Archive for November 2011

My friend is a painter, and I’d love to be able to have the time and space to paint. However the fast and fun alternative is to paint digitally! Snap Art makes it super easy to create a hand painted look with a digital image. The end result makes a wonderful canvas print or the…

This Peruvian woman has the greatest smile and is enjoying her work! She was making beautifully textured fabrics as I photographed her. To create a more three dimensional look with this image, I used a Nikon 50mm lens which allows for a sharp subject, and a softly blurred background. Getting close to the subject makes…

Machu Picchu is one of the most beautiful places on earth. I have always wanted to travel there, and I was very pleased to co-lead a photography tour to South America this year! Machu Picchu is magnificent in beauty and history. I spent as much time as possible photographing and documenting what I was experiencing. The llamas…

This young girl has such beautiful and expressive eyes, and a little pout since her Mother put away the treat she was enjoying! Peruvian villagers often wear the most colorful clothes. This little girl’s woven shawl, along with her Mother’s colorful skirt and sweater, adds texture and vibrancy to the composition. To record the moment,…

My family is spread very much over the planet at this moment, but regardless, we are close at heart. We keep in touch the usual way, Skype, iChat, FaceTime, email, texting, and the ever familiar phone. Thank goodness for technology!When our travel group was in Peru recently, a shaman traveled days and days, and walked…