Archive for the ‘Rants & Raves’ Category

I don’t have a pretty picture of my Bougainvillea to show you. It’s leafless and bare – a victim of Houston’s winter storm. I never covered up my plants for a hard freeze before, saying something like, “survival of the fittest” to myself. Even if I had learned that yes, a hard freeze will indeed [...]

I heard two words: “building” and “demolished” That’s all I needed. I did a horribly lacking amount of research to get the start time. 12 midnight. “Well, I have to wake up at 6am for an early shoot – but how many times do you get to photograph one of the oldest buildings in downtown [...]

My cousin Stephanie informed me that if you go to converse.com you can design your own converse shoes! I think I went a little overboard. But hey – at least I know no one else has these! (why do we fight so hard to be original?) note: the EMBROIDERED initials on the back.

On a gorgeous day, with the sky clear, the sun shining and the weather cool – I was in a funk. Couldn’t explain it – just felt over anxious. Maybe it was the coffee on an empty stomach, maybe it was the too many colas over the weekend, or just a low bio rythm. Anyway [...]

Although my Nikon Camera equipment has never limited photographic ability – I choose to keep a smaller point and shoot for some weekend trips, backpacking or nights out on the town. I did the research, and since I usually go with Sony for these types of cameras – I found the Sony Cybershot W300 to [...]

I am so ready to photograph a beautiful twilight shot of Discovery Green. Unfortunately, the weather has not been very cooperative! Let’s hope we get some better weather this week – or snow – I’m ok if it’s not sunny and we have snow in it’s place…

Last night I watched the movieProm Night, and it was horrible. The acting was fine, the story was the worst in a horror movie I had ever seen. Absolutely no twist at the end – every thing was exactly the way it appeared. The killer was the killer, with no undercover help from the boyfriend [...]