College towns all have their own unique feeling, don’t they? I managed to attend 3 colleges in the 4 years it took me to accomplish my bachelors degree. The first was a community college in my hometown (so the vibe felt… nonexistent? ;) ), the second was a mid-size state university in the last dry […]
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When trip planning, I start with the locations, then fill in the details. When we decided on a road trip through New England it didn’t take long at all to choose to include a stop at Watkins Glen in the Finger Lakes region of New York. We were booked to stay just outside Ithaca, and
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When you grow up in a semi-rural area, then spend 10+ years living in dense housing situations, open land and the quiet of acreage holds a siren song. While planning our August trip through New England, I knew I wanted to include some outdoors time, and during my AirBnB searching for places to stay I
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Routine, everyday life is busy, sometimes chaotic, but also very normal. That normalcy sometimes soothes me into complacency and I stop taking pictures of what daily life looks like at our house. Unfortunately, the stages of interest, and even the way my children look, both change extremely frequently and when the urge to document does
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August was a rough month for self portraits. The end of summer seems to drain me of creative energy. Still, 2 portrait sessions are better than 0. {Morning Routine} Clearly, I was trying to squeak in under the wire for this prompt. I do like to fit in a bit of yoga and stretching to
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When we lived in Sicily we wanted to ease our kids into the European travel scene. We decided that traveling to a location with English speakers and an easy-going culture would be the perfect fit. Malta was the perfect fit. A bonus for our plan of visiting Malta with kids was that the flight from
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Self portraits were flowing easily in July. Some months are better than others… Interestingly, it appears that this was also the month of pink shirts? The above 2 photos were for the prompt “What I’m Reading.” I’m a pretty voracious reader. Reading has always been one of my favorite hobbies and one of my favorite
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Partial success. The week after the older boys get out of school I thought maybe I’d try a daily shooting project over the summer. I lasted 8 days. But, that’s 8 days of documentation more than I might have had! This image is a 4th birthday portrait. I wanted to include some sense of scale
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When life is odd, and I’m not sure what to do, I shoot portraits and then edit them while listening to 80s power ballads or the Hamilton cast recording. That, or clean the house, with a side of all things chocolate. What is your “I need some control, this’ll fix me up” activity? Photography related
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I’m running out of a bit of steam on the self-portrait project front. Summer saps my energy. Not only does the extra time in the sun leave me craving a nap every afternoon, but having kiddos home all day, eeeeeeveryday is hard for this introvert-needs-time-alone persona of mine. I consistently find that times in life
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Paris is a gorgeous city. Wandering the streets and stopping for a crepe, kouignette or café is something that everyone should experience at least once in their life. It is also a great city for kids, with plenty of open park space for running, interesting options for transportation and many museums that can hold little
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After leaving Virgin Gorda, we sailed for a few hours until we reached the island of Jost Van Dyke. The plan was a few hours on the beach enjoying the libations at the Soggy Dollar Bar, then dinner at Foxys, both of which are storied institutions. As youthful (we think ;)) mid-30s folks we felt a
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Some people might be excited about the prospect of… A) Not showering for 5 nights B) “Showering” in a wetroom where the floor was literally 1 foot x 1 foot square -or- C) Jumping into the ocean and calling yourself clean…. but Courtney and I were not. So, we agreed to reserve 3 nights during our
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After our time on the sailboat in the British Virgin Islands we headed back for an overnight stay on St Thomas before flying out the next night. This time, we stayed at a hotel down near the water, called Olga’s Fancy. The owner/proprietor is a lovely lady who was very helpful arranging taxi service to
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Life gets busy, doesn’t it? We have all the best intentions of getting out to explore this area of the country; there is so much to see and experience! However, by the time the weekend rolls around after a frenetic week of long work days, kid activities, day-to-day stressors and dog problems (we have a 1
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After a quick stay in St. Thomas, we hopped on a ferry to Road Town on the British island of Tortola to pick up our chartered sailboat. Once we got out of the harbor, where there had been no breeze and plenty of hot sun, vacation REALLY started. I wasn’t sure what to expect while
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Ocean. Cocktails. Sunshine. Those three nouns have played a large part in my ability to motivate myself over the past year. We had been planning a trip to the BVIs (British Virgin Islands) with our friends (Courtney of clickitupanotch.com and her husband) for at least 10 months before we left it all behind and flew
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Firenze stole my heart as soon as we stepped off of the train from Rome. The people, the buildings, the art, the architecture… it was everything I wanted in a European vacation location. I think that visiting Florence with kids is a wonderful idea, as Italian culture is so welcoming of children. Here are a
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May. Well, it’s gone and I’m not quite sure where it went. Life does this odd simultaneous speed up and slow down around the time that the school year ends and starts. Here is the month in self portraits, mainly prompted by the Instagram project #portraitsofme , but including a couple from a fantastic escape
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My local Trader Joes pulled through for me! I thought for sure that we had passed by ruffly flower (my basic definition- ranunculus and peony) season without a bundle showing up in the store-front barrels. Turns out I was simply overly anxious and remembered the ruffle season as occurring earlier in the year than it
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A few days ago I shared my most recent Day in the Life session. Here are some tips to help you complete your own DITL: Do pre-plan Although I do try to capture a day as authentically as possible, the fact that I have to be both Mom and photographer in one day means that
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First up- registration is currently open for the June 19th start date of my online workshop, Mastering Natural Light Indoors. If you’re ready to see and use the light that you find indoors (almost all the concepts we discuss translate to outdoor photography, as well) then join us for four weeks of interactive learning! Click here
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To round out Spring Break this year, we went on a super quick trip down to the Middle Peninsula region and stayed in the cutest little rental house in White Stone, Virginia. The boys were ecstatic to find a small sandy beach where they could play in the waves and dig in the sand. For dinner
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Life on film. I put my 105 macro lens on the film camera for part of the month in March, and I really like the results. Portra 400 rated at 320 | Nikon F100 | Develop and Scan by The Find Lab Pin It
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