Category Archives: Misc.

Urban Chickens & Turkeys

I wanted to share a bit about our adventure in raising chickens & turkeys in the city of Boise.  I grew up living in the countryside outside of Joliet, Illinois and we always had a bit of Old McDonald’s farm with horses, sheep, goats, the occasional cow, and lots of birds…turkeys, chickens, ducks, geese and...

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Spring Flowers

When I walk out my front door I have a lovely reminder that spring is here  - beautiful red tulips.  Enjoy the view!

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Why Do Professional Photographers Cost So Much???

If you ever wondered why Professional Photography costs as much as it does, check out this article below. This article has been very well received by the photography community & is published in the December 2009 edition of Professional Photographer Magazine. In this digital age where everyone has cameras, scanners, and home “photo printers”, we...

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To Be An Artist

I was looking through my handouts from the Awakening Your Creative Vision workshop and found this writing.  I thought I would share it as we are all artists whether we write, sing, draw, paint, photograph….I hope it brings some inspiration to all of you. To be an artist, it is not necessary to make one’s...

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Photographic Vision Workshop

Last week I attended a workshop called Reawakening Your Photographic Vision in Oregon.  I decided this year that I needed a workshop that focused on my creative process in photography.  We covered a lot of material that placed a lot of emphasis “on seeing” rather than the technical aspect of photography.  I will say this...

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