Reconnecting

Unable to sleep, I was up at 5:30 this morning.  Not for any particular reason, as I always wake around… Read more Reconnecting

My Photographic Trips and How I Plan Them

My Mindset It’s one thing to hop on Priceline and book a flight, car and hotel, but how do you… Read more My Photographic Trips and How I Plan Them

Re-Imagining My Photography Through Post-Processing

For the longest time I held firmly onto a misguided belief that to post-process and image beyond mere contrast and… Read more Re-Imagining My Photography Through Post-Processing

The Crippling Effect of Fear

Yesterday I was sucked into a YouTube vortex and ended up watched a bunch of videos about inspiration and photography.… Read more The Crippling Effect of Fear

Fall, Glorious Fall!

The foliage has been losing its freshness through the month of August, and here and there a yellow leaf shows… Read more Fall, Glorious Fall!

Why You Are Monkie

So whenever I text or talk to my daughter, I refer to her as my little Monkie, it doesn’t matter… Read more Why You Are Monkie

Beat the Heat!

As it is about eight million degrees here in the Chicagoland area….okay, well, I might be exaggerating just a smidgen…I… Read more Beat the Heat!

Santa Ynez Valley

Now living in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, I have many occasions where I miss my “home.”  I grew up… Read more Santa Ynez Valley