As some of you already know, I’m currently on vacation this week. Cruising the Caribbean aboard the beautiful Celebrity Solstice ship and making stops in Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, and St. Maarten. So far the trip has been absolutely amazing! I’ll have lots of photos to post soon. :) 2011 SENIORS: Senior season is in...
“Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.” ~Stella Adler I noticed the other day that a lot of my Flickr friends are participating in what’s called Creativity Bootcamp. It’s a two week exercise that involves a daily “inspiration point, a topic to ponder, a journaling prompt, and...
“If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.” ~Gerald Good Below is a photo of this evening’s sunset over Tablerock Lake. I thank my lucky stars each day that I get to live somewhere so beautiful. This image is SOOC, which means “straight out of camera” —...
Two years ago I took a 6-month sabbatical to volunteer with Hands On Disaster Response – HODR (www.hodr.org). I did tornado clean up in Newton County, MO; flood recovery in Cedar Rapids, IA; project assessing in TX and LA after Hurricane Ike; and tropical storm/hurricane relief in Haiti. During that time, I had some of...
Happy Friday everyone! First of all, I wanted to do a quick shout out to the newest Tiffany Kelley Photography wedding clients…. Congrats to engaged couple Ashley B. and Boone C. I’m very honored to be photographing their wedding this coming October! I’m especially excited because I’ll be shooting the event where I grew up...
Here are a few photos from my trip yesterday to the Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, MO. All but the last shot below were taken with my rarely used Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS lens. I would use this lens so much more if it wasn’t such a beast to lug around, but for trying to...
Upcoming Schedule: I’ll be shooting in Springfield, MO this Sunday, March 28th. There will be some open time in between my appointments, so I’ll be offering regular and discounted mini sessions. Limited availability – please contact me asap if you would like to reserve a time. Boudoir Special Ending Soon: I just recently began offering...
I just finished reading the best-selling book “The Happiness Project” by Gretchen Rubin. It’s fabulous…full of little gems about how to make sure you’re getting the most out of life. As soon as I had read the passage below, I knew I’d be sharing it on the blog. :-) “I’ve never forgotten an older friend’s...
Yesterday I participated in a photography outing organized by the Southwest Missouri Camera Club. We were shooting in the greenhouses at Wickman’s Garden Village in Springfield, MO. Being surrounded by greenery and flowers was a nice change after all this snow our area has gotten lately. I’m soooo ready for spring!
Last night I had the pleasure of attending the North Arkansas Photography Club meeting in Harrison, AR. It’s a fairly new organization with many exciting plans in the works. Best of all, the group includes photographers of all levels, and everyone is super nice and eager to share their knowledge/resources with others. I encourage anyone...
During Oct. – Nov. 2008, I spent some time in Haiti as a disaster relief volunteer. I was part of a group called Hands On Disaster Response (www.hodr.org). We worked in the city of Gonaives helping residents clean massive amounts of mud and other debris from their homes following the four tropical storms and hurricanes...
