Today’s Guest Contributor is Ellen! Ellen is a US newbie via the UK. She loves Middlesbrough or “The Boro” Football team and can say the “F” word without it sounding crass. She has a background in broadcasting and secretly wants to have her own organizing business. Welcome to Umbrella Blog Ellen! (Photograph of Ellen’s Nana)...
I had a forced two day blog vacation while “migrating” and “merging” took place in some mysterious server land. Your regularly scheduled programing will return soon!
One of my favorite activities is hanging out with my sisters and this lil guy. All we do is watch him and laugh at him and try to make him say or do things to amuse us. We can do this for hours – or at least until we wear him out and then we...
I had a revelation of sorts this weekend. It’s one thing to acknowledge your creativity and a whole other thing to grow your skill. So I talked my sister and her roommate into being models for me so that 1) I could practice on subjects that are willing to take direction and hold still while I...
On Friday I joined a book blog group. The book we’re reading is called, “The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women” and I encourage you to join us. The first secret is to acknowledge your creative self and on October 29, 2008 I did just that: “When I was a little girl I choreographed dances...
Sometimes it takes 30 minutes. Sometimes it takes over an hour. My commute gets really nasty in the winter. On my way home the other night it was a particularly stormy day and traffic was stop and go. What a great opportunity to experiment with the camera! Night photography. Light Photography. Weather photography. Action. Macro....
Today’s Guest Contributor is Brady! Brady is a video game expert, priamate enthusiast, cat loving, ex-portrait studio photographer who can write things with her toes. She is uncomplicated, honest and freakishly always on time. Welcome to Umbrella Blog BB Brady! Call me Brady. Actually, you can call me BB. When Jamie approached me about writing a...
