My best friend completed his Psychological Doctorate and now he expects me to call him Doctor! He had his research colloquium and a party which I catered. Here is the nearly minted doctor (not quite official until June.) And another shot of the cakepops from a couple days ago - I was too busy with the hot food to get more pictures of the rest of the set up. It was a great accomplishment for him and he worked hard for it. Friends, family, colleagues, former students all came together to celebrate his accomplishment. Breathe a sigh of relief Dr. LaFarr - you've done it!
Fountain? Bidet? Nothing like a functional lawn art. This is a sight we saw in Connecticut and I had to turn around to go take a picture of it.
I made cake pop-like cupcakes for a party I am catering.
There are magical lighting times in photography - morning glow or golden hour as they are sometimes referred. These were taken in the early morning "glow" as the light is just coming over the horizon and it is not too harsh. I was having a conversation with someone earlier this week about what it takes to make a good photograph and I truly believe that understanding your equipment, "having a good eye" and understanding light are at the top of the list! I believe I have a good eye (actually two) and I still have more to learn about lighting and have truly gotten to know my equipment much better since I started this blog.
I went up to Syracuse University tonight to see a lecture by professional photographer, Stephen Wilkes. He was phenomenal and his work was quite amazing. My favorite was the Ellis Island series he did: http://www.ellisislandghosts.com/ Check out his work, he is truly a master of this craft. He said something during the lecture that I have heard/read several times before but it reminds me how long it takes to really be "an expert". He said you have to do something for at least 10,000 hours to master it. I have many more hours to go!
Still more tulips blooming - glad I didn't totally miss them in my yard!
I have driven by these trees several times on my way to and from Burlington and today the morning light was perfect.
I am in Vermont for a couple of days for work and took this shot of some locals heading to a favorite diner in Burlington - just off of Church St.
Flowers in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood in Philly. Did I mention I love spring!?!?
Bill and I went to see Annie Leibovitz tonight at the Syracuse University Lecture Series. She has a niece that is a student at SU so she was instrumental in bringing her there. She is an amazing photographer with some of the most iconic photos of rock stars...celebreties...royalty. Check out some of her iconic photos (the most famous ones being John Lennon and Yoko Ono Rolling Stone Cover and a naked pregnant Demi Moore). However, she is not a great speaker. She seemed to stumble a lot over her words but there were several nuggets where she seemed to let her guard down and engage the audience. That being said, I am glad I had a chance to see her and hear her speak about her work. Bill bought me one of her books which we stood in line to get signed - she seemed a bit more relaxed when she was not speaking to a standing room only audience.
