Ah, winter. Cold, snow, and cloudy skies. Love it or hate it, winter can be a delightful adventure for a photographer and his or her friends. The image above was created during such an adventure. It was Christmas time a few years ago along the Cherohala Skyway. I had my hubby and my brother
Have you read Terry Prachett’s book called “Wintersmith“? (If you haven’t, you don’t know what you’re missing!) I dubbed this image “Wintersmith” because I love the word and how it perfectly describes what rime ice does to the trees in the mountains. It’s a delicate filigree created by freezing fog. Fascinating! This image was create
Well, are you a cheater? Do you want to be? Everyone wants to be a cheater at something. But if you don’t want to be a cheater then stop reading this post right now! It will ruin your non-cheater streak! You’re still reading, aren’t you? You cheater, you! What kind of cheating am I talking
I love the snow sometimes. I like it when it is like an attraction at the zoo or theme park. I live in the Tennessee valley and it doesn’t snow very often where I live – or very much when it does. But it does snow in the mountains. So when my husband and I
How exciting! I’m being featured on Sage Grayson’s blog today! Click here to check it out! And if you just hopped over from Sage’s blog, welcome to NaturePhotoArist.com! My name is Erika, and I’m a nature photographer on a mission to get aspiring photographers off the automatic settings on their DSLR cameras and onto manual
I haven’t dressed up for Halloween in ages! Not that I don’t like dressing up, I do. I just got out of the Halloween-dress-up thing. And I have nowhere to wear a costume to. I hear it’s considered creepy to go trick-or-treating once you’re an adult if you don’t bring little kids with you. Does
Do you have a book in you? (Not literally, of course.) Maybe you have several or even a whole library! Possibly even a best seller or two… So where is it?! Don’t lock up your library of best sellers! I’m sure some of you are thinking “book” as in a book with printed pages that
Recently, someone of my acquaintance told me they thought the image below looked “gimpy” because I hadn’t straightened the horizon and that I shouldn’t use it so much on my website. I’m not going to lie. I took it personally. I was hurt and offended. I hadn’t asked for this person’s opinion and it took me
This blog post is a part of the ‘Behind the Scenes of My Business’ Blog Tag started by April of Blacksburg Belle. She began this blog tag experiment to build community among creatives, help us bloggers to connect more and get to know each other better. This month’s topic is all about sharing the behind
I’m going to be honest. I don’t really like bugs. Did you know that bugs – those creepy little insects that make your skin crawl – like to photo-bomb? Oh, yes. They do. And I’ll prove it. I was blissfully unaware of this sneaky pastime that insects engage in until one day… Look at this
