CASE STUDY: Lighting for On Location Corporate Headshots

I recently did a headshot job for an NGO that wanted photographs of their CEO for the annual report, as well as their staff for their website.  Working with their Senior Communications Director, we decided that a location shoot would best capture the personality of the organization, which focuses on raising public awareness and promoting an [...]

I am in love with the Chincoteaue National Wildlife Refuge.

My husband and I just spent a 3-day weekend at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island, Virginia, with other members of the Gaithersburg Camera Club.  It was absolutely GORGEOUS!!!  There were thousands of beautiful snow geese – I’ve never seen anything like it!  Shortly after we first arrived on Friday afternoon, they all [...]

Selection of my Africa fine art photography now online at Gallery Serengeti's e-store!

I first exhibited with Gallery Serengeti back in March/April 2008.  The gallery is run by a very nice guy named Wisson West who is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (like me) from Kenya and was the Associate Peace Corps Director in Tanzania.  He specializes in “fine art from an African pot.”  (Don’t you like that tagline?)  Anyway, [...]

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 [...]

Framing...unframing...framing...unframing...

So, I’m getting ready for my next exhibit, which I’m calling “Wanderlust.”  I have 20 pieces in the show; this time I’ve decided to exhibit a mix of my Alternative Reality, Architecture+Design, and Africa Dreamed/Spirit of Humanity collections.  You’d never guess how long it can sometimes take to get a single image ready for showing.  [...]

Hello world! And congrats to newlyweds Judy & Greg!

Welcome to my very first blog post, a celebration of the launch of my new portrait-wedding-event photography website and of newlyweds Judy & Greg! 

I shot Judy & Greg’s wedding and reception at the Georgetown Club in Washington, DC two weeks ago, and boy, was it beautiful to see that first kiss! I love shooting weddings – [...]