Category Archives: Personal

Lens testing in the backyard

Happy Wednesday!  I wanted to share a few personal pictures.  Andy took these yesterday in our back yard, while testing out one of the new lenses we picked up for this year’s weddings.  He uploaded them to his flickr, but I thought these were too cute not to share here, so please indulge me as...

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Morning Heart Attack

This morning, around 6am, I bolted upright from a deep sleep, completely aware that something was wrong.  I kicked out an exploratory foot on my bed, expecting to find Abby.  I’ve grown accustomed to sleeping in downright hilarious contortions in order to accommodate her 72lb frame….perhaps the simple act of sleeping in a normal position...

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Inspiration – Maggie Taylor & Jerry Uelsmann

Earlier this week I was thumbing through Rangefinder Magazine and came across an article about Jerry Uelsmann, who is a fascinating photographer who does photo montages using traditional darkroom techniques.  That is to say, no Photoshop.  If you’ve spent hours hunched over a tray in a darkroom perfecting a single print, you know what a...

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Abby Labby

[Edit:  We get tons of hits from google for people searching for "yellow lab, pink nose" and related terms.  I just recently found out there actually is a name for Abby's unique coloring.  While she is a pure Labrador Retriever, she scored some unique double-recessive genes that gives her this coloring.  They call these labs...

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Back to Belle Isle

I’m still waiting impatiently for it to get warmer.  This has been the longest, and coldest winter I can remember in a long time – and I really promise I’m not just saying that.  We took the opportunity yesterday to spend a few minutes somewhere warm, and humid.  The last part normally wouldn’t be something...

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