Documenting a trip to Charleston, SC

Documenting a trip to Charleston, SC

We recently took a trip to Charleston, SC which is where family lives and I brought along my camera. There have been times in the past where I wouldn’t bother, but I am taking a documentary photography class, so I was more motivated than usual. Also, though, I...
The Allure of a False Sense of Safety

The Allure of a False Sense of Safety

When I talk to people about creativity, most believe that they are not creative. I believe that everyone has the potential to be creative but so many things hold us back in that pursuit. Fear is the probably the number one offender, so much so that even in Julia...
More on the Enneagram, part 2

More on the Enneagram, part 2

An Announcement   You may have noticed that my website has changed a bit and I wanted to say that I am now offering documentary family sessions. Documentary is my favorite way to capture family photographs and I think it’s a unique offering for the Upstate area....
The Need for Art

The Need for Art

One of the first principles that Julia Cameron talks about in her book The Artist’s Way is a need for support as an artist. In the very first chapter, she talks about healing the parts of our creative journey where we were discouraged from following creative...
I am a Lensbaby Ambassador!!!

I am a Lensbaby Ambassador!!!

I am so excited to have been accepted as a Lensbaby Ambassador!!! Lensbaby is a company that creates specialty lenses for cameras. They are a small company and they have some of the best customer service. I got my first lens last year, the Trio 28, and immediately...
The Bridge from Family Historian to Artist

The Bridge from Family Historian to Artist

I have long been involved in a battle between the creative photographer and the family historian. Where this is most present is in my culling. As I evaluate how good an image is, I have to also decide if the moment I’ve captured, however untechnical it may be,...