To many Easter is the beginning of spring, but for those of us living in Northern California, we have been enjoying spring for about six weeks. The spring flowers have been beautiful this year. I have had a chance to visit Filoli, a local country estate that is now part […]
More than Tech Geeks
Most people perceive the San Francisco Bay Area, and specifically, Silicon Valley as the the epicenter of tech nerdiness. Images of computer engineers, software designers, young Googlers, and Facebook-ers fill magazines and newspapers. The reality is that the San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most diverse areas of […]
Progress and Changes
After several attempts at different website themes, I found one that works with the gallery plugin that I like to use. The problems that I have had in the past are that my site was too fiddly, so I took forever with updates and the site was never really scalable […]
Website Redo
After being unhappy with my previous website for over a year, I decided to redo my site. I wanted it to be simpler, look cleaner, and work better on a variety of platforms. I finally settled on a theme and have been working to get things up and running. Keep […]
Paris, quickly!
Matt and I stopped in Paris for a quick two days on our way to London. It’s a trip of firsts for both of us. Matt’s first trip up the Eiffel Tower; our first time staying in an apartment instead of a hotel; and our first time taking EuroStar through […]
Photographing a Person Who is Homeless
As I am preparing the materials for my next workshop, I came across a video about homeless people. As a street photographer, I regularly encounter people who are homeless. Homelessness is a complex and emotionally difficult issue to photograph well. I don’t think that it can be done well as a snapshot. […]
What we’ll do in London and Paris: Workshop Itinerary
Well, there are only a few more days to sign up for our workshop in London and Paris. Keith, Matt and I are excited to see registrations coming in and are looking forward to showing you these two amazing cities like you have never seen before. Our workshop is designed […]
Teaching
When I started college, many moons ago, I wanted to be a high school history teacher. Then I became what some would call a “professional student”. I got my BA in European history with a minor in film history and went on for an MA in international affairs. As I […]