In October 2006, I found myself asking the questions “What if I did a workshop for women that empowered and inspired their passion for photography? What if it was “only” women? What if there was a focus on moms who want to capture their kids? What if we dug deep in to the basics and [...]
An Exercise: It All Started by Asking “What If…”
When My Cup Feels Emtpy (it’s a long one today :)
Her words of wisdom give me comfort as I sit in my office in aisle 11, seat D. Fay had been with us for 48 hours to observe all the different places that energy unnecessary leaked in our home, our family culture. After Brian and I put the kids to be we talked late into [...]
“10 Things Every Creative Must Learn” by Chase Jarvis
If you haven’t heard of Chase Jarvis, you want to check out his site and ALL the awesome education he offers at creativeLIVE! Last week, he did a great blog post called “10 Things Every Creative Person (that’s YOU) Must Learn!” I can’t think of a better way to start the week than to start [...]
A Fall of Sustaining Energies
(warning: today is a long one, get that cup of tea ) There is a new word that is swirling in my head and heart these last few months. The word is Sustaining. Sustaining. I’ve thought about this word on a large scale when it comes to our environment and culture, but I’ve never spent [...]
It’s official!!! My book, Your Baby in Pictures, is being picked up by a big publisher in Finland and TRANSLATED!!! How cool is that?!! I’m so excited!! I want to celebrate today with sharing some of YOUR Photo-Recipe results! Receiving emails of the photos that my book has inspired you to shoot is the BEST!!! [...]
“Empowering Lives Through Photography” Interview with Adobe’s Photoshop.com Spotlight!
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The Creative Journey is Often Unclear: The 1000th Post!
On June 13th 2006, I wrote the first sentence to my first blog post; “My first blog…the pressure almost makes you never want to start one. But here I am because I know I’m going to love this once I get the hang of it!” Can you hear the anxiety in my voice? I had [...]
Jealousy is a Map!
Jealousy is a map. Each of our jealousy maps differs. Each of us will probably be surprised by
Veterans–Capturing Their Powerful Stories
Professional photographer, Michael Corsentino, posted on FB about a special project he did with and for Veterans. His images, these faces, were so moving–I had to share. It seems that there is a forgotten generation in our fast paced world. And yet, we owe so much of our freedom to countless soldiers. I know that [...]
A few months ago, my dad called me to tell me about a show he’d discovered. After losing his leg in June, to a tragic accident of being hit by a teenager who was texting, he spends his days in either rehabilitation or down time. His down time has given him a chance to see [...]









