Tennessee cabin

This cabin is just up the road from where our family is lucky enought to get to spend time at the lake in TN. I really like the way this old cabin gives the feeling of "old" TN. I processed it as a cyanotype in an attempt to give it that old photo … [Read more...]

Fireside Chat

Fireside Chat

This weekend we made it back to the lake and even though it was really hot out, the girls decided they'd like to have a fire and roast some marshmallows.  Sounded like fun and it was a good time to make a picture of friends having fun as they sat … [Read more...]

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

While at the lake this weekend we saw a beautiful Great Blue Heron sunning along the bank of the lake.  He was pretty  willing to pose for a while but then he got tired and decided to fly away.   If you haven't seen a Great Blue Heron then … [Read more...]

Building a DIY beauty dish

The beauty dish is a light modifier that provides sort of an intermediate result between a soft box and a bare bulb.  The beauty dish has been said to provide a light for beautiful people because it can show all of the imperfections in skin - … [Read more...]

Lake Pictures Update!

Well, of all things things I forgot to post from the lake - George tubing!  It looks like he had some fun don't ya think!?!?  Click on the small version for a larger version! … [Read more...]

Mike and Kristi make it to the Lake

I'm happy to report that Mike and Kristi made it to the lake over the weekend. They were on a whirlwind tour through VA and TN. After stopping in Richmond to visit they went to VA Beach and to some other places along he way to Pigeon Forge and the … [Read more...]

4th of July – 2008

We had a fun weekend at the lake over the 4th of July.  Skiing, tubing, BBQ, and some yard word too. The weather was wet part of the time but overall it was a great weekend.  The only downside was there was no fireworks a Sequoia Marina … [Read more...]

The weekend in review – working at the lake.

This was a weekend for working at the lake.  It was deck building time.  James helped (okay designed, procured, and implemented) me to build a deck on the back of the lake house.  It has been a long time coming and we're not quite done … [Read more...]