on...
I'm not talking about listening with your ears, although that's important, too. I'm referring to the kind of listening you do with your being. Those little messages that sometimes come when you're not expecting them, and you want to ignore them or brush them off....