Did you ever say or hear people say, “Oh, it is boring where I live. Nothing to photograph”?

Do you need sprawling vistas or majestic waterfalls to capture beautiful images? Those don’t hurt, of course, but sometimes, just paying attention and coming to a location close to home time after time can be great too. Make a list of possible locations in your neighborhood, and mark which would look great in fog, stormy weather, sunrise/sunset, fall colors etc. Then, when the time is right, head out. And if it doesn’t work out, come back again another time, noting what didn’t work last time.

I guess, my message to you is to get out and find those little gems in your neighborhood. Then, go back to those places often when the weather, the light, and time of year are right to do the places justice in your photos.

As 2022 draws to a close, I went back to choose my favorite images taken this year. Because there were just so many of them, I had trouble narrowing down the list and I decide to break down this “definitely not a blog” post into several installments. This second installment in the series brings the stories behind my favorite images from my trip to England coutryside at the end of May. Enjoy!

As 2022 draws to a close, I went back to choose my favorite images taken this year. Because there were just so many of them, I had trouble narrowing down the list and I decide to break down this “definitely not a blog” post into several installments. This first installment in the series brings the stories behind my favorite images from spring workshop in Charleston, South Carolina. Enjoy!