This week was the first week of a 10-day online photography class that has rocked my approach to photography. Taught by Catherine Just (@cjust on instagram), Begin Deepening, is a Conceptual Photography eCourse. I enrolled in the class because I am working on deepening expression of all that has heart, Read more…
A photographer I was reading was describing how photographers develop their individual voice. The author made one of those definitive statements that I always question: There are two types of photographers—responders and planners… [paraphrased] My hackles are always raised whenever I hear someone say, “There are 2 kinds of people…” Read more…
This past week has been a time for taking time out from making and editing photographs to spend most of my time gardening and learning new Photoshop skills. My spirit feels so full and expanded from the combination of garden time and intensive new learning. As I gaze out the Read more…
Pretty pictures aren’t enough to make me satisfied with my work any longer. And photographing what I love in the same old way just doesn’t excite me like it once did. As we grow as artists and people, I think our reach always exceeds our grasp. If it didn’t, we Read more…
I’ve been feeling a frustration with my photography. It’s the kind of frustration where I feel like none of my new work is turning out as I envisioned it. The early results of a project that I started late last fall have been challenging and disappointing The late winter landscape Read more…