In Praise of Small Excursions
Some of us are able to travel and some aren't. Some are only able to travel a little bit. But the inability to travel, whether due to health, budget, or other issues, does not have to curtail your sense of…
Photography as Prayer
I often pray prior to going out to take photos, and often pray during the photography process as well. I pray for God to "open the eyes of my heart" (Ephesians 1:18) and help me to be open to see…
Framing as Storytelling
Framing is a photographic technique which every photographer uses, whether they realize it or not. To use framing more effectively, it is important to become more aware of how we use framing in our photographs and what story that tells…
4 Ways to Use Photography to Springboard Your Writing
Photography is the art of capturing a moment in time, an emotion, something you want to remember. In order to photograph well, you need to observe well. Funnily enough, in order to write well, you also need to observe well.…
The Top Ten Things I Love about My Camera
¯ Me and my camera, strolling down the avenue… ¯ Yes, I have a love affair with my camera! It’s true. I wish I could say it never let me down, always stayed by my side, and was ready to go whenever…
Eight Visual Writing Prompts
Writing can be tough sometimes. Maybe we feel out of ideas or distracted by life. Today, I’m distracted by life. I said goodbye to my beloved aunt and godmother, my Mom’s sister. It’s been a long and difficult week -…
Your Camera As a Writing Tool
Being both a writer and a photographer I cannot believe that I didn’t think of this idea myself! Of course a camera is a fantastic tool for a writer! I’ve used my camera as a writing tool a million times…
Reducing Camera Shake, AKA: Holding Your Camera Steady
There are times when your camera (if in auto mode) will decide to use a slower shutter speed - usually low-light situations. There are also times when the shutter speed your camera chooses isn’t fast enough to freeze the action…
Photo Friday: Capturing Love
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…
Filling the Well
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…