“Buy a house that doesn’t need repairs!” our experienced friend told us. Ha! We laughed. We want a fixer-upper! But maybe my friend was right, because here we are a month later, painting, sanding, building and fixing… and each project seems to be bigger than the last. Our evening wear these days looks like this: […]
If you want to shoot either (or both) photos or videos, you may be wondering “which memory card should I buy?” Here are the ones we recommend at the moment…
So I’ve started tidying my life with the Marie Kondo method. Have you heard of it? It’s all the rage now that she has a show on Netflix. But it’s her book—The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up–(published first in 2014) that I like the most. The idea is simple: Fill your house with the things […]
I like to say that you should never invest more money into your photography gear than you do into the skills it takes to use the gear. That means if you want to buy a new $1,000 camera, you should spend $1,000 on classes to improve your photography skills with your current camera first so […]
I noticed something at the tail end of last year that kind of threw me… Imagine this: It’s Christmas day, my dad is here with his wife, and my kids are unwrapping presents on the floor. My grandmother calls to wish us a merry day. My dad puts her on speakerphone, so we can all […]
“Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.”—Bob Marley Host, Jody Maberry brings award-winning photographer and videographer, Joe Sindorf back to the program this week. You can listen to last week’s episode with Joe here. Jody shares a recent travel experience… “I was in Orlando recently visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom enjoying the safari when […]
I’ve been around the world several times now and never have I seen views like these… That’s me in the red jacket – the tiny speck on the end of the cliff. I admit it was a bit cold, so I stayed cuddled up with my husband in a coat before stripping down to pose […]
You really get to know a person when you spend hours and hours hiking with them on dangerous terrain. My new photographer friend Nigel, for example, never complains when he’s hiking with a heavy backpack full of camera gear. But put him in a chair for more than 30 minutes and he’s in pain. If […]
In the Faroe Islands, people live in grass-covered cottages, and when the grass gets too long, they pick up a sheep and put him on the roof. That’s their grass-cutter. It’s fascinating, honestly. And quite beautiful to photograph. It’s Day 2 here in the Faroes (these notes are from my journal), and this has to […]
I’m hungry. I’m cold. And I’m a bit terrified. Earlier this year, I made a phone call that changed some things. Every year, as part of my personal growth goals, I call 100 people and I ask them what they learned this past year. I’m always looking for what’s working, what’s not working, and what […]
