“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” — John Lennon THE BIRTHDAY SHOOT My coworker and I have been trying to arrange a photo shoot for a little over a year. This past Friday, it finally happened. We decided to set the shoot for 8 AM and, y’all,…
My Photography Project: The Graduate
THE GRADUATE I met Nakia my first day on the job as the new librarian at the college. She came in with a group of practical nursing students and they were trying to print their handouts before the start of classes. She looked at me and asked “Are you our new librarian?” I told her…
Mother’s Day Photo Dump: Arkansas
Y’all, I got to spend Mother’s Day with my daughter, her boyfriend, and her pups, and I couldn’t have been happier. They treated me like a queen — homemade cinnamon rolls and mimosas for breakfast, shrimp and grits for dinner, and a photo walk… It was relaxing, therapeutic, enlightening, and everything in between. …
365 Project: April 2021
And that’s a wrap on another month of pictures… I feel like I did more than drink coffee in April… Let’s see, I finally finished The Street. It was a long book but a good one. So much of Ann Petry’s words are still relevant today. I’ll write a review in the near future. The…
My Photography Project: The Power Suit
Nikon D850 + 50mm | ISO 1000, 1/2500, f/4.5 The people who make you smile from just seeing them, those are my favorite people. – Koi Fresco This is an image from a photo shoot that I did for a coworker. The whole time we were together, we could not stop laughing. I think that’s…
365 Project: March 2021
And that’s a wrap on another month of pictures… The Hubs and I celebrated 26 years this month. Our celebrations were low-key. We’ve never been one of those go all out and celebrate one day kind of couples because, well, every day demands a bit of pomp and circumstance, don’t you think? My sister and…
My Photography Project: Music I
Nikon D7500 + 35mm f/1.8G @ 18mm, ISO 1000, 1/40, f/6.3 Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It’s transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It’s uplifting, it’s encouraging. It’s strengthening. – Aretha Franklin This is…
365 Project: February 2021
Because I took the time to make a badge for January and I wanna share it… LOL When I first started this project, I’d initially planned to post weekly. Well, life happened and here we are… A month of photos. At some point, things will settle down and I can start shooting and sharing regularly…
365 Project: Week 5
29.365 It turns out The Hubs is a better plant parent than I am. 30.365 “I think I like wildflowers best…” – Rebecca Donovan, What If 31.365 Goodbye, January. 32.365 Because this skirt is all kinds of fabulous and this time last year I couldn’t zip it up. 33.365 Working at the Sabine Valley Campus.…
365 Project: Week 4
22.365 It was a rainy day… 23.365 Army Candy… 24.365 I had take this from my stash because I didn’t shoot anything today. 25.365 Are these not the cutest shoes? 26.365 Another from my stash because I didn’t have the will or the motivation to shoot anything. 27.365 She’s heart worm free!! 28.365 My view……