2010 DC Carribean Carnival Parade

Last Saturday was the 2010 DC Caribbean Carnival, which is held every year during the last weekend of June.  It launches with a parade with dancers in traditional Carribean carnival costumes.  My husband and I rushed into DC early Saturday morning, still 30 minutes late, only to find that this really IS a Caribbean Carnival! [...]

Going Crazy with Photo Frames and Adornments

I’ve been having going crazy with photo frames and adornments this morning.  So many options!!!  Which one do you like best?

Bamboo Panels: New Mounting Option

 

Photograph mounted to Plywerk Bamboo Panel. Photo of the 2009 Gugak Festival in Virginia by John Jacks, one of my photography students.

In my last post, I mentionned that one of my photography students, John, brought a gift to me at his last lesson of one of his photographs of a dancer at the 2009 [...]

Syllabuses for Group Photo Workshops at VisArts

I’m teaching some photo workshops in March and May through the Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts (VisArts) in Rockville, MD:

- Art of People & Event Photography – Photographing the National Cherry Blossom Festival: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 9:30 AM-5:30 PM

- Art of Architecture – Photographing the Franciscan Monastery: Saturday, May 22, 2010, 9:30 AM-5:30 [...]

Introducing...Metal Prints!

Double Float Metal Print: A smaller metal print floats before a second, larger metal print base.

New offering!  Prints on metal!  Range of sizes up to 40×60.  Single print, double float, or framed double float.  Sharp square, rounded, or scallopped corners.  Float mount blocks, corner drilled holes, easel stand, or contemporary wood frame with pewter finish.

Created [...]

Looks like I'll be busy teaching and talking about photography next year...

Washington National Cathedral

Looks like next month is going to be a busy start to the new year for teaching!  I have several new photography students starting next month with private photography lessons with me, plus I’ll be leading the first of several photo workshops/field trips through VisArts, and finally, I’ve been invited to speak before several photography [...]

Animated photo-videos... A new offering...

So I’m having a really fun time learning how to use WordPress.  The book, “WordPress for Dummies” is essential!  Today, I read about how to add video to my blog, so I thought I’d practice by posting some samples of a new product that I started offering recently — animated photo-videos created from photographs of [...]