Old Photos Are Not Worth Anything
Dear writer of the Forbes Magazine article, “Your Top 10 Objects Your Kids Don’t Want,” I just read your article. In it, you outline the objects in your home that you feel one’s children will […]
Photography
St. Ivahadenuf
She stands in the front of the church; her face carefully set into a pleasant expression, her breathing slow. The knuckles of her right hand, however, are white with rage as she clutches her camera. […]
Danger, Wedding Photographers
Bride Magazine UK featured a story recently about a couple who hired a robot named Eva to photograph their wedding. Using facial recognition, the robot asks guests whether they would like their photograph taken and […]
Does Your Photo Matter If There’s No One Left to Remember You
I posted this quote yesterday on my Facebook page. I’ve posted it before and I’m sure I will post it again. “THE PHOTOS YOU TAKE TODAY AREN’T FOR YOU.THEY ARE FOR YOUR KIDS.AND THEIR KIDS…AND […]
These Photos Aren’t for YOU
When I was a little girl, we would eat dinner as a family every night at five o’clock. My dad was in the Air Force and when he arrived home, dinner was on the table. […]
I’m not in it for the Likes
Dear Friends, I’ve opted out of playing The Social Media Game.I refuse to do it. Notice I’m not saying I’ve opted out of social media. I love social media; you are reading these words because […]
The Lesson from Costco’s Photo Lab
I received a letter from Costco that the location I frequent for my 8lbs of ground beef and jumbo bottle of vodka is closing their photo department. Why? Because in spite of more pictures being […]
We Are Known By What We Leave Behind
100 years from now, no one is going to care who I am. I know this. I don’t mean that in a bad way and I don’t say it in the hopes someone will contradict […]
If the real world worked like the online-photography world of stolen photos posted to websites and ads:
If the real world worked like the online-photography world of stolen photos posted to websites and ads: <insert crying> Why is everyone so mad? I never said it was MY car. And I didn’t know […]
The Airing of Grievances
Festivus is December 23. For those of you unfamiliar with Festivus, you need to stop reading this and go watch “The Strike,” which is Episode 10 from the 9th Season of “Seinfeld.” I’m serious. If […]