Tuesday’s Digital Tutorial: Top 12 Tips for Holiday Photos

The holidays are fast approaching and soon family and friends will be gathering to celebrate the season.  So  this week’s Digital Tutorial is all about capturing the magic of the holidays with some picture taking pointers. Play with the Depth of Field –...
Photo Challenge: “Sweet Dreams”

Photo Challenge: “Sweet Dreams”

When “I Heart Faces” announced this week’s photo challenge, I immediately thought of this photograph I captured some time ago of my newborn son sleeping peacefully in Daddy’s arms.
The black and white of the Simpson’s

The black and white of the Simpson’s

  This is a shot from my recent photo session with the Simpson Family.   Not only was this monochrome photo perfect for the cover of their holiday greeting card, I think it works rather well for Monochrome Weekly blog theme hosted by Aileni....
As the sun falls

As the sun falls

The Sunday before Thanksgiving, my family and a group of close friends spent the afternoon at Cap Rock located within Joshua Tree National Park taking some family photos for our holiday cards.  I was drawn to the skies and the beautiful backdrop the setting sun...
Thursday’s 13: The Christmas Song Edition

Thursday’s 13: The Christmas Song Edition

Let’s get into the holiday spirit with some Christmas Music for this week’s Thursday’s 13: Holiday scene list was created using elements from the Heritage Makers Studio.     Take a listen for yourself!   And I think this is one of my all time favorites,...
The drama of the Skies

The drama of the Skies

The cooler temperatures of fall and winter weather makes for some dramatic skies here in the desert.  I just love the crispness in the air!  And this photograph is perfect for Sky Watch Friday.