Year in Review | Best of 2023
2023 – A year of travel. Every year I like to choose a word of the year to help direct my goals and aspirations for the year. For 2023, I chose “wander,” and it certainly was a year of wander…
My Award Winning Images | Click Voice Competition 2023
What's the Voice? The VOICE is a celebrated annual photography competition hosted by Click. Through each photographer's singular lens, voice competition, and collection provides a unique platform for photographers to share real stories. With more than 40,000 images entered each…
How to Tell Your Story Best: Creating a Heirloom Newborn Album
As a newborn lifestyle photographer, I enjoy capturing some of the most precious moments in a family's life. Photographs are more than just snapshots; they are the foundation of memories that can be cherished for generations. One of the best…
Through the lens of life: Exploring why photos are invaluable
12 reasons we should take photos to document our lives: This week we have been navigating the journey of loosing our beloved dog, Copper. Yesterday I spent time savoring old family photos. I find it nostalgic and even therapeutic. After…
My Best Photos – The Shoot & Share Photo Contest
Perhaps you may remember that I often enter the Shoot and Share Photo Contest. It is the world's largest photography contest! It is popular, fun, anonymous and completely about the photos. Voting goes on for around a month, and you…
Timeless Art for Your Home
Displaying photographs in our homes is more important than many realize. Let's consider how photographs have the power to: Spark joy, nostalgia and love. Express thoughts, feelings and memories that cannot be communicated with words. Simplify the vast experience of…
Photography Lesson: Color Theory
color theory Today, we will focus on color. I want you to notice how colors interact with each other. Once you learn to see color, it can transform the quality of your photos! Let's examine five ways to explore color.…
Photography Lesson: Learn to See Light
Artists look at the world differently than most. For example, an artist can enter a space and look around intently, noticing where the light is coming from, seeing patterns in the colors, noting how the elements in the room are…
Year in Review | Best of 2022
2022 – What a year! I met professional goals, spent quality time with family, and explored the U.S. My word of the year was embrace, and I chose that word because I wanted to embrace all that the year had…
Travel Photographs – Voice Competition
VOICE is a celebrated annual photography competition for photographers to share real stories. Over 40,000 images are entered each year, making it one of the most powerful documentations of photographers around the world. The VOICE announced the winner this week.…