The Photog Blog

Today was your birthday. You should’ve turned 67. We should’ve laughed with you at dinner and while you let the boys lick the icing off your candles. There should’ve been lots of hugs and lots of pictures. The boys should’ve gifted you some silly gifts that they picked out themselves and you would’ve cherished. There […]

This past year was hard. I know many of you can relate. Anyone who has cared for a loved one with a terminal illness will understand the difficulties we faced since learning my mother-in-law had ALS. It was already quite advanced, she was misdiagnosed for many years, and she didn’t have much time left. We knew […]

“I took one more glance over my past life, then turned to the future. I was eager to embrace the world.” Wild Swans, Jung Chang The end of my first chapter has arrived and chapter two has begun. I walked away from my classroom yesterday and stepped into my role as a business owner and […]

I have a blog about my “why” and your “what”, so “how” seemed like a natural next post. (Don’t worry, “when” and “who” aren’t far behind!) So… people often talk to me about the how of photography. Sometimes people want to know how to get their cameras to work correctly, or how they can change […]

For those of you who read my first post, you have already heard a bit about why photography is so important to me. In a nutshell, I am most grateful for the ability to create and record precious memories for my children and family members. I have made photobooks and slideshows for over a decade […]