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Storm Coming & Finding Exhibitions
Yesterday there was a storm coming, and I captured an amazing dramatic sky with my iPhone. By this morning the storm had settled in and it was raining buckets, just absolutely pouring, when I got up....
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Quiet Power
Do you know, are you an introvert or extrovert? Do you get energy from being alone, or being with other people? I am on the introvert side, definitely. I need my quiet time and my space. I thrive with...
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My Blank Canvas
Winters in Oregon can wear on you. Depending on the year, you can have weeks upon weeks without direct sunlight. It can wear on you after a while. Through my creative explorations I’ve discovered an...
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Playing Hooky
Today was supposed to be Exploring with a Camera day, but I’m playing hooky. You see, I’m going to for a long walk in the forest instead. A long walk with our newest family member, Zoey, a very sweet...
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Another take on Apologies
Over the last few days I’ve had a sneaking suspicion. I’ve felt like there is more to this whole apologizing thing, at least for me, than meets the eye. That it is about more than fear of sharing or...
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Philosophies on Sharing
What is your philoshophy on sharing your work? Do you share ONLY your best images? Do you share only one image on a certain frequency? Or do you share multiple images, whenever inspiration strikes? Do...
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Building on Backgrounds
I’ve started playing with creating digital pieces in a new way – building the final image onto a separate background rather than creating the background as a texture added to the photograph. I’m...
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Paused
I am a bit out of sorts at the moment. With the holiday weekend and my Mom visiting I’ve lost track of the days. I forgot to blog yesterday! When does that ever happen? I resonate with the title I gave...
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Playing with Mood
We’re heading in to our last week of studying Artistic Blur through post-processing for this month’s Exploring with a Camera, and I want to talk about mood. Underlying my pause this week has been a...
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Revealing Inner Beauty
Winter allows us to see a tree’s inner beauty I wrote that phrase as I posted this image to Instagram today. It just fit. What I love about this image is the shape of the tree. Not just the beautiful...
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The Elusive Landscapes
Landscapes have always eluded me. I could appreciate the awesome landscapes of other photographers but could never create them myself. So I focused in on the smaller scenes and details, and left the...
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Happy Monday
Popping in here with a little boost of graphic color for your Monday enjoyment. I went to an iris garden with some photographer friends yesterday, and photographed everything BUT the iris. (Well, maybe...
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Silent Communication
There is a moment when I feel the forest in my body. When I step out of the car at the trailhead, the change is palpable. The quiet is immense. My soul breathes a sigh of relief. It’s a different kind...
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The Space Between
I have been struggling with my art. Yes, I’ve been playing and exploring, but struggling too. Learning something new is like that. The delight of new discovery. The wonder of the first, sometimes...
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Silent Communication
There is a moment when I feel the forest in my body. When I step out of the car at the trailhead, the change is palpable. The quiet is immense. My soul breathes a sigh of relief. It’s a different kind...
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What You Don’t See
Ahhhh, summer. Sitting in the backyard, watching evening come on. A peaceful moment. Is that what you see in this? I see that, but it’s not quite the whole picture. What you don’t see is that the fence...
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Technicolor Skies
We have been having some gorgeous mornings lately. Technicolor blue and yellow and pink skies. I am torn between being out, hiking and photographing, and staying in, journaling and editing. There are...
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August’s Fun Finds
Lately I’ve been adding to my arsenal of iPhone apps and accessories, and thought I would share a few fun finds… A New App I’m a sucker for an app that helps me integrate interesting geometric shapes...
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Photo-Heart Connection: October
There is beauty in autumn. And no, this time I don’t mean the vivid colors that some trees and plants use to herald their demise. I mean the quiet beauty of transition. The beauty of a graceful exit. I...
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Finding Your Artistic Vision
I had a thought-provoking conversation in the comments of last week’s Dealing with Disappointment post. Jack and I chatted on our capacity to deal with disappointment being correlated to our artistic...
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