• lessons from backdoor friends

    Our backdoor. The bottom is stained in dirt from kids kicking it open or closed. The metal part that held it open broke off a while back. We fixed it. It broke again. It is swinging open more than it stays closed. Nearly every day…

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  • Shooting Interiors {with Jones Design Co}

    The latest SnapShop lesson is an interview with Emily of Jones Design Company. Emily shares her tips and tricks for capturing indoor spaces and printed products. The lesson is live, so current students make sure you go check it out. If you are interested in…

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  • deep breath in and slow exhale

    For decades it was my sister and I gathered at Grandma’s table making the rolls for holiday meals. Now it is me and my kids. I wasn’t paying attention when Chris grabbed my camera and began capturing us working to fill the pans. I am…

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  • not directing my steps

    Last Friday I published an old post and decided to do it again. It might become a Friday tradition. Chris was randomly searching on my blog this week and came across a post from 2011. It was wild reading it. I wrote about several different…

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  • taking a break, shooting hoops

    Shorts. T-shirts. Sun shining down and then covered by clouds. Bare feet. Basketball. One of my students needed a study break. When he headed out the door, the rest of the class knew where he was headed. Before I knew it everyone was shooting baskets.…

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