Archive for the ‘Photography’ Category
Urban luxury specialist
This scene caught my eye during a recent drive home. I’ll let the image speak for itself …
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Rising from the rubble
It’s been four months since I came home from holiday to find a gutted house. At first the repairs were rapid, as the salvage and demolition crews worked side-by-side. But in recent weeks the progress has been slow and full of surprises: Asbestos in the basement, poor plumbing in the kitchen, weird wiring in the […]
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Tags: house construction, house demolition, water damage
Because I love travel and photography, friends often ask for travel-photography advice. I’m always happy to help, even if I feel like a fraud: I’ve never taken a formal photography class, nor have I mastered even the basics. Still, here are some ideas I’ve picked up along the way — with a special shout out […]
Filed under: Friends and family, On being creative, Paris, Photography, Travel | 37 Comments
Tags: better photographs, Eiffel Tower, Laurice, Paris, Paris photography, photo tutorial, photographing people, photography tips, Prague photography, Rome, travel photo tips, travel photography, Venice
A winter most fowl
One of the things I most love about blogging is “meeting” other bloggers around the world. It’s wonderful to see that the flowers are blooming in Scotland, or to momentarily mistake Paris for Marrakesh. But this far-flung news can also be depressing. I live in Minnesota, you see. Tucked up against Canada — in the […]
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Tags: Lake Wobegon, Minnesnowta, Minnesota, winter
The lighter side of street art
Last Saturday I had the honor of being Freshly Pressed. Many thanks are in order: to Cheri at WordPress; to everyone who read, “liked” or reblogged my post on street art; to my new subscribers (welcome!); and especially to the more than 200 readers who took the time to comment. But what most surprised me […]
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Tags: digital photography, Freshly Pressed, graffiti, light painting, Minneapolis, street art, TCB, Twin Cities Brightest
Is street art … art?
Is street art … art? I’ve often asked myself this question as I’ve strolled the streets of Paris. And now, thanks to an exhibit at Paris’ Musée de La Poste, I can answer with a definitive “YES.” The exhibit Au-delá du Street Art brought together the work of many well-known urban artists including Miss.Tic, Banksy, […]
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Tags: Banksy, Chet Abraham, Musée de la Poste, Paris, Paris. street art, street art, urban art
Notre Dame, in sight and sound
Shortly before my recent trip to Paris I was surprised and honored to receive a note from Des Coulam, author of the wonderful Soundlandscapes blog. “I thought it would be great if we could do something together for joint publication on our blogs,” he wrote. Des’ idea was simple enough: I would choose a place […]
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Tags: Des Coulam, gargoyles, Haussmann, Kilometer Zero, Lutetia, Notre Dame, Notre Dame bells, parvis, Soundlandscapes, Soundlandscapes blog, travel photography
The first time I saw Paris
I went kicking and screaming, the first time I saw Paris. “Oh, come on,” said my husband. “You’ll love it!” But I was unconvinced. I’d heard the stereotypes — the French hate Americans; Parisians are fashion snobs; Paris is a filthy, stinky place — and I was intimidated by the language barrier. But Steve ignored […]
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Tags: EuroDisney, Marais, Notre Dame, Paris, Paris photography, Paris travel, Place de la Concorde
Every year, one of the companies I write for puts out a calendar for its representatives. And every year, the calendar rakes in a bunch of awards for everything from the concept and design to the color reproduction. So when the art director suggested last year that we “pitch” the idea of an all-Heather-photo calendar, […]
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Tags: 2013 calendar, Freiburg, Iceland, Milan, Paris, Reykjavik, travel photography, Venice
2012 in 14 frames
In some ways, 2012 has been one of my worst years yet. But in many others it’s also been one of my best. Here are a few of my happy photographic memories — along with my wishes for a very happy, very healthy year ahead. Cheers! In January, we rang in the new year with […]
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Tags: 2012 in pictures, Freiburg, Minnesota, new year, Paris, travel photography, Venice
