Gondola Guy~Follow Your Bliss!

Gondola Guy~Follow Your Bliss!

Gondola Guy…  “At your service, Ma’am! Tell me where you want to go!” We only had one day in Venice. We hadn’t planned to go because “it’s so touristy and commercialized,” people said. Plus, it was quite a way off the 16-day itinerary loop we planned in Tuscany, Italy. But when we got to Bologna…

Ironwood Forest in Waimanalo, HI

Ironwood Forest in Waimanalo, HI

We walked into the forest toward the aqua water and realized a lot of the trees had a mysterious gold haze on the bark. Not all of them, but more on the north end of Waimanalo Beach Park. It seemed to beckon us forward into the glen, toward the deep teal water. The trees are called…

Beachy Video Story (and How-To)

Beachy Video Story (and How-To)

 A peaceful morning… So I went out to Nye Beach in Newport Oregon while we were staying for the week of Thanksgiving and visiting with family. I just had to make a little video, (with the new Lumix G95),  edit in iMovie and then record a video on HOW to do it!  Not too hard- Just in…

Ghost Ranch Inspiration

Ghost Ranch Inspiration

It was the most memorable stop on the whole tour through New Mexico with the ASP (American Society of Photographers) group, and impacted me way more than I would have ever expected. I had heard of Georgia O’Keefe and seen her artwork, which was pretty amazing, but didn’t know that much about her life or…

A Stroll in Full Color

A Stroll in Full Color

While we were at Ben’s in Vermont, (continued from yesterday’s blog), we took a little stroll through the property, past the little houses he built (a blog about that is in the works!), and we headed for the outback field! We just took off down the path, out toward the pond where his dog loves…

Veer off to Vermont

Veer off to Vermont

Last year on the Bubble Trailer Light Tour, we took a little jaunt up toward Vermont to visit our fellow Lumix Ambassador, Ben Grunnow. It was certainly a little way out of the direction we were heading, but we so wanted to 1) see the fall colors of Vermont and 2) see his beautiful cabin…

A Wide-eyed, Wide Angle Girl!

A Wide-eyed, Wide Angle Girl!

Recently I had a fun assignment with Panasonic Lumix to illustrate how I use the Lumix 8-18mm wide angle lens. Oh Yay—it was the perfect one for me because I’m such a “wide-angle girl” with my travel photography! Not with portraits of course, but when it comes to the landscape, it’s gotta be wide; most…

The Road Ahead

The Road Ahead

Thinking about the coming year…the road directly at your toes may look bland- just an everyday road (the same one you’ve been on) but if you look up, and see the distant horizon, you can see the bright opportunities, the painted mountains [@ Jamie Steeno] the dramatic sky, [@ Kenneth J Martin] the bushes turning…

Looking for locations.

Looking for locations.

Recently we photographed a family near a bike trail, so we went for a beautiful hike in the pretty green winter grass to find out location. (I love CA winters!) We found this ideal location so here’s a quick video about what I look for and why I chose this spot. #suzettesays: scout your location…