I love, love, LOVE my cat. He goes by the name of Smokey or also, and I do say this with affection, Fatso Catso. We also call him Killer due to the many, many, many mice he has hunted and conquered on our property. Smokey is not shy, but is usually quite uninterested in being [...]
As the mom of three boys, you would think that last week’s Project52 theme, competition, would have been a breeze. Just bring along the camera to the court or the field and I’m set, right? Wrong. Oddly enough, after many years of back-to-back sports seasons, all three of my guys took the winter off. The [...]
In the last several years I have been on a mission to conquer the challenges of basketball photography. That crazy gym lighting and high-speed, close-up action can be so, so hard to capture. I use all my tricks and am ecstatic that I can freeze those passionate faces and amazing leaps to the basket. And [...]
Living in the country is a gift. For me, living in the country means space to garden, to raise crazy things like goats and chickens and to find peace in quiet spaces and skies that actually get dark at night. For my boys, especially my [...]
Brrrr. Well, actually, it’s not very cold here in Sherwood, Oregon. The lack of snow, ice or even frost required that I up the creativity level for my latest Moms with Cameras Project52 assignment. Our inspiration for week 4 was “cold.” I have to proudly say that I love these two photos. I used my [...]