Do piles of crumpled wrapping paper make you cringe? Do you pity the poor spruce that was sacrificed for the seasonal celebration? As a famous frog once said, “It’s not easy being green.” During the holiday season, truer words were never spoken. With heightened Eco-consciousness, it’s hard not to be a scrooge as endless plastic [...]
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Dreamers: Do You Have the Courage to Become Who You Really Are
Hello Pro Photography Dreamers. This will be my last post for a while – at the strong encouragement and support of our Editor Catherine Hughes, I am taking a break from writing about my dreams of becoming a professional photographer. Why? Well, lately – I was blindsided by a quote by EE Cummings: It takes [...]
2 Photography Companies Team Up in the Photo Sharing and Photo Printing Market
While the U.S. (and some of the world) recovers from election day, I’m featuring the latest photography news. Two industry leaders, 500px and CanvasPop, are partnering in an innovative program to offer the 500px photo community more high quality printing options at preferred prices. Both companies are rapid growth, design-obsessed businesses, with a strong commitment [...]
San Francisco Giants: Images from a Championship Season
Hello my fellow pro photography dreamers. Many of my readers of my photography dream stories know that in addition to my photography dreams, one of my true passions is Major League Baseball. A dream of mine came true last week in Northern California when my favorite baseball team, The San Francisco Giants, won the World [...]
New Nikon Camera for Pro Photographer Dreamers
Here’s a new camera for all you top photography dreamers who might be looking to add a camera to your collection, or are looking to purchase a new one. Nikon has announced the release of its new 14.2-megapixel Nikon 1 V2, the latest addition to the revolutionary Nikon 1 Advanced Camera with Interchangeable Lens System. [...]
Worldwide Photo Walk: Helping Pro Photography Dreamers Live Their Dream
This past weekend I was one of 70 people who walked in the 5th annual Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk. Our walks’ leader, Ray Mabry and the CoOrganizer of our meetup group, the SoCoPhoGro, has organized this walk in our hometown for four years. Every year it gets bigger, and every year it gets funner. [...]
iStock Photo and Alessandra Lariu Feast on Change
iStock photo has partnered with creative powerhouse Alessandra Lariu, Co-founder of SheSays and CEO of Shout, as its October Artist in Residence. As the Feast Artist in Residence, Ale is working with a specially selected protégé, Kervie, on a project, aka The Brief, around women and leadership related to 2012’s theme of “Creating a Better [...]
Dream Success Tip: Tell Your Dream Story
Hello Pro Photography Dreamers This week I was talking with fellow 8 Women Dreamer Jayne about my soon to be published website about this dream journey I’ve been on – and one of the topics that came up was ‘how to tell your story.’ It was the first time in a while that I [...]
Photography Dream Inspiration Images for Wordless Wednesday
This week’s Wordless Wednesday post for all of you pro photography dreamers, highlights some of my photography dream inspiration images from a 2007 National Geographic photo workshop in Italy. It’s hard to believe it was 5 years ago this month when I traveled to Italy, a gift to myself for my 40th birthday, to shoot [...]
Setting Dream Goals and Celebrating Accomplishments: It Makes a Difference
This month marks my 3rd year of writing for 8 Women Dream – and although I don’t like to give advice, I do have some thoughts about what it’s like to go after your dreams, especially when it comes to celebrating accomplishments. What I know to be true about this process is that dreaming [...]
Wordless Wednesday: California Dreamin Photographs
Hello any California Dreamin Photographers. This week’s Wordless Wednesday brings to you dream photos taken this past weekend. I was second shooter at a beautiful ocean-side wedding in Carmel California. On the drive home, we stopped a few times to capture the late summer horizon along the coast – California Dreamin, all the way. The above professional [...]
The Secret to Goal Success: Live in the Moment
This past weekend I achieved a big dream goal: to volunteer my photography. While I was shooting this riding event, I met a couple who were living their dreams, just by “being in the moment.” Their story intrigued me, so I stopped for a few and talked with them. They were here in California [...]
