Category archives: black & white photographs
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- In last winter's newsletter, I shared the story of Marion Carpenter. In researching women's firsts (first woman to _____), I was surprised to find out that Marion Carpenter was the first woman White House press photographer. She was a pioneer for women in photography at the time when she won this coveted role to photog[...]
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- In the Catholic Church, November 1st is all Saints' Day and November 2nd, All Souls' Day. For this second one, we honor the memory of those we have loved and lost. In Catholic school, we were taught this simple prayer: "May the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace." My 8th grade English teacher, Sr. Anne and a [...]
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- June is the time of year we reserve for our dads and grads, and in this blog post, I want to address our grads. This has been a weird year, I know. The end of the school year was supposed to be a celebration of your years of hard work. If you played sports, this may have been the last fall season you got to play on a[...]
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- Well, it's certain...
We are living through interesting times. When I look at the blog post I wrote a couple of weeks back at the start of the month, I think about how much has changed in our world since then.
First and foremost, I hope you are all well. I believe we will get through this health crisis, and we wi[...]
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- It was Imogen Cunningham who once said,
“The thing that’s fascinating
about portraiture
is that nobody is alike.”
When I first stumbled across these words while working on another project, I thought nothing of them. Then, as time went on, her words had a way of sticking with me. They came to mind every[...]
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I love to celebrate birthdays. They're a milestone like any other, and also so personal at the same time. Through my years of teaching, photographing, working, living, laughing, hugging, and just being, I know that each person brings a unique set of talents, strengths, and fantastic ideas that can only be contrib[...]
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- 'Tis the season of summer, swimming, and snapshots,
watermelon, water balloons, and water-resistant cameras
My favorite part of summer, though, is hearing people's stories. Maybe it's where they've been or where they are planning to go.
Sometimes, it's heari[...]
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- Photography is so subjective. An image that you love may not elicit the same reaction from everyone. It was Ansel Adams who said,
“You don’t make a photograph just with a camera.
You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen,
the books you have read,
the music you have heard,
the people you [...]
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- Personalized Photo Candle
A few weeks ago, I went out to the Southpoint Mall to do some errands. One item on my list was to look for a particular scent of a Yankee Candle, Macintosh Apple.
When I moved into my first apartment (years ago), another teacher had brought this over as housewarming gift. Never mind t[...]
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- During these holidays, I would like to talk with you about the word love.
We use it often to describe things, people, and our affection for both. I am totally that person who often exclaims, "I LOVE THAT!"
And when we hear that word love, how many of us think in terms of romantic love? What if we reminde[...]
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- Okay, so she's definitely not a baby! This college freshman celebrated her birthday at the start of the month!
This sweet groom celebrated a birthday mid-month
This family was all smiles as they had two November birthdays to celebrate!
And this gal on the left was all smiles when it came to her birthday a[...]
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- The lights were dimmed low. The tables were laid with casino chips. The bidding went high…
and all to Save the Fox. North Carolina Superior Court’s Judge Carl Fox, that is.
This elegant evening was a way to raise awareness and support bone marrow registration, as well as donation, after Judge Fox valiant[...]
