Archive for May, 2010

I met Gregg Kent last weekend on a photo assignment at the Detroit Renaissance Center. Actually, I was lost & looking for the restroom when I approached this young man who happens to work at the information desk. Much to my embarrassment, I walked past the restrooms twice. Duh… After he got me on the […]

This has been a very busy & trying week but I’m still here. To help decompress from all my mini drama, I’ve been working in my gardens cleaning, clearing & pruning for the summer blooms. In the midst of pruning one of my Rose of Sharon bushes, I discovered a robin’s nest. I got so […]

Here’s a quick snapshot from a senior portrait session that I held this weekend out & about in Detroit with Allyson Lloyd. My session with Allyson was great & moved rather quickly because I am finding my groove with moving locations quicker & dealing with fewer changes (I had to switch my packaging/change options up […]

I just couldn’t resist this shot or her cute little legs.

This morning I had the chance to meet little Madisyn Skye for a newborn shoot. Isn’t she precious? Madisyn’s parents were the winners of one of my newborn photo sessions that I gave away last month. Madisyn was a fun challenge to photo & I learned a few things from her like: When dealing with […]

Well today was my big Adobe Lightroom presentation at the Ann Arbor Flash user group “Flash Focused” My presentation was focused on some of the key features of Lightroom & my own workflow. I had been going back & forth over how I was going to pull it all together for over a week but […]

I planted violas in one of my gardens last year & the bloomed throughout the summer.  To my surprise, this lonely yellow fellow greeted me today while I was weeding. What a nice bright surprise. Coincidentally, it’s my grandmother’s birthday; we called her Mommie.  Everyone called her Mommie. Her kids, grand kids & people in […]

Today I got  a shout out in the University of Michigan Health System’s Gifts of Art June press release. Now I’m considering submitting two new pieces for this year’s employee art exhibition.  It would be sweet to win the People’s Choice award again.  And yes, I’m an award & attention whore…. The entire press release […]

Some of the best things in life are pink; like my favorite Egyptian cotton socks, cotton candy, strawberry ice cream & dogwood flowers.