Sunrise in Petoskey

  ~~~ There is not enough time in a day, a month or a year to appreciate everything around us.  This post was inspired by the Daily Post. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/look-up/ Photography by Meyer Clark Studio © 2016

August Treasures

Say hello to August and the birthstone Peridot. Imagine a beach that sparkles with the crystals of Peridot. On the Island of Oahu, it is so very treasured, that the people have illuminated many beaches by adding tiny grains of light green crystals.   ~~~~ A Little History Miners have found Peridot in volcanic rocks and evenContinue reading “August Treasures”

Inspiration Therapy

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Inspiration.” Inspiration to create can come from where I feel balance. Balance in a color scheme I’m working on, or even in that feeling of accomplishment. Completing a challenging day at work, then returning home to receive a big hug from my husband where he meets me at the doorway,Continue reading “Inspiration Therapy”

A Lonesome Rose

I Painted Today. Pink Petals. This is it. I know it’s a photo, but it moves me like a beautiful painting. This rose is my June Rose. It comes from a very thorny stem with only two flowers. The lonely Rose, I’ll never forget you, even as you fade. Thorny stem, I’ll wait to seeContinue reading “A Lonesome Rose”

The British Virgin Islands

Photography Class – Day Fourteen – Theme: – Scale & Observation – Today, play with scale: you can use anything and everything to help convey size in your image, from your Chihuahua to your Mini Cooper, to an aerial view or perspective from a penthouse floor. ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ Devil’s Trail Beach on the Island of Virgin Gorda. These areContinue reading “The British Virgin Islands”

On a Mission

Photography Class – Day Thirteen – Theme: Moment and Motion – Our lives are made up of big events and tiny moments. Ultimately, life is fleeting, and oftentimes it’s these small moments, this motion, that we love to document. ~~~~~~~ It always amazes me to see one of these Tiger Swallowtail butterflies “on a mission.” This particular time, it letContinue reading “On a Mission”

Capturing the Light

Photography Class – Day Nine Theme: Warmth & the Quality of Light. Photography means “drawing with light,” and when you snap a picture with your camera, you use and record light to create an image. When we’re out and about, we use the sun — our most abundant light source — to capture our scenes. ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ March 12,Continue reading “Capturing the Light”

Treasured Moments

Photography Class – Day Three Today, let’s focus on the water and your relationship to water. We have different relationships to and stories about water: how it has saved or defeated us. How it reminds us of family vacations, outdoor adventures, or the hot summers of our childhood. How it might symbolize a place we’ve left behind, orContinue reading “Treasured Moments”

A Moon Shines on the Road to the Boat

Photography Class – Day Two Today, let’s focus on a street. It can be a quiet road blanketed in snow, an alley near your apartment covered with murals, or a busy street. Capture an establishing shot: a wide-angle photo that sets up a scene. “““ A sunrise offers the most colorful light in a landscape photograph, and myContinue reading “A Moon Shines on the Road to the Boat”