Discovering your Forte (Cayman Islands)

Isabelle's parents were kind enough to let me photograph her as we shared a taxi to the hotel. Her eyes hold this bold, innocent, curiousness that tell a story of their own. This one photo made me realize how much I enjoy photographing children. They have a natural genuineness and ease that can not posed.

Light, water, architecture, and dusk are my favorite elements. This photo combines them all in a glorious setting.  This spontaneous island getaway goes down as one of my best trips of all time.  I decided on Tuesday that I was going that weekend. I tried ALL the food, discovered conch chowder, and reignited my love for a great Rum.  My island roots were showing, literally.  I wore my natural curls and felt the freedom of the wind and water. ...but I won't scare you with photos of my "curly afro".

Paris...via Vegas

My aboslute favorite photo from this trip!  I discovered the infamous "Blue Hour" which is the hour right after the sun goes down and the sky is naturally illuminated a fabulous indigo blue. 

For once, what happened in Vegas is not staying in Vegas!

I plan to use the blue hour to capture great shots.

Princess Birthday

I had so much fun at her birthday party! Bowling, pizza, and cupcakes, topped off with tons of smiling kids.

First Photo Meet-Up

My first-ever photo meetup was an invitaion to the Houston Museum of Natural Science. About 35 photographers in various levels in the art showed up and had full-access to the exhibits of butterflies, gems, and anthropology.  I learned about lighting set-ups, flash, soft boxes, tripods by watching some of the others as they worked.  The photo of the Faberge` necklace above is one of my favorites because I was able to capture not only the necklace, but a clear reflection of it in panels of it's glass case. Below is a 4-pound quartz cluster, which is a little blown out and over-exposed in the center.  But could have been corrected if I turned the F-stop up a notch. The process of learning.

New York in the Fall

 I usually hit up NYC in October for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Leadership Institute. The fall season is beautiful because you can see so many different colors.

One of my absolute favorite shots. 

I was riding in a car going about 65 miles per hour and shot only one frame, through the windshield.

Title:  The Intersection of Creativity and Greed

Champagne Life

October is a month of many birthdays, including myself and several of my friends. Some weeks there was a birthday party every single night!

Blue

Capturing light is the essence of photography. Can you capture what you see with your eyes in your device? I'm learning more with each shutter release.