Books That Inspire Images
Books that inspire images for me...I love big, inspiring, coffee table books... Which is funny... because I don't actually have a coffee table. But I love looking at beautiful pictures... whether that comes in the form of magazines or books. And the big coffee table...
I officially opened a print shop!
I officially opened a print shop!Whooo... Hooooo... After years of resisting putting prints up for sale... I have officially opened a print shop. I get lots of requests for them... but until now - just didn't want to put in the time to set one up. Years ago... I had...
Creating Your Own Custom Color Palettes In Photoshop
Creating Your Own Custom Color Palettes In Photoshop In this video, I'm going to show you how to make your own custom color palettes from your photos in Photoshop. I gave away a template like this in my Cracking The Color Code Photography Workshop and people...
What A Decade This Has Been
What a decade this has been! As we head into a new year... and not just that... a new decade - it is time for a little bit of reflection on the last 10 years and the changes it has brought. This last decade has been a doozy for me... I had an epiphany (or...
Handmade Christmas – Paper Angels Tutorial
Handmade Paper Angel Tutorial Here it is... the last tutorial in our handmade Christmas series. I love angels. Probably more so since my mom passed away 6 years ago. I like to think of her up there watching down over me as an angel in heaven. So I have a...
Handmade Christmas – Paper Ornaments Tutorial
Handmade Paper Ornaments Tutorial Here it is... the next tutorial in our handmade Christmas series. These are soooo pretty and are perfect for hanging up as decorations in your house and to use in your Christmas photography setups. I am using a few simple...
Handmade Christmas – Paper Star Tutorial
Handmade Paper Star Tutorial I have been looking around Instagram lately getting inspired by all the beautiful Christmas photos. Particularly some of the Swedish accounts I follow who are using some wonderful handmade decorations. I decided to try my hand at a...
Sometimes life gets in the way…
Sometimes life gets in the way... 10/8/2019 I've been off my game for about a month... and life is just getting back to normal. I had a health scare after a routine mammogram - something came up abnormal... and I got the call that they needed further testing......
New Photography Color Workshop
Cracking the color code... “Telling yourself you have all the time in the world, all the money in the world, all the colors in the palette, anything you want – that just kills creativity.” -Jack While (Steak Like An Artist) I love this whole concept. I can’t tell...
Art Talks Podcast Interview
I was super honored to be interviewed for the Nicky Jameson Art Talks podcast! This is such a wonderful podcast where Nicky is interviewing various creatives in a casual conversation format. I have listened to quite a bit of these interviews and been really inspired...
Blessed are they
*Still Stories preset and texture from the Majesty collection *Lensbaby Velvet 56 | f4 Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. ~Camille Pissarro How beautiful is this quote and especially true for...
Where do ideas come from?
Where do ideas and inspiration come from? I think a lot about this, talk to my friends about it, get into long philosophical discussions about it with anyone that will listen sometimes... it fascinates me how we get inspired and how inspiration strikes us at the...



