I didn’t think much about photography until 5 years ago. I was going on my first trip to Paris! Paris, one of the most beautiful cities in the world. I didn’t even own a camera, so two weeks before I left I went out and bought myself my first point-and-shoot. I land...
I used to be a runner. Three to four days a week, I’d throw on a sports bra, tee shirt, shorts and running shoes, and hit the pavement. I’d run rain or shine. I’d run when it was 90 degrees. I’d run when it was well below zero. I’d run at...
I’m taking an art class. I knew I would have to start with the basics, but I didn’t realize that meant learning how to hold my pencil. My teacher informed me that the death grip that I usual hold my pencil in makes my shading look scratchy and uneven. She...
“Perfectionism has nothing to do with getting it right. It has nothing to do with fixing things. It has nothing to do with standards. Perfectionism is a refusal to let yourself move ahead. It is a loop—an obsessive, debilitating closed system that causes you to get...
Writing this blog was hard. I didn’t really have time, because I’m on a Midwest college tour with my sixteen-year-old daughter. We drove 12 hours from Georgia to Michigan. We spent four days in Michigan touring The University of Michigan and visiting family....
