In May, the business “Selfie World” opened in Round Rock, Texas. It’s a business with at least 10 different scenes where you can take selfies, or hold photography sessions, and they’re popping up all over the US.  Bloggers like it because it they’re provided with several different scenses to create content for their social media platforms.  For photographers, it’s […]

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Selfie World in Austin, Texas

When I became serious about photography, I would shoot everything.  Like many, I was excited about photography, and wanted to document everything.  At that time, I wanted to get better, so I decided to do two things.  The first was to take a photography class, and the second was to begin a 365 project.   The 365-project involved taking a […]

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The Importance of Personal Projects

This blog posts discusses how I used a reflector to light my subject.

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Working with Reflectors

Sometimes you have to pivot your plans. That’s what happened with this rainy day photo shoot.

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A Rainy Day Shoot

The beginning of 2021 was hectic!  We came to the realization late in 2020 that my mother-in-law would need to live with us on a permanent basis.  The reality was hard to take.  Creatively, I wasn’t photographing anyone outside of myself, my mother-in-law, products, or food.  I needed to create an image that could be included at my exhibit […]

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Pushing My Limits

This post shares the differences between family sessions taken in 2010 and 2018.

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We All Start Somewhere

Have you ever been inspired by a song, article of clothing, or an event?  This usually happens for me when I think of a person project.  For this particular session, I was inspired by a dress.   I follow Raw Golden Rentals on Instagram.  I’m not sure how I found her page, but I am so glad that I did!  While I […]

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Total Eclipse of the Heart

Last weekend, I created some of my favorite images of 2020!   Since my Concrete Valkyrie session was successful, and a number of models wanted to be part of it, I decided to do another session.  I wanted it to be different from the concrete session, and knew that the session would be held in a park.  I scouted […]

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Forest Valkyrie

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