Somehow, helping to make coffee has become a coveted activity in this household. The two younger boys compete for the honor when they are able. If I skip a step in the process, or attempt to modify my normal order, I’m met with stiff resistance. They know how it should be done. Pin It
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I photograph my family. Our daily life, our travels and our occasional portrait sessions. Most of the time, I love the freedom of that. I can shoot what I want, when I want, without feeling obligation to capture other people’s visions or stick to external timelines for production. Sometimes, though, I find myself feeling antsy.
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I wasn’t aware just how storied and well traveled the Liberty Bell is. The exhibit that accompanies it is very educational and the building designers did photographers a favor with the wall of windows and white marble on either side (…if you can elbow your way past all of the tourists and wait for an
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I still am not over the feeling of awe that arises when we “stand where Washington stood.” Or Hamilton. Or Lincoln. Or…. And then I fall down the rabbit hole of contemplating what made the individuals that we remember history makers. What factors combined perfectly to propel them to making the choices they did, that
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Since he was able to shell them, actually- before… I spent a good amount of time cracking pistachios a few years ago, he has been in love with these little nuts. As far as snack foods go, they’re a winner in my book, so we even bought him a special pistachio bowl. It has a
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I learned so much in 2016 and am looking forward to where 2017 will take me with film photography! (#1 tip- expose for the shadows ;) ) Pin It
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While at Clickaway in Seattle last month, Sarah Wilkerson mentioned a fun product that the Click & Co store had brought along to sell- Lensbenders. I’d never heard of them and never found the time to make my way to the store booth during the conference, but a few weeks ago I was looking for
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Haircuts reveal a new dimension of a child. Someone slightly older, different, a tiny bit foreign. I always hold bittersweet emotions about cutting my kids’ hair when they’re preschoolers or younger. Thankfully, their smiles don’t change, even if their hair does. Pin It
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Our track record of ‘grandparents and me’ portrait sessions is rather spotted. Timing is everything, and stress levels must be low in order to ensure cooperation from a few members of this group. The stars aligned, the light was right and the Boston Terrier photobombed with aplomb. Pin It
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I’ve just returned from a fantastic weekend in Seattle, teaching and learning at Clickaway 2016. One of the sessions I taught was about creating dramatic indoor natural light portraits. Our model was Caroline Jensen‘s beautiful and cooperative daughter… through a combined 3 hours of holding poses she never complained nor lost concentration; a professional to
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To see more self portraits from this project, search the hashtag #portraitsofme on Instagram. S Pin It
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“As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be particularly grateful. They are the things that fill our lives with comfort and our hearts with gladness — just the pure air to breathe and the
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When I was in high school, my specialty in the kitchen was chocolate chip bar cookies. A few times per month, I’d come home to the empty house, after school, and whip up a batch of chocolatey goodness. I’ve cut back on the frequency of cookie prep, but I’ve found that I have at least
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Hanging in there with the self portrait project over on Instagram, #portraitsofme! In February, I included kids in my weekly shots a few times, which can by tricky (securing cooperation!) but always results in images that I treasure. These boys seem to grow and change overnight. I want to remember how they feel, settled into
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When we travel, sometimes the destinations are for all of us, and sometimes they are for one person, or interest group ;), in particular. Honestly, I wasn’t overly excited at the idea of visiting a museum filled with motorcycles, but everyone else was and as long as were were traveling out of our current hometown,
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First thing in the morning, after breakfast, school drop off, kitchen clean up and cup of coffee brewing, my little guy and I settle in upstairs in the combined office and play space to get to work. He toddles (or runs at the speed of light, these days) around, making messes, asking questions and being
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My husband says that I am horrible about leaving the last little bits of food in containers, instead of using them up or just getting rid of the nearly empty boxes and jugs. The validity of that statement is debatable. What is not up for debate, though, is my commitment to using up film. Take
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Take a look at your image archive. Go ahead. Click over and count up how many images you are in, in the past month’s folder. If you’re like most photographers, or more broadly- most women, I’d venture, the number of images that feature you is quite small. But, you are important, too! Your children will want
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I always seem to forget how tedious it feels to come up with a new subject, or a new way to look at the same subject, when I am committed to shooting daily. I could take a portrait of a child, each day, and call it good, but the point of daily shooting is to
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The milky, creamy white tones and pretty, muted greens of this flower arrangement had me wishing it might live forever. Flowers and directional light work wonderfully together. The textures and shapes of the flowers are highlighted by the shadows left behind in the obstruction of light, while the light and shadow play seems to animate the
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These boys. It’s really interesting to me how different, and yet alike, brothers in the same family can be. They share some of the same mannerisms (hands in their mouth when they’re occupied by Backyardigans, for example) but they have very dissimilar attitudes towards life and completely unique personalities. The little one adores the bigger
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Do you have a fond donut related memory from your childhood? Mine is Donut World, in Gresham, Oregon. For several years, my family would visit with another family, every Sunday after church. We got to choose one donut, each, and I can still remember the contour of the brightly colored laminate benches, the often experienced
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