Got a New Holga Plastic Camera!!!

I had some down time between Spring and Summer semester last week and loaded my new 35mm Holga camera with some 400 ISO Black and White film and went meandering around my neighborhood  with plastic camera in hand.  Sure I love shooting with my Canon 5D, but I must admit the total  simplicity of the [...]

Transitioning…

It’s hard to believe the Spring 2012 semester is over and I don’t have to wake up every morning to check into 10+ online art history and photography classes. I’m so very ready for a little break. In fact…I’ll be getting a huge respite in about 6 weeks when I officially retire from my Community [...]

Next Leg of the Journey

My favorite time to write is early in the morning when I first get out of bed and get my coffee brewing.  I used to wake up early every morning and write in my journal, but since I’ve been blogging and teaching too many online classes the daily journaling  fell to the way side due [...]

Airlie Gardens Photo Field Trip

The entire Photography Program closed up shop the other day and we all (students and teachers) went on a photo field trip to Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, NC. It was so good to get off campus and spend an entire day making photographs at a very beautiful and scenic nature park.  Photography rejuvenates me!  The [...]

Full Color Depression – Center for Documentary Studies

I got to visit the Center for Documentary Studies yesterday after attending a Distance Learning workshop in Durham NC.  I am always impressed with the photography exhibitions they have on display at the center and whenever I am in the Durham area I always make it a point to check out their shows. I was [...]

Photo Therapy….

I find it very difficult to remain positive, upbeat and centered with all the madness and corruption in the world swirling around me from every media outlet, in addition to the constant bureaucratic “senseless” demands I face working at the college level these days. Life used to be much simpler and stress free, but no [...]

Love that Light and Shadow…

Every time I notice those dramatic long shadows cast by the late afternoon or early morning sun I want to grab my camera. There’s something mysterious about light and shadow and how it transforms and activates normally mundane, everyday subject matter that makes me want to take pictures. You don’t have to travel to exotic [...]

Teaching Photography and Art Online – A VASA Forum

Starting tomorrow I will be moderating a Vasa sponsored discussion that will explore and investigate the technical challenges to teaching photography online and the strategies and best practices (methodology) for teaching basic and advanced photography/art courses in the online environment. I am looking for both educators that are already teaching online and those who may [...]

Renaissance Woman in Training

A local Coastal Woman’s Magazine was looking to feature a female artist from the area so needless to say I submitted the following interview that I did with my daughter during dinner the other night. It will be published next month. Here is a sneak peak. Enjoy! An Interview with Andei Keough We both had [...]

Outtakes and Musings from El Salvadorian Adventure

Its hard to believe I was looking out at the Pacific Ocean while relaxing in a hammock just a few short days ago. I made it home to North Carolina feeling a little more rested and rejuvenated, although I must admit, I was not ready to come back. A week isn’t enough time to truly [...]