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My Father’s Woods
On my recent trip to Ohio, I was determined to go for a walk in the woods on the farm my father grew up on. Not an easy task, when you have a grandmother and seven aunts and uncles, not to mention the...
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Photo-Heart Connection: August 2014
Love Forest. Forest Love. Whichever way I write it, it’s true. I don’t know exactly where my love of the forest comes from. I don’t know when it formed. Maybe it was as a child, camping in the Colorado...
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A New Crush
I am one of those who has no trouble imagining the sentient lives of trees, of their leaves in some fashion communicating or of the massy trunks and heavy branches knowing it is I who have come, as I...
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Photo-Heart Connection: November 2014
What comes next? The dawn of each day brings a whole new range of possibilities. I am not sure what comes next, but I am excited to find out. My Photo-Heart Connection this month has to do with the...
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Join me on the trail using #morninghikewithkat
Do you like to hike, walk, or run in the mornings? Do you ever stop to take a photo of something interesting? If so, join me this summer on Instagram using hashtag #morninghikewithkat. I’m trying to...
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What you Cultivate, you Create
“You reap what you sow.” I think we’ve all heard that saying a time or two. This is true in all aspects of life… our relationships, our development and our art, too. I got up this morning to write a...
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Last Sunday I left home for a technical conference in Arizona, arriving home late Wednesday evening. I enjoyed a few short days at home and then tomorrow I fly down to San Diego to work for the week....
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Simplifying a Scene with Slow Shutter Cam (Mobile Tutorial)
Photography is about lines and light for me. I love a simple graphic image, uncluttered by unnecessary details or a complex background. That makes photographing in the dense Oregon forest a challenge...
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Open for Critique
There is a time in the creative process when you need to protect your work, let it develop and form in a safe place. And there is a time in the creative process to gather feedback and other points of...
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Making Room for New Things to Grow (+ new formula)
On Saturday I went on a long-anticipated hike. Most of the summer, one of my favorite hikes has been closed while the Greenbelt Land Trust worked on forest restoration. They promised, “An opened...
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