Remember these machines when you were a kid? The thrill of putting in a dime or a quarter and—luck of the draw—getting a piece of candy, a sticker or a temporary tattoo? Last weekend we were at a beachside restaurant…
Tag: photography
This strange little yellow building is right in between the train station and the fancy shopping mall in Gdynia, Poland. Every time I pass by it, I’m so curious…what is this funny tiny little building doing there? For what is—or…
Last month we spent our annual family vacation in Schliersee, Germany. This is a small lakeside village about an hour’s drive outside Munich—you can actually take the train directly into the city for a day’s worth of museum-hopping in just…
The other day, I mentioned to someone that I’d walked to my errands because I like to stop and take photos along the way. “Oh, you’re a photographer?” he said, and I immediately demurred. “Oh, no—definitely not.” Huh? I love…
This month I’m enjoying Susannah Conway’s Photo Meditations course. I love online classes and have taken several from Susannah. One point I picked up on this week was about “exercising your eye”—which for photography, really means getting out and taking…
It’s -13 degrees around here, the kind of cold that somehow defies all layering of hats, coats, sweaters, gloves and leg warmers. Yes, leg warmers. I never thought they would become part of my regular winter wardrobe (after a brief…
Remember this card from last week’s {Project} Wednesday post? This week I wanted to show you how I photographed it. Taking photos of projects (cards, jewelry, collage pieces) is something I’ve struggled with over the years and thought I would…