This week’s challenge was to pick a color and shoot subjects with just that color. Being a big M. Night Shamalyan fan, I chose red. I thought it would be pretty easy. Going through my son’s toy box yielded lots of subjects, from blocks to cars to his chair and rocking horse. But when I got out of the house, it was harder than I thought. I found most of my subjects in downtown Savannah, starting with my favorite entertainment (and one of Savannah’s best kept secrets), The Savannah Theatre. I tried to grab a photo of a pedicab, but sadly, he was moving faster than I could catch up. I also saw a carriage tour with red adornments and tried to frame the shot, but needed to have the zoom lens. All in all, it was a fun challenge and one I think would be more successful in the springtime, though it feels that way this January...
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I usually have an hour and a half to kill between the end of my work day and the start of my night classes. Since it’s too far to go home, I take the time to work on my photography or blog. Yesterday was so nice, I decided to venture down to Forsyth Park and play around with my macro settings. So many flowers in bloom, it looked like springtime. And of course, I couldn’t leave without a few shots of the...
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I love where I live. Yes, it is 50 minutes one way commute to work each day. Yes, I spend about $100 on gas each week for that commute. But with neighbors like these, it’s much more fun to me than living in a...
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Anyone who knows me knows that I am a cupcake connoisseur. And by that, I mean if you put a cupcake in front of me, I will eat it. A couple years ago, I had the great fortune to meet Dolores Montoya, owner of Just Desserts of Savannah. Dolores is so incredibly supportive of our local community, and I try to send business her way as much as possible to thank her for all the support she has given my non-profits. So as I sat today wondering what in the world I could do to try and re-shoot my portrait photography assignment, it hit me. Why not make cupcakes educational? As gracious as she always is, Dolores welcomed me on my lunch break to do my homework. I thought this would be a great time to check out the Food Scene setting on my camera. My subjects were indeed mouth-watering, and I worked to control my temptation and repeated to myself, “you cannot eat your subject… yet.” Dolores even let me have a peak behind the magic curtain into her kitchen. While ovens seem very foreign to me, you can see just how much Dolores shines before them. In fact, she just about beamed as she told me about the different equipment and how at home she feels in the kitchen. So, take a look at the photos, drool a little, then make your way to Just Desserts of Savannah for a cupcake or cookie fix. (She also does cookie bouquets if you are looking for something different this Valentine’s Day.) Just be sure to take extras with you; just one is never...
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It’s Sunday, and normally, I’d be planning to take my little tot out for a day somewhere, whether it be the park or a trip to Goodwill in Statesboro. But with such dreary weather, it makes it very hard to find motivation to do anything more than stay in jammies and watch old movies on TV. So to bring a little sunlight to a dreary day, I offer up these photos until we see the next sunlight. Sunrise last week on Highway 17 in Guyton Sunset view from my house in...
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There’s nothing I love more than introducing my son to new locations. Having lived in this area since I was 8, I sometimes forget all that there is to see. One of my favorite places has always been Fort Pulaski. Growing up on Tybee, my mom used to take a couple friends of mine and me over to the Fort and leave us until it was closing time. We would entertain ourselves climbing the battery, running around the grounds, and hiding in the bunkers in the tunnels and try to scare tourists (many of them did not have lights in them back then). So I was real excited to take Ian and his friend, Carter (who was born 6 days before my little Doodle) and Carter’s mom, Stacy, for an afternoon of mommy and son time. We love hiking the trails around the Fort, and with two little ones, decided to head over to the battery that doesn’t get quite the amount of traffic as the Fort. It’s a great place for two toddlers to terrorize without disturbing too much peace. Ian and Carter immediately took to climbing everything they could, first the steps then the mound. My little precious bundle saw fit to throw a tantrum anytime I tried to stop his high climbing efforts. I threatened to photograph it for his future girlfriend, and since he didn’t believe me, I fired two shots with the Pentax. He was off the ground shortly after that. After a nice run of the battery, we headed into the Fort, toddlers secured so there would be no moat diving. Turns out, it was cannon firing day. Ian, of course, had no interest in the cannons but thought it was fun to run in and out of the open rooms to see just how many tourists he could trip. However, his bravery was brought to a halt with the first cannon firing. After that, mom had to learn how to shoot her camera in one hand while holding the tot with the other arm. If you haven’t been to Fort Pulaski in awhile, I highly recommend you go visit. It’s just $5 per adult, and the admission is good for the next 6 days. Not only that,...
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