I have finished a project. A big project. I have assembled binders by year containing my favorite photographs I took during our Annual Family Gatherings since 2004. This summer I will spread them out on my big family room table and hope that curious eyes will take the time to …
Mortality is about contrasts. We are here to experience them. I love powerful contrasts. Light and shadow. Fast and slow. Up and down. Happy and Sad. Well, maybe not “sad”. Andrew’s mother remembered the bags of birdseed. She had been to the park before. I’ll bet you can hear the …
At first there was Photoshop. It was and continues to be expensive and challenging to learn. Some people think it is cheating to touch-up a photograph and I admit that I hesitated when I started thinking about “touching up” because I didn’t yet know that I didn’t always agree. Then, …
Mortal Life Comes Once I love photos stories as a way to preserve Family History and the answer to the question posed in the title is “because we have one shot at the World and it is now”. (By that I mean living here as mortals.) That is why I …
Personalities When you are growing up and you are the oldest, it is sometimes all you can do to put up with the silliness of siblings and cousins. Perhaps you remember. If you were one of the children in this photograph, you would be able to use this and other …
This is one of my favorite family photographs. It is all about body language and facial expressions, a new dog and an escaped toddler. It is about the child in the red hoodie who is always in the middle and the wisdom of the oldest child which she is sharing …
Dear Grandchildren: I have embarked on a journey through all of the photographs I have taken of you over many, many years. I am determined to give each of you the photo stories that touch my heart every time I see them. Even without a word of explanation, the photos …
Fifteen Years Ago My first really nice camera was a Canon 35 mm. It was a beautiful camera and required actual film. If you don’t know what film is you may ask your parents because they will remember. * I was very careful about the number of photographs I took …
Several hours later, we were still dressing up and pretending. The sun went down but I was snapping away until the last ray of light. Only they, the enraptured actors and actresses can tell you about their experiences. There is no doubt that they approached their dress-ups …
I can be across the river or behind a tree and still get wonderful, natural photographs using a telephoto lens. I have found that children love to see themselves as brave, which they generally are ! This photo/overlay came from a book of encouragement I made for Tally for his …
