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Making the Shot, Issue Four: 100 Tips for Photographers

Hello all my long lost blogging friends!! A few weeks ago, I sent out an email announcing the release of Making the Shot 4, Issue 4: 100 Tips for Photography. As many of you know, I occasionally write advanced photography... Continue reading

Posted Aug 27, 2018 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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Life Goes On...

I sent this out via email today to all of my past students, but thought I should post it here as well in the off-chance that someone might still be checking in here on this ghost town of a blog... Continue reading

Posted Apr 12, 2017 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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10 Years of Love & Thanks

I have been dreading this post. 10 years of blogging, 6,730,925 lifetime page views, 1864 posts, and 55,968 comments. Those numbers don't mean anything to me though. 10 years spent writing, 10 years spent sharing what is dearest to me... Continue reading

Posted Jan 6, 2016 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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Winners...

23 of you went out there and Did it for Don, and I think all 23 of you should win an auditing seat in The Photographers' Workshop. So if you are one of the (wonderful) 23 who did a random... Continue reading

Posted Nov 12, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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Halloween 2015 (Part II)

I posted the winners from the Do it for Don RAK in the post below this one!!! ............................................................................................................................... The rest of our Halloween looked something like this... We go to this house every single year and no one ever answers... Continue reading

Posted Nov 6, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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Do it for Don

I've got a friend named Kellie in the year-long workshop I'm currently teaching, and her dad (Don) passed away last year. Kelly wrote this about him the other day in our class forum... "Dad was president of the Easley chapter... Continue reading

Posted Nov 5, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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Hallowen 2015 (Part I)

Halloween of 2015 looked a little like this... Much like Halloween of 2014, Annie wanted to be a pink superhero. Actually, she wanted to dress up in a $75 pirate costume she spied in a mail order magazine (but mama... Continue reading

Posted Nov 4, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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A Happy Halloween

If I'm just being honest, I wasn't all that excited about Halloween this year because: 1. I had been so swamped putting the finishing touches on a 32-page lesson for the ladies in my A Year in the Making workshop... Continue reading

Posted Nov 3, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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New Hampshire (Part IV)

Our last full day in New Hampshire started off (once again) eating breakfast at The Big Bean in New Market. And then we went to visit my dad's uncle, Richard and his wife, Carol. And then we spent the rest... Continue reading

Posted Oct 28, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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New Hampshire (Part III)

Tuesday in New Hampshire was a quiet one. I went for a jog. Then my dad and I went into town for breakfast and to look at records (my dad's happy place)... And then we spent a quiet evening with... Continue reading

Posted Oct 27, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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New Hampshire (Part I)

My dad grew up in New Market, New Hampshire, and had only returned home a handful of times since joining the military when he was 18. And other than meeting our grandparents and our Aunt Susan once or twice as... Continue reading

Posted Oct 23, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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The Rest of His 15th

As per Cole's second birthday wish, he was able to go to the movies and out to ice cream with a group of his male and female friends (and his mama as the chaperone). And (much to my surprise) when... Continue reading

Posted Oct 22, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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New Hampshire (Part II)

While in New Hampshire, we stayed in Rochester with my Uncle Bob and my Aunt Susan. On Monday of our trip though, we headed to New Market, where my dad grew up... The part of town where he lived (and... Continue reading

Posted Oct 21, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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Cole Downs turned 15 on Saturday. And like many things in this household, birthdays are looking a bit different with teenagers in the house. Cole's birthday wish this year was for two things: 1. A keyboard. This kid dedicated himself... Continue reading

Posted Oct 21, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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Crazy

Courtney: After describing to her my new rule for when I can dine at the new In-n-Out Burger here in town (only once each time Josh Downs is working out of town - otherwise I'd eat there way too much),... Continue reading

Posted Oct 14, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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10 Years

Next month marks ten years of blogging for me. Ten years of sharing photos, telling stories, and building friendships on this funny little thing, called the internet. Who knew? I know this blog has been a little quiet and disappointing... Continue reading

Posted Oct 13, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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The Run

Shared this with all of the students in the current, year-long workshop I'm leading (A Year in the Making), but with all of the recent talk about running around here lately, I kind of felt like I should share this... Continue reading

Posted Oct 12, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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After the Half

And a few photos from our evening on the town, celebrating the half marathon we had run earlier in the day... That's Halle (Coral's daughter) and Marcus (Halle's boyfriend). They both live in Seattle and came to hang out with... Continue reading

Posted Oct 9, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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More From the Half

And a few more photos from before/after the half marathon... Getting ready for race day. Pulling up to the race (Josh rolled down the windows and locked them while blaring Eye of the Tiger loud enough that everyone in the... Continue reading

Posted Oct 8, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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The First Half

Josh Downs and I ran our first half marathon on Saturday with our (great) friends, Jeremy and Coral in Leavenworth, Washington. We didn't run it together because we all keep different paces, but even if we did run at the... Continue reading

Posted Oct 7, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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The VP

While I was away in New Hampshire, this girl decided she wanted to become the Vice President of her 8th grade class. She also decided to honor God's decision over her own by not nominating herself. Congratulations, Madam Vice President. Continue reading

Posted Sep 28, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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Heading to New Market

My dad grew up in New Market, New Hampshire (that's him with his sister and mom). He left when he was 18, and if I remember correctly, he's only been home twice since then. My sister and I have been... Continue reading

Posted Sep 17, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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The Celebration of Life (Part III)

And the last of the Celebration of Life photos for my grandpa... After a little bandaging-up (we poured vodka on his arm and wrapped it up with duct tape because, again, that's how we roll), Roscoe-T seemed good. And after... Continue reading

Posted Sep 17, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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The Celebration of Life (Part II)

Our celebration of life continued back at my mom's house with everyone looking through stacks of old photos... I had taken a lot of photos that included my grandfather over the years, but awhile back, my mom gifted me with... Continue reading

Posted Sep 15, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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The Celebration of Life (Part I)

My family doesn't do death well. My grandma (who was the the glue of our family and totally adored in every way) died 20 years ago, yet no one ever talked about it, and we never had a funeral, a... Continue reading

Posted Sep 10, 2015 at My life...just not on the road I expected (but it's still dang good).

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