Books Are Your Friends

I became a passionate reader as a young child.  My mother told me that “books are your friends” and I totally believed her. I now have tons ‘friends’ on my shelves.  I still love reading books that are written for children and youth and I recently discovered a terrific one called “September 17”.  Here’s how […]

Sometimes Rain Makes a Great Photograph

I don’t know about you, but I hate getting up early. But sometimes it’s worth it! This time of year we are always looking for a great image for the annual Tackaberry Construction calendar. This time last year, I got up before dawn to photograph Tackaberry Construction’s paving crew laying down asphalt on Hwy 42 […]

Props for the Perfect Portrait

In this day and age of so many cameras EVERYWHERE – it can be difficult to ‘get’ that great portrait of a child being natural and not mugging or goofing around for the camera.  While it can be fun to see a kid ‘pulling a face’, ‘doing the pout’,  or giving the cheeky body language […]

Want to see a jaw-dropping artistic impression of a woman’s life?

Recently I came across this stunning video where an artist begins by drawing a baby’s face and then proceeds to transform that face through all the facial changes that occur from being a baby to an elderly woman.  It all happens right in front of your eyes with the magic of time lapse videography.  It […]