“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” —Elliott Erwitt Good photo composition can turn the things we see every day into something more. Keeping it […]
At my daughter’s baby shower, we passed around a journal in which everyone shared some advice for the mom-to-be. But new moms aren’t the only ones who need advice. Young dads searching for a place to hike with the family… parents seeking somewhere to spend a rainy summer afternoon with the kids other than the […]
For many aspiring photographers, purchasing a big DSLR camera is the Holy Grail. Whether you have a point-and-shoot and are now ready to move up to something better, or you want to shoot with a “professional” camera from the start, DSLRs give you a large sensor and the ability to use a variety of lenses, […]
One of my favorite childhood photographs is of my sister and me in Cape Cod. Aged 6 and 7, we are grinning up at the camera, and I have my own little camera slung around my neck. My smile would be even wider if I’d known that someday my Cape Cod photos would grace the […]
One recent weekend, my friend Luis, a painter, asked me what “success” meant to me as an artist. We were at a gallery opening watching complete strangers admire my photography as it hung on the wall. Being there certainly felt like success, as did the fact that it was my fourth show this year, with […]
The sun was shining as my husband Rob and I boarded an early morning ferry to Martha’s Vineyard for a day of hiking, exploring, and Rob waiting patiently while I photographed everything on my shot list. When we got off the boat that night and headed back to our motel, I realized I had walked […]
