Looking Back to Find Buried Treasure in Your Archives

As we wind down the last days of 2016, there are going to be a lot of “Best of…” articles and threads published, including, I’m sure, some of my very own. As a photographer, we…

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May I Take Your Picture?

For a sentence as simple as, “May I take your picture?” I am often surprised by how much drama it can manifest for photographers. For starters, the words themselves make so very many photographers utterly…

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Dia De Los Muertos/Day of the Dead – Viva la Vida

Went to Viva La Vida today, which is the Dia de los Muertos parade in downtown Austin. One of the photo groups in town sponsored a photo walk there and they were invited to shoot…

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A Week of Wondrous Celebrations

This week marks several wondrous celebrations. For starters, tomorrow is Chinese New Year. Welcome, my friends, to the year of the monkey. If that were not enough, Tuesday is Fat Tuesday or the height of…

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Simply Holiday Time

You know that song, “Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time…?” Yes, Snowflakes, that’s what I’ve been busy doing. Now, I know you were probably expecting me to drop in and expound upon some great minutia…

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