Perfectly Imperfect
This is one of my favorite flower images. It’s not dreamy or perfect, but it is packed with meaning for me. I took it some years back and could have…
Using Positive & Negative Space to Achieve Image Balance
Artists use Negative and Positive Space to achieve balance in an image. It refers to the area that forms the image. Positive and Negative Space exist as a unit, just…
A Primer on Leading Lines
When we look at an image, the mind likes to make connections to see a whole concept. Leading lines help this happen by creating a continuance between the main subject…
An Ode to The Dahlia!
The Dahlia flowers growing in my garden remind me to take note of the many things I feel gratitude for. Earlier this year, I went through a dark period. I…
Artist! Know Thyself
The truth is, the creative journey is not about making art. It is about clearing the way to knowing yourself and living your own authentic life. The path is about…
Going Beyond the Rule of Thirds
The Rule of Thirds is an excellent guide to composing images. However, be careful not to lean too heavily on the rule to make your composition. As my mentor, Robin…
Photoshop’s Mixer Brush
Photoshop’s Mixer Brush does a good job of simulating paint on canvas. The one major element that digital artists have a difficult time wrapping their heads around is that -…
Blurs & Unsharp Photography
Recently I discovered Blur and Unsharp photography in a new focused (heh!) way. I was fortunate to get a chance to participate in an 8-week Blurs program run by Alex…
Digitally painted portrait of Leo the police dog.
Pet Portraits for Spay and Neuter Donations.
I am digitally painting pet portraits to raise money for free and low-cost spay and neuter clinics in the country of Panama. Many people in Panama live at the poverty…
Cyanotype Print
Print Making with Cyanotype
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,…
Getting grounded in the evening sunset.
A quick way to get centered
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…
Close-up of Gerbera Flower.
Do What You Love!
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…
Oil in Water
The Gift of BLM
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…
Letting Go of Getting it Right
"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…
Primary colors, red, blue and yellow.
The Tools in Your Toolbox
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…
Woman in a burqua walks with tiled designs in background
Morocco Masala
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,…
Setting goals
Setting the Course for a New Year
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…
The Silhouette – A Photographer’s Outline
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…
A door at the Quinta da Regaleria estate in Portugal.
Knocking on the Creative Door
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…
For the Love of Fonts
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…
Morning Pages
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…
Beyond the Comfort Zone
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…
An Hour a Week
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…
First Action of the Day
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…
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