When I saw Alton Brown at the North Carolina Science Festival in April I wanted to bring him a gift. But not just any gift. After all of the times I’ve attended demos and meet and greets, I wanted to give him something a little different. And, possibly, even better than the Dr. Who scarf …
A few weeks ago I posted about my new favorite gig–shooting for a local roller derby team. I’m still enjoying it, although the next few bouts will be away and I’m busy those Saturdays and can’t travel with the gals. The best part of the whole thing is seeing my photos used in their promotions, …
The Vandalia Gathering is an annual event to celebrate Appalachian, old time and bluegrass music. Since 1977 musicians from all over descend on the West Virginia State Capital Complex in Charleston for the Memorial Day weekend. Sadly, this year’s celebration was only one day, cut short because of the State’s Sesquicentennial celebration that will be …
I read a quote, which is escaping me at the moment, about photography just being about light. How one uses it is what matters. For me, evening light is my favorite. These are my mom’s irises as the sun set one evening.
As I posted recently, my new favorite photography subject is waterfalls. In the past I would shoot a waterfall or moving water in a way to stop the motion. However, I have since become fascinated with the blurry water effect. Now, I’m trying to capture that in just the right way. Fortunately living in West Virginia, one …
One of the most awesome assignments I’ve managed to pick up is photographing a local roller derby team’s practices and bouts. Before going into the assignment my sum total knowledge of the sport was from the 1975 James Caan movie Roller Ball, which was about a game similar to roller derby but not actually roller derby. So, going into the first practice …
Back in the bitter temps of February the photography club I belong to had a great workshop on waterfall photography. The speakers, accomplished waterfall photographers with a book on falls in the state, gave many, many tips on how to get better photos. Until that workshop I hadn’t thought much about waterfalls as subjects. I …
For the second year I will be participating in Camp NaNoWriMo. Last year’s attempt in both June and August fell terribly short, as did my official November attempt. This time I have a wonderful idea–ideas–for a Young Adult story that I think will inspire me to stay on track. Plus, I’ve challenged myself to 60,000 words …
Lately, the itch to do more photography has been creeping around me. A few weeks ago a nice little snow storm blew through the area and gave a calm setting for some winter photos. This past weekend I had the great fortune to scratch the itch in a grand way. I learned of a photographers …
At some point in everyone’s life the bitter and nasty face of rejection appears. Whether it was winning the big game, getting a date with a handsome man/pretty woman or being passed over for a great job, the sting of not getting something you’ve wanted, worked for and dreamed about is a painful reality, especially …