This morning as I worked on my daily river birch tree photograph (part of a 30-day challenge I created for myself) I struggled to find energy to continue the practice. It is day 21 of this challenge and I feel like I have no more ideas. Like Raymond once said Read more…
When I am making photographs of flowers I try lots of ways to arrange them, including using different focal lengths, angles, lighting, and backgrounds. I move the camera closer and farther away, photograph the front of the flowers and the backs, try different lighting and props. Many of my experiments Read more…
Last week I told you about a new project I’ve joined called 52Frames. This week I really noticed the creative benefit of making a commitment and sticking with it, despite setbacks or challenges along the way. Showing Up The topic for this week’s photo challenge on 52Frames is “Line from Read more…
Where do creative ideas come from? I used to be one of those people who said, “I never have creative ideas for my art. I just photograph what I see.” That was a pretty true statement for my photography for a long time. While I captured beautiful scenes I didn’t Read more…
Magical Mornings Some mornings, just before sunrise, the sky near the horizon turns orange-red and the clouds look purple in the distance. I don’t know enough about the weather to predict when a sunrise will be spectacular and when it will be ho-hum, but either way it is worth it Read more…