Category Archives: photography


A Trip to Marksburg Castle

Look Up at Marksburg Castle

One of things I love about traveling around Germany is visiting all the castles. I call it "castle hunting". I am determined to see as many castles as I can while I am here in Germany. After doing some research, I found Marksburg Castle on list to visit not too […]



Free Downloadable October 2014 Desktop Calendar

This fall I am offering free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork. October's photo is from my Italian Travels collection. Photographed in San Marino; this small country inside of the Italian countryside boasts three castle towers atop it's beautiful hills. Not only are these castle tower hills beautiful but they are stunning with the autumn […]



A Bit of Macro Fun

A little while ago a fellow photographer friend of mine showed me how fun macro photography can be. She showed me some tips on how I can really have some fun with it. So as I have been traveling around and out and about with my camera, I have been exploring macro photography with several […]



How to Take Great Night Photos

aperture: ƒ/18.0focal length: 28.0 mmshutter speed: 4 secondsiso: 200

I absolutely love taking night photos. I love going out to little night excursions with friends to find interesting places to take photos after dark, it is the whole reason I have taken my tripod on trips with me. I have taken night photos in Rome, […]



A Night in Venice

Grand Canal at Night

The first time I arrived in Venice after hopping off the train and walking down the steps outside the train station, I was in awe of this beautiful city. It was love at first sight. My husband was right there falling in love with it as well. As you can imagine […]



Stonehenge At Last

The Pillars of Stonehenge

My whole life I have been fascinated by ancient cultures and what is still standing after all this time. So when I traveled to London for the first time I was super excited that Stonehenge wasn't too far away. Unfortunately, we just happened to be there during an unusual cold front and […]



Free Downloadable September 2014 Desktop Wallpaper Calendar

Starting this fall I will be offering free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork. September's photo is from my Italian Travels collection. Photographed in Florence, Italy, this is one of my favorite Italian views. Finding the lookout point was a bit of an adventure. Traffic in Florence can be a little scary if you […]



Instagram: Trying New Things

So we are in a world where the internet is part of our everyday life. Since this is the case, it also means social media is part of our everyday lives as well. I have delved deeply into Facebook, swam into Flickr, and tiptoed into Twitter. My newest social media dive is into Instagram. I […]



One Step to Improve Your Phone Photos

Ever since the invention of the cell phone with a camera, the amount of photos taken every day have jumped higher and higher. It has made almost everybody an amateur photographer, almost even a hobbyist.

Unlike other articles on improving your mobile phone photos, I am not going to talk to about composition or quality. […]



From a Poppy’s View

     As artists and photographers we are constantly changing how we see things. I find that when I am photographing I try to shoot objects from different angles. Sometimes using angles from even the object's point of view can have a nice composition to it. So if you are a new photographer I would […]