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Photos: Nicaragua Sunsets

February 24, 2014 By stephanie

Photos:  Nicaragua Sunsets

Winter in Ohio sucks this year.  I do not mind the snow because it is pretty (at least before it becomes an icky grey mess), and it means I get to snowboard. But I do mind the terrible cold we have had this year. So in order to survive what I hope is only a […]

Filed Under: Natural Wonders, Nicaragua, Photography

Photography 101: 7 must-know tips for shooting at night

February 10, 2014 By stephanie

Photography 101:  7 must-know tips for shooting at night

I have always found night photography to be beautiful and intriguing.   But I had never tried shooting at night until recently.  It seemed too difficult and complicated.  I had no idea where to begin. So I took a class. It was a struggle for the first few weeks, but I finally got over the […]

Filed Under: Columbus, Photography, USA

Photography 101: Motion

January 27, 2014 By stephanie

Photography 101:  Motion

Photography 101:  Motion Photo #1   For this shot, I used the blurred motion technique.  I chose to fill the frame with the drums to make the photo all about the movement of the drumsticks. The repeating pattern of the drums and suspenders gives this photo additional interest. Photo #2   For this shot, I […]

Filed Under: Columbus, Ohio, Photography, USA

Photography 101: Landscapes

January 20, 2014 By stephanie

Photography 101: Landscapes

Photography 101:  Landscape Photo #1   Every photography teacher in Columbus is bored with photos of downtown, probably because everyone has taken every single vantage point and angle possible.  But I love a good cityscape, so I knew I had to take one photo of the skyline.  I tried to capture the three aspects that […]

Filed Under: Columbus, Ohio, Photography

Photography 101: Color and Detail

January 13, 2014 By stephanie

Photography 101:  Color and Detail

Since I’ve been back living in Columbus and working in at an office job full-time, I have had to find a new balance.  It has not been easy, but I have committed to making it work for me. Balance is not just finding time for friends and family, time to relax, and time to take […]

Filed Under: Personal, Photography

Coastal Maine: A Photo Essay

September 17, 2012 By stephanie

Coastal Maine:  A Photo Essay

Coastal Maine is not what I pictured in my head. But it is wonderful. The part of Maine I am in is called St. George.  St. George is composed of multiple villages, including Port Clyde and Tenants Harbor.  I also visited the slightly larger artsy town of Rockland. The small towns and their people are […]

Filed Under: Maine, Natural Wonders, Photography, USA

Foto of the Week from … Tarija: Street Food

July 27, 2012 By stephanie

Foto of the Week from … Tarija:  Street Food

At first I thought this was just cheese on a stick. As much as I love cheese, there are more interesting things to try. Then the man told me it was NOT just cheese on a stick. This is cheese and YUCA on a stick. When I was in Nicaragua, I discovered yuca for the […]

Filed Under: Bolivia, Food & Drink, Photography

Foto of the Week from … Rosillas: The Ugliest Dog in South America

July 20, 2012 By stephanie

Foto of the Week from … Rosillas:  The Ugliest Dog in South America

If you are named after the hideous creature Gollum from The Lord of the Rings, you are probably not very cute.  However, this Gollum is so ugly that he is sort of cute. Perro Andino   This is a perro andino (Andean dog).  I had never heard of nor seen this type of dog before. […]

Filed Under: Bolivia, Photography

Foto of the Week from … The Top of a Mountain: Condors Playing

July 13, 2012 By stephanie

Foto of the Week from … The Top of a Mountain:  Condors Playing

The condors don’t come out until it warms up a bit.  After a day of hiking in Valle de Los Cóndores, it was nice to be able to sleep in.  Around 930am, we started hiking to a higher spot to position ourselves for what we hoped would be a spectacular condor show. The condors did […]

Filed Under: Bolivia, Natural Wonders, Photography

Foto of the Week from Tarija: A Great View and A Funny Surprise

July 6, 2012 By stephanie

Foto of the Week from Tarija:  A Great View and A Funny Surprise

I always like to find a good spot for an aerial view of a city.  Tarija has a couple of miradors, and this was the most photogenic spot. One thing I have learned from traveling is that miradors can sometimes be sketchy spots where opportunists look for tourists with nice cameras to steal.  So I […]

Filed Under: Bolivia, Photography

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