It's the little things. Seeing your first robin return.
That's the why.
You don't need to photograph a bald eagle just to feel like a photographer. You don't need to be so close up that you can see your reflection in their eye.
#slowphotography #backyardbirds #ontariobirds #springrobins #returnofspring #springequinox #northamericanbirds
Deep in the backcountry of Temagami, I was just about to crawl into my tent when this family stormed through the portage trail at 10pm at night. It was a family with 3 kids on a 3-week canoe trip during summer break. The parents had to go back for their two canoes, and the 3 boys stayed here while they waited for their parents.
Sitting at the edge of the dock, not a sound in the night but their laughter, I grabbed my camera and took this shot. They had no screens. No phones. Just a brilliant moment with each other looking at the stars and milky way.
This image is a reminder to let kids have their childhood back full of outdoor adventures.
When the parents got back an hour later, I asked the parents if I could have their email address, because I just took the most wonderful photo of their children.
Lake Superior vibes. Hosting a women's photography workshop here in October @sparkadventurephotog #lakesuperior #driftwood #ontariolandscapes #naturephotog #femalephotographer
Frozen. #muskoka #greatcanadianwilderness #nighshots #sharecangeo #January #femalephotographer #womanphotographer #ontariolandscapes
My image submission for January's LIGHT theme in the Canadian Women's Photography Collective.
Photography often begins with assumption. That we already know what we’re looking at.
This image treats light as a metaphor for the subject itself. White light, like a landscape or a living thing, appear singular until it is approached with care. When reflected, slowed, and observed from different angles, its complexity reveals itself.
The prism echoes the act of staying with a subject before photographing it - allowing layers, colours, textures or even meaning to surface rather than forcing them, or assuming them.
What drew me to this light? Creativity and not just photographing light for the sake of photographing light. What I remembered about myself and photography in general is that it’s okay to play! And it’s okay to do something different. Because when you stop trying to be perfect, you start being creative.
#creativevision #lighttheme #artoflight #lightwarrior #ontariophotographer #lightasametaphor
I call this one "Grateful Dead," a tribute to Bob Weir.
#gratefuldead #bobweir #tiedyetrend #naturephotography #womanphotographer
I call this one "ghost cattle."
#ontariolandscapes #ontariofarm #creativevision #WHYnotHOW #photographyworkshops
I didn't see much at the top of Cadillac Mountain, but being IN the clouds was equally incredible.
I always tell my students, "there's a photo everywhere you look."
#photoinspo #photographyteacher #photographyworkshops #ontariophotographer
The very cusp of the fall leaves before they had all fallen off the trees.
This photo is exactly what my trip was like, searching, exploring, and adventure.
Looking forward to running a photography workshop here... eventually.
Had such a great day teaching a Lightroom photo editing workshop at @wyemarsh a couple of Saturday's ago.
I teach one in the spring and one in the fall.
We were lucky enough to see a few swans, but that was really it. The marshy landscape was beautiful, and spending the afternoon in the visitor's centre learning how to edit images like this was great!
#wyemarsh #photoediting #ontariophotographer #swanphotos #waterfowlphotos #sheclicks #girlswhoclick #femalephotographer #sparkadventure
It wasn't the sunset I wanted. It wasn't even the picture I had in mind. But sometimes you get surprised with not knowing what to expect.
I'll take all the Atlantic Ocean vibes.
You know when you just have a picture in your mind? This was one of them.
I really wanted to capture a wander under the canopy with the golden birches. I just want to follow the path and see what's around the next bend!
#womenwhoexploreontario #sharecangeo #sheshoots #womeninphotography #visitmaine #nationalparkphotography #parkphotography #girlswhoclick #photographyworkshop #autumnpics #yourshotphotographer #sonyalphafemale #sonyalpha #femalephotographer
Not very often (or ever) do you get the see the bottom of a rainbow... and TWO at that!
Damn the sky is magical.
#yourshot #cangeo #lakechamplain #vermont #newyorkstate #landscapephotography #doublerainbow #docklife #anchored #rainbowmagic #cloudscape #womenwhoexplore #sonyalphafemale #sonyalpha
I always tell my husband that I need to have some sort of place beside the ocean. A place where I can smell the salty breeze, beach comb, and be forever amazed by its nature.
Maybe it's the absence of having the ocean close-by, or maybe I just really am so deeply drawn to it. The vastness, the discoveries, the strength and power.
Always in absolute awe of it. 🦀 🐚 🐋
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A before and after edit of Ausable Chasm in New York state, a sandstone gorge near Lake Champlain.
#AusableChasm
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#NewYorkState
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#UpstateNY
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Standing on the edge of... myself.
It's been over 7 years since I've been able to give myself this time.
Time with my camera, time to watch the sun rise. Time to work on my creativity and grow as a visual artist. Time for MYSELF.
Slowly. Bits and pieces, I'm finding myself again.
Motherhood is the hardest thing I've ever done.
#CreativeReclamation #InvestInYourself #MindfulPhotography #radicalselfcare #womanphotographer #WomenWhoShoot #FemalePhotographer #LifeTransition #PrioritizeYourself #TheArtistInYou #StopSnappingStartSeeing #PhotographyWorkshop #CreativeTransformation #ontariophotographer #visitmaine #acadianationalpark
Giving myself TIME on these rocks, gave me an OPPORTUNITY to SEE more deeply.
It's never a quick snap and done. It's more than that. Photography takes effort.
Making a picture takes effort. Taking a picture is completely different.
#sharecangeo #acadianationalpark #ontariophotographer #womanphotographer #girlswhoclick #photographyworkshop #sunrisephotography #parkphotography #yourshotphotographer #rockphotography #oceansidephotography