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52 Project – Week 16 –“Seniors: Aging Gracefully”

Older dogs… anyone who has ever had the privilege of seeing a dog through their senior years can empathize with the images for this week’s theme – “Seniors: Aging Gracefully”. Older dogs are usually...

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52 Project – Week 19 –“Architecture”

Having spent the past week in Dallas attending the Texas Photo School for Professional Photographers, I had the chance to meet Stassi, a tiny, dainty little chihuahua and her two people. As the theme...

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52 Project – Week 20 –“Letters or Numbers”

Sydney doesn’t know how to count yet, or write, but didn’t want to miss her place on the blog this week. I’ll be posting an image when I return from Orlando… so stay tuned! Please check out Sharon...

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52 Project – Week 23 –“Downtown”

Downtown Alexandria – with a DOG!  One of the most dog-friendly places I’ve seen.  Dogs to the left of us, dogs to the right of us, and I’m stuck in the middle with SYDNEY!!! Making her debut on the...

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52 Project – Week 24 –“Gardens”

We are having a scorcher of a week weather-wise! After a glorious weekend of 70 degree temps, when making this photograph would have been so much more pleasant, Sydney and I waited until later in the...

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52 Project – Week 25 –“Sleeping”

Sydney sleeping?? Surely you jest! Whenever I went to pull out my camera to catch her in one of those adorable “feet up in the air” shots, she would immediately wake up, jump to her feet, wide awake,...

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52 Project – Week 27 –“Favorite Toy”

Oh goody goody – MAC said that I get to write this week’s post. It’s me, Sydney!  So you want to know my favorite toy?  Well, it’s whichever one of my dozens of toys is closest to me at the time. I...

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52 Project – Week 28 –“Through the Window”

It’s so wet here in Northern Virginia that we’re growing mushrooms and algae by the pound! and the humidity was simply amazing today, even though the temps were only hovering in the low 80’s (F)- it...

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Rafa – Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Master Escape Artist

My first encounter with this breed – a scent-hound described in Wikipedia as “solid dogs that appear rough and unrefined yet casual – typically active and lively”. Yup – I can vouch for that active and...

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52 Project – Week 31 – Favorite Part

Favorite part of the lovely Miss Sydney-beans? well, that would have to be those melt-in-your-mouth-chocolate brown orbs of hers. Who can resist these eyes? I always know when she’s up to something as...

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52 Project – Week 36- Sky

So out we trudged out today into the heat so common for summer in northern Virginia to capture our image for the week, featuring “sky”. Last week we were spoiled with several days of 80 degrees and low...

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Project 52: Low Key

We’re back!!!  Sydney has been complaining that I’ve neglected her weekly Project 52 appearances on the blog, so this week, with the theme of Low Key – well, I just couldn’t resist. I adore Low Key...

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Project 52 –“New”

“New” is the theme for this week’s Project 52 – and for my subject this week, Simba – it means a “new home”! It means the world to know that a sweet dog or cat finds its forever home because someone...

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Project 52 –“Vision”

As photographers, there is always something more to learn, to grow, to improve, to hone the craft of “drawing with light” – the original interpretation of the Greek words photos and graphé. This year,...

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Project 52 –“Zone System”

This week’s topic in David DuChemin’s book “The Visual Toolbox” – is all about exposure using the Zone System – a way of looking at the darkest darks (solid black) and the lightest lights (solid white)...

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Project 52 –“Shoot RAW”

Our assignment from David DuChemin’s most excellent textbook ” The Visual Toolbox” is all about exposure – as in Shoot RAW. Hold it! It’s the middle of winter, just after the largest snowfall we’ve had...

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Project 52 –“Triangle Dance”

Another challenging week with Mr. DuChemin’s assignment for Lesson 6:  Master the Triangle. I remember a teacher once saying that getting a great exposure is all about learning to dance around the...

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