Tribute to a photographer friend
Recently I learned of the passing of a friend who loved photography much like myself. I just wanted to say a few words about her and recognize her photographic achievements.
OPTIC 2019 Photography Conference
I've been invited to speak at OPTIC 2019 in New York. Save the date for June 2 - June 5, 2019.
Meet & Greet in Bandon
On Saturday, August 25, 2018, I'll be featured at a Meet & Greet at Second Street Gallery in Bandon, Oregon.
5 Favorite WordPress Plugins
After my initial redesign of my website, I reevaluated all my WordPress plugins. It was time to clean house and get rid of the ones I didn't need and maybe look into adding some that would benefit my website now. In this post, I'll share my five favorite WordPress plugins either recently added or that I have continued to benefit from for a long time.
One Year After Switching From Canon to Fujifilm
It's been a little over a year since I switched completely from Canon to Fujifilm. I meant to write this post back in February, but it's better late than never!
5 Free Online Website Testing Tools
In this post, I will share with you five free online website testing tools I used during my recent redesign. These tools include: Broken Link Checker, XML Sitemap Generator, Pingdom Website Speed Test, Google Webmasters Tools, and Google Analytics.
More Updates to My Website
Back in January I wrote about changes to my website. In this post, I wrote about more changes that I've done since then.
FreshBooks for Photographers
In 2017 I started using FreshBooks for my online photography business accounting. In this blog post, I talk about why I switched from QuickBooks and how I set up FreshBooks. I think FreshBooks is a pretty affordable solution for photographers.
New Website for 2018
At the end of last year, I launched a revised photography website. I had worked on it on and off, for several months. I began updating the back end and then, finally ended with the redesign.
2017 Year in Review and Looking Ahead
I'm not one for New Year's resolutions but I like to post annually about the photography related goals I would like to achieve in the new year, as well as accomplishments.
My Top 10 Favorite Photos of 2017
In this blog post I chose ten of my favorite photos taken in 2017.
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays
I created my annual slideshow video of the landscape photos I took during my travels in 2017.
My Solar Eclipse Experience at Smith Rock
During the entire month of August, while camp hosting at Smith Rock State Park, park staff were preparing for the influx of visitors that would descend upon the park during the solar eclipse on Monday, August 21st.
Why I Won’t Be Photographing the Eclipse
For the last two years since my husband and I have been traveling in our RV full-time, we have spent the summers volunteering at Oregon State Parks to be close to our family.
My new print book: Colors of Bandon
I'm happy to announce the release of my first print book, Colors of Bandon! You can purchase one right here on my website.
Another visit to Valley of Fire State Park
We recently traveled to Nevada to visit with my family in Las Vegas. When we pay a visit, we usually stay in Boulder City at Boulder Beach Campground. It's much cheaper to stay out there than in Las Vegas.
Utilizing my YouTube Account
I've had a YouTube account forever and often spend time binging on great YouTube content like a lot of other folks these days. One of my goals this year was to utilize my account.
2016 Year in Review and Looking Ahead
Each year I like to look back and view my growth & accomplishments as a photographer. It's a chance for me to see if I fulfilled my photography goals I set and to gauge where I need to focus and plan for the new year.
My Top 10 Favorite Photos of 2016
Each year photographer, Jim Goldstein graciously features a list of photographer blogs who share their best photos of the year. I have been participating since 2013 but have been a follower of Jim's blog since 2009.
My Switch to Fujifilm X-series Cameras
I've been using Canon cameras since my husband bought me my first DSLR a number of years ago. Over the course of the years I've upgraded my Canon cameras to newer models, my latest being the Canon 6D full frame.