Everyone loves a little nest. Especially kids! They love forts and tents and tubes and boxes… So, creating a cozy space for kids to read only takes a little bit of imagination! What Do You Need? Imagination A child Some…
Almost any time you photograph two or more related, (or soon to be related!) human beings together, you are photographing love. Parent/child, siblings, families, couples, weddings…. It is the relationship, the love, between the people that you are trying to…
AWAP - As Well As Possible. This is the tag line of Jenni Prokopy over at Chronic Babe. I love her website and her message - to do as well as possible every day - whatever that may translate to…
Filling the well, feeding the muse, artist date… whatever you want to call it, I spent my vacation doing just that! (This also happens to be why there was no blog post last week!) Vacations Are Essential My favorite kind…
I struggled this week with a blog topic. There are thousands of things to write about, no doubt, but this is a rather painful week for me each year. This day 12 years ago, my sister died in a terrible…
Observation is key to writing. It also happens to be key to photography, science, art, maybe even life.... What Is Observation? Observation is the practice of looking carefully at and noticing the details of an object, person, or event in…
Reading Is Good We take this so much for granted that it almost seems silly to entitle a section of a blog article with it! And I’m going to let that title stand alone. Bonding Is Good Ditto what I…
Taxes for creative types can be, well, taxing! So, here it is, June. Why am I writing a post about taxes now? Well, in order to run your self-employed business efficiently and well, it is important to keep accurate records…
Anything you are passionate about deserves your best shot. This includes your image as an author. What does your headshot say about you? Is it your best? Head Shot: Why you need one Readers are curious. They want to know…
Is your child ever too young to read to? Can you read to a one month old or a seven month old? Turns out, you can start even earlier! Babies recognize their mother's voice in the womb. Why Should You…