I’m going to make a confession: I’m a sun flare junkie. I love turning my camera toward the sun, catching just enough of the light in my lens, and pressing the shutter once I know that rainbow swirl is locked in the frame. It makes me giddy. Last spring, I was in the woods photographing a client late in the afternoon. She wore a crown of baby’s breath and looked amazing. I had her stand with her back to the sun, told her how to position her body and hands, then said, “What I really want is to …
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Capturing My Afternoon Tea in Photos
If there's one thing I've learned about myself, it's that I need time to play. That requires two important things: uninterrupted time and a whim, which only occurs in conjunction with uninterrupted time. Uninterrupted time is the key. It's free time. Time to explore and, like I said, time to play. This is huge for me, especially when I'm overloaded with home and work and family stuff. When I need a break, even a few minutes of free time to play around creatively is just what I need. I need to …
How (and Why) I Get in the Photo
I've never really minded having my photograph taken. I have moments, like everyone else, when I see a photo of myself and think, That's what I look like? But most of the time, I'm okay with it. We are much harder on ourselves than others would ever be. Over the summer, I watched a video with photographer Sue Bryce, who specializes in glamour photography and making women look and feel beautiful. She talked about a time in her life when she felt awful about herself and refused to let anyone …