During this journey back to photography, I am opening myself up to different photographic themes.   This doesn’t mean that I’ve changed my subjects.  I’m still photographing women and helping them honor their journeys.  However, different genres open my eyes to seeing how some women want to document their lives fearlessly, and I am here for […]

Vogue magazine is often looked to as the standard for fashion.  It has for a long time.  Vogue was the inspiration for a Time for Print session that I participated in during the first weekend of March.  I joined the session because I wanted to get behind the camera again.  Secondly, this session was in […]

I belong to local photography group that consists only of women.  The members are models, photographers, makeup artists.  The group was started as a safe space for women creatives because of prior bad experiences with male photographers.  I was a member before leaving the Phoenix area.  Since then, there are groups literally all over the […]

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

Earlier this year, Target carried this “Little House on the Prairie” type dresses.  Lots of people, including myself, thought that it was a joke.  I mean, really?  Who would wear something so ugly on purpose?  Some people decided to have photo sessions, and labeled them the “Target Ugly Dress Challenge”.  I liked the idea, and […]

You are more than a pronoun.

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 […]

Blog post about my session at the Charmed Gardens Greenhouse

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 […]

On the last Saturday in September, I had a photo shoot in Downtown Round Rock, Texas.  The session was scheduled earlier in the week because I needed to shoot.  I have a session scheduled for October, but I needed to get behind the lens before that date.  I had a t-shirt that I purchased from Banana Republic which […]