20 Apr Simple Photo Edits
If you want to quickly and easily enhance the pictures you take with your mobile phone, then check out my Simple Photo Edits online class at LinkedIn Learning. Effective, creative photo edits, in a snap! ...
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31 Mar Inspiration for More Creative Photography
I’ve been challenging myself lately, photographically speaking. I found that something as simple as playing with different photo editing apps for my weekly project Texture Play Tuesday (#textureplaytuesday on Instagram) has been a welcome change for me and I’m feeling creatively invigorated! I’m determined to...
18 Mar Healthy Ways to Cope In A Crisis
It goes without saying; all of us are struggling in our own ways right now. With worry and fear at the forefront of our daily lives, it’s critical we incorporate more of the things that can help calm our nerves and settle our nervous systems....
14 Mar Dear Parents of Teens
Dear Parents of Teens, Right now, you have a huge opportunity (dare I say responsibility) to connect with your teenager. The rug is being pulled out from under them on every level, in every aspect of their lives. Their daily routines, as they have always known them,...
20 Jan Easy to Use Photo Textures Tools
I've been getting really into using photo textures lately. Exploring and experimenting with a variety of photo editing apps has been so much fun! Photography itself is absolutely like therapy for me on so many levels, I don't know where I'd be or what...
15 Nov DIY Photo Calendar Template for 2020
The 2020 downloadable photo calendar template is here! This annual offering started many years ago at Shutter Sisters. And each year since then, I get requests to carry on the tradition, so I figure, why not? It's a fun, easy way to make personalized handmade...
19 May The Pomp and Circumstance of Graduation Day
I haven’t yet perfected the art of posting in real time, even on Instagram. It’s not until hours or even days after the fact that I can even try to articulate an experience, in pictures and/or words. I have to sit, think, reflect, ponder, and...
24 Apr The Countdown to College Graduation
I can hardly believe I'm writing this but, my oldest daughter will be graduating from college in a few weeks. Believe it or not, the years long process (yes, years!) of college planning and the pain of the letting go are still so fresh in...
05 Nov DIY Photo Calendar Template for 2019
Offering a free downloadable DIY Photo Calendar template has been a tradition for as long as I can remember. It began at Shutter Sisters then moved to Our Collective, then Photography for the Journey and now this year, here on my blog. Every year I...
17 Jul My Photo Gear
After I posted this portrait of myself on Instagram (taken by my lovely and talented teenager) I got some questions about my favorite len(es). It’s been quite a long while since I’ve talked about my photo gear so why not use this opportunity to share...