Recent Stories
Creating a digital storybook tale
One of the pleasures of teaching is mentoring students to explore, take some risks and hopefully see the world differently.
Shooting in an instructional kitchen not the same as on TV
Have you ever noticed in the weekly television guide the promotion of culinary cooking shows featuring food and stern-looking chefs staring at each other? Why even PBS has its own instructional food program.
Field test of iPad: Tablet's a winner for photos
I will admit I was scared when my wife and I and our 12-year-old grandson recently embarked on a two week trek through Oregon and Western Washington without my DSLR camera. The only camera I would have for the entire trip would be my new iPad.
Quest class broadens horizons
I just finished teaching a five-week Quest photography class at Walla Walla Community College for those who have attained the age of 50 years and up.
Get up close to capture a new photograph
Over the course of a school year I work with many digital photography students at Walla Walla Community College who have the opportunity to display their digital images in the classroom.
Spring into rich season of photography
It's time to spring into action with your digital camera as the days are getting longer and the landscapes are in full bloom.
SIMPLY DIGITAL - Some questions to ask before taking picture
As the designated photographer, have you ever experienced these two scenerios: you are visiting at a friend's home and one of the guests proclaimed, "You just have to get a picture of our dog, Sparky, sleeping by the fireplace." You are driving out in the
SIMPLY DIGITAL - Slow down the pace to enrich your photography
February is the month when we are bombarded with a myriad of new models of digital cameras and accessories that will do almost anything we can imagine. The media blitz advertising these new digital cameras are packed with slogans like "go mobile, tag easi
Looking for a retirement hobby? Pick up a camera
At the last photography class at Walla Walla Community College I was challenged with a very insightful question from one of my students: "My grandfather has just retired and our family wants to keep him mentally and physically challenged, so how can I per
Cameras can illustrate your bedtime stories
When I was young my mother would always read a bedtime story to my brother and me. That was the time of day when my imagination would take over even though Mom always read from a library storybook. Just listening to the words, "Long, long ago, and far, fa
