The first birthday party of My Muse (aka, The Moose) provided me with some photo opportunities, of course. But with it being a family/friend affair with a houseful of people, my images were of a photojournalistic, capturing-the-moment nature. There was no time/space for anything formal with lighting and backdrops. Still, I wanted to take one of those images to create a vintage-style portrait of her … Continue reading Creating a Vintage Portrait – First and Second Attempts

I had the privilege of doing some photography for my extremely talented, intelligent and amazing cousin Rebecca for her upcoming dance show at Mills College: Ebb+Flow Mills Dance Alumni Concert 2015 Ahh, if I could have been a fraction of her talent and smarts at her age, I would have conquered the world by now! She is presenting a work called “Her Name Was Lanolin” Here is one photo of … Continue reading I Just Love Fierce Women!

So far, we’ve been getting more moisture compared to the last few years, and that is good news indeed. The drought has (literally) been killing us. New Year’s Day marked the first good snowfall in the mountains of Southern California in almost two years. That has to go toward making a very small dent. Still, the ponds and rivers are far below normal, but I … Continue reading Winter in Southern California

I tried to see all sides of this issue and present a balanced perspective. As someone who chose to live in the mountains, far from the city and many services, I hear the criticisms, and I don’t disagree.  Still, I wonder why we can’t have more. I’m open to your thoughts: Should East County Have a Trauma Center And for the record, I know several … Continue reading Trauma Centers: My Latest Article in East County Magazine

This baby is amazing me each week. Now most of you are probably parents and think “been there, done that.” I am enjoying each zen moment and all the changes that are happening, so forgive my ramblings on what I see as an amazing chapter of life right now. As someone who has worked or gone to school (or both) since I was five years … Continue reading More on My Muse

I found a new website that I think I’m going to enjoy a lot http://rebeccatdickson.com/ Rebecca had a survey to figure out what kind of writer you are, and guess what? I’m a journalist. After majoring in journalism in college, working on my high school newspaper, and working most of my life in a journalistic (albeit marketing) career, I already knew that. But it was … Continue reading What Kind of Writer Are You?