I am experimenting with the Cyanotype photographic process to make some rudimentary prints. The images here are my first effort. I heard about cyanotype from an artist in my cohort,…
We all get in our heads. Whether it is the outside world infringing on our perceived freedom, or pushing hard to accomplish things that our lives are built around. Whatever…
I love shooting flowers, but in a particular way. Set up indoors to get close-up without the interference of harsh sun, wind, rain or bugs. Honestly, I haven't embraced my…
Through the Black Lives Matter movement, there is an awareness of racial contrast waking up in a world that thought itself awoke. As I sit here in the computer bubble…
"Absolutism is a form of hiding. Perfect is the enemy of good." -Seth Godin I think of Seth Godin as a modern-day prophet. His wisdom, while given through the lens…
As developing creative artists, we often tend to compare our work to the work of other creatives and come up short. We photographers think, 'I need to learn this new…
I grew up in Karachi, Pakistan and as my family was Catholic, I was not subject to wearing a full burqa. However, as a thinking, curious and passionate female human,…
It’s the beginning of another year and time to look once again at the changes I want to make in my life. I am extremely fortunate to have a good…
I think of silhouettes in photographs as sketches. The light is the page, and the shadow the pencil mark. When shooting landscapes a photographer often strives to render an image…
Doors, like this door at the Quinta da Regaleria estate, trigger connections in our psyche. They serve as entries and exists and as such, co-relate to beginnings and endings. They…
Whether you are designing graphics or adding meaningful text to an image, the type of font you use is key. Use the wrong font and it can get in the…
In her book, The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron introduces the idea of Morning Pages. The Artist’s Way is set up as a 12-Step program towards Creative Recovery. Morning Pages, are…
I can hear the voice of Anne-Marie, my yoga teacher, saying "I can see you hanging out in your comfort zone! Go deeper!”. Indeed, going deeper is the path the…
In her book the Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron mentions two creative tools that when practiced, make magical changes towards opening up the creative channels in your life. One tool is…
Our habits set our lives on a constructive or destructive course. We become our automatic actions. Success teachers tell us that what we do in the first hour of the…
